Cherry Healey
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But actually, there's good cholesterol.
The HDLs are good.
Why is some cholesterol bad?
A bit like if you've got a water pipe and you put Blu-Tack all over the inside of it, the water can't run through.
Is that what plaque does?
It's sticky.
Right, so the plumbers come, they go, oh my gosh, let's get rid of this obstacle.
But actually what they do is they put it somewhere much more dangerous.
And then what happens if it does go into a very narrow artery?
Is that what a stroke is or is that a heart attack?
So cholesterol can be good and it can be bad, but when it's bad, it's really serious.
That's the sweet spot.
How do you know if you've got high cholesterol?
I mean, I could have it right now.
Even if they've got the best jumper in the whole world.
If you're listening to this rather than watching it, you are missing out on the best jumper I've ever seen in the whole world.
Thank you.
That's what it is.
So jumpers are not medication for cholesterol.
It's a really good message to clarify.