Ted Danson was on Regis and Kelly this morning, I do not necesarily know what we was promoting, though I tuned in when he was talking about his health.  He mentioned that in the effort to take care of himself through dietary changes and taking some “chinese herbs and yeast” the result was a total cholesterol of 129. 

I assumed the herb he was speaking of was red rice yeast which is actually a whole food source in China.  I sometimes reccomend this herb, it actually works very well.  One thing for sure though is that you cannot be too careful of the source.  There is a lot of herbs coming from China (and other places, and here in the US) that are riddled with pesticides and herbicides and fumigated to boot.  We only recommend one red yeast rice brand because we know where they grow it and the measures they insist on for purity.

 Back to his total cholesterol of 129…He was elated about it, very proud to have a number so low.  People are being programmed to believe that the lower the cholesterol the better.  This is so untrue. Cholesterol numbers in this realm have shown in studies to increase issues of morbidity.

Cholesterol is a pro-hormone which means it is a precursor to other hormones,   Hormones that are our great communicators and keep us alive with vitallity.  Could keeping cholesterol too low keep us low in hormones?

Ted, if you are reading this…buy our book, you will see a reference section full of practitioners that can adequately manage your cholesterol and check those hormones, I am worried, and check out the book link on cholesterol to the bottom right by Dr. Dick Tapert.

In Health,

R-n-A

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