Worried About High Cholesterol? Should You Be?

Cholesterol is probably the most misunderstood molecule in the world. Fighting cholesterol is big business... $13 billion in 2005. That may have a little to do with why people don't really understand it. Certain industries don't want you to understand it.

Lets get to the facts. Having high cholesterol isn't a death sentence. In fact, you probably don't even need to worry about it. Studies have proven over and over that people with high cholesterol have the same percentage rates of heart attacks as people with low or normal cholesterol levels. So cholesterol isn't the dominant factor in getting a heart attack.

Understand this. Cholesterol in and by itself isn't a health risk. In fact, cholesterol is vital to many of the body's essential functions. It's a vital part of your cell membrane.

Fact number one. Without cholesterol you die. Your liver makes most of your cholesterol. Dietary cholesterol has little impact on your serum cholesterol (the kind your doctor measures). If you don't eat enough cholesterol, your liver will makes more of it. If you eat a lot of cholesterol, your liver will adjust to that and make less.

Now, what am I getting at here. Too many people have been scared away from eating eggs because of the cholesterol in them. The problem is, eggs are one of the best foods nature can give us. No research has even shown that people who eat more eggs have more heart attacks than people who eat few if any eggs! I mention this because eggs are probably the best food you can eat at breakfast to lose weight. So eat them.

The real problem most people who are afraid of high cholesterol should be worried about is inflammation. Inflammation is was increases your chance of getting a heart attack, not high cholesterol. And I'll give you the cheap solution to inflammation.

Read this carefully because it's going to save you a lot of money and improve your health pretty fast. To lower inflammation, take a high quality fish oil pill or fish oil. If you're especially afraid of getting a heart attack, use a lot of spices such as turmeric which are loaded with anti-inflammatory qualities.

So to review. You have nothing to worry about with high cholesterol. Don't waste your money on drugs to "fix" high cholesterol. Inflammation is what you should be worried about. Focus on minimizing any and all inflammation in your body.

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