Re: Low LDL Cholesterol Associated with Parkinson's Risk

[Guest guest]

I think that if you have heart disease, it is most important to have very low

LDL and very high HDL. There is some evidence that shows very high HDL actually

removes plaque in the arteries. Once this occurs, I may be willing to let my

cholesterol levels creep up a bit to reduce the risk of Alhimers.

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From: <stardora@...>

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Low LDL Cholesterol Associated with Parkinson's Risk

Byron s, CCN

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It is a rather sad commentary on the American Heart Association's and Big

Pharma's aggressive marketing of statin drugs that their abnormally low proposed

levels of LDL cholesterol for heart health (<90) are the very same levels

associated with a new study's findings for a significantly increased risk for

Parkinson's disease.

This is not terribly hard to figure out, since brain cell's require cholesterol

for longevity. By age 70 the risk for Parkinson's really increases, meaning the

older a person gets who has too low of cholesterol the more likely they are to

have serious nerve problems. Of course, loss of memory, nerve transmission

problems, depression, and even suicide are linked to statin use - problems that

all get worse the longer statins are used.

Just as too much cholesterol is not good for overall health, neither is too

little. Cholesterol problems are best managed by getting cholesterol into a

healthy range by being fit and eating well, and using dietary supplements as

appropriate to maintain good health. There is a huge difference between having

cholesterol in a healthy range because you are healthy and having cholesterol

levels drugged into a range. It is now clear that levels that are too low over

time increase the risk for serious nerve-related problems during aging.

[Guest guest]

Probably the best source of information that I have seen on LDL and HDL

can be read at :

http://www.coconutoil.com/cholesterol.htm

It is amazing, once you know the facts, that anyone is still talking

about them compared to the other markers for heart disease. Had statins

not been invented, chances are that we would not be.

The fact is that Cholesterol has been receiving a bad rap for marketing

reason, not health reasons. Further, if you are beyond the age of

about 75 years, and you have high levels, the chances are that you

will live longer than anyone with lower levels in your age group.

Beyond that, there are no types of cholesterol. Read these well

documented papers and learn the truth. Our focus on this marker has

served us poorly over the past fifty years. Simply put, we need it and

without we would die.

bultmand@... wrote:

> I think that if you have heart disease, it is most important to have

> very low LDL and very high HDL. There is some evidence that shows very

> high HDL actually removes plaque in the arteries. Once this occurs, I

> may be willing to let my cholesterol levels creep up a bit to reduce

> the risk of Alhimers.

>

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> From: <stardora@... <mailto:stardora%40bellsouth.net>>

> Sunday, April 13, 2008

> Low LDL Cholesterol Associated with Parkinson's Risk

> Byron s, CCN

>

>

http://www.wellnessresources.com/newsroom/index.php/health/articles/low_ldl_chol\

esterol_associated_with_parkinsons_risk?source=Email & camp=news041408

>

<http://www.wellnessresources.com/newsroom/index.php/health/articles/low_ldl_cho\

lesterol_associated_with_parkinsons_risk?source=Email & camp=news041408>

>

> It is a rather sad commentary on the American Heart Association's and

> Big Pharma's aggressive marketing of statin drugs that their

> abnormally low proposed levels of LDL cholesterol for heart health

> (<90) are the very same levels associated with a new study's findings

> for a significantly increased risk for Parkinson's disease.

>

> This is not terribly hard to figure out, since brain cell's require

> cholesterol for longevity. By age 70 the risk for Parkinson's really

> increases, meaning the older a person gets who has too low of

> cholesterol the more likely they are to have serious nerve problems.

> Of course, loss of memory, nerve transmission problems, depression,

> and even suicide are linked to statin use - problems that all get

> worse the longer statins are used.

>

> Just as too much cholesterol is not good for overall health, neither

> is too little. Cholesterol problems are best managed by getting

> cholesterol into a healthy range by being fit and eating well, and

> using dietary supplements as appropriate to maintain good health.

> There is a huge difference between having cholesterol in a healthy

> range because you are healthy and having cholesterol levels drugged

> into a range. It is now clear that levels that are too low over time

> increase the risk for serious nerve-related problems during aging.

>

>