Why you Shouldn't Worry About Cholesterol

By now, hopefully you've realized that cholesterol-lowering drugs have saturated (excuse the pun) the market not because they are absolutely necessary, but simply for the heaps of profit they bring to pharmaceutical companies.

Without getting too scientific, I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't worry about cholesterol. Your body absolutely needs it. Your liver produces it and recycles it. Your cell membranes are comprised of it. Go on a cholesterol-free diet and your health is likely to suffer.

Several studies now confirm that high-cholesterol diets do NOT lead to heart disease. Conversely, low-saturated fat and cholesterol diets have been shown to lead to higher levels of heart disease than high-cholesterol diets.

So what then leads to such a prevalence of heart disease in this country? In one word: inflammation.

Inflammation of muscle and arterial tissue, including the heart, is caused by too much sugar and alcohol in the diet, as well as too many grains, as well as smoking and a sedentary lifestyle. If you're not smoking and not drinking excessively and habitually eating refined grains like white flour products and baked goods, and if you're exercising, you have nothing to worry about.

Eat all natural foods at least 90 percent of the time and get in some moderate exercise every day for at least 30 minutes. If you're doing this and don't smoke and drink excessively, you needn't worry about cholesterol.

For God's sake, eat the whole egg! The yolk is where the essential life-giving properties of amino acids are concentrated. Unless you're total cholesterol is above 350 or so, you have nothing to worry about.

If you're on medication for cholesterol, consider consulting with a natural health practitioner who can recommend alternatives such as red yeast rice or artichoke leaf.

Someone you know is on cholesterol-lowering drugs? Please share this info with them. Help them stop throwing away their money, and potentially their good health. If they are somebody with unhealthy habits that lead to chronic inflammation, then maybe the only thing that will keep them alive for longer is medication. In my opinion, this is the only time Western medicine for reducing cholesterol should be used.

But as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!