An important connection also exists between low cholesterol and strokes. On Christmas Eve, 1997, a
very important study made the headlines in the press. Researchers heading the famous Framingham study
(still continuing) said that "Serum cholesterol level is not related to incidence of stroke..." and showed
that for every three percent more energy from fat eaten, strokes would be cut by fifteen percent. They
conclude: "Intakes of fat and type of fat were not related to the incidence of the combined outcome of all
cardiovascular diseases or to total of cardiovascular mortality."
All this published evidence, of course, does not deter the big pharmaceutical industry from coming up
with more and increasingly "smarter" drugs. Soon doctors will be recommending one pill to lower your
LDL level and another drug to raise your HDL level and lower your triglycerides. Some already do so.
This will not only double the already high cost many people are paying for their current statin drugs, but
also greatly increase the risk of suffering a stroke or dying from cancer or any other disease.
Even aggressive behavior and suicides are now linked with lower cholesterol levels. Since 1992,
researchers have noted increases in suicides among those undertaking cholesterol-lowering treatment or
dietary regimes. By lowering blood cholesterol you also reduce serotonin receptors leading to increased
micro viscosity and affecting the balance of cerebral lipid metabolism. This is believed to have profound
effects on brain function. Data from mental institutions have revealed that aggressive people and those
with antisocial personalities have lower blood cholesterol levels than average. Mental patients with high
blood cholesterol levels were found to be less regressed and withdrawn than those with lower levels.
After many years of researching heart disease and its risk factors, no evidence has appeared to date
linking high cholesterol levels to heart disease, stroke or any other disease as a cause-and-effect
relationship although, in some cases, both may occur together. The decision to embark on lifelong
cholesterol-lowering drug treatment in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia depends on the
doctor's interpretation of available evidence. However, such evidence exists only for those who have a
vested interest in keeping the cholesterol myth alive. At the same time, the true culprits or contributing
factors of vascular diseases remain largely concealed from the public's eye. Yet it is becoming
increasingly evident that a diet high in animal proteins poses, perhaps, the greatest physical risk for
arterial damage and subsequent buildup of cholesterol-containing plaque.
Cholesterol—Your Life And Blood
A newborn baby that is being breastfed by its mother receives a high dose of cholesterol right from the
beginning of its life. Mother's milk contains twice the cholesterol of cow's milk! Nature certainly has no
intention of destroying a baby's heart by giving it such high amounts of cholesterol. On the contrary, a
healthy heart consists of 10 percent pure cholesterol (all water removed). Our brain is made of even more
cholesterol than the heart and half of our adrenal glands consist of it. Cholesterol is an essential building
block of all our body cells and is needed for every metabolic process. Because cholesterol is such an
important substance for the body, every single cell is capable of producing it. We could not even live a
single day without it.
Cholesterol
- is needed to form bile acids to help digestion of fats and keep us lean.
- is important for brain development.
- protects the nerves against damage or injury.
- repairs damaged arteries (seals off lesions).
- supports immune functions.
- gives elasticity to red blood cells.
- stabilizes and protects cell membranes.