| Hey Friend,
Upon awakening this morning, the obvious answer to the question "what's for
breakfast?" was eggs. You see, I like eggs and tend to eat a lot of
them. I mean, who doesn't love a good omelet, right?
Now, I'm sure you've heard a time or two before that you should be
mindful of consuming too many eggs as their cholesterol content is
rather high.
I've even heard the recommendation that eggs should only be eaten
once per week to avoid cholesterol issues. If that's the case, I'm
probably due to die rather soon.
Fortunately, it's not...
You see, for years we have been told that cholesterol intake
should be kept to a bare minimum as doing so will help to decrease blood
cholesterol levels and promote overall health, and although the theory
of lowering dietary cholesterol intake to lower internal cholesterol
makes logical sense, the theory doesn't quite pan out, as our bodies
are, generally, more complex creatures than our logical minds give them
credit for.
Fact is, when dietary intake of cholesterol is decreased, the
liver compensates by producing more cholesterol, leaving total
cholesterol levels relatively unchanged. In the same way, if cholesterol
consumption is increased, the liver produces less cholesterol, and
again, total cholesterol values will not be substantially altered.
Now that's not to say that we should go hog wild with our intake
of cholesterol, but it does mean that one can expect cholesterol levels
to remain relatively stable over a wide range of dietary intakes.
Given this information, you may be wondering why the body would
ever produce more cholesterol if cholesterol is so "bad", and that's a
good question.
The truth is, cholesterol actually acts as an antioxidant against
dangerous free radicals within the blood and is also necessary for the
production of certain hormones that help to fight against heart disease.
When there are high levels of undesirable substances in the blood
(caused by the dietary intake of damaged fats, highly processed "unhealthy" foods, and large quantities of sugars), cholesterol levels
rise in order to combat these substances.
Blaming heart disease on high cholesterol is like blaming
infection on high levels of antibodies (special proteins produced by the
body in order to defend against foreign bacteria and infectious
agents). If the body allowed cholesterol to fall in the presence of
large amounts of free radicals, our risk for heart disease would
increase, not decrease, and fortunately our bodies won't let that
happen.
So, the answer to decreasing blood cholesterol levels is not
avoiding omelets and not necessarily decreasing dietary cholesterol
intake, but rather improving ones diet overall by eating healthier in
general and avoiding the other harmful types of foods mentioned.
Combine that with increased physical activity and both you and your cholesterol levels will be in even better shape.
Now if there's one food you should be avoiding, it's THIS one:
At the link below, you'll find out what is undoubtedly the #1 WORST carb EVER, and how the money-hungry
food industry is conspiring to sneak this nightmare carb into just about
everything.
In the end, this extremely common carb wreaks havoc on your
fat-storing hormones in a MAJOR way, and has even been shown to hamper
memory, slow brain activity, and increase your risk of Alzheimer's.
==> The #1 Worst Carb EVER (don't eat this)
all the best,
Lee Hayward
(Your Muscle Building Coach)
http://www.TotalFitnessBodybuilding.com
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