The Truth about Cholesterol
Is cholesterol really the bad guy? The answer is yes-and-no: it depends. In this article, we will discuss the myths and facts of cholesterol. The Cholesterol Myth: What Really Clogs Our Arteries (YouTube link ) Is Cholesterol Really the Bad Guy? In [1], Dr. Dwight Lundell said: As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries,today is my day to right the wrong with medical and scientific fact. In a nutshell, here are his statements: What Was Wrong? Heart disease resulted from the simple fact of elevated blood cholesterol . The only accepted therapy was prescribing medications to lower cholesterol (hint: statins ) and a diet that severely restricted fat intake. What Is the Answer? Inflammation in the artery wall is the real cause of heart disease. [1,16,22,25] Without inflammation being present in the body, there is no way that cholesterol would accumulate in the wall of the blood vessel and cause heart disease and...