Dr. Tabatha Barber explains why cholesterol isn't the villain we think it is. She connects elevated estrogen and sluggish gallbladder function to gallstone formation and removal, which worsens estrogen dominance and reduces bile available to process cholesterol, disrupting lipid patterns.
So it's a really common scenario for women to have elevated estrogen, have a sluggish gallbladder, end up having their gallbladder removed for gallstones, and then the vicious cycle of estrogen dominance continues, and they continue to not have enough bile to handle their cholesterol, and their cholesterol patterns get really, really out of whack. So it's super important for us to not villainize cholesterol, to not be afraid of it, to embrace it and realize that it is such an intricate part of having healthy body.
