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.
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