89826 wrote:Exitum,
Thanks for answering. So you are saying that when arteries are healthy (repaired) again, there is signaling to the liver to stop production? I'm guessing no one has a clue about how the signaling works.
Ed
Yes, more or less thats what I was getting at. Im not sure if the signalling has been fully explored and of course the arterial wall damage and its need for cholesterol as a repair agent in times when other nutrients are lacking, is just one of the many things that account for changes in cholesterol.
High insulin levels, as seen in high carb diets, almost always cause increase in cholesterol. When certain hormone levels are below what the body thinks they should be, cholesterol levels will also become elevated because they are the main building block for many hormones.
I havent done extensive research on it myself because by and large its just one aspect of the nutritional picture and I have found through my own experimentation that when the body is provided everything it needs from a nutritional standpoint and inflammatory factors are consumed in moderation everything else pretty much seems to fall in line. Hormone levels begin to balance out, various markers of inflammation decline, cholesterol levels fall in line, mental clarity improves, mood, athletic performance and what have you all start to slowly change for the better.
Admittedly when I first started on my path I was looking to address a specific health issue and the more I researched the more I realized that pretty much every nutrient either directly or indirectly had some bearing on what I was trying to address so I slowly but surely addressed each nutrient and over the years everything has improved. So right now for friends and family I try and save them the time and energy of simply looking for a single smoking gun and address the bodies needs as a whole. Let the body acclimate, adjust, repair which may take months or years, then reassess. This will leave you with a much narrower field of issues to target and hone in on.