Have you ever looked at your cholesterol labs and didn’t have a clue what those numbers mean? You’re not alone. In this podcast episode, Dr. Carling is breaking down what each of those numbers mean, how the different types of cholesterol interact, and how all of this can affect your health. Let’s dive in! What’s […]
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According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 78 million Americans, just over a third of all adults, are on a statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug. We are convinced as a society that cholesterol is bad, and that elevated levels are a direct path to cardiovascular and heart disease. But is this true? And if
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Cholesterol is often misinterpreted as a scary thing in the medical world. It’s deemed as a danger to our health but what if we told you that it’s actually helpful? High cholesterol actually isn’t even a disease, it’s often actually a symptom of another issue. In this episode, we’re discussing cholesterol. There are a lot
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Cholesterol affects cardiovascular health. But its effect isn’t black and white. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. But why? Why do heart attacks and strokes occur? Why is medication alone not the answer? Why does the quality of the food and minerals that we ingest matter? In today’s episode,
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Cholesterol has been given a bad rap. We have been taught that cholesterol in our body is bad. But cholesterol is a substance critically needed by the body! The number of functions it has in the body is truly remarkable. As the cholesterol debate continues, and has been spurred on by the pharmaceutical industry, time
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Part I Symptoms can be simply annoying, downright life-changing, or anything in between. But symptoms aren’t there for no reason. As with most things in life, there is a reason and a purpose for symptoms. We typically ignore the annoying ones if they have been persistent for a while, or not altering our lifestyle –
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Sugar harms your health in many ways. Most people know this, yet few control the intake of it. Worse yet, they are given to children in greater and greater quantities. An example is soda pop: more than a quarter of all drinks consumed in the United States are soda. More than 15 billion gallons were
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In the previous journal article we discussed how high blood pressure is not a disease. Here too, high cholesterol is not a disease either. It is the body’s way of compensating for something wrong. It is a protective mechanism. It is one of many signals the body gives us when it needs help. Medication to
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Mostpeople have been made aware of the negative aspects of cholesterol in the bodywhen in excess amounts. High cholesterol/arterial plaquing resulting in narrowing of the blood vessels and increasing the risk of stroke and heart attack are certainly an important concern not to be overlooked. But frequently, what is ignored is theimportance of cholesterol in
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“The public is so brainwashed, that many people believe that the lower your cholesterol, the healthier you will be or the longer you will live. Nothing could be further from the truth”, states Paul Rosch, President of The American Institute of Stress and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at New York Medical College. He
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