Hello everyone! Welcome to episode 56 of Intermittent Fasting For Life — Experiment of One. I’m your host Tracey Mack.
Today I will be discussing: High Cholesterol and intermittent fasting.
“High cholesterol — and how I reversed mine.”
Cholesterol itself isn’t bad.
Your body actually needs it to make hormones, protect cells, and support the brain.
High cholesterol happens when too much cholesterol stays in the blood instead of being properly used or cleared by the liver.
For me, diet was the biggest driver.
Even though I thought I was eating “okay,” my food choices were still creating too much inflammation and insulin demand in my body — and my cholesterol numbers reflected that.
I was diagnosed with high cholesterol.
Instead of immediately relying on medication, I changed two things:
First, I started intermittent fasting, which reduced how often my body was producing insulin and gave my liver time to reset.
Second, I shifted to a whole-food, plant-based diet — real food, minimal processing, high fiber, and nutrient-dense meals.
That combination did something powerful.
Fiber helped pull excess cholesterol out of my body.
Fasting lowered insulin and inflammation.
And my liver started functioning the way it was designed to.
The result?
My cholesterol numbers improved!
That experience taught me something important:
For many people, high cholesterol isn’t a life sentence.
It’s feedback.
And when you change the environment inside your body — through how often you eat and what you eat — the body can heal.
I hope the information that I have provided helps you with your health and weight loss journey. I’m not a doctor so please don’t use anything that I say as a substitute for medical advice. If you would like to share your intermittent fasting story, please email me at:
TraceyMackif4life@gmail.com.
Have a great day everyone!
Here is the link to my book, Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSDF47CN
Intro/outro music: I Feel You by Keven MacLeod
