Sushee I've been having light headedness & fainting for a few months now on/off. I have low BP again, I also have high cholesterol which is strange because I am serious about nutrition and diet.
Recently I found I have low adrenal function, something I had when I was younger. Its definately worth seeing a health professional. I had blood tests which didn't reveal much and they found my BP was averaging around 90/60 over 2 weeks. I spoke with my specialist for the girls who is an allergy specialist but who also specialised in "well being" and he is sending me for more tests for adrenal function & I am altering my diet accordingly as well.
I know this is a bit of a diversion from the original thread question but with regards to cholesterol, I am a big believer that this has more to do with individual body metabolism and genetics than diet.
I have a husband who is a very healthy marathon runner and we have to watch his cholesterol - I have him on a supplement to clean the blood vessels.
I have a mother, who is very large, does no exercise, eats junk and has no cholesterol at all.
I am sure diet plays a role, but a lesser role than what was first thought when the idea was put forward. Some people can eat junk and their body uses the cholesterol and others people eat healthy but because their body uses less cholesterol, they have higher readings.
Our body actually makes and uses cholesterol for some functions such as building cell membranes, makeing hormones, producing vitamin D and bile acids which digest fat.
So we need it. it is a good thing. But like most things in life.....too much of a good thing can be bad for us!!
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