Episode 735 - Frequent guest and Certified Diabetes Educator Nicole Recine, RN joins Vinnie to talk about how all cholesterol is good, kids and NSNG, and Type 2 Diabetes 101 (3:30) - Nicole does consultations on for help with blood sugar regulation, diabetes management, fine-tuning NSNG, cholesterol testing, etc. Vinnie enjoys plugging her services because Nicole does specialty consulting that Vinnie doesn't do (10:00) - Nurse Practitioners (NP's) can prescribe medicine and get much of the same training as MD's do.  In their specialties, NP's might even know more that the typical doctors ALL CHOLESTEROL IS GOOD (12:15) - Cholesterol is not bad. All cholesterol is good except when the particles become small and dense. Small and dense cholesterol particles get embedded in the lining of arteries and cause plaque buildup This happens when someone becomes metabolically damaged by inflammation Inflammation is caused by sugars and grains Children need cholesterol for their brains to grow properly. By telling kids to have a low-fat diet and eat sugars and grains, you are only promoting obesity and metabolic syndrome as well as preventing proper growth of their brain There are studies that show that people who eat low-cholesterol diets wind up having more heart disease There are also studies that show women who live longer have higher levels of cholesterol, so cholesterol may be protective (16:00) - LDL cholesterol is often categorized as "bad cholesterol" and HDL cholesterol is indicated as the "good cholesterol" Doctors are telling people to lower LDL cholesterol by cutting down fat Doctors are looking at the diagnostic results and just trying to put people in a range on the chart which has nothing to do with the reality of their health Doctors automatically want to put patients on a statin if there LDL cholesterol is over 100 but don't really understand why. Doctors don't know how to read the detailed cholesterol panels and therefore won't order it Vinnie recommends telling your doctor to order it anyway and give it to you, then bring it to someone like Nicole Recine RN, Dr. Jeffrey Gerber, Dr. Eric Westman, etc to read. Nicole is the easiest to get a hold of :-) Nicole charges $75 for a 30 minute session to go through the detailed cholesterol panel and give recommendations watch movies like Statin Nation For more show notes, click HERE   PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Villa Cappelli Olive Oil - Use promo code "VINNIE" Pure Vitamin Club UPCOMING EVENTS:  Vinnie's Big Fat Show at Flapper's in Burbank, CA, featuring Gina Grad from 100.3 The Sound and the Adam Carolla show and podcaster Chris Laxamana