Comments on: Q & A on Cholesterol and Kids http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/ blog about homemaking, food and health Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stephen Guy-Clarke http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/#comment-6270 Stephen Guy-Clarke Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:25:27 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3585#comment-6270 Lynne McTaggart, in her book What Doctors Don’t Tell You – The Truth about the Dangers of Modern Medicine, points to a number of additional side effects with statin therapy such as a decrease in serotonin, a brain hormone which normally keeps harmful impulses, such as aggressive behaviour and depression, in check. Californian researchers found that depression was three times more common in those with low blood cholesterol than in elderly patients over 70 with higher blood cholesterol levels. Women placed on very low-fat diets have lower levels of tryptophan, (an essential amino acid acting as a precursor of serotonin). There is evidence that patients suffering from severe depression have low levels of tryptophan. Lynne McTaggart, in her book What Doctors Don’t Tell You – The Truth about the Dangers of Modern Medicine, points to a number of additional side effects with statin therapy such as a decrease in serotonin, a brain hormone which normally keeps harmful impulses, such as aggressive behaviour and depression, in check. Californian researchers found that depression was three times more common in those with low blood cholesterol than in elderly patients over 70 with higher blood cholesterol levels. Women placed on very low-fat diets have lower levels of tryptophan, (an essential amino acid acting as a precursor of serotonin). There is evidence that patients suffering from severe depression have low levels of tryptophan.

]]> By: emily http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/#comment-5681 emily Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:38:26 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3585#comment-5681 vicky, i totally agree. any more good, pro-fat/meat/whole milk studies out there? .-= emily´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.mplsrealfoodlover.com/2009/09/real-school-lunch-cute-eco-friendly.html" rel="nofollow">A Real School Lunch- cute eco friendly lunch boxes and simple meal ideas</a> =-. vicky, i totally agree. any more good, pro-fat/meat/whole milk studies out there?
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]]> By: Slaying the Cholesterol Lowering Demon | Hartke Is Online! http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/#comment-5662 Slaying the Cholesterol Lowering Demon | Hartke Is Online! Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:54:45 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3585#comment-5662 [...] SchmidtMichael Schmidt, A Wake Up Alarm for FreedomSleepless Over Michael Schmidt « Q & A on Cholesterol and Kids Smart Markets Invites You to Sampling Day [...] [...] SchmidtMichael Schmidt, A Wake Up Alarm for FreedomSleepless Over Michael Schmidt « Q & A on Cholesterol and Kids Smart Markets Invites You to Sampling Day [...]

]]> By: Kids Not Getting Enough Cholesterol? : Naked Medicine http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/#comment-5657 Kids Not Getting Enough Cholesterol? : Naked Medicine Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:50:08 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3585#comment-5657 [...] I sent my query off to the publicist, who got in touch with the Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation to respond to my challenge above. Sally’s response is here. [...] [...] I sent my query off to the publicist, who got in touch with the Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation to respond to my challenge above. Sally’s response is here. [...]

]]> By: Vicky http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/#comment-5640 Vicky Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:39:28 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3585#comment-5640 OK, I'm a converted party but convincing others is an uphill battle. These articles are great but only reference one study. You can always find at least one study to back up any theory but we need more evidence (that's a general call-out to anyone). OK, I’m a converted party but convincing others is an uphill battle. These articles are great but only reference one study. You can always find at least one study to back up any theory but we need more evidence (that’s a general call-out to anyone).

]]> By: Dana http://hartkeisonline.com/whole-and-natural-foods/q-a-on-cholesterol-and-kids/#comment-5638 Dana Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:12:55 +0000 http://hartkeisonline.com/?p=3585#comment-5638 One thing I've found in my reading is that the body always prevails. If you cut out dietary fat, the body will make both saturated fat AND cholesterol out of the sugar you consume instead. And it's going to be one or the other in your diet--high fat, or high sugar. You can't live on just protein; the first time you hit a stressful point in your life you'd develop rabbit starvation. I'm a little surprised this isn't being pointed out more in discussions of chronic disease--that no matter what, your body's going to have that sat. fat and cholesterol, but doing it with the sugar intake guarantees deranged glucose metabolism and insulin resistance. In other words, obesity. One thing I’ve found in my reading is that the body always prevails. If you cut out dietary fat, the body will make both saturated fat AND cholesterol out of the sugar you consume instead. And it’s going to be one or the other in your diet–high fat, or high sugar. You can’t live on just protein; the first time you hit a stressful point in your life you’d develop rabbit starvation.

I’m a little surprised this isn’t being pointed out more in discussions of chronic disease–that no matter what, your body’s going to have that sat. fat and cholesterol, but doing it with the sugar intake guarantees deranged glucose metabolism and insulin resistance. In other words, obesity.

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