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Anxiety - High Cholesterol - The Gut - The Heart - The Liver - Inflammation - The Kidneys - The Lymphatic System - The Nervous System - The Pancreas - The Pineal Gland - The Reproductive System - The Thyroid
High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a soft waxy substance that’s found in every part of your body, your blood, your cells, your brain – it’s everywhere and your body needs it.
It’s so important to your body that cholesterol is known to help in the formation of your memory and is vital for better brain function. Cholesterol assists in creating cell membranes, increasing hormone production, processing vitamin D and produce bile acids that help your body digest fats.
In fact, your liver is responsible for creating up to three quarters of your body’s cholesterol.
How is it made?
Food does not contain cholesterol per se. There is very little cholesterol in foods. The main culprits are eggs, offal and shellfish. However, foods that are rich is saturated fats are dangerous because when ingested the liver turns this fat into cholesterol. Depending on your diet, up to 80 per cent (although some sources say up to 90 per cent) of your cholesterol is produced inside of your own body, rather than absorbed from food sources. Dr. Guyton MD and Dr. Hall PhD (Medical Physiology, 2000) explain that a diet high in saturated fat can increase blood cholesterol concentration 15-25 per cent.
Eating habits therefore can still contribute to increased cholesterol levels.
Since the body produces the majority of cholesterol in the body (mainly via the liver), this compound must serve some function or purpose.
What purpose does cholesterol serve?
Cholesterol serves to:
In addition to inflammation High cholesterol may also occur due to additional underlying imbalances. Daily stress for example pushes our body to produce high levels of cortisol, a hormone that is made from cholesterol. To meet the demands, the body produces more cholesterol to fuel the production of cortisol. ( Sources: "Cholesterol is body's attempt to fight inflammation" By Dr. Martin Gleixner, MSc, ND)
It’s so important to your body that cholesterol is known to help in the formation of your memory and is vital for better brain function. Cholesterol assists in creating cell membranes, increasing hormone production, processing vitamin D and produce bile acids that help your body digest fats.
In fact, your liver is responsible for creating up to three quarters of your body’s cholesterol.
How is it made?
Food does not contain cholesterol per se. There is very little cholesterol in foods. The main culprits are eggs, offal and shellfish. However, foods that are rich is saturated fats are dangerous because when ingested the liver turns this fat into cholesterol. Depending on your diet, up to 80 per cent (although some sources say up to 90 per cent) of your cholesterol is produced inside of your own body, rather than absorbed from food sources. Dr. Guyton MD and Dr. Hall PhD (Medical Physiology, 2000) explain that a diet high in saturated fat can increase blood cholesterol concentration 15-25 per cent.
Eating habits therefore can still contribute to increased cholesterol levels.
Since the body produces the majority of cholesterol in the body (mainly via the liver), this compound must serve some function or purpose.
What purpose does cholesterol serve?
Cholesterol serves to:
- build healthy cell membranes (i.e. their outer layer)
- provide the backbone for hormones in our body, such as cortisol, progesterone, estrogen and testosterone
- control inflammation resulting from injury or irritation to body tissues.
In addition to inflammation High cholesterol may also occur due to additional underlying imbalances. Daily stress for example pushes our body to produce high levels of cortisol, a hormone that is made from cholesterol. To meet the demands, the body produces more cholesterol to fuel the production of cortisol. ( Sources: "Cholesterol is body's attempt to fight inflammation" By Dr. Martin Gleixner, MSc, ND)
Cholesterol acts like or is used by the body as an anti-inflammatory agent or lipid. All things happen for a reason. If your cholesterol is building up on vascular walls or in tissues, what does that tell you? Remember that cholesterol is an anti-inflammatory agent or lipid. If it is building up in your body or if your liver is producing too much of it, this tells you that you have too much inflammation in your body.
Your liver produces an abundant amount of cholesterol, which is an important lipid used by the body for many reasons. By definition, a lipid is any one of a group of fats or fat-like substances characterized by their insolubility in water and solubility in fat solvents such as alcohol, ether, and chloroform. The term is descriptive rather than a chemical name such as “protein” or “carbohydrate.” Lipids include true fats (esters of fatty acids and glycerol); lipoids (phospholipids, cerebrosides, waves); and sterols (cholesterol, ergosterol). A large portion of a cell’s membrane wall is cholesterol. The adrenal glands use cholesterol to make cortical-type steroids, which are, in part, the body’s anti-inflammatories. (note: if your adrenal glands aren't working at full capacity much of this cholesterol production isn't utilized) So why does cholesterol build up in the lining of the vascular system and throughout other tissues in the body? This build-up is known as plaque. To answer this question you must first understand inflammation, or acidosis, and the role of steroids in the body. Inflammation simply means that the body is on fire. This inflammation or fire can exist at low levels or become a raging blaze. Cancer is an excellent example of a raging fire. As we discussed earlier, inflammation is caused by acidosis from what you eat, drink, breathe, what you put on your skin, what you think and what you feel. Inflammation is diagnosed as an “itis.” Where the inflammation is discovered will determine what type of “itis” it is. An example of this is arthritis, which is inflammation of the joints. “Itis’s” are treated by the allopathic medical community with a steroid shot—like cortisone, prednisone, or the like. Since we know that the adrenal glands use cholesterol to make cortical-steroids, the question to ask is: “Why don’t my adrenal glands produce adequate amounts of their own cortisone?” The answer is that if the adrenal glands are weak or underactive in the tissue that produces these steroids, the body cannot adequately defend itself against this strong inflammation. Lacking adequate steroids, the body then has no choice but to turn to water and electrolytes in an attempt to manage this “fire.” But water and electrolytes also cause edema (swelling) in the area of the inflammation. The liver will also begin to increase its production of cholesterol, thus giving the body additional anti-inflammatory compounds. Cholesterol is one of the main ingredients of steroids. All of these anti-inflammatory compounds are essential to the protection of a cell against the highly damaging effects of acids. The creation of plaque occurs naturally, chemically, in an acid environment. Alkalizing is essential for the removal of this “protective shield” of plaque which itself can become a problem.
Robert Morse, ND
Your liver produces an abundant amount of cholesterol, which is an important lipid used by the body for many reasons. By definition, a lipid is any one of a group of fats or fat-like substances characterized by their insolubility in water and solubility in fat solvents such as alcohol, ether, and chloroform. The term is descriptive rather than a chemical name such as “protein” or “carbohydrate.” Lipids include true fats (esters of fatty acids and glycerol); lipoids (phospholipids, cerebrosides, waves); and sterols (cholesterol, ergosterol). A large portion of a cell’s membrane wall is cholesterol. The adrenal glands use cholesterol to make cortical-type steroids, which are, in part, the body’s anti-inflammatories. (note: if your adrenal glands aren't working at full capacity much of this cholesterol production isn't utilized) So why does cholesterol build up in the lining of the vascular system and throughout other tissues in the body? This build-up is known as plaque. To answer this question you must first understand inflammation, or acidosis, and the role of steroids in the body. Inflammation simply means that the body is on fire. This inflammation or fire can exist at low levels or become a raging blaze. Cancer is an excellent example of a raging fire. As we discussed earlier, inflammation is caused by acidosis from what you eat, drink, breathe, what you put on your skin, what you think and what you feel. Inflammation is diagnosed as an “itis.” Where the inflammation is discovered will determine what type of “itis” it is. An example of this is arthritis, which is inflammation of the joints. “Itis’s” are treated by the allopathic medical community with a steroid shot—like cortisone, prednisone, or the like. Since we know that the adrenal glands use cholesterol to make cortical-steroids, the question to ask is: “Why don’t my adrenal glands produce adequate amounts of their own cortisone?” The answer is that if the adrenal glands are weak or underactive in the tissue that produces these steroids, the body cannot adequately defend itself against this strong inflammation. Lacking adequate steroids, the body then has no choice but to turn to water and electrolytes in an attempt to manage this “fire.” But water and electrolytes also cause edema (swelling) in the area of the inflammation. The liver will also begin to increase its production of cholesterol, thus giving the body additional anti-inflammatory compounds. Cholesterol is one of the main ingredients of steroids. All of these anti-inflammatory compounds are essential to the protection of a cell against the highly damaging effects of acids. The creation of plaque occurs naturally, chemically, in an acid environment. Alkalizing is essential for the removal of this “protective shield” of plaque which itself can become a problem.
Robert Morse, ND
To Summarize:
Cholesterol is a much needed substance in the body that provides relief from inflammation. Cholesterol is an essential component that makes hormones, bile acids, vitamin D, and substances that help in the digestion of food. The cholesterols in the body are also important for cell structures, nerves, brain, liver and other organs as well.
The cause of high cholesterol has more to do with acidity, inflammation, and stress.
Along with the production of water (resulting in edema) and the leaching of calcium from the bones and connective tissue (calcium also calms and cools inflammation, the production of cholesterol is the body's response to acidity and inflammation.
Cholesterol is a much needed substance in the body that provides relief from inflammation. Cholesterol is an essential component that makes hormones, bile acids, vitamin D, and substances that help in the digestion of food. The cholesterols in the body are also important for cell structures, nerves, brain, liver and other organs as well.
The cause of high cholesterol has more to do with acidity, inflammation, and stress.
Along with the production of water (resulting in edema) and the leaching of calcium from the bones and connective tissue (calcium also calms and cools inflammation, the production of cholesterol is the body's response to acidity and inflammation.
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