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Cholesterol: Dangerous gunk?
Or, just plain bunk?

Is cholesterol really the cause of heart disease?

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in coronary bypass surgery. He was the poster-child for traditional medicine. In fact, he still is. So, why is he challenging the cholesterol theory?

“The reason cholesterol has been blamed for so long is because it’s at the forefront of the discussion,” says Dr. Lundell. “We know that certain foods contain cholesterol. And, our bodies manufacture cholesterol. We actually need cholesterol. It’s not the substance that is killing millions of Americans.”

According to Dr. Lundell, cholesterol is vital to human life. Up to 50% of all cell walls are made up of cholesterol. Cholesterol is the precursor to many critical compounds and hormones.

“Approximately 80% of cholesterol is manufactured in the body,” says Dr. Lundell.“Almost all cells can make cholesterol. However, the majority is synthesized in the liver. Healthy people maintain a relatively constant blood cholesterol level no matter how much cholesterol they eat. If we consume more cholesterol at the dinner table, then our liver makes less cholesterol to even it out. The synthesis of cholesterol is controlled mostly by insulin. The pancreas produces insulin as a response to ingested sugars and starches—to control blood sugar levels. High levels of insulin, resulting from high intake of sugars and starches, stimulate the production of cholesterol and disrupt the normal control (or balancing) mechanisms of the body.”

So, cholesterol is necessary? And, it’s not unhealthy?

“It is necessary,” says Dr. Lundell. “Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) carries cholesterol to the tissues for all types of biologic processes—most of which are healthy. However in the presence of high blood sugar or from oxidative stress, the LDL experiences chemical changes and the body interprets it as dangerous.”

Have we all been barking up the wrong tree to find a cure for heart heart disease? Is their no evidence to support the cholesterol theory?

“There are numerous studies that aim to find a correlation between dietary cholesterol and heart disease,” says Dr. Lundell. “The truth of the matter is that only half of the people who get heart disease have elevated cholesterol levels. That’s not good science. If I would have been wrong 50% of the times I performed open bypass surgery, I would have banned from practice.”

The Cure for Heart Disease, co-authored by Dr. Lundell and Todd Nordstrom details what Lundell considers the real cause of heart disease and how it can be cured—simply, safely, and biologically.

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