Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 i just read some very interesting info out of the book The Cortisol Connection by and they use a product they developed called Citricoma- uses polymethoxylated flavones and Eurycoma both help maintain cortisol but it also lowers cholesterol without lowering the good cholesterol. I found a site that is the sole marketer of it (will send link when i am home) but they are sold out....NOW also sells a product with the pmf's in it as well. It is worth researching. Also a friend who is a chiropractor in my town uses Red Yeast Rice supplement that he has great success with. You can get it at any health food store... From: janiebeau <JanieBea@...>Subject: Lowering Cholesteroliodine Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10:34 AMMy daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? Thanks, Janie ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 There are several things that can naturally lower cholestorol * Olive oil - raises HDL - the good cholesterol * Red yeast rice - natural sterol * Policosanol is a mixture of higher aliphatic alcohols purified from sugar cane wax * coq-10 supplementation is suggested to protect the heart Also, the body produces cholesterol naturally to create necessary hormones. Produced in the mitochondria throughout the body from cholesterol, pregnenolone is the base material of all human steroid manufacture, including DHEA, progesterone, testosterone, and estrogen. It appears to block the effects of cortisol, thus helping to prevent stress-mediated cell injury. Pregnenolone stimulates brain NMDA receptors. These receptors, which decline with age, play an important role in the function of synapses and neurons, influencing learning and memory. Pregnenolone levels are directly correlated with cognitive ability. Pregnenolone levels decline with age. There are some who theorize that high cholesterol is a response to stressed adrenals and inadequate levels of pregnenlone. On a personal note, my cholesterol is 215, a little over the normal of " below 200 " , but my HDL is 57. I'm not too concerned about it and I'm definitely not taking any statins. I'll bet that once I get my adrenals and thyroid healthy my cholesterol will be down to 200. Some experts feel that getting cholesterol below 200 is not healthy. Mercola has sited several studies that lower cholesterol is linked to depression, stroke, impaired immune system. Lorie > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > Thanks, Janie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I have heard Red yeast Rice is NOT good for you. Here is an article by Shane Ellison. I have read alot of information by him and have a CD in which he spoke at a WAPF conference. He is so awesome! Cholesterol-lowering drugs (Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, ect) known as statins are knock-offs of the natural ingredient found in red yeast rice. Akin to the drugs, red yeast rice can dangerously lower cholesterol and CoQ10 levels within your body. Like statins, it is not advisable to use red yeast rice to lower cholesterol. Both are poisons. Shane Ellison -- Drug Companies Use Natural Cures to Design New Drugs So does anyone have any other ideas? I will tell him about the COQ-10 and Olive Oil. Thanks Janie> >> > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on?> > > > Thanks, Janie> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Cholesterol has very little to do with heart disease. There is no legitimate reason to lower it. The risk factors are C-reactive Protein and Homocystine. Statins have no value at all and damage the liver. Cholesterol is required by the body to produce hormones and many other required substances. Lowering it creates a risk for hemorrhage and it produces impotency in males. Read the black box in Lipitor. It states that Lipitor does not alter the risk of heart attack. > > > I have heard Red yeast Rice is NOT good for you. Here is an article by > Shane Ellison. I have read alot of information by him and have a CD in > which he spoke at a WAPF conference. He is so awesome! > > Cholesterol-lowering drugs (Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, ect) known as > statins are knock-offs of the natural ingredient found in red yeast > rice. Akin to the drugs, red yeast rice can dangerously lower > cholesterol and CoQ10 levels within your body. Like statins, it is not > advisable to use red yeast rice to lower cholesterol. Both are poisons. > > Shane Ellison -- Drug Companies Use Natural Cures to Design New Drugs > <http://www.newswithviews.com/Ellison/shane21.htm> > > So does anyone have any other ideas? I will tell him about the COQ- 10 > and Olive Oil. > SNIP > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Thank you all for your replys. I believe if your cholesterol is high, its high for a reason. It is helping to heal something going on in your body (many times, your thyroid). My Son-in-law is concerned because his whole family has high cholesterol. I am using any means to get him off those nasty statin drugs. So if I give him a replacement (CoQ-10,whatever) then it will help. Thanks again, Janie > > > > > > I have heard Red yeast Rice is NOT good for you. Here is an article > by > > Shane Ellison. I have read alot of information by him and have a CD > in > > which he spoke at a WAPF conference. He is so awesome! > > > > Cholesterol-lowering drugs (Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, ect) known as > > statins are knock-offs of the natural ingredient found in red yeast > > rice. Akin to the drugs, red yeast rice can dangerously lower > > cholesterol and CoQ10 levels within your body. Like statins, it is > not > > advisable to use red yeast rice to lower cholesterol. Both are > poisons. > > > > Shane Ellison -- Drug Companies Use Natural Cures to Design New > Drugs > > <http://www.newswithviews.com/Ellison/shane21.htm> > > > > So does anyone have any other ideas? I will tell him about the COQ- > 10 > > and Olive Oil. > > SNIP > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 A year ago, my cholesterol was over 400 (I am hypothyroid) but my ratios are average or lower. In March, I started taking a CoQ10, Omega-3, L-Carnitine blend called Omega Q Plus, from Dr Sinatra (www.drsinatra.com) who is a cardiologist. In May, I had it checked and it was down to 263. A week ago, I had it checked again and it was down to 251. It has been working for me. Georgia > Lowering Cholesterol > iodine > Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10:34 AM > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > Thanks, Janie > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 > > > > From: janiebeau <JanieBea@...> > > Subject: Lowering Cholesterol > > iodine > > Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10:34 AM > > > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > > > Thanks, Janie > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Opps! Something weird happened when I clicked. I meant to say, WOW Georgia! Thanks for that info and will pass along to my daughter for her husband. Janie > > > > > > From: janiebeau <JanieBea@> > > > Subject: Lowering Cholesterol > > > iodine > > > Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10:34 AM > > > > > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that > horrible > > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I > wonder > > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > > > > > Thanks, Janie > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Flaxseed oil is good too. Steph Lowering Cholesterol > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > Thanks, Janie > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Cholesterol DOES NOT cause heart attacks. It is a very necessary ingredient to the healthy functioning of ALL cells. Without it, the body becomes ILL. When statins reduce cholesterol it means that the brain will be deprived from the cholesterol it needs to function normally. Low cholesterol in the brain causes, amnesia, memory loss, depression, alzheimer's, parkinson's, suicidal tendancies, etc. Statins deplete the heart of much needed CoQ10 such that if the heart doesn't get the huge amount of CoQ10 that it needs to function normally, it goes into HEART FAILURE. Low cholesterol also lowers your immune system and a low immune system brings on all sorts of ailments INCLUDING CANCER. The entire LOW CHOLESTEROL concept is a SCAM. Statins were created so that the drug companies could get patents. Patents have earned the drug companies 20 BILLION dollars per year. Statins are literally a SLOW KILLING POISON. 100 people would have to take statins for 3 years in order for ONE person to benefit from not dying of a heart attack. 99 of the rest of the people would not benefit from the statin. For every person saved from dying of a heart attack, statins will kill an equivalent amount of people due to its side effects (ALL CAUSE MORTALITY). So there is no OVERALL benefit from taking statins. phine > > > > > > > > From: janiebeau <JanieBea@> > > > > Subject: Lowering Cholesterol > > > > iodine > > > > Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10:34 AM > > > > > > > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that > > horrible > > > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower > his > > > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I > > wonder > > > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > > > > > > > Thanks, Janie > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Yes, red yeast rice can affect your co-q10 levels, that's why it's recommended you supplement with co-q10. Red yeast rice has been used forever in asian cooking -- it's the red stuff on the pork. Red yeast rice was the first " natural " cholesterol lowering supplement on the market -- it's now about 15 years old, I think. Policosonol is supposed to be safer, and you supposedly don't have to take co-q10 with it but it is recommended on most bottles that you do. Everyone should be supplementing with co-q10, IMHO. It's great stuff!! Lorie > > > > > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that > horrible > > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I > wonder > > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > > > > > Thanks, Janie > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I just read all the posts on lowering cholesterol. This website is really a plethora of great info. At the risk of being off topic, I am going to ask a question. Have any of you heard of Lovaza? I found out this yr. that when my TSH went up, so did my cholesterol level. My holistic doctor made me aware of this. Do any of you have this same problem with the TSH being related to your cholesterol level? Well, before I knew any other veiws on statins, I started taking 10mgs of Lipitor prescribed by my PCP. My holistic doctor said he didn't like the fact that I was on them and told me to take 200mgs. of Co Q 10. I agreed to do that. I am open to and agree with many of the things that my holistic doctor suggests. I feel torn at times bc conventional medicine promotes these statins and they are so common now. But I realize from reading all of your posts and listening to my doctor that I need to get off of the Lipitor. My triglycerides remain high even after the total cholesterol level came down. This is why my PCP is recommeding that I take the Lovaza. My holistic doctor had never heard of this medication and said if it is natural, then he doesn't see anything wrong with it. I looked up this medication on line and it says it is derived from natural omega 3. I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything, good or bad about this drug or if anyone was taking it themselves. Thank you, From: janiebeau <JanieBea@...>Subject: Re: Lowering Cholesteroliodine Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 11:33 AM I have heard Red yeast Rice is NOT good for you. Here is an article by Shane Ellison. I have read alot of information by him and have a CD in which he spoke at a WAPF conference. He is so awesome! Cholesterol- lowering drugs (Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, ect) known as statins are knock-offs of the natural ingredient found in red yeast rice. Akin to the drugs, red yeast rice can dangerously lower cholesterol and CoQ10 levels within your body. Like statins, it is not advisable to use red yeast rice to lower cholesterol. Both are poisons. Shane Ellison -- Drug Companies Use Natural Cures to Design New Drugs So does anyone have any other ideas? I will tell him about the COQ-10 and Olive Oil. Thanks Janie> >> > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on?> > > > Thanks, Janie> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 You have to understand that in order for the drug company to make money, they have to make a drug that they can patent. Patenting means that the " natural form " must be chemically altered in order to make it a new " patentable " drug. Just because this drug says it has Omega 3, it has obviously been chemically altered because it lists all the side effects below. I would stay away from drugs and use Omega 3 fish oil instead. phine " Treatment with LOVAZA has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. LOVAZA is generally well tolerated with a low occurrence of side effects. Burping, infection, flu-like symptoms, upset stomach, a change in your sense of taste, back pain and skin rash are LOVAZA's most common side effects, but there are others. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for a complete list. Talk to your doctor immediately if you think you are experiencing any side effects. Do not take LOVAZA if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you have: diabetes, a thyroid problem called hypothyroidism, a liver or pancreas problem, are allergic to fish, are pregnant, are planning to become pregnant, or are breast feeding. Tell your doctor about all of the prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements you take. Especially tell your doctor if you take anticoagulants or blood thinners to reduce clotting. These include aspirin, warfarin, Coumadin® (warfarin sodium)1 and Plavix® (clopidogrel).2 Your doctor should check your triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and monitor your liver function during treatment with LOVAZA. " > > > > > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking that horrible > > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and I wonder > > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? > > > > > > Thanks, Janie > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Definite possibility. Low thyroid can cause high cholesterol. He should also add lots of fish oil and maybe some red rice yeast if he's really high. But I'd encourage him to get his thyroid checked. BarbF In a message dated 7/1/2008 10:35:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JanieBea@... writes: if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on? Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Thank you for your response and insight. I have been taking (1) 1200mg Fish Oil softgel tablet a day for 2 yrs. now. Maybe I can just increase that instead of taking the Lovaza. Do you have an opinion as to how many a day would be effective? Also, if anyone knows of a high cholesterol support group, please list, thank you. Thanks, From: jlkinkona <josephine@...>Subject: Re: Lowering Cholesteroliodine Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 12:23 AM You have to understand that in order for the drug company to makemoney, they have to make a drug that they can patent. Patenting meansthat the "natural form" must be chemically altered in order to make ita new "patentable" drug. Just because this drug says it has Omega 3,it has obviously been chemically altered because it lists all the sideeffects below. I would stay away from drugs and use Omega 3 fish oilinstead. phine "Treatment with LOVAZA has not been shown to prevent heart attacks orstrokes.LOVAZA is generally well tolerated with a low occurrence of sideeffects. Burping, infection, flu-like symptoms, upset stomach, achange in your sense of taste, back pain and skin rash are LOVAZA'smost common side effects, but there are others. Ask your doctor orpharmacist for a complete list. Talk to your doctor immediately if youthink you are experiencing any side effects.Do not take LOVAZA if you are allergic to any of its ingredients.Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including ifyou have: diabetes, a thyroid problem called hypothyroidism, a liveror pancreas problem, are allergic to fish, are pregnant, are planningto become pregnant, or are breast feeding. Tell your doctor about allof the prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins andherbal supplements you take. Especially tell your doctor if you takeanticoagulants or blood thinners to reduce clotting. These includeaspirin, warfarin, Coumadin® (warfarin sodium)1 and Plavix®(clopidogrel) .2Your doctor should check your triglyceride and cholesterol levels, andmonitor your liver function during treatment with LOVAZA."> > >> > > My daughter finally persuaded her husband to stop taking thathorrible > > > cholesterol lowering meds. What can he take naturally to lower his > > > cholesterol? CoQ-10 and garlic? > > > He really isn't fat but he has that double chin going on and Iwonder > > > if perhaps he has just a bit of a thyroid problem going on?> > > > > > Thanks, Janie> > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 wrote: Thank you for your response and insight. I have been taking (1) 1200mg Fish Oil softgel tablet a day for 2 yrs. now. Maybe I can just increase that instead of taking the Lovaza. Do you have an opinion as to how many a day would be effective? Also, if anyone knows of a high cholesterol support group, please list, thank you. , For a great heart disease prevention and reversal website, written by Dr. , a cardiologist, see http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com. Some of the preventive measures he recommends are fish oil, Vitamin D, niacin, and and strict carbohydrate restriction. If you look up fish oil on that site, he might give recommended amounts. At his companion website, http://www.trackyourplaque.com/, a member site with some free features, there is a free feature of stories of people who have successfully reversed heart disease using his methods. Several blogs on heartscanblog in the last 2 weeks have been about Tim Russert and how conventional medical treatment did not help his heart disease. Dr. strongly believes Tim Russert's death could have been prevented. He doesn't think statins, nor aspirin therapy, nor blood pressure medicine do much to improve heart disease. Both hypothyroidism and a high carbohydrate diet are causes of high cholesterol. Your body is producing high levels of cholesterol because it needs it as a repair product. You need to look at factors that are creating the need for that repair product. Don't focus on cholesterol levels; try to figure out the underlying problems. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hi Lynn: Thank you so much for your response. I will certainly read up on the links you posted. Thank you for your response and insight. I have been taking (1) 1200mg Fish Oil softgel tablet a day for 2 yrs. now. Maybe I can just increase that instead of taking the Lovaza. Do you have an opinion as to how many a day would be effective? Also, if anyone knows of a high cholesterol support group, please list, thank you. , For a great heart disease prevention and reversal website, written by Dr. , a cardiologist, see http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com. Some of the preventive measures he recommends are fish oil, Vitamin D, niacin, and and strict carbohydrate restriction. If you look up fish oil on that site, he might give recommended amounts. At his companion website, http://www.trackyourplaque.com/, a member site with some free features, there is a free feature of stories of people who have successfully reversed heart disease using his methods. Several blogs on heartscanblog in the last 2 weeks have been about Tim Russert and how conventional medical treatment did not help his heart disease. Dr. strongly believes Tim Russert's death could have been prevented. He doesn't think statins, nor aspirin therapy, nor blood pressure medicine do much to improve heart disease. Both hypothyroidism and a high carbohydrate diet are causes of high cholesterol. Your body is producing high levels of cholesterol because it needs it as a repair product. You need to look at factors that are creating the need for that repair product. Don't focus on cholesterol levels; try to figure out the underlying problems. Lynn ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 , After giving you the link, I decided to see for myself what Dr. said about fish oil. Go to http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Fish%20oiland he has a number of blogs there about fish oil. The one on 4/25/08 gets into dosing, although he touches on it elsewhere as well. In his 11/5/06 blog "A little bit of fish oil", and particularly in the comments to that blog, he discusses Omacor, aka Lovaza. Sounds like it's just a pharmaceutical version of fish oil, although exceedingly more expensive and not any more effective, at least in Dr. ' opinion. Lynn Hi Lynn: Thank you so much for your response. I will certainly read up on the links you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I have been reading all this thread on lowering cholestrol and I wanted to suggest to fellow listers to check out this new product I just ordered. It is called Lipideme. I have taken other products from this company for a while and really like them. You can read about the product at www.hearthealthyworld.com But make sure you call and talk to at the office because she can give you deals not offered on the website to individuals. On the website they have to offer the same price as physicians sell it for in their office. I got a free bottle when I bought one today. said that to say that I referred you... Rathbun Rona Account Executive Pangenex Corporation Office 800-480-4416 ext. 103 813 623 5268 fax 813-623-5625 Cell 727-480-0109 9950 Princess Palm Ave. Ste 320 Tampa FL 33619 brona@... www.pangenex.com wwwhearthealthyworld.com www.calgenex.com LIPIDEME™ 4 Ways to Lower Cholesterol…Naturally* Is your Omega product really the best for your cholesterol? Some clinical research shows that taking low concentration omega-3 fish oil can actually increase your bad cholesterol.* This may be due to the extra non-omega glycerides and fat content. While many fish oil omega-3 products contain less that 50% of the omega-3 fatty acids, Lipideme is formulated with pharmaceutical grade fish oil that is over 86% pure Omega-3 fatty acids so you get the highest dose (1376mg) without a prescription for heart, mental, joint and skin health.* And of course, the omega-3s in LIPIDEME are molecularly distilled and tested to ensure that there are no detecable levels of Mercury, PCBs, o other toxins or heavy metals. The US Food and Drug Administration and the American Heart Association all recommend the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from fish, and state that omega-3s provide much needed protection for your heart. With over 86% pure omega-3 fatty acids, LIPIDEME is the most concentrated omega-3 fish oil you can buy without a prescription. Just one serving of LIPIDEME provides 1376 mg Omega-3s. Phytosterols are natural, plant derived compounds that when taken in appropriate amounts, block the absorption of cholesterol from your diet.* Phytosterol administration has been proven to result in lower serum levels of bad cholesterol (LDL), yet show no reduction in good cholesterol, (HDL). Phytos terols used in conjunction with fish oil help to ensure that only the good omega-3 fatty acids are absorbed and not residual cholesterol. Combined with a healthy diet high in vegetables and fruits, LIPIDEME provides the right amount of phytosterols to help lower your cholesterol naturally. The dose-response relationship between phytosterol intake and LDL-cholesterol lowering effect. Based on Katan et al. The US FDA issued an authorized health claim stating that: “Foods containing at least 0.65 gram per serving of vegetable oil sterol esters, eaten twice a day with meals for a daily total intake of at least 13 grams, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterolmay reduce the risk of heart disease.” Tocotrienols, part of the vitamin E family, are 40-60 times more potent antioxidants than the common form of vitamin E, tocopherol*. Research shows that delta and gamma tocotrienols inhibit cholesterol production in the liver*. Tocotrienols act on the same enzyme as common statin drugs; however, there are no side effects associated with tocotrienol consumption. Tocotrienols do not affect liver health, do not deplete the body of Coenzyme Q10 and do not cause side effects such as muscle weakness or, in the extreme, rhabdomyositis. Tocotrienols are not well absorbed in the presence of their tocopherol cousins (common vitamin E), so be sure to take LIPIDEME at least 2 hours apart from other dietary supplements containing common vitamin E. The final ingredient in LIPIDEME is Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or ubiquinone). CoQ10 has been the subject of thousands of clinical trials and has been shown to be a potent antioxidant and to boost energy, especially in cardiac muscle tissue*. As we age, take statin drugs, or experience disease, our body’s ability to manufacture CoQ10 is severely diminished. CoQ10 is commonly recommended by physicians such as Cardiologists in conjunction with treatments for coronary heart disease. Lynn McGaha wrote: , .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Cholesterol has almost nothing to do with heart disease. Lowering it is dangerous and unnecessary. The higher the cholesterol from a range of 220-300 indicates excellent health. All this advertising is nothing but a scam. Low cholesterol can lead to disease proliferation and hemorrhaging; just twhat the 'profession' wants to have happen. They want everybody sick. Healthy people don't contribute to Mercedes payments of golf club dues. Read the black box on the Lipitor package. It says that Lipitor does not lower the risk for a heart attack. > > > , > > > > > > > > . > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Comdyne, Can you reference the source from which your claim on healthy cholesterol levels (220-300) is based? If it's true, we've truly been duped. Vj From: comdyne2002 <comdyne@...>Subject: Re: Lowering Cholesteroliodine Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:48 PM Cholesterol has almost nothing to do with heart disease. Lowering it is dangerous and unnecessary. The higher the cholesterol from a range of 220-300 indicates excellent health. All this advertising is nothing but a scam. Low cholesterol can lead to disease proliferation and hemorrhaging; just twhat the 'profession' wants to have happen. They want everybody sick. Healthy people don't contribute to Mercedes payments of golf club dues. Read the black box on the Lipitor package.It says that Lipitor does not lower the risk for a heart attack. > > > ,> > > >> >> > .> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 There are numerous books amd articles about the cholseterol scam. Just google 'cholesterol scam' and you will find more info than you could read in a lifetime. http://www.spacedoc.net/cholesterol_scam.html http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/Trillion-Dollar-Health-Scam- 19438.aspx > > From: comdyne2002 <comdyne@...> > Subject: Re: Lowering Cholesterol > iodine > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:48 PM > > > > Cholesterol has almost nothing to do with heart disease. Lowering it > is dangerous and unnecessary. The higher the cholesterol from a range > of 220-300 indicates excellent health. All this advertising is > nothing but a scam. Low cholesterol can lead to disease proliferation > and hemorrhaging; just twhat the 'profession' wants to have happen. > They want everybody sick. Healthy people don't contribute to Mercedes > payments of golf club dues. Read the black box on the Lipitor package. > It says that Lipitor does not lower the risk for a heart attack. > SNIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I TOTALLY agree with this!!!!!!! My dad was on statins for YEARS and has had 2 heart attacks and now has Parkinson's Disease! Statins also effect the brain. I took him off the statins and his heart is doing fabulous even tho doctors still want him on statin drugs when his cholesterol is below 250. Doctors tried to put both of my parents and myself on statins and I refused. There's nothing they could do but document it! Blessings, Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: comdyne2002 Cholesterol has almost nothing to do with heart disease. Lowering it is dangerous and unnecessary. The higher the cholesterol from a range of 220-300 indicates excellent health. All this advertising is nothing but a scam. Low cholesterol can lead to disease proliferation and hemorrhaging; just twhat the 'profession' wants to have happen. They want everybody sick. Healthy people don't contribute to Mercedes payments of golf club dues. Read the black box on the Lipitor package.It says that Lipitor does not lower the risk for a heart attack. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Another good source is the Weston Price Foundation. Weston Price was a dentist in the early part of the 1900's who travelled the world and analyzed native groups foods and their health. It is a fascinating study, and there is a lot of information on that website. Particularly of interest is the studies that Enig has done recently as she is a world renowned lipid researcher. > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I know oatmeal helps 'clean out the arteries' and should contribute to lower LDL and I recently read that Kale 'Juice', Cocoa, and Sunflower seeds play a big role in raising the HDL (good), which would help lower the LDL as a result. My husband has cholesterol issues and he will be drinking some sort of Kale/Cocoa smoothie as soon as I master a recipe http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/the-new-cholesterol-diet-oatmeal-oat-bran http://cholesterol.ygoy.com/?p=669Hopefully those help, looking forward to more responses as this is a topic I am interested in as well. On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 6:40 AM, flnancy1958 <pravern@...> wrote: Just got back some blood work and had my annual physical. Everything good but Dr. wants me to work on lowering triglicerides. Good news is that the bad stuff was in the good range and she liked that I was doing natural stuff and was very interested in my Vitamix. However, she recommended me trying red yeast rice and I read about some side effects so want to try a more active food approach. I know about oat bran and fish oil, but any good vitamix recipes anyone can recommend? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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