Omega-3s Nature's Panacea
 Questions! First Question: Is cholesterol a good thing or bad thing? How many of you reading this article think cholesterol is a bad thing? How many of you think cholesterol is a good thing? It's a trick question. If you are breathing right now, I can guarantee you that you have cholesterol in every cell of your body. IF you can think a thought, your brain is operating in a reasonable fashion then you have a good amount of cholesterol in your brain. There is good cholesterol and there is bad cholesterol (so called) denoted by HDL and LDL. Which one is good? Yes, HDL is high density lipids, they're good. LDL is low density lipids and they are not so good. In the industry we call it BAD cholesterol. That's a technical term. So your Lipid profile - when you do your annual blood test is made up of LDL/HDL/Total and Triglycerides another kind of fat. Triglycerides were my problem. I contracted hepatitis while working as a teacher in India back in 1976. My liver mostly shut down for a year and I could only eat boiled squash, boiled rice and boiled carrots and ever since then I had a problem. I couldn't eat meat for a year. My body wouldn't let me. In 1990 I had a physical and the Canadian Doctor told me I had elevated Triglycerides and in order to get them down, I should stop drinking soda and switch to diet soda, such wonderful advice. Don't zero calorie sweeteners cause cancer? Don't you love the medical system? I am joking here, as you and I both know doctors do the best they can with what they have, but you must understand that doctors' education, for the most part are subsidized by the pharmaceutical industry. And the one ultimately responsible for your own health is ...? Yes, you. You make the decision on what to put in your mouth. |
