HDL vs LDL Part II

A major function of HDL is tissue repair.  HDL makes BEAUTIFUL tissue repairs.  Eating too much sugary foods and processed foods can cause all kinds of tissue damage and causes HDL levels to plummet.  This is part of the reason why exercise is so important.  Exercise raises HDL giving the body plenty of tools to repair itself with.

So let me now address the myth that LDL is bad.  If one has too much LDL, doctors tend to focus on making the LDL levels lower.  Meanwhile, high levels of LDL is only a symptom of a much bigger crisis; therefore, I will agree that high levels of LDL in the body is a bad sign.  Too much LDL is a sign that there isn't enough HDL and not having enough HDL is very, very bad.  You see, another function of HDL is to regulate LDL.  So, when LDL levels are too high it doesn't meant that you need to decrease it, it means that your body is trying to tell you that there isn't enough HDL to make a complete and smooth repair when needed.  When you continue not to listen to your body and give it what it needs, your body naturally tries to maintain homeostasis on its own.  In this case, with it's main repair tool low, the body uses the excess LDL to make repairs and LDL makes lousy repairs.  Again, repair is NOT it's main function.  Because of these lousy repairs, it is very easy for the body to experience reoccurring damage to the poorly repaired tissue.  So between the constant damage and the constant lousy repairs over and over again, eventually the damaged area becomes inflamed.  Sometimes these inflamed areas are so bad, they swell up and obstruct blood flow.  These nasty obstructions are also what heart surgeons find in people with heart disease and high blood pressure and they are filled with that so-called "bad" cholesterol.  This is how LDL received its rep.  Sadly, LDL received its bad reputation from attempting to save your life!

I'm trying to say that HDL and LDL are both the "good" cholesterol.  So stop the madness of being afraid of LDL and start working to get those HDL levels up.  Proper eating habits and exercise are all that is needed.  I understand that this is a skill, but start by looking at real food and taking long walks.  From there, make a decision to move toward a lifestyle of eating real food and doing regular rigorous exercise and giving LDL a better name in this world.  It deserves it.