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Cholesterol is not linked to heart disease. Ancel Keys, a researcher, committed scientific fraud by falsely claiming a connection between cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Despite evidence of this fraud, cardiologists and primary care physicians continue to prescribe statins based on outdated guidelines due to malpractice concerns. In the past, cholesterol levels of 300-350 were considered normal, and people were generally healthier without the focus on cholesterol management. The real cause of cardiovascular disease is damage to the glycocalyx, a crucial but often overlooked organ in the body.

The speaker claims they have elevated cholesterol but do not need a statin because they eat a significant amount of saturated fat from animal meat and avoid seed oils, which raises LDL cholesterol. They believe a classically trained doctor would recommend a statin, but elevated cholesterol does not mean increased cardiovascular disease risk. The speaker claims that eating in this way means they are metabolically healthy, or insulin sensitive. They assert that medical literature shows elevated LDL is not a significant cardiovascular risk factor in healthy individuals with high HDL, low triglycerides, and low fasting insulin. They also claim there is no evidence that statins lower cardiovascular risk in healthy individuals like themselves, but statins will increase the risk of negative side effects.

A low carb diet reduces total carbohydrate and sugar while increasing dietary fat, which will generate a higher LDL, but it will be that large, buoyant LDL, which is cardiovascularly neutral. The goal is to get the small, dense LDL down, and statins don't touch those. The question raised is whether lowering LDL (which is not important) at the cost of putting yourself at risk for hyperglycemia (which is important) is a good trade.

Cholesterol is not inherently bad; it's produced by the body and is crucial for nerve sheaths, cell membranes, hormone production (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone), and brain function. The idea that abnormal cholesterol levels are primarily caused by fat, especially saturated fat, is a myth. A recent review in the European Journal of Cardiology challenges the notion of saturated fat as the primary culprit. While saturated fat may be problematic for some individuals, and genetic factors can contribute to cholesterol issues, fat is not the universal cause of cholesterol problems.

40 years ago, a cholesterol level of 300 was considered fine, but now it's not. Cholesterol protects the brain and is crucial for hormone production. Medications that lower cholesterol can lead to dementia, muscle loss, and other health issues. The Framingham Heart Study aimed to link cholesterol to heart disease but found no connection after 40 years. Surprisingly, high cholesterol levels may protect against Alzheimer's.

Cholesterol is not dangerous and is needed by the body as an antioxidant and for hormone production, especially LDL cholesterol. There is no bad cholesterol, only what we do to it. 25% of the body's cholesterol is in the brain, which is 60% fat. Lowering cholesterol can increase the risk of heart problems and depression, and numbers under 300 are not dangerous. LDL cholesterol is used to make hormones and is only bad when high carbohydrate intake causes LDL particles to become small and dense. Small dense particles can lodge in arterial walls, while light fluffy particles do not. A healthy diet of moderate protein and higher fat will result in light fluffy LDL particles. When told to lower cholesterol, it's important to know if it's HDL or LDL and whether the LDL is small dense or light fluffy.

People with high cholesterol levels don't get Alzheimer's because the brain loves fat. A good cholesterol level is probably around 200-250. However, many people are now on cholesterol-lowering medication and fat-free diets, which leads to overconsumption of carbs. This is done to lower cholesterol levels and increase the number of people on medication. Additionally, people are eating margarine instead of fats. Unfortunately, these measures have not reduced heart disease, which remains the number one killer.

Cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease, zero. Ansel Keyes was a researcher who committed scientific fraud, lying on the papers that determined them, saying cholesterol is highly implicated in cardiovascular disease. They know he lied; we’ve proven there was fraud. But yet all the cardiologists and all the PCPs, because the standard of care guideline is still if the cholesterol is this number “two zero one,” you better prescribe a statin, and if you don't, we will not defend you in the court of law if you get sued. That’s why they all do it, because of their malpractice. I’ve had physicians tell me this. They’re like, of course we know they’re bullshit. When my grandmother was alive, the normal cholesterol at my age was 350. So everybody used to walk around with three hundred three hundred fifty and it was very normal and they were all skinny and nobody worked out. Nobody was fat in 1950, 60, 70, they were thin. Three twenty, three fifty, that was normal. In the labs, two physicians, that’s normal. Nobody was treated. Three fifty is not high. I’m sorry they have not educated you on what really is causing it. What’s causing cardiovascular disease is damage to what’s called the glycocalyx. The glycocalyx is probably the largest organ in your body and none of you have even heard of it.

Speaker 1 challenges the idea that lowering LDL with statins reduces cardiovascular risk, saying: "The only problem is you're looking at that so myopically... It's not that simple." He asserts, "In fact, there's no correlation between elevated LDL cholesterol on its own as an independent risk factor and cardiovascular disease. None." "Cholesterol does not cause atherosclerotic plaquing or narrowing of the arteries. Damage to the arterial wall does, the inflammatory cascade does." He frames cholesterol as "a construction material"—"the liver makes 85% of the cholesterol in your bloodstream"—used to build cell walls, membranes, hormones, and "to make vitamin d three, cholecalciferol." Pushing LDL low allegedly leads to consequences: "joints start aching" and "memory starts to go," with "Cognitive decline is one of the fastest accelerants of aging." He notes, "not one death claim" on a centenarian lacked elevated LDL at death. "High LDL... is a market for longevity" and "the standard of care was killing people."

Statin drugs are considered mass murder and always lead to hardening of the liver, cutting off at least twenty years of lifespan. The claim is that you do not die of too much cholesterol, but from not enough, as cholesterol is essential for building healthy cells. The idea that 250 is the ideal cholesterol level was made up without scientific basis, based on testing people with poor diets. Some patients with cholesterol levels of 600 are healthy and have never been sick. Statin drugs are the most dangerous, useless drugs ever invented. Statin drugs shrink the brain because 92-99% of the brain is built from cholesterol.

Eating a diet high in cholesterol is not linked to heart disease, contrary to common belief. Cholesterol is vital for the body, and the idea of good and bad cholesterol is a myth. Statin drugs lower cholesterol by causing liver inflammation, potentially leading to brain issues. The rise in Alzheimer's disease cases correlates with the increase in statin drug prescriptions. It is crucial to prioritize brain health by avoiding statin drugs.

An integrative doctor with 15 years of experience argues that cholesterol is not the villain and that money heavily influences the medical system. In the 1970s, doctors weren’t aggressively screening for cholesterol because it wasn’t seen as a villain; cholesterol is something the body makes and it is necessary for many bodily functions. By 1984, the government launched the National Cholesterol Education Program, a move the doctor says was largely funded by pharmaceutical companies that were introducing their first statin medications. The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology also contributed to these guidelines, and the doctor claims both organizations were heavily funded by pharmaceutical companies. Based on this, the doctor suggests that if you’ve been told to take a statin or have been shamed for having high cholesterol, you should revisit the issue because cholesterol is not the villain; our bodies produce it and we need it for everything in the body.

There is a misconception that high cholesterol is linked to heart disease, but this is not true. Research has shown that there is no relationship between the two. Cholesterol is actually important for the body, and the idea of good and bad cholesterol is a myth. HDL carries cholesterol back to the liver, while LDL takes it to parts of the body that need it. The only concern is if cholesterol levels exceed 450, which indicates an imbalance that needs to be addressed. Statin drugs, which lower cholesterol, actually create inflammation in the liver. So, overall, cholesterol is not a problem and is necessary for the body's functioning.

Cholesterol is not dangerous and is needed by the body as an antioxidant and for hormone production, especially LDL cholesterol. There is no bad cholesterol, only what we do to it. 25% of the body's cholesterol is in the brain, which is 60% fat. Lowering cholesterol can increase the risk of heart problems and depression. Numbers under 300 are not dangerous, despite the recommendation to be under 200. LDL cholesterol is needed to make hormones and is only bad when carbohydrates cause the particles to become small and dense. Processed, refined carbohydrates make LDL particles dangerous. A healthy diet of moderate protein and higher fat will result in light, fluffy LDL particles, which are good. It's important to know if LDL is small and dense or light and fluffy.

Cholesterol is essential for brain function, liver health, and hormone production. Surprisingly, more people die from heart disease with normal to low cholesterol levels than with high cholesterol. This misconception stems from decades of misinformation and a fear of dietary fat, known as lipophobia. The statin industry profits significantly from this fear, generating over $10 billion last year. Cholesterol is often misinterpreted as the cause of heart disease; however, it actually helps repair damage and reduce inflammation. Therefore, it’s important to embrace dietary fats, including saturated fats and egg yolks, and to reconsider the reliance on statins prescribed by doctors.

There is no high-level evidence showing even a correlation between cholesterol and heart disease. The Journal of American Medical Association published a report in 2015 detailing internal documentation from the Sugar Research Foundation. This documentation showed evidence suggesting sugar caused heart disease, and detailed how they paid off three Harvard professors to falsify data and publish fraudulent studies. These studies were designed to make it appear as if cholesterol was correlated with heart disease and exonerate sugar. One of these professors, Professor Mark, became head of the USDA and helped author the 1977 USDA dietary recommendations to significantly reduce saturated fats and cholesterol because it caused heart disease.

Your doctor says your cholesterol is too high. "What was considered acceptable cholesterol in 1960 was 300, then two forty, then 200." Every time they lower that number, another fifty million Americans need drugs. "Pfizer made a $125,000,000,000 selling Lipitor, the best selling drug in human history." For every one thousand healthy people who take statins, they prevent exactly one heart attack. The other nine hundred and ninety nine just get side effects. "Up to twenty nine percent of them develop muscle soreness so severe they can't exercise, which actually prevents heart disease." "Nine percent of them develop diabetes, which actually causes heart disease." "Eight out of nine members had financial ties to statin manufacturers. The chairman was paid by five different pharmaceutical companies." "Your brain is 25% cholesterol. Every single hormone in your body needs it." "Those with higher cholesterol lived longer, not shorter." The guidelines are written by Big Pharma's payroll. "Forty million Americans are on statins right now." It's a "$20,000,000,000 annual market" for a drug that helps "zero point one percent" of the people who take it. Share this before your doctor prescribes you a solution for a problem you don't have.

Don't worry about total cholesterol; it's a misconception from the 1960s and 70s. Cholesterol is essential for life, found in all animals, breast milk, and eggs. For those over 60, higher total cholesterol is linked to longer life. A 2016 study in the British Medical Journal showed that higher LDL cholesterol correlates with lower mortality risk. LDL is vital for transporting cholesterol, triglycerides, fat-soluble vitamins, and supporting the immune system. Low LDL levels should be a concern, while higher levels are beneficial for overall health. Instead of relying on statins, focus on finding your optimal cholesterol through healthy living, testing, and evidence-based strategies.

Cholesterol is a nutrient, not a disease, and is essential for sex hormones, steroid hormones like cortisol, vitamin D synthesis, and bile. It is also needed for every cell membrane. In 2015, the American Heart Association said cholesterol is no longer a nutrient of concern and removed the saturated fat cap of 10%. If we don't eat enough cholesterol, our bodies will make it. The true problem in blood work is triglycerides, which can be reduced by dropping carbs, not with drugs. Lowering carbs and triglycerides will improve heart health.

Did you know that statin drugs have saved millions of lives? No. You probably didn't know that because it's not true. Statin drugs have not saved millions of lives. Statins have actually killed millions of people. Three reasons why: Number one, they don't work as well as they say they work. Number two, they have tremendous amount of side effects, including death. Number three, they lead to a false sense of security. Just take a statin drug, and you can eat whatever you want. Live however you want. It doesn't matter. You're safe and protected. We know statin drugs allegedly lower your risk of dying from two percent to one point eight five percent on an annual basis for most people. That means one point eight five percent of people die annually because they didn't change their lifestyle, the way they eat, the way they think.

LDL is essential for transporting cholesterol and fat-soluble vitamins for cell membrane construction, hormone production, and brain function. High LDL is protective, indicating a well-functioning transport system delivering cholesterol for repair and stability. Mainstream medicine wrongly defaults to statins to lower LDL, based on the flawed logic that lower numbers equal better health. The focus should be on restoring mitochondrial health and redox, because real protection comes from resilient systems, not from chasing lab numbers.

Speaker 0 argues that the American Heart Association used money to spend decades fabricating a huge pile of evidence to support the idea that cholesterol causes heart attacks, and that this pile of evidence is nonsense. He notes that some very smart scientists who have sifted through it have come to the same conclusion, that there is nothing here and no evidence. He adds that when you cut out vegetable oils and eat healthier foods, very likely your total cholesterol levels will go up, and your doctor will tell you to stop following this diet that’s improving your health and transforming your life. He warns it may scare you into taking a statin drug, which he calls one of the most dangerous drugs out there. He mentions that there is a whole chapter in Dark Calories about this so you can fortify your knowledge, and that you have to know more than your doctor because doctors are miseducated.

Statin drugs are considered mass murder and always lead to hardening of the liver, cutting off at least twenty years of lifespan. The claim is that you do not die of too much cholesterol, but from not enough, as cholesterol is essential for building healthy cells. The idea that 250 is the ideal cholesterol level was made up with no scientific basis, based on testing people eating trash. Some patients with cholesterol of 600 are the healthiest people. Statin drugs are the most dangerous, useless drugs ever invented. Statin drugs shrink the brain because 92 to 99% of the brain is built from cholesterol.

When someone has a heart problem, they are told to stop eating fats because of cholesterol. However, the truth about cholesterol is that the liver produces it according to the body's needs. 80% of the cholesterol made by the liver comes from glucose, while 20% comes from fat. The problem lies in the misconception that it is the butter on the bread that is the issue, when in fact it is the bread itself. There are two main types of cholesterol: HDL, which is considered good because it carries excess cholesterol back to the liver, and LDL, which is considered bad but actually plays a role in repairing and rebuilding. LDL also delivers cholesterol to the brain, which the brain needs. Interestingly, breast milk in the first month of life contains the highest levels of cholesterol.

The longest-lived people have high cholesterol levels, a consistent theme in longevity research. Despite this, medicine often aims to lower cholesterol. Studies, like one in Sweden, found that long-living humans had high cholesterol and good glucose control. Cholesterol is vital; mitochondria need it to function, and all sex hormones are built on it. Cholesterol-lowering medication can lower sex hormones. While LDL cholesterol is often labeled "bad," it's included in longevity studies and helps the body fight infections. The focus on cholesterol may be misplaced. Triglycerides are more predictive of heart attacks. The emphasis on cholesterol may be driven by the availability of drugs designed to lower it.