results . The very narrow prism of data and test results , based on mechanisms that are clouding their window into the inner picture of your body , is absolutely no fault of their own , they are simply going by the numbers of a very broad test . It ’ s just another reason why we have to be so deeply critically involved in our own health and what measures we need to take and tests to identify the test specific to what we need to identify . What narrows the broad-spectrum test to specificity , is not expensive , $ 30- $ 40 , and can be requested from your doctor . It is called ApoB to Apo1a ratio ; this is testing for VLDLs ( very low density lipoproteins ) and RLP remnant Lipo proteins , the Atherogenesis of the cholesterol . The Friedewald equation only estimates at this , it is very important to remind ourselves that these factors ( atherogenesis ) are directly linked , correlated , and well plainly are part and parcel with insulin resistance . ( You can read more of this in some of my previous articles ). Again this all comes from what we eat , and what we do not burn , and conversely what we don ’ t eat and what we do burn , I know , I know … back to that old metric of simple diet and exercise .
So why is our LDL high when we ’ ve done a fasted HIIT workout or when we are on a metabolically healthy ketogenic program ? Ok so I ’ m a big nerd right , these things are very interesting and exciting to me , yet still I feel like this is going to rock you , are you sitting down ? OK good . Well the fact is that fat cells hold triglycerides and cholesterol , so when the client mentioned above is in the IBS / Crohn ’ s disease corrective diet , they are burning fat . The triglyceride from the fat cell is detached from the glycerol backbone and broken down into freeform fatty acids in the bloodstream . Being shuttled by hormone sensitive light pays into the mitochondria of ourselves and converted to an ATP , also to , the liver where the fats convert to ketones to be used as the primary fuel . This is one of the most effective and a direct result , fat burning platforms , especially for digestive health and cardiovascular issue corrections . Ergo , as the stores Triglycerides are released , and the fat cell shrinks the cholesterol from the fat cell is eventually released into the blood stream . The thing is we can ’ t burn cholesterol as fuel , the old fat cell stores the cholesterol we built up from all the carbs once eaten , not burned for energy use and stored as FAT ( The common western diet ). We can ’ t even turn cholesterol it into a ketone , it has to travel to the liver and gallbladder to be dealt with , with the help of bile salts , then passed from the body . As this takes place , especially when people are holding a significant amount of fat , like the client mentioned above . This process slows down and backs up which elevates your LDL cholesterol numbers that show up on a blood test . Is it a danger ? No . Is it a risk ? No . It ’ s literally being transported out , it is fluffy , easily removed and largely insignificant and as it ’ s moving out of your body , because you ’ re doing it in a HEALTHY ( diet and exercise savvy ) strategic way . Remember , if you are a lean person with a little fat this is a pretty swift process , yet you will still likely show a high LDL for the first couple weeks on program .
As promised , more on those so called “ wonder drugs ” released in the 90s . Statins are the prescribed measure for treating for high LDL , in folks with poor cardiovascular health . The method of chemically lowering LDL has shown not to cut the risk factor of heart related issues . Unfortunately , they actually lead to a myriad of other issues and side effects that even more drugs are prescribed for , to treat issues caused by the statins , according to recent 2020 meta-analysis of over 20 studies , including over 140,000 individuals , published by The Journal of the American Medical Association , showing the long term effects of cholesterol treatment by way of statins . The conclusion , showed no significant and no more than a minimal and marginal effect on the overall cause of heart disease , mortality and stroke . Get this , as of last year a report by the CDC even during a worldwide pandemic , showed that the main cause of death in North America is still heart disease and heart related strokes . Yet statins have been prescribed since 1994 as the main treatment , touted in the early 2000s as a miracle cure that would all but nullify the rising mortality of heart disease . Nope ! So there we have it again , even more evidence that drugs are not always the best way to treat symptoms , rather we need pre-emptive , conscious and formative action to be able to deal with our bodies needs and priorities .
Remember , your body makes cholesterol in your liver for a reason , and it is important that we understand
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