Grace Rivas Naturopathic Practitioner

05/11/2025

🩺 CHOLESTEROL: Silent Killer or Unrecognised Hero?

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/vzdnYuq7QG4

For decades, cholesterol has been blamed for clogged arteries, heart attacks, and premature death.

However, cholesterol is a vital fat molecule needed to produce the hormones testosterone, oestrogen, progesterone, cortisol, DHEA-S, and vitamin D.

Cholesterol is also a key component of cell membranes, the myelin sheath of brain cells, is required for bile production, and much more.

So why the bad reputation?

🧐 Like at a crime scene, cholesterol is found at the site of arterial damage, along inflammation and oxidative stress.

But what if I told you that cholesterol actually rushes to the scene of arterial damage to protect and repair, not to cause harm!

Think of it like firefighters at a fire:
they appear to extinguish the flames,
not because they started them!

🧐 Let’s take a look at other suspects...

We know that inflammation and oxidative stress is associated with glucose dysregulation and insulin resistance.

🧐The silent killer are the refined carbohydrates and sugars, seed oils, alcohol, and sedentary lifestyles leading to inflammation and oxidative stress.

Grace Rivas
BH-Science Nat. Medicine
Naturopathic Practitioner & Functional Nutritionist 🌿

For decades, cholesterol has been painted as the enemy and blamed for clogged arteries, heart attacks, and early death. But what if cholesterol isn’t the vil...

22/10/2025

✨️️️CLIENT REVIEW✨️️️
I first saw Grace back in 2023,
my twins were 2 years old at the time and I was seriously post-natal depleted. I was struggling to survive everyday with 4 children, I had zero energy. Grace listened and made me a bottle of herbal tonic, it was life changing for me. My energy returned and it was like life and happiness was injected back into my body. I cannot thank Grace enough for her helping me through this time and for going above and beyond to make house calls for me.
Grace was also able to help me with my poor thumb nail which I slammed into a car door 5 years ago. I went to see my gp and she said there was nothing they could do. After many years of extreme pain day to day from the split often getting caught on things and pulling down my nail bed I decided to ask if Grace if she could do anything…. And of course she was able to assist, my nail is now 70% better than it was and I think it might even fully heal back to normal. Unbelievable!!
Grace is an expert in her field and has helped my whole family. My son from the age of 8 months has suffered from eczema. I saw our doctor, a skin specialist and finally an immunologist who were all able only to offer a steroid cream and advice of diet restrictions. I did everything they said but he was still suffering, scratching through the night, in pain and it was heartbreaking. After speaking with Grace I was able to clear his eczema up completely! She is amazing!
Grace is an incredible practitioner, women and someone whom I now call my friend. I cannot recommend her enough!
Thank you Grace for all that you have done for us
Samantha xx