# Book Notes - The great cholesterol myth [[The Great Cholesterol Myth, Revised and Expanded Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease--and the Statin-Free Plan that Will]] Start reading on [[02-02-2022]] Status: Skimming through the book. But reading this remind me of how similar arguments about psychiatric drugs have been made. How the side effects outweight benefits.. and the real cause of mental illness is not "dophamic" but something else.... Personal view: I suspect the actual causes is going to be complex and complicated. Not going to be a SINGLE answer. Thus need holistic and systemic changes. All western medication have side effects.. and when we try to adjust ONE aspect, something going to be affected. THEREFORE, i subscribe to the TCM holistic approach... BALANCE in all aspect.. internal and external approach. **A separate reflection** - There are different "camps" pro and against positions on anything. Even science. How science has been conducted. No wonder people find it hard to trust anything now. #knowledge #reality ---- The authors will answer the following, why... • Cholesterol does not cause heart disease. Cholesterol is involved in heart disease, but not in the way most people think it is. Cholesterol levels—as currently measured—do not even predict heart disease (let alone cause it). • The cholesterol test your doctor currently gives you— the one for “good” and “bad” cholesterol”—is obsolete. There are at least thirteen identified subtypes of cholesterol—not two—making it all the more mystifying that doctors continue to stick to measuring two. • Lowering cholesterol does not save lives—and this has been shown in study after study. • Problematic blood measurements, such as high blood sugar, are actually markers of dysfunction that show up fairly late in the game. By the time these traditional red flags show up on your annual blood test, you could already be well on the road to pre-diabetes. And remember, pre-diabetes _is_ diabetes; it’s just not official yet. And diabetes _is_ pre-heart disease. You cannot ignore the early warning signs of diabetes, and unfortunately, most doctors only look for the ones that show up after the damage has already started. --- FOREWORD Chapter 1:      Why a New Edition of This Book Was Needed PART ONE Chapter 2:    [[Why You Should Be Skeptical of LDL as an Indicator of Heart Disease]] Chapter 3:    [[Cholesterol Is Harmless]] Chapter 4:    The Real Deal on Cholesterol Chapter 5:    Inflammation and Oxidation PART TWO Chapter 6:    Sugar: The Real Demon in the Diet Chapter 7:     The Truth About Fat: It’s Not What You Think Chapter 8:    [[The Statin Deception]] Chapter 9:    The Real Cause of Heart Disease PART THREE Chapter 10: Beyond the Mediterranean Diet: What Do I Eat? Chapter 11:    Help Your Heart with These Supplements Chapter 12: The Science of Healthy Living: Eat, Laugh, Play, Love APPENDIX A APPENDIX B     Beyond Cholesterol Testing: What Tests Should I Get?