Why cholesterol is rarely the problem — and how your liver could be the key to lasting cardiovascular health.
Last year, a client came to me with a common but seemingly inexplicable problem: high cholesterol. This was despite following all of the usual dietary advice about avoiding saturated fats.
Her doctor wanted her to start on statins. She wanted to know why.
After reviewing her bloodwork and doing some functional testing, the answer became obvious. A sluggish liver, struggling with a lack of important nutrients. Because of them, her body was struggling to process fats, regulate inflammation, and keep up with metabolic demands.
Cases like hers aren’t unusual.
Ask most people how to protect their heart, and they’ll tell you to cut back on cholesterol and saturated fat, eat more plants, and move more. And while nutrition and movement matter, the conventional approach often overlooks one of the body’s most influential — and underappreciated — regulators of cardiovascular health.
Because the real secret to better heart health might not lie in your arteries at all.