Tu Amigo El Colesterol / Cholesterol Is Your Friend [Spanish]

By Carlos Jaramillo

Y si el colesterol no fuera el malo de esta historia?

Durante a os nos dijeron que el colesterol era el enemigo. Que hab a que bajarlo, combatirlo, eliminarlo. Que era el culpable silencioso de los infartos, las arterias tapadas y la muerte prematura. Y mientras repet amos ese discurso sin cuestionarlo, segu amos enfermando.

En Tu amigo el colesterol, el doctor Carlos Jaramillo nos invita a revisar una de las creencias m s arraigadas --y mal entendidas-- de la medicina moderna. Con rigor cient fico y un lenguaje claro, explica qu es realmente el colesterol, por qu lo necesitamos para vivir y qu ocurre en nuestro cuerpo cuando sus niveles se alteran.

Este libro nos ense a a mirar m s all de los n meros, a entender el contexto metab lico, la inflamaci n, el estr s, la alimentaci n, el sue o y los h bitos que determinan la salud de nuestras arterias. Ac se desmontan mitos, se aclaran confusiones y se ofrecen herramientas pr cticas para recuperar el equilibrio, poder leer nuestros ex menes con criterio y tomar decisiones informadas junto a nuestro m dico.

Porque entender al colesterol es, en realidad, entendernos mejor.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

What if cholesterol wasn't the villain in this story?

For years we were told that cholesterol was the enemy. That it had to be lowered, fought, eliminated. That it was the silent culprit behind heart attacks, clogged arteries, and premature death. And while we repeated that narrative without questioning it, we kept getting sick.

In Cholesterol is Your Friend, Dr. Carlos Jaramillo invites us to revisit one of the most deeply rooted --and misunderstood-- beliefs of modern medicine. With scientific rigor and clear language, he explains what cholesterol really is, why we need it to live, and what happens in our bodies when its levels change.

This book teaches us to look beyond the numbers, to understand the metabolic context, inflammation, stress, nutrition, sleep, and habits that determine the health of our arteries. Here myths are dismantled, confusions clarified, and practical tools offered to restore balance, read our test results with discernment, and make informed decisions together with our doctor.

Because to understand cholesterol is, in fact, to understand ourselves better.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 6073941870
• ISBN13: 9786073941877
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Planeta Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"