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Cholesterol Managers Want to Double Statin Prescriptions

by Dr. Joseph Mercola

Cholesterol is found in nearly every cell in your body. This waxy substance is vital for optimal functioning of cell membranes, regulating protein pathways and supporting brain health, hormone levels and reducing your heart disease risk. Your body also uses cholesterol to manufacture vitamin D after being exposed to the sun.

As Zoe Harcombe, Ph.D., has noted,¹

“It is virtually impossible to explain how vital cholesterol is to the human body. If you had no cholesterol in your body you would be dead.”

The majority of the cholesterol in your body, approximately …read more

Source: Health Impact News