Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Attacks, Low Levels Linked to Strokes, Cancer, and Infection
Posted on 27. Dec, 2009 by admin in General
If you are like most people, the word cholesterol is immediately associated with heart disease. Doctors and other “experts” tell us so and we are constantly bombarded by TV commercials that promote cholesterol lowering drugs. The truth is that cholesterol does not cause heart disease. In fact not having enough cholesterol can cause heart disease and other health problems.
Cholesterol is a unique substance that is used by every cell of your body to make cell membranes, which are like the skin of the cell. Cell membrane is a gate keeper, it regulate what goes into the cell and what goes out. It determines how to respond to various hormones and other chemicals. Cell membrane produces special substances (prostaglandins) that regulate many important biological functions. One of the major components of the cell membranes is the LDL cholesterol, the same one we call “bad.”
Most major hormones, such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, aldosterone, and many others are made from LDL cholesterol. Vitamin D is made from LDL cholesterol. Bile is also made from LDL cholesterol. To satisfy this widespread demand for cholesterol you need to provide about 2,000 mg every day!
So important is the need for cholesterol that your liver, intestine, brain, and other organs are set up to make it. That’s right, most of the cholesterol in your body does not come from food. Even if you never eat anything with cholesterol in it, you will have as much cholesterol as you need because you can make it yourself.
There is a reason why beef has cholesterol - because cows, just like humans, need cholesterol for good health. Cows are strict vegetarians, but they make cholesterol because it is necessary for normal function of every cell of the body.
Low cholesterol increases the risk of stroke. This was first reported in 1971 by Japanese researchers. It was later confirmed by many other studies, including those done in the United States. Some studies have shown a relationship between low cholesterol and colon cancer. Other studies showed that low cholesterol (either natural or caused by drugs) is associated with increased risk of non-cardiovascular deaths (cancer, infections, lung problems).
A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) held a conference in October 1990 where researchers from the US, Europe, Israel and Japan have presented studies describing this problem. The idea was to figure out why this happens. Well, they did not have an explanation and that’s where it all ended.
If you have not heard about this conference it is because the drug companies have brainwashed most of us (including most doctors) into believing that we need to fight cholesterol and to bring it down. You can’t blame them, that’s how they make many billions of dollars selling cholesterol drugs.
Next time your doctors tells you to use one of these drugs, ask him/her to show you any study that shows that reducing cholesterol will save your life or even significantly reduce the risk of heart attack.
An article in the Lancet (January 2007) written by doctors from Harvard Medical School and University of British Columbia summarized the analysis of all major studies where statin drugs (Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, Mevacor, etc.) were used to reduce cholesterol levels. They report that none of the studies showed reduction in mortality. In other words the number of deaths was not reduced by drugs.
Statins did not reduce the number of heart attacks in women. They did reduce heart attacks in men between 30 and 69 years by a whopping 1.5%! There was no effect in men older than 69. As the doctors point out, it means that 67 people have to take these drugs for 5 years to prevent 1 heart attack.
Would you be willing to take a toxic drug that can cause liver disease and other serious problems if you could reduce the risk of anything by just 1.5%? I don’t think so.
So now you know the truth about cholesterol, which is more than your doctor knows. If you are taking a statin drug your best bet would be to get off it as soon as possible.
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