There are two types of cholesterol: HDL ("good cholesterol") brings leftover cholesterol back to the liver to process. LDL ("bad cholesterol") takes liver from your liver through the bloodstream where it's needed to fight inflammation. When you have high levels of cholesterol, this is normally a symptom of an underlining problem in your body, not the cause of the problem. Cholesterol is not the bad guy. There are things that are going on in your body that is bad (inflammation), most notably at the artery level. Cholesterol is then sent to the artery to help and heal the inflammation. If it does it's job, everything is going to be fine and return to normal. Otherwise, when the inflammation doesn’t subside, the body sends more cholesterol and it starts to accumulate around the artery as a band aid. Then, plaque starts to form and "voila"; you have future problems.
What causes this inflammation? Normally it's from chronically high levels of insulin, which is caused by excess carbohydrate consumption, as well as trans fats and vegetable oils. What is the consequence? When cholesterol becomes oxidized by free radicals, it just magnifies the problem. So what to do? A diet high in antioxidants (vegetables and fruits) and low in carbohydrates will reduce factors of oxidation in the body. So now cut the sugars, cut the grains and eat the fat, the meat and the egg yolks. Bon appetit!
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