Cholesterol Plays A Beneficial Role In Immunity

S.O.T.T: In general terms, the body likes to keep its physiological and biochemical parameters within a certain range - not too high and not too low. This applies to an endless stream of factors including blood sugar levels, temperature, blood pH, blood pressure and sodium levels. However, there are some doctors and researchers who believe that the normal rules do not apply to cholesterol, and specifically 'low density lipoprotein'-cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol).

There is a general belief that LDL-cholesterol is 'bad' and is largely responsible for the narrowing of the vessels and heart disease and cerebrovascular disease (the precursors of heart attack and stroke respectively). Using this line of thinking, then the lower we get cholesterol levels, the better.

Regular readers of this blog may know that cholesterol is an essential element in the body. It's in all cell membranes, and a major constituent of key components including several hormones and vitamin D (actually, vitamin D is a hormone, despite it being branded a 'vitamin')...read more>>>...