Backers of statin drugs for lowering cholesterol levels are becoming ridiculous. They have floated the suggestion to add statins to our drinking water. It is unfortunate that the benefits of cholesterol get lost in all such anti-cholesterol nonsense. The fact is that cholesterol is an important part of good health. In fact, those who have high cholesterol live the longest. This comment may seem so incredible that it takes a while to clear the brainwashing by Big Pharma. Nevertheless, the fact of people with high cholesterol living the longest arises very clearly from numerous scientific papers. In contrast, low cholesterol levels lead to several health problems. The best we can say about cholesterol levels is that they might be a secondary predictor for cardiovascular disease, which means that other causes are actually behind heart disease, not cholesterol.
Consider this brief list of the benefits of cholesterol: 1) Without cholesterol, your memory would be faulty and your brain would not function properly; 2) Many of your hormones need cholesterol to be formed properly, including sex hormones such as testosterone and progesterone, and hormones that control stress; 3) Bile, the substance that helps you digest dietary fat, has got cholesterol in it; 4) Cholesterol is involved in controlling inflammation all around your body, thereby preventing diseases from taking hold; 5) Cholesterol is involved in very important vitamin D production in your skin with the help of sunlight; 6) Your liver makes up to 1,000 mg of cholesterol a day for you, so you can survive and thrive; 7) Cholesterol is a powerful antioxidant that limits damage caused by free radicals; 8) When cells and tissues are damaged, cholesterol helps repair them; 9) Cell membranes contain cholesterol to help control everything that goes into and out of your cells.
So you see, artificially lowering your cholesterol puts all of the above benefits in jeopardy. It is no wonder that the statin drugs have so many harmful side effects.
How about cholesterol and longevity? Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan Krumholz of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, who reported in 1994 that elderly people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did elderly people with high cholesterol. Supporters of the cholesterol campaign consistently ignore his observation, or consider it as a rare exception, produced by chance among a huge number of studies finding the opposite. This observation is, however, not an exception. There are now many more studies that contradict the mainstream medical view that cholesterol is bad for your health and must be controlled. To be more specific, most studies of the elderly have shown that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for coronary heart disease and that high cholesterol does not predict mortality. The latest results are clear.
What are the thoughts about cardiovascular disease these days? Refer back to the 1994 cover article in Time Magazine, which explained that the way to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease was all about reducing inflammation. Indeed, this is the key to almost all modern chronic diseases. It is abundantly clear that cardiovascular disease starts with excessive inflammation. Preventing and treating it, therefore, must begin with reversing this core cause of disease.
The good news for your heart health is that, regardless of whether your inflammation load has already caused some damage to your cardiovascular system, almost any such damage can be stopped or even reversed without drugs. The first step is diet. Eliminate inflammatory foods, including sugars and processed carbohydrates. Add green leafy vegetables to every meal. Take supplements that include the best combination of inflammation reversing substances known to science: systemic enzymes and antioxidants. The most important systemic enzymes are nattokinase and serrapeptase. Antioxidant supplementation should include natural vitamin E, quercetin, coenzyme Q-10, MSM, and alpha lipoic acid. These supplements form an incredible combination of heart-healthy natural products for keeping your cardiovascular system humming, based on solid scientific research.
Consider this brief list of the benefits of cholesterol: 1) Without cholesterol, your memory would be faulty and your brain would not function properly; 2) Many of your hormones need cholesterol to be formed properly, including sex hormones such as testosterone and progesterone, and hormones that control stress; 3) Bile, the substance that helps you digest dietary fat, has got cholesterol in it; 4) Cholesterol is involved in controlling inflammation all around your body, thereby preventing diseases from taking hold; 5) Cholesterol is involved in very important vitamin D production in your skin with the help of sunlight; 6) Your liver makes up to 1,000 mg of cholesterol a day for you, so you can survive and thrive; 7) Cholesterol is a powerful antioxidant that limits damage caused by free radicals; 8) When cells and tissues are damaged, cholesterol helps repair them; 9) Cell membranes contain cholesterol to help control everything that goes into and out of your cells.
So you see, artificially lowering your cholesterol puts all of the above benefits in jeopardy. It is no wonder that the statin drugs have so many harmful side effects.
How about cholesterol and longevity? Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan Krumholz of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, who reported in 1994 that elderly people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did elderly people with high cholesterol. Supporters of the cholesterol campaign consistently ignore his observation, or consider it as a rare exception, produced by chance among a huge number of studies finding the opposite. This observation is, however, not an exception. There are now many more studies that contradict the mainstream medical view that cholesterol is bad for your health and must be controlled. To be more specific, most studies of the elderly have shown that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for coronary heart disease and that high cholesterol does not predict mortality. The latest results are clear.
What are the thoughts about cardiovascular disease these days? Refer back to the 1994 cover article in Time Magazine, which explained that the way to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease was all about reducing inflammation. Indeed, this is the key to almost all modern chronic diseases. It is abundantly clear that cardiovascular disease starts with excessive inflammation. Preventing and treating it, therefore, must begin with reversing this core cause of disease.
The good news for your heart health is that, regardless of whether your inflammation load has already caused some damage to your cardiovascular system, almost any such damage can be stopped or even reversed without drugs. The first step is diet. Eliminate inflammatory foods, including sugars and processed carbohydrates. Add green leafy vegetables to every meal. Take supplements that include the best combination of inflammation reversing substances known to science: systemic enzymes and antioxidants. The most important systemic enzymes are nattokinase and serrapeptase. Antioxidant supplementation should include natural vitamin E, quercetin, coenzyme Q-10, MSM, and alpha lipoic acid. These supplements form an incredible combination of heart-healthy natural products for keeping your cardiovascular system humming, based on solid scientific research.
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Dr. Dennis Clark offers a scientist's perspective in his free report on what to do about supplement confusion.
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