In this episode, I am doing a deep dive on cholesterol and the many different things it does in the body as well as how it impacts our hormones. I’ll also be covering how certain minerals can impact cholesterol and go through some things to consider when looking at your cholesterol lab test results. This podcast episode is for informational purposes only. While I will be discussing lab tests and possible interpretations for results, you can’t interpret a lab completely without having a whole person to compare it to. If you have concerns about your cholesterol, please share them with your doctor or medical provider. Links/Resources:Free thyroid training: https://bit.ly/3uDbDBi Free Training: Optimizing Hormone Health with Mineral Balance: https://bit.ly/3iwRDMk Mineral Imbalance Quiz: https://bit.ly/3ycEn4h Gallbladder episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gallbladder-health-your-hormones-with-olivia-haas/id1568547321?i=1000582123453 Iodine episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iodine-the-miracle-mineral/id1568547321?i=1000560008653 Top 5 Nutrition Myths: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-5-nutrition-myths/id1568547321?i=1000526229343 Macro Minerals episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minerals-101/id1568547321?i=1000527073902 Copper and Iron episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-connection-between-copper-iron/id1568547321?i=1000528570432 The Salt Fix by Dr. James DiNicolantonioReferences: Steroid hormones: https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-7075-7-47 Cell membranes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6383291/#:~:text=Cholesterol%20is%20the%20major%20sterol,the%20lipid%20bilayer%20on%20average. Myelin: https://www.nature.com/articles/nn1426#:~:text=Myelin%20cannot%20be%20synthesized%20without,limiting%20factor%20for%20myelin%20growth. Bile acids: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2712638/#:~:text=Bile%20acids%20are%20synthesized%20from%20cholesterol%20in%20the%20liver