The Importance of Cholesterol for Your Muscles and Testosterone – Dr. Berg

Don’t be afraid of cholesterol! Watch this video to learn about the benefits of cholesterol for your muscles and healthy testosterone levels.

0:00 Introduction: Cholesterol importance
1:12 Functions of cholesterol in the body
1:20 Cholesterol for the muscle
1:33 Cholesterol for testosterone
2:00 Myopathy, muscle damage, and other side effects of statin drugs to treat high cholesterol
2:30 Statins black box warning

In this video, we’re going to talk about the health benefits of cholesterol. Your brain, nervous system, and muscles all need cholesterol to function. This is why cholesterol is important!

Your body makes most of the cholesterol you need, about 3000 mg of cholesterol per day.

Dietary cholesterol only accounts for 20-25 percent of your total cholesterol. Despite what you may have heard, consuming foods high in cholesterol does not increase your blood cholesterol levels.

Cholesterol is needed to make vitamin D and is also necessary in the production of bile, which helps to digest fats.

Cholesterol and muscle building go hand in hand. Muscles require cholesterol to make them stronger and bigger.

Cholesterol is a precursor for certain sex hormones and anabolic in nature meaning that it builds things up. Without cholesterol, your body can not make testosterone.

When someone has high cholesterol, they are often prescribed statin drugs. Statins block the pathway to make cholesterol in the liver, shutting down the total production of cholesterol.

Side effects of statin drugs include:
Myopathy—destruction of your muscle cells
Myositis—inflammatory condition of the muscles
Muscle pain
Back pain
Weakness of the muscles
Low coenzyme Q10 which is important for your heart

There’s also a black box warning because statins can cause diabetes and increase your risk for heart attacks, the exact problem they are supposed to prevent.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
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Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Thanks for watching. I hope this video helps you understand the cholesterol and testosterone connection and the functions of cholesterol in your muscles. I’ll see you in the next video.