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"In fact, the body uses ldl cholesterol in the healing of every wound, internal and external. ldl cholesterol is truly a life saver. I bring up the topic of hardening of the arteries because heart disease and cancer are not such radically different forms of illness or, to say it more accurately, survival mechanisms. They share two common factors: blood vessel wall congestion and lymphatic holdup. Since heart cells cannot become cancerous, once they are deprived of oxygen for a certain period of time, they die of acidosis and simply shut down." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"What niacin does that medications can't do is both lower the ldl cholesterol and raise the HDL cholesterol. This one-two punch can't really be done with medications, most of which lower either total cholesterol or ldl cholesterol but don't do anything to raise the "good" stuff. In numerous human studies, niacin has consistently shown increases in HDL by up to 45 percent and decreases in LDL by as much as 54 percent. And no matter where you stand on the cholesterol controversy, raising HDL cholesterol is a good thing." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"In fact, the body uses ldl cholesterol in the healing of every wound, internal and external. ldl cholesterol is truly a life saver. I bring up the topic of hardening of the arteries because heart disease and cancer are not such radically different forms of illness or, to say it more accurately, survival mechanisms. They share two common factors: blood vessel wall congestion and lymphatic holdup. Since heart cells cannot become cancerous, once they are deprived of oxygen for a certain period of time, they die of acidosis and simply shut down." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Although xanthelasmas themselves are usually harmless, half the time they're markers of high levels of ldl cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) or low levels of HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol), both of which are risk factors for heart disease. And because xanthelasmas can grow quite large, there's a chance they can interfere with eyesight and may need to be removed surgically. They may, however, grow back. LUMPS AND BUMPS ON THE EYEBALL If you notice a white or yellowish lump or bump on the white of the eye, don't panic." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"The results of a study demonstrated that intake of small amounts of cinnamon per day (no more than six grams or one-fifth of an ounce) reduced serum glucose, triglyceride, ldl cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes. TYPE 2 DIABETES: In an animal study, male rats who were given an extract of cinnamon had lower blood glucose levels. A human study found that giving cinnamon extract to type 2 diabetics significantly reduced their blood sugar levels. BLOOD PRESSURE: In one study, rats were given a sugar solution to increase their blood pressure." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"In particular, a high level of ldl cholesterol is of concern. Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in Western countries; it is more common than all cancers and leukemia combined. What Factors Increase Your Blood Cholesterol? Diet, inactivity and genetic factors all contribute to high cholesterol. Consuming foods that are high in cholesterol and fat or eating too many carbohydrates can increase the body's concentration of cholesterol. Sedentary lifestyles have also been associated with higher cholesterol levels. Cholesterol metabolism is controlled by your DNA." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.) "Studies show it may also lower ldl cholesterol. Lactobacillus acidophilus L. acidophilus is a lactic acid bacterium with the ability to produce hydrogen peroxide. This may be one of the reasons it is effective in inhibiting pathogenic microorganisms from inhabiting and growing in the body. L. acidophilus produces natural antibacterials called lactocidin and acidophilin. These enhance resistance to pathogens. It is known to have an effective antimicrobial effect against Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, E. coli Rotavirus and Candida albicans." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Elevated ferritin reflects excess iron, an oxidizing factor. ldl cholesterol is the stuff that oxidizes to produce plaque. The combination is deadly. If you experience fatigue and complain to your doctor, he or she might prescribe iron, the last thing you need if you are already in iron overload. Before you take an iron supplement, insist that your physician give you a serum ferritin test. 3. Oxidative Stress Free radicals are atoms with one electron as opposed to the normal two electrons in their outer shell. Unstable and reactive, free radicals seek another electron to become stable." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "These chemicals increase the stickiness of the endothelial wall and make it even more permeable to white blood cells and ldl cholesterol, which continue to enter and burrow inside. The lesion grows and attracts other chemical bedfellows such as CRP and fibrinogen, all produced in the liver and dispatched to sites of injury or infection. C-reactive protein is probably the most pervasive of these substances, abundantly present in all inflammatory fluids, in the intimal layer of the atherosclerotic artery, and in the foam cells (LDL-engorged macrophages) within the lesions of the forming plaque." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "If they attack an ldl cholesterol particle, the particle can become oxidized. Unchecked free radical stress accelerates aging and age-related degenerative diseases. The domino effect of free radicals, first theorized more than thirty years ago by Denham Harman, a University of Nebraska researcher, is the most widely accepted scientific explanation for aging. His free radical theory of aging holds that free radicals are causal factors in nearly every known disease as well as in the aging process itself." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "We can take a swab from your cheek or blood from your arm and send it to a lab that specifically tests for inherited genes that may predispose you, more than somebody else, to make higher ldl cholesterol if you eat a cheeseburger. So now I can go back to you and say, 'Jorm> I know you like cheeseburgers, but your genes don't like them. They have a bad effect on your cholesterol.' We can apply this information to homocysteine and low HDL cholesterol and all sorts of risk factors that link to many different types of diseases. We can begin to talk in terms of what your specific body requires." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Eventually, a white blood cell adheres to and eventually penetrates the endothelium, where it attempts to ingest the rising numbers of ldl cholesterol molecules that are being oxidized from the fatty diet. That white blood cell sends out a call for help to other white blood cells. More and more of them converge on the site, becoming engorged with bad cholesterol and eventually forming a bubble of fatty pus— an atheroma, or "plaque," the chief characteristic of atherosclerosis. Old plaques contain scar tissue and calcium." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "That person is, by definition, consuming large quantities of natural antioxidants, which prevents the body from oxidizing ldl cholesterol into its most dangerous, artery-clogging form. Don't my genes predetermine whether or not I'll get heart disease? I often hear some variation on the following theme: "My eighty-seven-year-old grandfather eats nothing but eggs, bacon, cheese, and pork, and seems fine. Since I have his genes, why should I change?" - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "The white blood cells that raced to the rescue, now engorged with oxidized ldl cholesterol, are called "foam cells," and begin to manufacture chemical substances that erode the cap of the plaque. The cap weakens to the thickness of a cobweb. And eventually, the shearing force of blood flowing over the weakened cap may cause it to rupture. This is catastrophic. Plaque content or pus now oozes into the flowing bloodstream, and that constitutes a thrombogenic event: nature wants to heal the rupture, and so platelets are activated." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Drug companies tell you that statin drugs will lower your ldl cholesterol, and that's absolutely true. If that's aU-you care about ?lowering ldl cholesterol ?then you can take a statin drug and accomplish that. However, your overall health declines when you take statin drugs, because these drugs interfere with your body's ability to manufacture cholesterol. Cholesterol is actually not the enemy. It is an important nutrient required for the proper functioning of many systems in your body, most notably your reproductive system and nervous system." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"The aggregate data from PROVE-IT and now TNT greatly help convict even so-called normal ldl cholesterol levels as deleterious and worthy of treatment in secondary prevention,' said Dr Carl Vaughan of University College, Cork, at the meeting. 'The concept of "lower is better" has been strengthened this morning with a call to treat to new targets with ldl cholesterol goals of less than 80.'13 In this way, the boundaries of diseases change. In disease areas such as obesity, blood pressure, bone density, depression, pain, the yardsticks are similarly flexible." - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.)

"Silymarin is thought to lend protective support to the liver and protect from heart disease by preventing ldl cholesterol from turning into the more harmful oxidative form. Artichokes ranked seventh out of the top 100 highest antioxidant-containing foods, according to a 2004 USDA study. Home Remedies Throughout history, Egyptians and Europeans believed that the artichoke enhanced sexual power and aided in conception. Greeks and Romans have used artichokes to promote regularity and to alleviate stomach upset." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"CoQ10 combined with vitamin E protects ldl cholesterol against oxidation, which causes much of the arterial damage of atherosclerosis. CoQ10 dramatically extends vitamin E's ability to prevent the oxidation of ldl cholesterol. In patients with coronary artery atherosclerosis who take high doses of CoQI 0 for 2 to 3 years, regressions of coronary artery blockage has been observed. 7. CoQ10 may by the most potent antioxidant found in mitochondria. CoQI 0 is responsible for 95% of energy expenditure in some areas of our cells. 8." - Robert Redfern, The Miracle Enzyme Is Serrapeptase (Get the book.)

"Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center in Maryland, tested the effects of cinnamon on blood glucose as well as other important blood measures like triglycerides and cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes: They found that even 1 g of cinnamon a day reduced blood sugar (18 percent to 29 percent), triglycerides (23 percent to 30 percent), ldl cholesterol (7 percent to 27 percent), and total cholesterol (12 percent to 26 percent). Not bad for a little brown spice you can get in any grocery store for a couple of bucks. More recently, in a series of ingenious experiments, Harry Preuss, M.D." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Most recently, a large meta-analysis of studies published from 1966 to 2005 found that soy protein intake was significantly related to decreased total and ldl cholesterol and triglycerides and increased HDL." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Vitamin C protects ldl cholesterol from oxidation,182 raises HDL cholesterol, and lowers total cholesterol triglycerides.183 In one recent study, 500 mg of vitamin C for 10 weeks led to significant decreases in total cholesterol and apoB, a bio-marker for cardiovascular risk.184 But a combination product that included 500 mg vitamin C, 160 mg bioflavonoids, 600 mg magnesium, and 900 mg vitamin B complex led to decreased clot formation in adults with hyperlipidemia." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Optimal levels of lipids and lipoproteins for women are ldl cholesterol (LDL-C) less than 100 mg/dL, triglycerides less than 150 mg/dL, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol less than 130 mg/dL, and HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) over 50 mg/dL." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Estrogen has favorable effects on several heart disease risk factors: HRT increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, decreases low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, reduces oxidation of ldl cholesterol, lowers uptake of LDL in blood vessels, binds to vascular estrogen receptors, reduces vascular tone, preserves endothelial function, increases prostacyclin release, decreases thromboxane A2 formation, decreases fibrinogen, reduces plasminogen activator inhibitor, and decreases fasting blood glucose and insulin." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"We might get there yet; there has been a recent push to prescribe statins even for people with normal ldl cholesterol, which would push LDL to extremely low levels. In my opinion this push to give statins to people with normal cholesterol concentrations is a cause for concern. For one thing, we are introducing people who do not have a disease to medications with potentially dangerous side effects. Second, the body requires cholesterol for a number of vital processes, like the construction of cell membranes." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Green tea contains catechins (notably, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, or EGCG) that reduce biochemical markers of heart disease and inhibit the oxidation of ldl cholesterol. EGCG has enormous antioxidant and antiinflammatory power and inhibits prostate cancer growth and COX-2 in animal and test-tube studies. In a Journal of Nutrition report, researchers observed that the equivalent of six cups of green tea daily "significantly inhibits [prostate cancer] development and metastasis." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Buried within the tables included in this article were statistics showing that lower levels of total cholesterol and lower levels of ldl cholesterol were both significantly correlated with a higher risk of stroke (p < .001 and p ?.04, respectively). As I read on, I was completely baffled by the authors' statement that "we found no relation between total cholesterol levels and stroke risk." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "This decreases the amount of total and ldl cholesterol circulating in the bloodstream. The first statin, Mevacor, is now available as a generic called lovastatin, which costs less than half as much as the brand-name statins. The best-selling statins as of 2003 were Lipitor, Pravachol, and Zocor. The newest entry into the U.S. statin market, Crestor, was approved by the FDA in August 2003. WHY DOES CHOLESTEROL GET SO MUCH ATTENTION? It is important to keep in mind that cholesterol is not a health risk in and of itself. In fact, cholesterol is vital to many of the body's essential functions." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "More than half of adult Americans over the age of 35 have ldl cholesterol levels of 130 mg/dL or higher. The updated guidelines rely heavily on the findings of five large clinical trials of CHD prevention with statins that had become available since the previous version of the guidelines were issued in 1993." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"In most studies, fish oil supplementation causes a significant reduction of VLDL cholesterol, plasma triglycerides, plasma cholesterol, and ldl cholesterol. In hypertriglyceridemic patients, fish oil supplementation typically results in a significant decline in VLDL cholesterol levels, because large decreases in triglyceride levels lead to a decrease in VLDLs.5,22,31-33 There are some studies that do not find decreases of total cholesterol or ldl cholesterol following fish oil supplementation." - Michael T. Murray, ND, Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1 (Get the book.)

"In an editorial that accompanied the presentation of the West of Scotland follow-up, Domanski (2007) asserts, "There should no longer be any doubt that the reduction of ldl cholesterol levels has a role in the prevention... of coronary heart disease." I beg to differ. Primary prevention with a statin doesn't save a life. It arguably spares one man in fifty a heart attack if they take the agent for five years. The argument that a well man should take it forever is contrived. Interestingly, little is made in the follow-up regarding the use of statins after the rct closed." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

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