Cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease. We need cholesterol.
Cholesterol is essential in our body, not something to be feared or stopped.
- Cholesterol is the building block of all your hormones including cortisol (stress hormone), sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) and thyroid hormones.
- Cholesterol is needed to make bile acids which is needed for the digestion of fats.
- Cholesterol is an essential component of all cell membranes, especially of the nervous system, brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, as it is incorporated into the myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers.
- Cholesterol is important for the immune system. LDL packages and inactivates more than 90% of the worst and most toxic bacterial products and toxins that enter the body.
- Vitamin D is made from cholesterol. Less than optimal Vitamin D levels are linked to heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer, depression. The best way to get vitamin D is through exposure to natural sunlight. The UVB rays in sunlight interact with cholesterol and convert it to vitamin D in the body. If cholesterol levels are too low then you will not be able to convert sunlight to vitamin D in the body.
This is information that you really need to understand and consider when you are considering taking medications that lower cholesterol levels.
