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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
There are cardiologists who say that cholesterol is not responsible for heart disease at all. The primary culprit is inflammation....
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Yes, but the best diet to reduce inflammation is also the best diet to reduce cholesterol. So if you reduce one, you will likely reduce the other.
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The primary culprit is inflammation which is caused by too much sugar in system which is caused by the over consumption of carbohydrates.
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I agree with the above statement up to a point; where I disagree is with the lack of specifics. I think it's important to specify
refined carbohydrates. For example, if a person eats one serving of steel-cut oats for breakfast, this should not cause high blood sugar.
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Cholesterol is an important hormone for brain function. Lowering it often results in early onset dementia and Alzheimers disease.
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If the brain needs more cholesterol to carry out normal functions, the liver will manufacture all that is needed.
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Dr Williams last statement in this post is also very important. Even Dr Dean Ornish has admitted that it is extremely difficult for most people to stay on this very unnatural way of eating. Some take to it, but most have a of of difficult staying with it. I believe that it is because the human body, especially the brain, craves and needs saturated fat. When you begin starving the brain of essential nutrients, it begins to tell you what it needs in the form of cravings.
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I believe that may be a popular myth that a person will crave saturated fat because his body and brain needs it. First of all, the requirement for saturated fat is low. If you eat some nuts, seeds, avocados etc., as part of a healthy diet, you will likely get most of what you need. If, by chance, you don't get enough from your diet, your liver will manufacture the rest of what you need.
As far as the diet being difficult to follow, yes, for some people it will be difficult. But I believe it's only because taste buds become accustomed to the tastier and fattier processed foods. It just requires retraining.
I'm learning to play the piano and some days it just seems to difficult. Should I stop trying? No! Practice makes perfect.
