[This is only true since 1911 when refined salt and Crisco were introduced. Before this date, heart disease was UNKNOWN! - bfg] Lower cholesterol levels can avoid this and bring you many rewards from a healthy heart. [ This is NOT true... - bfg]
http://cholesterol.ehealthnetpro.com/why-lower-cholesterol-levels/
What you eat has almost nothing to do with your cholesterol level Many people with high cholesterol actually live longer Low cholesterol is a deadly health hazard Our own bodies make cholesterol - it's found in every cell Cholesterol-lowering drugs put you at greater risk of cancer, depression, memory loss, nerve damage and more.
From The Biggest Medical Lie Of the Last 50 Years...by William Campbell Douglass II, M.D. The Douglass Report, P.O. Box 925 Frederick, MD 21705-9913 -[This guy puts out one of the better health newsletters. - bfg]
...Ads for this best-selling butter substitute proclaim it promotes hearth health. And it does contain a cholesterol-lowering compound... But it's made with the world's deadliest fats!
Source: Junk mail flyer for Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2009, PO Box 11400, Des Moines, IA 50381-1400
in people with healthy (and normal) LDL cholesterol levels of 180,200, or more....anyone with an LDL cholesterol number LOWER than 200 risks serious heart problems. In fact, I don't caution anyone to worry about cholesterol at all until their LDL hits 300 or more."
Source: Dr. Douglass' Real Health Breakthroughs, Order Processing Center, P.O. Box 925, Frederick, MD 21705-9913/819 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201/The Douglass Report
8-year study of 10,000 patients leaves no wiggle room for drug giants... Scientists gasped in disbelief when the final results were released, but the numbers peak for themselves. Cholesterol drugs are worthless. ...In other words, the statin-users had just spent 8 years taking a costly drug with hideous side effects - risking liver failure, muscle wasting, even sudden death - for nothing.
Source: Junk mail flyer for Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2009, PO Box 11400, Des Moines, IA 50381-1400
when the response to a diet restricted in saturated fat and cholesterol... has been inadequate." [The recommended diet has too much vegetable oil and too much Omega 6 fatty acids! - bfg]
http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/uspi_lipitor.pdf
"Since its introduction in 1997, Lipitor has more than 36 million patient years of therapy and is the most widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering medication in the world....Lipitor has not been shown to prevent heart disease or heart attacks."
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-29-2002/0001716659&EDATE=
LIPITOR is clinically proven to lower bad cholesterol 76 to 115 points, that’s 39%-60%.†
http://www.lipitor.com/content/index.aspx
Clogging the channels of joy. Fear of accepting joy.
I choose to love life. My channels of joy are wide open. It is safe to receive.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/122099/Heal-Your-Body
All of the statins reduce blood levels of cholesterol and presumably reduce the risk of heart attack.
http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/question-answer-28152-64.html?ic=4004
Yes, that's one thing they honestly do. Yet as I've been warning since 1992, cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease! In fact, over 60% of heart-attack victims have normal cholesterol...and most people with high cholesterol never have heart attacks....Find out how to erase the real killer in your arteries - plaque-inducing inflammation."
Source: Alternatives, Mountain Home Publishing, P.O. Box 2000, Ranson, WV 25438-2000; 1-800-844-1462
Statins drugs, which are medications widely used to lower cholesterol, may cause structural damage to the muscles of people experiencing muscle aches and weakness. The damage may occur even when tests for a protein thought to signal injury are normal, and may persist even after statin use is halted. About 10 to 15 percent of people taking statins report myalgia, or minor muscle aches and weakness. A smaller number have stronger, persistent pain, called myopathy. In a study, researchers biopsied leg muscle tissue from 83 patients: 44 were taking statins and had serious and persistent muscle pain, 19 were taking statins and had no myopathy, and 20 had never taken statins or suffered myopathy. Biopsies showed that 25 of the 44 with myopathy had muscle damage.
Sources: Forbes July 6, 2009 Canadian Medical Association Journal July 7, 2009; 181 (1-2)
(NewTrends Publishing, 2000), Dr. Ravnskov has published over 50 scholarly papers and letters disputing the so-called diet-heart theory of cardiovascular disease in mainstream Scandinavian and international medical journals. In 1999, he received the Skrabanek Award, given by Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland for original contributions in the field of medical skepticism. "The scientific studies do not justify the current push for lowfat diets and widespread use of cholesterol-lowering drugs," says Ravnskov. "The research is designed to make trivial results seem highly significant and turn healthy people into patients. It is with good reason that the diet-heart theory has been called the 'greatest scam in the history of medicine.'" In his talks, Ravnskov will emphasize the nonexistent relationship between cholesterol levels and cardiovascular disease, the trivial results of highly touted diet-heart studies, the dark side of cholesterol-lowering drugs and the dangers of eating too much vegetable oil.
http://www.westonaprice.org/press/press_23APR02.html
because one has too much cholesterol but rather because one has too little of the essential trace mineral element chromium. Chromium manages cholesterol. In the absence of chromium cholesterol is unmanaged and goes haywire. Low density lipoproteins (LDL) increase which are commonly regarded as “bad” cholesterol while high density lipoproteins (HDL) decrease which are commonly regarded as “good” cholesterol.... However, only 100 per cent whole food, grown varieties of chromium are significantly utilized by the body....
Dr. Schroeder wrote that “we found that chromium in the aorta was not detected (too low to be found) in almost every person dying of coronary artery disease, one manifestation of atherosclerosis, and was present in almost every aorta of persons dying accidentally.”...
How does this happen? Refined white flour and refined white sugar made up a negligible part of the average American dietary 100 years ago at which time such began to increase in American dietaries. Through the 1920s and 1930s there was a dramatic escalation of these “foods” and cardiovascular disease cracked the Top 10 causes of death. That dramatic escalation continued and cardiovascular disease has been the number one cause of death now for more than 50 years. Refined white flour consumption now averages more than 150 pounds per person per year in America and refined white sugar consumption is about the same. Whole grain is an abundant source of chromium but refining it into white flour removes 91 per cent of that chromium. Whole sugar cane is also an abundant source of chromium but refining it into white sugar removes 98 per cent of that chromium. Recent U.S. government figures note that refined white flour is 20 per cent of the typical American diet. That means that refined white flour and refined white sugar now makes up almost half of the typical American diet.
http://www.healthtruthrevealed.com/full-page.php?id=08584822708&&page=article
Foods rich in Omega 3 are "olive oil, avocados, dark green leafy vegetables, salmon, flax seed oil, walnut oil, nuts, ocean fish, ostrich meat, grass fed beef, bison, and venison", says Mercola. He goes further to say that the Omega-6 oils are too prevalent in our diet and should be limited or avoided. They are: corn, soy, canola, safflower and sunflower oil.
http://www.flaxseedshop.com/content/Flax-Seed-Oil-Danger.asp
"By 16%? Two large apples a day keep the cardiologist away. (Their pectin keeps your stomach from absorbing fats. And cholesterol is a fat.) "By up to a whopping 42%? Your ridiculously inexpensive "prescription" is just half an avocado a day. (The secret is its heart-healthy unsaturated fat and 13 essential minerals.) "By 7%? Four garlic cloves a day if you please. ...solution: Garlic in your morning OJ! Simply add two minced cloves to half a glass. The juice covers the taste of the garlic and, because you don't chew it, the smell doesn't stay on your breath... "By 11%? Two raw carrots a day are just what the doctor ordered (or, at least, what he should have ordered). "By 22 points? Just say "nuts." Walnuts, to be exact."
Source: Bottom Line Books, P.O. Box 11400, Des Moines, IA 50381-1400 - flyer -Healing Remedies by Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen.
The cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in modern diets, including excess consumption of vegetables oils and hydrogenated fats; excess consumption of refined carbohydrates in the form of sugar and white flour; mineral deficiencies, particularly low levels of protective magnesium and iodine; deficiencies of vitamins, particularly of vitamin C, needed for the integrity of the blood vessel walls, and of antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E, which protect us from free radicals; and, finally, the disappearance of antimicrobial fats from the food supply, namely, animal fats and tropical oils.52 These once protected us against the kinds of viruses and bacteria that have been associated with the onset of pathogenic plaque leading to heart disease.
While serum cholesterol levels provide an inaccurate indication of future heart disease, a high level of a substance called homocysteine in the blood has been positively correlated with pathological buildup of plaque in the arteries and the tendency to form clots-a deadly combination. Folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and choline are nutrients that lower serum homocysteine levels.53 These nutrients are found mostly in animal foods.
The best way to treat heart disease, then, is not to focus on lowering cholesterol-either by drugs or diet-but to consume a diet that provides animal foods rich in vitamins B6 and B12; to bolster thyroid function by daily use of natural sea salt, a good source of usable iodine; to avoid vitamin and mineral deficiencies that make the artery walls more prone to ruptures and the buildup of plaque; to include the antimicrobial fats in the diet; and to eliminate processed foods containing refined carbohydrates, oxidized cholesterol and free-radical-containing vegetable oils that cause the body to need constant repair.
http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/skinny.html#hd
Caffeinated drinks cause jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood cholesterol levels, vitamin and mineral depletion, breast lumps, birth defects, and perhaps some forms of cancer.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/04/Venezuela-Bans-Coke.aspx
The bottom line is this… Early scientific reports -- one of which was released in mid-January 2007 by joint-researchers from Malaysia and the UK -- suggest that interesterified fat is far more harmful than trans fats. Basically, it is an attempt by food scientists to produce oils with “no trans fats”. What they do is hydrogenate the oils fully. The oils become fully saturated and there are no trans fats left. But fully hydrogenated oil is hard and inedible. So the smart aleck scientists mix it with liquid oils and put it through other chemical processes to create a semi-solid grease like margarine and vegetable shortening.
http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/interesterified-fat.html
They've finally solved the "cholesterol mystery"! ...Studies reveal the SIZE of your cholesterol is more dangerous than your amount. ...researchers say it's far better to increase the size of those cholesterol particles... eggs... actually plumps up LDL and HDL molecules to protect your heart....clinical research...PROVED it... When University of Connecticut researchers fed people eggs every day for three weeks, then three weeks without any eggs, followed by a cholesterol-free egg substitute (yuck!) for three more, the size of LDL and HDL particles in the egg group ballooned up significantly. "Eggs can actually prevent heart disease - particularly in people at increased risk," said Dr. Greene, the study's director.
Source: Junk mail flyer for BRAND NEW! from Bottom Line Books, PO Box 11400, Des Moines, IA 50381-1400 11/15/2007
We in the medical profession, totally oblivious of the vital roles of cholesterol in the body, have been duped into thinking that it is this substance that causes arterial disease of the heart and the brain. The pharmaceutical industry has capitalized on the slogan of "bad cholesterol" and has produced toxic-to-the-body chemicals that minimally lower the level of cholesterol in the body and in the process cause liver damage to thousands of people, some who die as a result of using the medication.
It is surprising that none of the frequently quoted and media-popularized doctors has reflected on the fact that cholesterol levels are measured from blood taken from the veins, yet nowhere in medical literature is there a single case of cholesterol having caused obstruction of the veins.
Venous blood moves far slower than arterial blood and thus would be more inclined to have cholesterol deposits if the assumption of "bad cholesterol" were accurate. This mistake by us in the medical community, and its capitalization by the pharmaceutical industry, has caused an ongoing fraud against society.
In truth, the so-called "bad" cholesterol is actually far more beneficial than is appreciated. The reason for its rise in the body is because of complications caused by chronic unintentional dehydration and insufficient urine production.
Dehydration produces concentrated, acidic blood that becomes even more dehydrated during its passage through the lungs before reaching the heart - because of evaporation of water in the lungs during breathing. The membranes of the blood vessels of the heart and main arteries going up to the brain become vulnerable to the shearing pressure produced by the thicker, acidic blood. This shearing force of toxic blood causes abrasions and minute tears in the lining of the arteries that can peel off and cause embolisms of the brain, kidneys and other organs.
To prevent the damaged blood vessel walls from peeling, low-density (so-called "bad") cholesterol coats and covers up the abrasions and protects the underlying tissue like a waterproof bandage until the tissue heals. Thus, the vital, life-saving role of low-density cholesterol proves this substance is of utmost importance in saving the lives of those who do not adequately hydrate their bodies so that their blood can flow easily through the blood vessels without causing damage. Cholesterol is an element from which many of our hormones are made.
Vitamin D is made by the body from cholesterol in our skin that is exposed to sunlight. Cholesterol is used in the insulating membranes that cover our nerve systems. There is no such a thing as bad cholesterol. If all the primary ingredients are available for its normal functions, the human body does not engage in making things that are bad for its survival. Until now we did not know water was a vital nutrient that the body needed at all times - and in sufficient quantity.
Water itself - not caffeinated beverages that further dehydrate - is a better cholesterol-lowering medication than any chemical on the market. It is absolutely safe and is not harmful to the body like the dangerous medications now used. Please share this information with those you care for. For more information about my medical breakthrough on the topic of chronic unintentional dehydration and the diseases it causes, other than what is posted on this site, refer to my books and tapes - products of over 20 years of fulltime research.
F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. http://www.watercure2.org/
Studies clearly show no benefit from these drugs on women who have not had already had a heart attack. Here's another: British newspapers recently confirmed 92 deaths due to statins - and believe the toll is much higher because doctors don't usually blame drugs they have prescribed for harming patients. But the most important reason I'm against statins is (I hope you're sitting down, because this may come as a shock)...The cholesterol "link" to heart disease is one of the biggest health hoaxes perpetrated on the American public - and especially on women....it is clear that inflammation...is responsible for heart disease."
Source: The Lark Letter, P.O. Box 2030, Forrester Center, WV 25438-2030, 1-877-437-5275
by taking a special form of vitamin B5 called pantethine...200 to 300 mg, three times a day."
Source: Prescriptions for Healthy Living, P.O. Box 467939, Atlanta, GA 31146, 800-791-3392 - Dr. James F. Balch - author of Prescription for Nutritional Healing (giant reference book displayed in health food stores) - I haven't subscribed to this one, but it looks better than most of them.