Episode 136: Cholesterol: Friend or Foe? Everything You Wanted to Know
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The 12 Days of Funk’mas | Day 11
Unpacking all your cholesterol questions in this episode, and as always, answering this is not as straightforward as “cholesterol is bad/good.” I discuss whether cholesterol is a problem, what it does in the body, problems with low cholesterol, underlying reasons for high cholesterol, how your hormones are related and how to support healthy cholesterol levels. Share this episode with the people you care about, because the goal is to help clear confusion surrounding cholesterol and to give you more confidence in choosing the appropriate foods for you and your body. Originally aired October 2019.
In this episode:
12 Days of Funk’mas giveaway details, featuring Coyote River Hemp Co [2:00]
Listener questions on cholesterol [3:23]
A brief history on how we came to demonize cholesterol [8:01]
Current dietary guidelines on cholesterol [10:49]
What is cholesterol? [12:23]
The difference between dietary cholesterol and serum cholesterol [19:31]
Is eating cholesterol a problem? [22:10]
What cholesterol does in the body [24:20]
Problems with low cholesterol [34:49]
Reasons your cholesterol might be low [38:48]
Underlying reasons for high cholesterol [39:30]
Hormones & Cholesterol [42:37]
How to support healthy cholesterol levels [52:50]
Intervention for high LDL and total cholesterol [1:01:47]
Other markers for heart disease risk factors [1:04:46]
Root cause of cardiovascular disease [1:07:32]
Is sugar the real problem? [1:09:20]
Gut health & heart disease [1:10:05]
Statins: the good, the bad, the ugly [1:11:54]
Resources mentioned:
BioKult Boosted probiotic supplement (Save 15% off your entire order with code FUNK15!)
Carb Compatibility Project™ (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
Your Hormone Revival™ (Only available within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
Eat to Achieve™ (Available for free within the Funk’tional Nutrition Collective)
Read: Why this nutritionist would never buy Isagenix Super Smoothie for my kid
Studies referenced:
Serum cholesterol levels and in-hospital mortality in the elderly
Plasma cholesterol and depressive symptoms in older men
High total cholesterol levels in late life associated with a reduced risk of dementia
Nutrition and Alzheimer's disease: The detrimental role of a high carbohydrate diet
Women’s cholesterol levels vary with phase of menstrual cycle
The Questionable Role of Saturated and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease
High cholesterol may protect against infections and atherosclerosis
Is atherosclerosis caused by high cholesterol?
Low Density Lipoproteins Inhibit Endotoxin Activation of Monocytes
Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
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