If your doctor continues to get you worried about your high cholesterollevels, here's a bit of news for you...In fact, your high cholesterol may be protecting you from cancer.
Today, I'll explain the truth behind the myth of cholesterol, and show youhow to achieve heart health naturally.
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiologyrevealed that driving down cholesterol levels actually increases the riskof cancer.1
Researchers at the Tufts University School of Medicine found that amongpeople taking 'statin' drugs - like Lipitor and Zocor - there was a higherrate of cancer. Although the link between the drugs and cancer wasn'tclear, there was no doubt that drastically low cholesterol levelscorrelated to cancer risk.
The big drug makers continue to sell the notion that the best way to fightheart disease is to lower LDL levels, the so-called 'bad' cholesterol.
Yet 75 percent of people who suffer heart attacks have normal cholesterollevels.
It makes sense that low cholesterol levels are linked to cancer becausecholesterol is one of your body's basic building blocks. You need it to produce testosterone, to build and repair cell membranes, and to preserveyour nerve cells through the formation of the protective 'sheaths' thatcover them.
Starving your body of this critical substance will lead to other healthproblems. We already know that extremely low cholesterol levels result in muscle weakness, fatigue, depression, decreased sex drive, and 'brain fog.'This new research shows that there may be even more deadly consequences.
What really matters is not low 'bad' cholesterol, but high levels of HDL,the so-called 'good'cholesterol. As long as you have a high HDL count - 75to 80, for example - it doesn't matter whether your total cholesterol is 150 or 350. A high HDL will always keep your risk of heart diseaseextremely low.
So why haven't you heard this already? It may be because there's no drugthat effectively raises good cholesterol levels . You can only effectivelydo it naturally.
Consume natural fats. Avoid processed or fast foods containing 'trans' fats - these man-made substances were never meant for consumption, and your bodydoesn't know what to do with them. They wind up clogging your arteries andputting you on the fast track to heart disease.
Instead, get your fat from free-range or grass-fed animals, eggs, nuts, andunprocessed vegetable oils. These are some of the healthiest foods you caneat. (As with all foods, look for organic or minimally processed optionswhenever possible.)
The health benefit of these natural fats comes from their balance of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. Your body needs both but, as withcholesterol, they have to be in balance. Omega-3s are great for your heart.They've been shown to prevent irregular heartbeat, reduce clogging of thearteries, lower blood pressure, and decrease inflammation in body tissues.
If you stick to eating natural fats, you'll automatically get the rightratio of Omega-6 and Omega-3, which is about 2:1. As an added bonus, you'llautomatically raise your 'good' cholesterol levels and you'll reduce yourrisk of cancer.
To Your Good Health,
