Dr. Stephen Sinatra: Metabolic Cardiology and the Cholesterol Myth

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Dr. Sinatra looks at coronary disease as an inflammatory problem and believes statins are effective primarily due to their anti-inflammatory effect, but are needed only in certain circumstances. Stephen Sinatra, MD

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“Most people are under the suspicion that cholesterol causes heart disease and that is a big myth...the conspiracy runs miles deep” states Sinatra. He continues, “lowering LDL does not have the impact we think it does”, and he points out that, “we need cholesterol for many reasons: it forms steroid hormones, in skin it converts sunlight to Vitamin D, cholesterol lubricates the skin, helps neurotransmitter function in the brain, it carries CoQ10, Vitamin E, lipoprotein, and binds harmful mercury. Cholesterol is your friend, not your foe. Cholesterol is only an enemy when you have chronic inflammation in the body—when it is oxidized”.