How to lower cholesterol naturally (hint: it’s not what you think!)
I’ve already talked about how only 20% of the cholesterol in your body comes from the diet. But what happens when we remove this small but mighty source coming from our diet?
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The body may compensate by producing more.
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‘When you do not eat cholesterol, your body sees this deprivation as a time of “crisis” or “famine.” During this famine, insulin activates an enzyme in your liver called HMG Co-A Reductase that begins to overproduce cholesterol.
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Consuming excess carbohydrates, while decreasing cholesterol intake, guarantees a steady overproduction of cholesterol within the body.'
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So what tells the body it can slow down its manufacture of cholesterol?
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According to Dr. Diana Schwarzbein...eating cholesterol.
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‘On the contrary, dietary cholesterol does not play a role in overproducing cholesterol in the liver. In fact, the only “low-cholesterol” diet you can go on is a diet rich in cholesterol. The only way to switch off the enzyme HMG Co-A Reductase is by eating a sufficient amount of dietary cholesterol. Eating dietary cholesterol signals the body that the time of crisis or famine is over. Dietary cholesterol blocks HMG Co-A Reductase. When HMG Co-A Reductase is blocked, cholesterol cannot be formed from sugar. In other words, the intake of dietary cholesterol stops the internal production of cholesterol.’
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The action of cholesterol in blocking HMG Co-A Reductase is the same action that statin drugs take.
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Of course, there can be other factors involved in high cholesterol, such as thyroid or nutrient deficiencies. But remember, cholesterol is not bad. We need it to make hormones.
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Some food for thought!
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All quotes from Dr. Diana Schwarzbein in 'The Schwarzbein Principle: The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy and Feeling Younger.'
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PMID: 8857917
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Not medical advice. Do your own research.
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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.
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References
Jones, J. Pappu, A.S. Hatcher, L. Li, Z.C. Illingworth, D.R. Connor, W.E. (1996). Dietary cholesterol feeding suppresses human cholesterol synthesis measured by deuterium incorporation and urinary mevalonic acid levels. Retrieved from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8857917/.
Schwarzbein, D. Deville, N. (1999). The Schwarzbein Principle: The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy and Feeling Younger. Health Communications Inc.
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