What every woman needs to know about cholesterol — but was never told 🩸

In this episode of Well Yes, the HUM Podcast, Walter (co-founder of HUM Nutrition) and Sarah Greenfield (Functional Medicine Dietitian) break down cholesterol through a woman’s health lens — one of the most misunderstood topics in modern medicine.

Spoiler: cholesterol isn’t the villain you’ve been told it is. And for women, the story is far more nuanced than “high is bad, low is good.”

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ What cholesterol actually is — and why your body needs it (hormones, brain health, vitamin D & more)

✅ LDL vs. HDL vs. ApoB vs. Triglycerides — what each marker really means

✅ How cholesterol changes across a woman’s lifespan — reproductive years, pregnancy & perimenopause

✅ Why birth control can impact your lipid panel — what to know & who to talk to

✅ The perimenopause cholesterol shift — why LDL rises when estrogen drops, and what to do about it

✅ Why women have been left out of cardiovascular research — and why it matters for your care

✅ The best blood work panel to actually understand your heart health risk

✅ Myth-busting: Are eggs bad for cholesterol? Is low cholesterol always better? Does normal total cholesterol mean you’re in the clear?

✅ RD Rapid Fire: 10 cholesterol habits rated 1–10 by a functional medicine dietitian