480: Myths And Truths About Cholesterol with Sally Fallon Morell

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Wellness, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition, Diet, Health

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

What's the truth about cholesterol? Are we more prone to heart attacks if we have high cholesterol? Does cholesterol and saturated fat clog arteries? Are cholesterol-lowering drugs helpful or doing more harm than good? Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, today dispels myths and misconceptions related to cholesterol.

She explains the vital role cholesterol plays in the body for the brain and nervous system. She goes over its antioxidant functions and its role in fighting infections and toxins. She even covers what may be leading to heart disease, since cholesterol is not to blame.

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0:00.0	From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for
0:10.4	Wise Traditions in Food, farming, and the healing arts.
0:14.0	We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal
0:18.6	health. And now here is our host and producer Hilda Labrada Gore.
0:27.0	Hey, Hilda here.
0:31.0	Cholesterol lowering drugs may lower cholesterol, but do they improve health outcomes?
0:37.0	The answer is no.
0:39.0	This is episode 480 and our guest today is Sally Falam Morel.
0:43.0	Sally is the president and founder of the Weston A Price Foundation,
0:47.0	the author of Nourishing Traditions and numerous other books.
0:50.0	And she is also a relentless advocate for slow food, regenerative agriculture, and raw milk.
0:56.5	Today Sally tackles another topic, cholesterol.
0:59.5	Nearly half of the population under the age of 65 is on cholesterol lowering drugs and 65% of the
1:06.6	population over the age of 65 are also on cholesterol lowering pharmaceutical drugs.
1:12.0	These drugs are doing more harm than good. lowering pharmaceutical
1:14.4	drugs. These drugs are doing more harm than good.
1:14.5	Sally today explains why cholesterol is really not the villain it's been made out to be.
1:19.5	She talks about how it benefits us and its role in the body. She dispels common myths and
1:24.4	misconceptions related to it and she goes over in detail how cholesterol production is
1:29.5	beneficial for physical, emotional, and mental health.
1:32.8	This is part one of a three-part series focused on cholesterol.
1:36.5	Before we get into the conversation,
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