I have read several times that mercury toxic people have very high cholesterol or very low levels , this makes alot of sense to me.
all hormones are derived from cholesterol , this is why a person with low levels will not make enough hormones , like pregnegolone , dhea , and cortisol which then branch out to create other hormones about 150 others

this is why a person with high cholesterol levels are trying to over conpensate by creating even more cholesterol to meet the bodies demand

I eat oatmeal every morning and do not eat any junk food and a low fat diet and still have a total cholesterol level of 250 ,

my doc is still scratching her head about that one

this is why cutler does not recomend cholesterol lowering drugs if you have high levels (page 129 of A I )