The busy super human

1 week ago

1.Cholesterol, which chemically is an alcohol, not a fat is an important component of the cell membranes, including organelle membranes inside the cell.

Your body makes 80% of the cholesterol it needs itself and has genes encoding for enzymes which do this, which have been with us for about 3.6 billions of years so we need cholesterol and it is NOT BAD.

LDL, HDL and VLDL are lipo-proteins or ‘molecular packages’ which transport cholesterol and fat around in the blood stream. I will talk about them in a different post

2. The right proportion of phospholipids, fatty acids and cholesterol in cell membranes allows them to be flexible while maintaining their shape so they can function properly.

3. Cholesterol is used by the body as raw material for many healing processes both inside and outside the body.

4. Cholesterol is found in large amounts in brain tissue where it is needed for normal brain function and mood. Low levels of cholesterol in the brain have been linked to depression and suicide.

5. Cholesterol production often raises as part of a protective immune system response to chronic infection.

6. Babies need plenty of cholesterol for proper brain development and cholesterol is normally found in large amounts in human breast milk. (formulas usually contain little to no cholesterol because of myths that cholesterol is bad!)

7. Adrenal and gonadal hormones are made from cholesterol eg testosterone, estrogen, cortisol aldosterone . These are the stress managing, energy producing and reproductive hormones.

8. Cholesterol is vital for proper nerve function. Three quarters of the myelin membrane is made from fat and of that nearly 25% is cholesterol. This is key for people with MS.

9. Vitamin D is made from cholesterol in the skin and vitamin D is needed for hundreds of reactions in the body.

10. Cholesterol is converted into bile salts in the liver which are needed to break down and emulsify fats.

11. Cholesterol is needed in large amounts in the skin where it is vital for skin health, appearance and strength.

12. Cholesterol is key for reactions involving endocytosis and exocytosis such as bone remodeling, thus low cholesterol is now believed to be linked to osteoporosis. ... See MoreSee Less

The busy super human

2 weeks ago

I just finished my first 60hr fast. One Benefit of fasting is autophagy and fasting for longer periods (usually about 2-5 days ) will trigger this natural and important biochemical process, where the cells effectively “take out their trash and destroy it”

Here is a free hypnosis video I made to help with fasting mindset and intermittent fasting

youtu.be/PjZV3WZ67G4

.. #fasting #intermittentfasting #autophagy ... See MoreSee Less