Full Transcript Rethinking LDL and Cholesterol 0:00 If you want to improve your cholesterol naturally, you need to stop thinking only about how much LDL is in your blood and start asking a better question. 0:10 How effectively is your body clearing older LDl particles before they become damaged, oxidized, and dangerous? 0:18 Because LD is not bad. 0:21 Your body makes LD for a reason. 0:24 These particles transport cholesterol, fat-soluble vitamins and other essential compounds throughout the body. 0:31 That's why the Body makes them. 0:32 Now the LDL particles remain in circulation for too long. 0:36 that's a problem because they become oxidized, inflamed and they could damage the blood vessel wall. 0:43 now your liver plays a major role in this entire process. 0:47 Your liver helps to remove the older LDl particles from circulation through what's known as LDR receptors. 0:54 Think of these receptors like docking stations where the LDL particle docks and then the liver pulls them out of circulation and the reprocesses and recycles 1:04 its components. 1:05 But when your metabolism is struggling, your liver is overwhelmed and your LDR receptors are not functioning optimally. 1:14 They remain in this system longer. 1:17 That increases what we call LDLR resonance time and a longer LDRL resonance means more opportunities for oxidation.
Step 1: Eat Seafood 1:25 So today, I want to give you four natural steps to support healthy cholesterol metabolism, help your liver do its job and protect your blood vessels. 1:35 No gimmicks, no obsession with chasing one laboratory number and no belief that a pill can replace the way you eat, live and think. 1:44 Here we go. 1:44 Step number one, eat seafood. 1:47 Seafood is one of the most important foods for cardiovascular health because it contains the nutrients that help to support the liver, 1:56 the blood vessels and healthy lipid metabolism. 1:59 Wild seafood provides omega-3 fats, phospholipids, minerals like selenium and iodine, high quality proteins and other nutrients to supports body function. 2:12 These nutrients are not isolated chemicals created in a laboratory They come packaged together in real food. 2:18 Omega-3 fats are the superstar here to stabilize and support healthy cell membranes and balance the inflammatory response. 2:27 Phospholipids in the seafood help transport fats and supports the structure of every single cell in your body. 2:34 Selenium is critical for detoxification and antioxidant support. 2:38 Proteins like taurine support amino acids. 2:42 like bioproduction, liver function and blood pressure along with cardiovascular health. 2:47 And this matters because cholesterol does not exist in isolation. 2:50 Cholesterol metabolism is connected to your liver, your thyroid and so many other factors. 2:56 I recommend eating wild seafood often like sardines, anchovies, salmon, mackerel and tuna. 3:04 Also recommend wild salmon roe because that's going to be the ultimate strategy for healthy foods. 3:11 The phospholipid form also contains choline, astaxanthin, and other nutrients. 3:16 So seafood is not a garnish. 3:18 It is a superfood that you should be eating. 3:22 Instead of asking what pill lowers LDL, ask, am I giving my liver and blood vessels the nutrients they require? 3:30 All right, now step number two, after food. 3:32 Get sunshine. 3:34 This surprises many people. 3:35 I'm in the sun right now. 3:37 Now, Cholesterol conversations never mention sunlight, but sunlight is one of the most powerful biological signals affecting human health. 3:46 Morning sunlight helps set your circadian rhythm. 3:49 That internal clock influences your hormones, metabolism, insulin sensitivity, sleep and liver function. 3:57 Your liver has its own circadian clock.
Step 2: Get Sunshine 4:00 It does not perform every job at the same level throughout the entire day. 4:04 The timing of light, food, activity and sleep helps to tell the liver when to store energy, when release it and when perform important repair and cleanup processes. 4:15 Sunshine of course also supports the production of vitamin D, nitric oxide, mitochondrial function and a healthy inflammatory response. 4:25 Vitamin D is not simply another vitamin on a laboratory report. 4:29 It functions more like a hormone and communicates with cells throughout the body. 4:35 That does not mean you need to burn your skin or spend your entire day in intense sunlight. 4:40 Start by getting outside shortly after waking. 4:44 Let natural light reach your eyes without looking directly at the sun. 4:49 Spend time outdoors throughout day and expose your skincare responsibly based on your location, season, and skin type. 4:57 You cannot recreate the full biological effect of sunshine by swallowing a vitamin D pill. 5:04 Your body was designed to receive natural light during the day and darkness at night. 5:09 So that brings us to step number three, which is get quality sleep. 5:14 Sleep is when your body performs essential repair regulation and metabolic maintenance. 5:23 sleep is critical for healthy cholesterol and LDL levels. 5:27 Poor sleep can impair insulin sensitivity, increase hunger, raise stress hormones, disrupt blood pressure and interfere with normal liver metabolism. 5:38 When insulin remains elevated, the liver receives a signal and package more energy. 5:43 That can contribute to higher triglycerides, abnormal lipoprotein patterns, fatty liver and longer LDL residence time.
Step 3: Prioritize Quality Sleep 5:51 You cannot consistently sleep five hours, stay under bright artificial lights, scroll on your phone until midnight or later, 5:58 and expect your cholesterol metabolism to function properly. 6:02 Quality sleep begins long before your head hits the pillow. 6:06 Get morning light. 6:07 Move your body during the day. 6:09 Eat your final meal several hours before bed. 6:12 Dim the lights after sunset. 6:14 Keep the bedroom cool, dark and quiet. 6:17 Remove unnecessary electronics from a sleeping environment. 6:21 Turn off the television and stop treating nighttime like an extension of the daytime. 6:26 Your body needs a clear signal. 6:29 Daytime is for movement, food, activity and sunlight. 6:33 Nighttime for darkness, fasting, recovery and repair. 6:38 If your cholesterol numbers are moving in the wrong direction, examine your sleep before blaming your genetics. 6:44 Finally, step number four, get away from toxins. 6:47 Your liver is not only involved in cholesterol metabolism, it's also a major detoxification organ. 6:55 Every day it processes compounds from your food, water, air, personal care products, household products pharmaceuticals, 7:03 mold exposure, plastics, pesticides and industrial chemicals and so much more. 7:09 When the liver is dealing with a constant toxic burden, something has to give. 7:14 Certain toxins may promote oxidative stress, disrupt hormones, interfere with mitochondrial function and contribute to insulin resistance. 7:23 They can also increase the oxidate of environment that makes LDL particles more vulnerable to damage. 7:30 Remember, the goal is not simply to have less LDL. 7:33 The goal to reduce the conditions that turn a normal transport particle into an oxidized and potentially harmful one. 7:41 Start with the exposures you can control. 7:43 Obviously, avoiding smoking and secondhand smoke, that's obvious. 7:48 Reduce your use of plastics, especially around food and hot liquids. 7:53 Do not microwave your food ever and certainly not in plastic. 7:57 Choose cleaner personal care and household products. 8:00 Filter your water. 8:01 Eat organic, especially foods known to carry higher pesticide residues. 8:06 Address water damage buildings and potential mold exposure. 8:10 Get outside and breathe the cleaner air whenever you can.
Step 4: Reduce Toxin Exposure 8:14 And when testing is appropriate, test, don't guess. 8:17 Look at the environmental toxins, the heavy metals, The mold mycotoxins. 8:21 This can help you identify exposures that may otherwise be missed. 8:26 So these are the four steps. 8:27 Number one, eat seafood. 8:28 number two, get sunshine. 8:31 Get quality sleep number four, get away from toxins. 8:34 Notice that none of these steps begin with attacking cholesterol and has nothing to do with pharmaceuticals. 8:40 Cholesterol is essential to human life. 8:43 You need it to build cell membranes, produce your hormones, make digestive bile and support your brain and nervous system. 8:50 The smarter approach is to improve the environment in which cholesterol travels, support the liver, improve things like insulin sensitivity, 8:59 reduce oxidative stress, lower the toxic burden, give your body and the nutrients, the light, sleep and natural environment it needs and do not evaluate 9:10 your cardiovascular health using total cholesterol and LDL alone. 9:15 You need to look deeper. 9:16 Look at markers like oxidized LDl, APOB-APOA ratios, LP little a, markers of inflammation, metabolics, and omega-3 index. 9:27 These can provide much more of a complete picture because lowering a number down is not the same thing as creating healthier blood vessels and becoming 9:35 heart attack proof. 9:37 If you want to improve your lipids naturally and become heart attack proof, take our Heart Attack Proof Masterclass.
Advanced Markers and Final Takeaway 9:45 Inside the Master Class, I explain what your cholesterol results really mean, which advanced markers matter, what damages the blood vessel wall and the 9:57 specific strategies I use to support healthy circulation naturally. 10:01 So click the link below to join the masterclass. 10:05 And if this video helped you see cholesterol differently, subscribe to the natural heart doctor channel and share this. 10:12 With someone you love someone who's still being told that cholesterol is the enemy and pharmaceuticals are the answer because after 20 plus years as a cardiologist, 10:23 I know that there is a much better way and that much way is supporting the root cause of why people have cardiovascular events and it's not from a pharmaceutical deficiency. 10:35 That's what we do at Natural Heart Doctor. 10:38 Share this message widely and we'll see you again on the next video.
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