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There is one big flaw to the common belief that food causes high cholesterol\u2026<\/p>\nThere is one big flaw to the common belief that food causes high cholesterol\u2026<\/p>\n
You see, your body makes all the cholesterol it needs!
\nWhen it has enough, it stops making it.
\nIf it has too much, it can easily flush the extra out.<\/p>\n
But a new joint study from the University of Alberta<\/em>, McGill University<\/em> and Korea’s Hanyang University<\/em> reveals one common mineral that\u2019s essential for this natural cholesterol monitoring process to work.<\/p>\n Lacking this mineral force your body to load your bloodstream with cholesterol, causing stroke and heart attack.<\/p>\n There is a protein called calreticulin that traps calcium in your cells for usage and storage. <\/p>\n Without this protein, your body flushes all your calcium out, causing calcium deprivation.<\/p>\n Why is this important to high cholesterol?<\/p>\n Because when the scientists removed this calcium binding protein in roundworms, they discovered that as the calcium level went down, the production of cholesterol skyrocketed!<\/p>\n In fact, there didn\u2019t seem to be any regulation of cholesterol production in the worms when there was little calcium in their bloodstream.<\/p>\n This means that calcium is essential for monitoring how much cholesterol is allowed in your bloodstream.<\/p>\n Does this mean you should load up on calcium supplements?<\/p>\n Not necessarily. <\/p>\n You should be fine if you consume enough calcium rich food, such as milk, yogurt, cheese, kale, broccoli, bok choy, spinach, poppy and sesame seeds, almonds, and sardines with their edible bones.<\/p>\n You\u2019re more likely to lack vitamin D, which is just like the calreticulin protein\u2014essential to absorb calcium.<\/p>\n