Although cholesterol is very important for cell function, for manufacturing cell membranes (that are responsible for carrying nutrients throughout the body), for producing hormones and for the production of Vitamin d, when there is excess in cholesterol, and cholesterol flows through the arteries, it transforms from liquid form to solid form, a quality that makes its waxy consistency as it sticks to artery walls, accumulates and in time turns into hard plaque that narrows and blocks that arteries.

This transformation forma normal state of liquid to a waxy solid consistency is what makes cholesterol deposit itself within artery walls. This crystallization process of cholesterol is similar to the behavior of ice. Like ice, cholesterol expends and then bursts into the blood stream, aggravating the natural blood clotting process. The build up of cholesterol within artery walls combined with the process of blood clots moving through the arteries (due to the crystallization process of cholesterol), can all significantly enhance the a dangerous condition called atherosclerosis, when arteries become narrow and hard, making it difficult for blood to flow through and distribute oxygen to cells, heart and brain. Atherosclerosis can lead to heart attacks and strokes if aggravated.

To prevent athersosclerosis, one must first prevent the transformation of cholesterol from a liquid state to a solid state and that can only be achieved by managing and lowering cholesterol levels. Because we cannot always control the amount of cholesterol produced by our body, the most effective way to control cholesterol is to lower the amount of dietary cholesterol, or the cholesterol that comes from the foods that we eat. Complimenting this dietary changes with adequate supplementation and exercise can not only lower overall cholesterol levels, it can also elevate the HDL cholesterol which is the good cleansing cholesterol, thus not only preventing the build up and crystallization process of cholesterol, but also preventing atherosclerosis and its implications and a result of that.