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Originally Posted by 0078265317
So how long do I wait before getting it tested again? And is it even possible those are accurate and not false results.
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The whole concept of cholesterol testing is flawed. Apparently, there is not even such a thing as a static, immoveable "level" in your blood anyway. Your cholesterol levels could go up with stress, upon your seeing the nurse approach with the needle, for example. So we are all being totally misled that the level that is measured at this one instant is the level we "always have".
Once upon a time, back in the day, somebody made a machine that could measure cholesterol and, because it could now be measured, it had to be made into something important: why measure it if it is not important???
Cholesterol
is important: it is present in every single one of our cells; it is a major component of our brains; it keeps us from getting depressed; if it is low we become susceptible to diseases like Parkinson's disease.
Low levels of cholesterol are associated with higher levels of mortality, suicide and violent behaviour, such as self-harm. The lower your cholesterol is, the higher your chances are of dying before you were "meant to".
If you don't want to buy the book, "The Great Cholesterol Con" by Dr Malcolm Kendrick, you can try looking at the Second Opinions website or look for any of the talks by Malcolm Kendrick on YouTube. Any of these sources will give you some unbiased information about cholesterol and statins.
What's more, cholesterol is only
one component of arterial plaque: calcium is another. The question is not which component of this plaque is the "baddie". Maybe it's calcium, not cholesterol: one theory goes that it is cholesterol which is the paramedic that goes along to patch up an injury after it has happened - do you blame the paramedic for the accident he happens to come to? The real question is: what caused the injury to the arterial wall? Blaming the Band-Aid is not the answer.
My own personal theory is that one of the causes could be faulty calcium metabolism. What is calcium doing in our arteries (whether coronary or in our legs) anyway? Why isn't it being put in our bones and teeth, or excreted if there's too much coming in?
The faulty calcium metabolism could be caused by vitamin D deficiency. If you want to look into this issue, then check out the Heartscan Blog to find out more.
Cholesterol is not the baddie that it has been made out to be. Please don't worry about these levels too much.
amanda