High levels of cholesterol are often signs that the body is acting to counter assaults brought on by poor diet and other stressors. Specifically, high cholesterol often signals poor thyroid function, which can, in turn, be a marker for cardiovascular disease and cancer - the number one and number two killers of Americans, respectively.
As Sally Fallon writes in Nourishing Traditions: "When thyroid function is poor, often the result of a diet high in sugar and low in nutrients, the body floods the blood with cholesterol as an adaptive and protective mechanism, providing a superabundance of the materials needed to heal tissues and produce protective steroids.
"Just as a large police force is needed in a locality where crime occurs frequently, so cholesterol is needed in a poorly nourished body to protect the individual from a tendency to heart disease and cancer. Blaming coronary heart disease on cholesterol is like blaming the police for murder and theft in a high crime area."
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