The Myths about cholesterol build-up

Well, 4 years ago my cholesterol readings were near perfect as was my heart rate and blood pressure. Then suddenly I had a heart attack. My blood pressure was still normal and my cholesterol was too. Apparently it was a blood clot which is an inherited condition from the males in our family. Yet, I was still put on statins (cholesterol tablets) only to feel weakened and quite ill with them. I then did some research and found many heart specialists disagree with the cholesterol theory, and stopped taking my statins. It seems that we need cholesterol or we won't manufacture vitamin D correctly, which leads to more complications. I immediately felt much better with the statins, but now just take care of my "sticky blood" condition by eating healthy foods, taking regular exercise and keeping calm with meditation. I have always practised meditation, but now do so a lot more. - Derek

I think the issue of body fat and cholesterreal are two separate issues. I know know thin peoipole with high cholesterol. My father had high choleseral; for many years. Eventually they found a number of blockages in the arteries near his hrart. He had a quadruple by pass and is doing fine. Last year they found I had high cholesteeral as well. I am working hard at reducing it without medication. They also found I had a slight blockage in a minor artery near my heart. So it is essential that I get my cholesteral lower.

Too much cholesterol is bad for you, BUT so is too little. You need some cholesterol and body fats to help produce some necessary hormones. If you are worried about cholesterol (Note cholesterol is only one of a family of lipids and triglycerides) then get it checked out by an approved laboratory. (free in U.K. NHS, but may be charged in other countries). You should also discuss this with your doctor.

For my angled side of the story, I have issues about eggs. I am a fan of eggs, and many people say that eggs are also associated with cholesterol. The more eggs you eat, especially the yolk, the more dangerous. But we do need eggs too for those vitamins and other form of nutrients..so there's a need for control. Just like for other foods; there needs to be control to a minimum. I just don't see eggs being blamed solely in this case. Too much meat can lead to complications too, but we certainly need meat.

Which makes me want to get up and to take a walk! ;-)

I eat alot of fatty food and im still kickin. It's hard to watch your health these days. Almost all food is bad for you. You have to watch calories, cholesterol, sugar, ect. there is a lot of stuff that is myths out there.

there seems to be a genetic factor in the matter too!

I never thought much about high cholesterol until I took a blood test a week ago. Unfortunately I have high blood cholesterol and I am still shell shocked because I never expected that I will have this condition. It seems hereditary in our family and therefore I have to be strict on diet.

Hi sukumar794, Who knows for sure? I don't. Because as far as I am concerned, everyone says different things over different times. And by everyone, I am talking about supposed "experts". Once, carbohydrate is bad. Once, sugar is bad. Once, fat is bad. Once, cholesterol is bad. Once, calorie is bad. Once, salt is bad. Once, oil is bad. Once... well one day, there will reach a point where everything is labeled good or bad. *lmao* So for me, when I am feeling healthy, I just try to take everything with a pinch of salt (no pun intended). Then again, diet is only one side of the coin. For those who really want to be healthy, exercising is quite important too, I think. Cheers!

Bad cholesterol is not just the result of too much fatty food intake. There is a host of factors generating cholesterol. Stress is one such factor. Increasing the HDL may help reduce the bad cholesterol. It is recommended to spend the same amount of time on exercising as you would couching in front of the TV.