IS AVOIDING BUTTER THE WAY TO CONTROL CHOLESTEROL?
The observations of many natural health practitioners indicate that a balanced body chemistry is the key to normalizing cholesterol. Dr. William Koch, MD, an eminent physician, wrote: “Cholesterol … is no problem when the oxidations are efficient and diet is sensible. In all our observations, high levels drop … it steadies to a good normal when the oxidations are re-established to normal.” (Normal oxidations refers to the efficient burning of food and the generation of adequate energy from food.) Most cholesterol is manufactured within the body. A maximum of about 4% of all cholesterol comes from the diet. Cholesterol is the raw material for the adrenal stress hormones and the sex hormones. The body often reacts to stress by producing more cholesterol. This allows the body to make more stress-fighting hormones. As biochemical stress is reduced through a scientific nutrition program, cholesterol levels often decrease without the need for restrictive diets. In fact, eating some anima
