==== ==== How To Lower Cholesterol While Eating Things You Love?Click The Link Below To Find Out And Get A FREE Cholesterol e-Cource!http://www.loweryourcholesterolguide.com/ ==== ==== It is time to clear up the confusion once and for all. If suddenly all of the cholesterol in your body disappeared, you would literally melt into thefloor like the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz.  You would melt because the"structural framework" of the cell is made almost entirely of cholesterol, and without the structuralframework the cell would collapse,  This waxy-alcohol is so important to so many lifeprocesses, that besides it being available in animal-based foods, your body makesit in two specific ways. First, every day your liver makes cholesterol and sends it streaming into your blood where,ideally, it is absorbed into the cells where it is needed.  Anything not taken into thecell for use is transported back to the liver where it is recycled or simply eliminated.  Itis important to note that every cell in your body has the ability to make what it needsinternally, and every cell in your body has the ability to grab in out of the the bloodand bring it into the cell for use. Your total cholesterol is determined primarily by whether your cells make it internally, or instead,gather what is needed directly from the blood.  Consuming cholesterol containing foods is NOT a factor in determining ifthe cells make it internally or gather it from theblood. Numerous studies document the fact that even  massive changesin egg, meat, and any animal-source food consumption, up or down, have onlya minor effect on total level measured by your doctor. . Two Ways Your Cells Get What They Need Cells make it internally, which means it is not gathered from the blood,and/or; The cells do not make it internally and instead, send cell receptors, (kind of like a catchersmitt), from deep inside the cell to the surface of the cell to grab what is needed from theblood and bring it back inside the cell. The only reason your liver makes cholesterol is to send it cruising through your blood so the cellscan grab what they need.  Too bad the liver and the cells don't communicate because theliver makes it every day regardless of whether or not the cells harvest it from the blood.

If your cells make it internally, then no cell receptors, (remember the catchers mitt) are sentto gather cholesterol from the blood, and blood levels increase. If instead of making it internally, the cell gather what's needed from the blood, then bloodlevels typically remain low. The cells don't care how they get what they need BUT YOU SHOULD because thereis a correlation between elevated levels and heart health. Much of the confusion on this topic has to do with the fact that consuming cholesterol-richfoods has only a very small effect on determining total blood levels. Your livermanufacturers about 2000 mg. of cholesterol every day.  If you enjoy foods thatcontain it, the liver simply does not make as much.  If you get 1000 mg. in your diet, the liver only makes 1000 mg., giving you a total of 2000 mg forthe day.  If you consume zero for 24 hours,  your liver makes 2000 mg for the day, ifyou consume 1500 mg. in food, your liver only makes 500 mg. more for the day.  You getthe idea.  If you don't get cholesterol in food, your liver makes it.  If you do get it infood, your liver makes 2000 mg, minus the amount you consumed that day. The bottom line is,  food accounts for a maximum of 20% of your total at anygiven time, which means 80% of the reason for a high, low  or normal totalHAS NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT YOU CONSUMECHOLESTEROL CONTAINING FOODS, which means trying to control your totallevel by rigorously avoiding animal-based food products is amisguided and highly inefficient approach. The key to healthy numbers is to get the cell to gather what it needs out of the blood andNOT produce cholesterol internally. By gathering from  the blood, total blood levels typically stays well within ahealthy range, and the important HDL to LDL ratios also stay in the healthy range. A specific enzyme with a long, complicated name controls the manufacture of cholesterol insidethe cells.  When this enzyme IS ACTIVE then LDL is made inside the cell andlittle or none is scavenged from the blood.  If the enzyme IS NOT ACTIVE, then little ifany is made inside the cell and what is needed is harvested directly out of the blood, whichof course lowers the total blood level. Better yet, low density lipoprotein, (LDL), often considered bad, is what the cell gathers from theblood which means the total lowers and the so called bad, lowers the most. Popular prescription drug work the same way, except with horrific sideeffects. The drugs work by inhibiting the enzyme that activates cellular production,because if there is no internal production, the cell will gathers what it needs directlyfrom the blood, naturally lowering blood levels. The secret to establish and maintain normal, healthy levels is to ACTIVATE cells to sweep itout of the blood and NATURALLY DEACTIVATE the enzyme that causes cells to make it

internally. The "secret" is really no secret at all; in fact any medical physiology textbook clearly explains thatthe metabolic hormones insulin and glucagon are the two hormones that regulate the rate ofcholesterol synthesis inside the cells. Insulin activates the enzyme that causes cells to make cholesterol internally.  This meansthat if blood-insulin levels become elevated for any reason, the cells immediately begin tomake it internally and stop gathering from the blood, which leads to higher numbers. The metabolic hormone glucagon has exactly the opposite affect; glucagon inhibits theenzyme that causes production inside the cell.  If the cell does not make it internally, cellreceptors go to the surface of the cell and gather directly from the blood, which means your totalwill, in all probability, be normal. This is not new information and is well known cellular biochemistry, in fact it is theEXACT biochemistry that expensive side-effect laden drugs are based on. Lowering Cholesterol Naturally With Dietary Change Eat in a way that avoids the production of excess insulin and odds are your everything yourdoctor measures in a blood test will improve; there will in all probability be less of anything yourdoctor considers bad and more of everything your doctor considers good, and except foreating eating a little differently, it will seem effortless on your part. This is not opinion, this is metabolic fact clearly explained in medical physiology textbooks sincemid 1950.  With this knowledge it is crystal clear that dietary cholesterol consumption playsa VERY SMALL ROLE in determining total levels and is essentially a non-issue for most peopleincluding millions who have been scared into taking drugs to get lower numbers. Understanding HDL and LDL There are two more pieces to the puzzle, the first piece has to do with understanding the ratiobetween the "good" and the "bad"" cholesterol, the second piece of the puzzle has to do withunderstanding the effect diet has on the total. First the ratios: Ratios are simple.   As soon as you understand the differencebetween LDL and HDL you'll understand practically everything. Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is a protein that transports cholesterol from the liverinto the blood, making it available for absorption into the cells.  Low-density lipoproteins arelike wheel barrows or trucks, loaded with cholesterol, bringing it into the blood stream just incase the cells need it.  Unfortunately, if you eat in a way that causes the constant presence of excess insulin in yoursystem, these LDL truckloads are not needed because the cells are making all everythingthey need internally.

If the cells make everything internally, the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) sent throughthe blood from the liver are unnecessary, which means the excess is subject to build upin  the blood, tissues and arteries, setting the stage for serious health problems. High density lipoprotein, or HDL, help eliminate excess LDL by collecting it from the tissuesand arteries and transporting it out of the blood and back to the liver where it is recycled ordisposed of.  HDL particles are like the LDL clean-up crew.  HDL particles are the empty truckssent into the blood stream to load up all the excess, extra sticky LDL that spills out and collects inthe tissues and arteries and then  transport it out of the blood. Clearly, cleaning upexcess LDL lowers the total. LDL is recognized as "bad" because LDL transports cholesterol INTO the blood. HDL isconsidered "good" because HDL gathers up excess LDL and transports it OUT of theblood.  With this in mind, it's easy to understand the importance of having the proper ratioof  HDL to LDL. If the ratio of LDL to HDL is too high that means your blood is being loadedwith extra sticky LDL faster than the HDL clean-up crew can remove it, which means thestuff is building up inside the tissues and arteries, and that's bad. Doctors have determined that having the proper ratio between HDL and LDL is a more importantpredictor of health than the total number.  In other words, the person with a total of260 mg/dl and a good HDL to LDL ratio is in better shape health-wise than someone with a 175mg/dl total reading whose LDL level is too high compared to their HDL level. Two ratio standards are commonly accepted by most doctors and researchers: Total divided by HDL should be below 4; and,  LDL divided by HDL should be below 3. There is near universal agreement in the medical and scientific community that the further yourratios are from these standards the greater the risk of developing heart disease. It is INCORRECT to assume that a lower and ever lower total somehow translates into betterhealth. Research clearly shows the "ideal healthy range" is in the 180-to 200 mg/dl range, and mostimportantly, with the proper HDL to LDL ratios. Historically, total levels over 200 correlate positively with increased risk of heart disease,and levels lower than 180 correlate positively with almost every serious disease known exceptheart disease. We know insulin stimulates the cell to produce cholesterol internally.  Given this, itshould be clear that the key to maintaining a normal, healthy level is to eat in a waythat does not stimulate an insulin response.

We know that LDL carries cholesterol into the blood and HDL carries unusedLDL particles out of the blood, which s why HDL is recognized as being good. The next piece of the puzzle explains the affect food consumption has on your total level. There is a great deal of confusion over which foods affect the blood levels the most.  It is a popular misconception that the best way to lower numbers naturally is to avoid allcholesterol containing foods and consume primarily a low fat diet.  This isfundamentally wrong.  A rigidly enforced, low fat, no-animal-product diet canresult in a lower total, but that kind of diet has only a minor affect at best, and causes adisproportionate drop in the good HDL in relationship to the extra sticky LDL, and thatincreases the risk of heart disease.  Research proves beyond doubt  that a higher total with a good HDL to LDL ratio is overallMUCH healthier than lower total with a poor HDL to LDL ratio. This means that while low fat dietsmay result in slightly lower total numbers, following these diets may actually INCREASE the risk ofheart disease.  Even though total cholesterol drops, disease risk increases because thelevel of the "good" HDL, that transports sticky LDL out of the blood drops, too low compared to thereduction in the sticky LDL. When HDL is too low in relationship to LDL, the blood flows thick with extra sticky LDL that buildsup inside the tissues and arteries.  We know  that a diet high in carbohydrates stimulates excess insulin to flood into theblood stream and cause the cells to make cholesterol internally. Given this reality of human biochemistry, you can see that a diet high in sugar orcarbohydrate is the PRIMARY cause of cholesterol build up in the blood, and this happensregardless of much or how little animal-source foods you eat along the way. To put it another way, if you went on a 100% cholesterol-free diet for one year, at the end of thatyear the maximum possible drop in your total would be 20%.Likewise, if you went on a100% cholesterol-only diet for one year, at the end of the year the maximum possible increase inyour total would be 20%.  And while 20% is no small amount, butobviously, 80% is a lot more?  A small change in the 80% is more meaningful than alarge change in the 20%. The problem with cutting animal-source foods from your diet is that you miss out on manyhealthy, delicious, nutritious foods that ultimately have very little affect on your total number andeven less affect on the all-important HDL to LDL ratio. If you never take another bite food containing cholesterol in your life and instead eat only bread,rice, pasta, potatoes, sweets and so on; there is 100% certainty your LDL  number andtriglycerides would go sky high.  In other words, enjoy the steak and eggs or not, buteither way if you load up on bread, rice, potatoes and desserts, you're destined to have high LDL,an unhealthy HDL to LDL ratio, and are likely to be awarded a lifetime prescription fordangerous drugs loaded with bad side effects. 

When food crosses your lips there are only two possible metabolic outcomes.  Dependingon your food choice either insulin OR glucagon becomes the dominant hormone in your system forthe next several hours. If insulin takes over, you make and store fat at a rapid rate and your cells make everythinginternally.  If glucagon takes control you burn stored fat and your cells harvest cholesteroldirectly from your blood.  Ultimately this is simple stuff! Since glucagon gives you desirable metabolic results and insulin gives you undesirable ones, thequestion becomes; what kind diet puts glucagon in the metabolic drivers seat?  Here are thefacts so you can decide for yourself. Research proves that a diet low in sugar and refined carbohydrates and higher in protein andnaturally occurring fats, like the fat in milk, cheese, butter, and meat, not only lower totalcholesterol, but result in much healthier HDL to LDL ratios than any other diet tested, and theyhave all been tested repeatedly. Reducing foods high in sugar and refined carbohydrates is vitally important becausecarbohydrates cause excess insulin and excess insulin causes most of the problems. If you cut back on food and drink high in sugar or carbohydrates, your blood-insulinlevel remains normal.   If insulin is not high, that means the glucagon is the active metabolic hormone. And when glucagon is the active metabolic hormone,  you burn stored fat forenergy, and end up with lower triglycerides, lower your total cholesterol, and ahealthier HDL to LDL ratio. In other words, pull this off and you improve your health in a variety of importantways.  This is quite a turn of events.  For years the experts said to only a low fatdiet and pile on the foods high in carbohydrates, because they are low in fatand provide lots of energy.  Clearly the ever-worsening tragedy of obesity, diabetes, andincreasing heart disease has proven this advice to be astonishingly wrong and it's wrongregardless of who gives it because the proven facts of human biochemistry are what they are andthat is simply that. The new advice is not based on "popular wisdom," "common knowledge," "common practice" or"opinion" and instead is based on a more complete understanding of medical physiology, cellularbiology, and the human endocrine system Now for the final question concerning metabolism.  How do you put glucagon securely in themetabolic drivers seat and begin to enjoy the wonderful health benefits gained from establishingthe proper insulin/glucagon balance in your body.  And the answer in a word is PROTEIN Protein provides significant nutrition without causing a rise in blood sugar, but the key is not justgetting protein, the key is getting protein WITHOUT excess carbohydrates.

With or without protein, excess carbohydrates cause a sharp rise in blood sugar and that producesan insulin response, which leads to fat production and storage, high triglycerides, and increasedcholesterol.  When you enjoy a delicious protein meal with minimal carbohydrates comingprimarily from fresh green vegetables or fresh seasonal fruit, you set up the IDEAL conditions toestablish a perfect metabolic relationship between insulin and glucagon. To help clarify the effect food has on the insulin-glucagon relationship, consider the following facts. A normal healthy person has slightly less than one single teaspoon of glucose circulating in theirentire blood stream at any single time. A carbohydrate is nothing more than several different kinds of sugar moleculeslinked together. Once eaten, these sugars are quickly broken down into glucose which instantlyenters your blood and causes blood sugar to rise rapidly, just like eating candy does. Insulin production is the natural, healthy response to lower rapidly rising blood sugar, whichis why consuming food or drink high sugar, or carbohydrates that quickly break down intosugar, will always result in a quick rise in insulin. How many carbohydrates does it take to produce an insulin response? To answer this, keep in mind that 5 grams of carbohydrate equals approximately 1 teaspoon ofsugar, which is close to the normal amount of sugar found in the blood. Now, a single can of one of the better-known brands of soft drinks lists 39 grams of carbohydratesin the nutrition information panel printed on the can. Divide 39 total carbohydrate grams by 5 grams per teaspoon and you quickly discover that thissingle can of soda water contains nearly 8 teaspoons of sugar that will actually enter your blood. Since 1 teaspoon of sugar is the normal healthy amount contained in the blood, 8 times thatamount is clearly too much, which means if you drink that soft drink a quick rise in blood sugar anda quick insulin response to lower the rising blood sugar is absolutely guaranteed. How high do insulin levels climb in order to reduce rising blood sugar? According to the Textbook of Medical Physiology, insulin secreted to bring down rising blood sugarrises dramatically within 15 minutes and peaks 2-3 hours later in ranges that are from 10 to 25times above normal, and insulin levels remain elevated for hours. Now that you understand that once stimulated, insulin levels stay elevated for several hours, it iseasy to understand how eating sugary foods or high carbohydrate meals and snacks throughoutthe day essentially insures that insulin stays abnormally high all day long and that glucagon is leftentirely out of the metabolic picture. The key to activating glucagon and putting it in the metabolic drivers seat is to eat meals withplenty of protein and, carbohydrates almost entirely from fresh vegetables. As long as you avoidthe chemically altered fats that produce dangerous trans fatty acids, dietary fat consumption is

essentially not an issue because, much like protein, natural fat is turned into structural rawmaterial needed for cell growth and maintenance. Keep in mind that your body contains something on the order of a hundred trillion cells and eachand every one of them is made from and contains both protein and fat.Not one single cell in yourbody is made from carbohydrates.  Protein and fat consumption is essential to life. Without a regular supply of protein and fat your health would fail. Carbohydrate consumption is not essential to life.  Of course some carbohydrates arehealthy and very good for you, but if you never ate another carbohydrate in your life it would notmake you sick and you could be as healthy as anyone who ever walked the planet. There is not a single disease associated with a lack of carbohydrates. The reason for this is thatdietary consumption of carbohydrates is simply not that important because your body can instantlymake all the glucose it needs directly from protein and fat. The important point is that to keep excess insulin to a minimum and insure you have enoughglucagon in your system, you need meals that contain protein and are low in processed andstarchy carbohydrates like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, sweet drinks, added sugar and soon. Excess insulin is a serious threat to your health.  Excess insulin is your enemy and excessinsulin is produced in your body primarily as a direct result of your food choices.  Excessinsulin leads to higher triglycerides, higher cholesterol, poor HDL to LDL ratios, higher bloodpressure, excess fat production and storage, obesity, insulin resistance, and dramaticallyincreased risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Glucagon is your friend and enjoying protein meals with a minimum of processed carbohydratesactivates glucagon in your system. Glucagon is the hormone that causes you to burn stored body fat for energy. When glucagon is inthe metabolic drivers seat it is amazingly easy to establish and maintain your ideal healthy bodyweight ESPECIALLY when you are getting the essential nutrients. There is increasing awareness in the medical community that total cholesterol level is nowhere near the significant  predictor of heart disease as once believed as long as HDL andLDL are in proper relationship.  Of course you would never believe that if you watch thedrug commercials on television, but the facts remain, excluding the possibility of amalfunctioning liver or some rare genetic malady, NO ONE needs drugs to lower cholesterolbecause it can be easily controlled by reducing insulin-spiking, sugar and high carbohydratefoods in your diet. Having great health is a choice you can make and it is an easy choice to makewhen you know how! Russell J. Martino, Ph.D. will get you excited about getting into excellent health. Dr. Martino

believes there is no such thing as health-care in America, only sick-care. His mission is to radicallyredefine the way individuals look at their own health by providing information that empowers you toleave average health behind and become actively, vibrantly healthy. Dr. Martino, who has been interviewed hundreds of times on radio and television, is a highlyregarded expert in weight loss, diet, nutrition and health. He has formulated nutritional products, atone time owned a nutritional supplement company and he designed the diet, nutrition andpsychological protocols for one of the most exclusive weight loss spas in the US. ==== ==== How To Lower Cholesterol While Eating Things You Love?Click The Link Below To Find Out And Get A FREE Cholesterol e-Cource!http://www.loweryourcholesterolguide.com/ ==== ====