High cholesterol???
High cholesterol???
This is a short report on the cholesterol scam that is being run in this country. It's been taken out of the newsletter named "ALTERNATIVES" written by Dr. David G. Williams.
Next time you have your cholesterol checked don't be surprised if your doctor says: "it's too high". __ even if it was fine at your last check-up. Government officials have changed the cholesterol guidelines. As a result 24 million more Americans will be told they need to go on dangerous cholesterol lowering drugs.
I believe that cholesterol is not our enemy but that Atherosclerosis is the true cause of heart attacks and heart disease.
Far from being the bad guy cholesterol is absolutely essential to your body. You couldn't survive without it! 80% of the cholesterol floating through your bloodstream is produced by your liver. Cholesterol breaks down the fats in your diet and helps your body to digest them. A high cholesterol reading is a warning signal, like the oil light in your car. It's a warning that something is making your liver pump too much cholesterol. Taking the drugs is akin to disconnecting the warning light instead of fixing the trouble. Sooner or later your engine will be seriously damaged.
The REAL VILLAIN is whatever is causing cholesterol to clump together into these plaques. And that something is TOO MUCH of the wrong oils and fats in your diet. This is the hearts worst enemy. This rancid fats and cholesterol in your blood makes it flow thick and slow (doctors call this "sludging") So it's easy for this fatty stuf to get deposited in those tiny cracks. This is how a clot begins. Over time these fat deposits grow larger. At some point the body lays down calcium on top of tem, making plaque. This is hardening of the arteries ___ the REAL cause of a heart attack.
Food manufacturers are using the cholesterol scare to confuse and trick you. They want you to believe that just because their products contain "no cholesterol" that they are good for you. They aren't!!!
Polyunsaturated oils from corn, soybean, palm and coconut oils are just as bad for you, and you will find them in many of our prepared, and packageds foods.
As you will probably know many are producs containing vegetable oils that have been "hydrogenated" This process changes the melting points of these oils so they stay solid, even in your bloodstream, plus you are not able to taste it when those oils become rancid. That is exactly why they are so popular in cookies, crackers and so many other packaged foods. But ingesting rancid, oxidized fat is the worst thing you can do for your heart. This is the secret cause of why there's so much heart disease in our country these days. Unfortunately, hydrogenation is here to stay. Plans are being made to hydrogenate "Omega-3 fish oils and offer it to the public as "HEART HEALTHY" cholesterol free margerine and shortening. Don't fall for this scam.
The issue is not how to lower your cholesterol, the real questions are: "How can I halt the oxidation of my choleserol.
There was a lot more, but it's too long. But stay away from those highly advertised drugs like "lipitor" and others. They will damage your liver and can cause irreversable damage your heart.
I thought this was very interesting.
Christina
Congenital Aortic Stenosis
AVR's 8/7/00 & 8/18/00
St.Jude's Mechanical
