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CancerAnswer, JoAnn Guest wrote

 

GOOD CHOLESTEROL On the beneficial side... Cholesterol is a building

block for complex chemicals! It is produced in many types of cells

and is necessary for our bodies to function normally!!

SOME FACTS ABOUT CHOLESTEROL:

 

We synthesize about 3,000 to 4,000 mg. of

cholesterol per day and receive a smaller amount from our food,

mainly from animal fats.

 

 

The Adrenal glands contain the highest concentration of cholesterol

of any tissue in the body!

Cholesterol is the starting material for the synthesis of adrenal

hormones. The body must have cholesterol to make Vital Hormones,...

pituitary hormones, adrenal hormones, DHEA, pregnenolone and sex

hormones, including estrogen--female hormones, and testosterone--male

hormones. Don't " cholesterol-proof " your children! Will they have

enough of these necessary hormones to develop properly?

 

All tissues synthesize cholesterol but only that produced in the liver reaches

the blood...

 

The Brain and spinal cord account for only two percent

of body weight, and yet they account for one-fourth of the total

cholesterol in the body.

The brain uses cholesterol to make neurotransmitters that conduct

nerve impulses throughout the body.

Cholesterol is an important bulding block of the insulation around

nerves, and ensures nerve impulses are conducted appropriately. Your

skin excretes excessive cholesterol by the normal, daily sloughing

off of cells. The ultraviolet rays of the sun on exposed skin

converts cholesterol to vitamin D-3.

Cholesterol is the protective, insoluble skin molecule that resists

water and prevents maceration (the softening and wearing away of skin

in water.) 80 percent of our cholesterol is made from fats, protein,

and carbohydrates within the liver and intestines.

 

All tissues

synthesize cholesterol but only the cholesterol produced in the liver

reaches the blood.

The remaining 20 percent comes from dietary sources. If blood

cholesterol rises above a certain level, the excess is converted into

bile and excreted in the stool.

Blood cells are formed in the Bone Marrow from existing Cholesterol

stores.

 

SO you can see...Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is absolutely

essential to our GOOD HEALTH

 

The STATIN drugs weaken your heart and cut cholesterol down to

dangerously low levels! Statins include Lipitor and Zocor.

 

 

 

 

 

When you have your blood tested, you will typically get three

readings expressed in milligrams per deciliter!

 

1. one test for total

or serum cholesterol.

 

2. one test for HDL (good) cholesterol

 

3. one test for

triglycerides " Serum cholesterol. "

 

Below 200 is considered safe and

normal. Your triglyceride level should be below 200.

 

LDL (the dangerous cholesterol) should be below 130.

 

 

Ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol :

For men, 4.2 to 7.3 is average. For women, 3.9 to 5.7 is average.

 

 

In general, any ratio reading below 4 (which means you have more

HDL, (good cholesterol) relative to your total cholesterol is good.

 

We now know that cholesterol contributes to heart disease ONLY when

it is oxidized or subjected to free radical damage! Cholesterol

damaged by free radicals is taken up by white blood cells

called " macropages " and deposited in " fatty streaks " on artery walls.

This fosters " plaque " buildup in the arteries and is key in the

development of heart disease

 

http://www.geocities.com/mrsjoguest/FreeRadicals.html

 

 

 

 

Lovastatin: Prescribed for high LDL cholesterol actually lowers the

good HDL cholesterol that fights cancer and drains your blood of the

vital heart nutrient CoQ10.

 

 

Beware of packaged food touting a " no cholesterol " label. It does not

mean the food is healthful and may contain a great deal of saturated

fat.

 

" Hydrogenated " Oils raise your LDL (bad) cholesterol which clogs

your arteries and causes coronary thrombosis.

 

 

 

JoAnn Guest

 

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