Practice Management

Okay now, what is this doing on a law blog?  I know, if you want health news you will visit a health website.

But, this is important for a couple of different reasons to lawyers.  First, there is so much disinformation out there concerning health, that I am tired of every lawyer I know being on edge or feeling guilty for what they eat.  Second, I get tired of just being on guard and on edge myself about these issues.  I work at home, and I eat primarily home prepared food, even at lunch.  (Can you say "good old fashion leftovers").  It is stressful watching colleagues struggle and in fighting the temptations I have sometimes.  I get tired of seeing others and worrying myself that if I eat an egg, or butter my bread that I am sacrificing my health and the financial well being of my family.

So, on Health.Com I found The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths, and I wanted to share them with you.  They are:

Myth 1: Americans have the highest cholesterol in the world.  Not true.  We are in the middle range.

Myth 2: Eggs are evil.  They have dietary cholesterol, but this type of cholesterol is not necessarily as harmful as once thought.  When dietary cholesterol intake rises, your body compensates by producing less of its own cholesterol.

Myth 4: Food is heart-healthy if it says "0 mg cholesterol".  It is believed to be the least important. Saturated fat (found in animal foods and dairy products) and trans fats (found in packaged foods) appear to have a far greater impact on low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called bad cholesterol that causes atherosclerosis, than dietary cholesterol.

Myth 5: Cholesterol is always a bad thing.  High cholesterol can be dangerous, but cholesterol itself is essential to various bodily processes, from insulating nerve cells in the brain to providing structure for cell membranes. That's why your body makes the white, waxy substance (about 75% of the cholesterol in your blood is made by the liver and cells elsewhere in your body).