11/21/2025
Did you know ALL cholesterol is the same?
What we call "Good" and "Bad" cholesterol is actually the carrier that transports cholesterol, not the cholesterol itself.
Our primary source of cholesterol is from our cells themselves. Every cell in our body makes cholesterol because it needs it regularly to repair itself, keep our cell membranes healthy and flexible, and protect our DNA.
The liver makes the cholesterol in our blood, about 2,000 mg of it each day, regardless of what you eat, 7 times as much as the FDA's recommended daily dietary intake.
If there is a potential risk associated with cholesterol, it is with the carrier, not the cholesterol itself. Smaller LDL particles are more likely to become oxidized, which may pose a long-term risk.
The carrier, lipoprotein (a), is what gets oxidized in LDL. Here's the kicker: statin medications do nothing to reduce the oxidized carriers from your body or stop the oxidation itself, nor affect apo-lipo-protein A.
ONLY diet can.
How did these cholesterol carriers get oxidized, you might ask?
The same way our skin ages, our bad genes mutate, and joints and other tissues break down from high insulin levels and exposure to processed vegetable oils, trans fats, and denatured, unstable fats.
Oxidation is what causes inflammation. Inflammation is the root of all chronic, degenerative diseases and causes aging itself.
When unstable, unsaturated fats are present, insulin can magnify the inflammatory process. Some of these unstable, denatured fats, like trans fats and processed oils, can cause damage in our body for 102 days to 2 years.
In the presence of unstable fats, insulin becomes jet fuel for inflammation and chronic disease. Specifically, insulin promotes the overproduction of series-2-prostaglandins, which amplify the inflammatory process in the presence of damaged fats.
The single most potent stimulators of insulin are processed carbs. Sugars, grains, and starches can shoot insulin up like no other foods. Protein has a lower insulin effect, and fat has virtually none.
Takeaway: Processed foods can cause inflammation and disease. The combo of chronic insulin levels and processed fats is lethal.
How well and how fast you age, as well as whether you develop a chronic degenerative disease, is almost entirely up to you.
The diseases, health, and weight conditions your children develop or become susceptible to later in life are strongly programmed by what you feed them today.
What could be more important than your health and well-being, living a long, productive life, and your children's future?
I say nothing. The single best investment and best gift you can ever give your kids is learning and living a healthy lifestyle and diet.
Switch to natural, whole, and sustainable foods now. Budget to pay your grocer today or go bankrupt paying your pharmacist tomorrow.
Choice is yours.
We can do better!
Dr. Don
