How Statin Drugs  really lower cholestrol: and kill you one cell at a time.
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Wake up America these drugs are killing us one cell at a time.  This book exposes the lies we have been told about Statin drugs. Also a must read is the Statin Damage Crisis By Dr. Duane Graveline.  Both these books expose the truth about Statin Drugs and the misguided war on cholestrol.
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This is crazy. We need to remove the word science from medical science.  Every time theres a breakthrough answer, it proves to be totally false.  So millions follow medical advice for nothing (and worse).  And keep following it, as the false solutions persist despite debunking. The system is entirely corrupted by the pharmaceutical companies, planting false stories, fear mongering diseases and conditions, bribing doctors and corrupting medical journals.  Justin Smith corrects the nasty reputation of cholesterol, breaks the relation to heart disease, and destroys the dietary regimens recommended for decades (and insisted on by health insurers). In Statin Nation, Smith presents the results of nine years research, highly documented. Why anyone should trust their doctor is about the only question unanswered.

Smith is upsetting. He overturns decades of comforting facts. They are comforting because we have considered them as established and deal with them as real. But what Smith has found:
-Only 39% of men and 34% of women with heart disease have high cholesterol.
-High cholesterol correlates to longer life. Low cholesterol indicates shorter life expectancy.
-A meta-analysis of 11 major studies concluded that statins offer no net benefit for prevention of death by all causes. But 75% take it for precisely that.
-Big Pharma keeps lowering the safe cholesterol level, making it nearly unattainable and putting millions more in position for statin treatments for life.
-Statins save approximately one life per thousand taking them. But result in hundreds of deaths because of them. They are unsafe drugs.
-The recommended maximum 1.5-2g of sodium per day is too low and actually causes cardiovascular problems rather than preventing them according to numerous studies.
-Stress, which used to be short and acute, is chronic in our society, and is the primary cause of cardiovascular ailments and death.
-Fat is the hearts preferred main source of energy, but stress changes that to glucose-burning instead.
-86% of medical students think politicians should not accept gifts, but only 46% say the same for themselves.

Smith never intended to go down this path. He began researching nutrition and fitness for a book and it has turned into nine years, two documentaries and this book, all focused on cholesterol.  His basic discovery is that we continue to be misled, by both ignorance and fraud. Medicine actually has very few firm answers, just a lot of trends and anecdotes in the form of inadequate studies, the worth of which remain hidden from the public. Statin Nation appears to be both sensible and credible, and anyone interested in some hope and guidance along with the discouraging news should read it.

David Wineberg
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Dr. Brill's book is fascinating.  She proves that by choosing the right foods and exercising, LDL (bad) cholesterol can be lowered just as effectively as cholesterol lowering drugs.  The foods she "prescribes" are easy to fit in and she includes a lot of tips on how to do so.  None of the foods are difficult to find or hard to prepare.  I think anyone could follow this plan--it just takes a little planning.  She includes recipes and menus to help you get started.  It's not a "diet" so it's really easy to follow.  There is research to back up each claim, so you know that her advice is scientifically sound.  For anyone who wants to lower their cholesterol naturally and improve their overall health, I definitely recommend this book.  As a registered dietitian, I will use this book with my clients.
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High cholesterol has been a monkey on my bad for years.  After I read this book it made sense to me that maybe I should try to get rid of it some other way.  I was afraid to go off my medication without some direction and did some research on mangosteen juice.  My doctor thought it was a silly but said he would help monitor it.  To his surprise after a couple on months I was off my medication and holding strong.  I feel better just being off the medication.
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If you think there is ANY CHANCE that Esselstyn has it right about the connection between animal protein/fat and atherosclerotic heart disease, you want to get on his diet plan NOW!  The worst that will happen is you will lose a few pounds, look better and cut your grocery bill in half.  READ THE BOOK!  While you are reading it, get a copy of The China Study (by the Campbell brothers) on order, and read it when it comes in.  Of course genetics is a big determinant in vascular disease and cancer, and genomics/personalized medicine may turn out to be one of the miracles of the 21st century.  But would you rather be spending your money and time on medical treatments or enjoying another winter vacation in Tahoe?
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Dr. Ravnskov is my hero. His courage and intelligence enabled me to tell 'Truth' from 'Hocum'. My Kaiser doctor thought my cholesterol levels were too high @ 228. He wanted me to go on Statins. I hate pills and elected to reduce my cholesterol via diet. What followed is a harrowing journey of increasingly debilitating health conditions, as my cholesterol levels dropped with my mighty 'successful diet'. All the way down to 180. Four years and a killer bout of the flu later, I woke up weak, 105 lbs (I am 5'4"), wasted and foggy headed; and realized something was seriously wrong with what I was doing. I don't know what possessed me to google "cholesterol good for health". But once I did, I never looked back. I eat two egg yolks daily and thank Dr. Uffe for his work. My brain is razor sharp again, and I never get sick. After this life lesson, I have also learned to take our current medical establishment with a BIG grain of salt. For one thing, I've ditched my doctor. Doctors are not out to get you exactly, but their main goal is not human health any more. For folks who are on statins, WAKE UP. You are slowly dying from these. For folks who are trying to reduce their cholesterol levels, please realize that high cholesterol is an adaptive mechanism and you need to review the underlying cause of cholesterol levels above say 300 - before you neutralize them with statins. You also need to look at your racial profile and see what your ancestor's cholesterol levels were. Among different healthy world civilizations, averages have ranged from 130 all the way to 275. Coconut country people (tropical populations) for instance tend to have higher cholesterol and live long, healthy, heart disease free lives. If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. Dr. Ravnskov, I hope I meet you some day and have a chance to thank you personally.
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This product helps me with cholesterol issues and allows me to keep my numbers in a good zone.  It works for me and works very well to keep my HDL/LDL ratio in harmony.
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Excellent book.  Highly recommend.  Even if you don't have a cholesterol issue the information in this book is worth the read.  Doctors Bowden and Sinatra present the facts about your health.  It's inflammation not cholesterol at the origins of literally everything that ails us.  Learn what is causing that inflammation and how to reduce it and thus your risk for many diseases including heart disease and diabetes.  Can't say enough good things about this books.  I  couldn't put it down and now am using it a reference guide, going back to it over and over.
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We are only telling you of the excellent results we obtained after using a suggested treatment from this book. I have been using this book since the first edtion was published. The book was suggested reading by an amish man that was introduced to me at a country auction. I told the gentleman that my doctor's had tried everything over 4 plus years to lower my blood LDL cholesterol levels, lower my blood total cholesterol levels, and to raise my good blood cholesterol levels in the way of diet, exercise, and prescriptions. We are restricted in exercising by injuries received from an automobile accident. My cholesterol levels went from 600 to 210 in just under 3 months per my medical doctor, after using only 800 mcg of a mineral that this book suggested to take for high cholesterol. My medical doctor was shocked at the results of only just under 3 months of using this mineral had lowered my blood LDL cholesterol levels, lowered my blood total cholesterol levels, and raised my good blood cholesterol levels from 0 to within normal levels. We told my medical doctor that I wanted to stopping all prescriptions for cholesterol for 2 weeks before I started the 800 mcg daily doseage of the mineral suggesteed by the book. We found out later the amish gentleman was a self taught medical doctor. He is limited by state law to only doctor within their faith in the amish community. I did run into the amish gentleman again at another auction. We told him how much I enjoyed reading and using the suggested treatments in the book that he told me to read.
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This book should be read by everyone, especially doctors and especially those who specialize in cardiology.  My own heart doctor has been trying to push statins on me for two years, despite the fact that my heart "epsiode" (a very minor infarction) took place 20 years ago, my total cholesterol is just 210, and high cholesterol (250+) with *zero* heart disease runs in my family. You should see him shudder at the abnormality of that figure, warning me that yet another drop in "normal" limits is on the AHA and NHLBI horizon. In his opinion, my total cholesterol should be 160 -- or dire consequences could result!

As its subtitle states, The Cholesterol Myths exposes the fallacy that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease.  Dr. Ravnskov is no "wacko"; his book is well-annotated and examines many of the major relevant studies over the past 50 years. I've checked a few of the references myself and have found them accurate.  I've checked literature available on the AHA and NHLBI websites and seen for myself how they distort the truth.

In one example, the NHLBI states flatly that "international studies find that CHD is uncommon in cultures with low levels of serum cholesterol, even when... hypertension and cigarette smoking is relatively high." A check of the footnotes cited the "Seven Countries" study and "MONICA" project, both taken to task in Dr. Ravnskov's book.  What the NHLBI did was choose only a few of the datapoints from these studies (Japan, China), where their statement was indeed true -- but they conveniently ignored all 25 or so other datapoints which clearly showed that overall there was no correlation between countries' cholesterol levels and CHD whatsoever!

A major contribution of Myths is its explanation of the way pro-cholesterol myth "scientists" and the drug companies use the "relative reduction" method of presenting their "wonder drugs'" value. If I, for example, take no drugs, my chances of a cadiac event might be 6% over the next 10 years.  If I take statins for ten years, this might go down to 3%, which the drug companies present as a reduction of 50%!  Sounds good, but the more sensible view would be to say that if I take no drugs, there's a 94% chance that nothing will happen to me, and if I take statins, there's a 97% chance -- wow, a whopping 3% gain! Would *you* take a drug (that can screw up your liver and muscles) for the rest of your life to go from 94% to 97%?  Not me! This expose of statins is another fantastic contribution to medical common sense, and there are many more.

The Cholesterol Myths is simply a must-read.

P.S. I did confront my cardiologist, and he declined comment.  I have a new one now....
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The authors validated what I have long suspected - cholesterol is not a villain - and the pharmaceutical intervention (statins) often creates more health problems. I'm glad I didn't succumb to the pressure to take one.  Sadly, most practicing physicians aren't even aware of a fraction of the negative effects associated with using statins, which means the more our doctors effectively become a prescription-writing arm of the pharmaceutical companies, the more their patients, as consumers, must do their own homework.

Only when our medical system stops throwing prescription drugs at every symptom will we have a chance at enjoying true health, which is much more than simply a lack of illness.
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I am so glad I read this book.  As someone who has been diagnosed high cholesterol I found this book to be extremely helpful.  I have stubbornly resisted the pharmaceutical path because of all the side effects associated with the drugs.  The problem is that there are so much "information" that is really just thinly disguised sales pitches for this product or that one.  This book cuts through all that and offers some really detailed guidance from someone who has successfully taken responsibility for their own health and figured out how to lower their cholesterol naturally.  I an just glad the author chose to share her experience so we can all benefit from it.

The book starts with a very detailed but non-technical explanation of the whole subject of cholesterol and then goes into the various options for achieving healthy cholesterol levels.  I especially like the chapter on what foods to eat.  Some of these were a pleasant surprise.

If you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol this book could literally save your life.

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Very informative and practical way to lower cholesterol.  This works and is way better than taking drugs - no side effects.  Before being talked into taking statins or something similar - try this.
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Having had heart desease for 25 years I had never heard of problems with statin drugs until I read this book and I have almost all of the undesireable side effects.  His arguments against the basic science behind cholestorol seems well founded to me.
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Before I started listening to the Jimmy Moore Podcast, I used to eat lots of whole wheat pasta, non-fat yogurt, lots of fruit and vegetables, meats and fish. I used to go to the gym and do the elliptical machine, lift weights, spin class and yoga.  As a 5" 9" male, I weighed around 185 and my blood pressure was around 140/90. I was hungry often.

I listened to his podcast for about 2 years when it first came out and started changing things.  I've never became a true low carber like he recommends, but I eat a lot less grains, full fat yogurt instead of non fat, more saturated fats like beef and eggs, more unsaturated fats like nuts, avocados, olive oil and coconut oil. I probably average about 150 grams of carbs a day, which is a lot less than what I used to eat which would be around 400 grams. I don't worry about limiting saturated fats and cholesterol.

After reading "High Blood Pressure Solution" by Richard Moore, I also exchanged my regular salt for Morton Lite Salt, which also contains potassium which neutralizes the sodium, and I added lots of potassium green vegetables and lettuces. I walk a few miles a day since I don't own a car and live in a walking friendly town.

My last doctors visit for my 50th birthday, my blood pressure was 112/74 and weight 174. I feel healthy and take no medications, but a few vitamins. Maybe if I followed his program more closely I would be around 150-160 pounds.

This book is about keeping your body in "ketosis", where your body burns fat, instead of carbohydrates, for fuel. This may be great for for people who are obese, diabetic, epileptic or have metabolic syndrome. I have no desire to try the extreme carb restriction talked about in the book.  Therefore, my Amazon review can't say if the keto lifestyle led to more energy and better bio-markers for me. It was interesting reading and gave me some ideas to lead a healthier life.

Four other great books to read if you want to live a long healthy life are:

"Cholesterol is Not the Culprit" by Fred Kummerow who at 99 years of age enjoys active research and spins on his stationary cycle.

"Extraordinary Centenarians in America" by Gwen Weiss-Numeroff. She interviews about two dozen active centenarians about their life. Most don't take supplements, don't have stress free lives and don't do exercise programs, but do eat natural home made meals, have a positive attitude and are thankful and enjoy life.

"The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living" by Phinney and Volek.

"The High Blood Pressure Solution" by Richard Moore.

I am forever grateful to Jimmy for eating less carbs and not being afraid of saturated fats and cholesterol.
Thank you Jimmy
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I have studied heart disease for the last 5 years after undergoing a triple by-pass operation. I am glad to say I have been convinced of Dr Raths theory for the last 4 years and have now got back to full health thanks to Vitamin C and L-Lysine.

The flavour of the month now appears to be Homocystine which when elevated is a good marker of heart disease but to try to lower homocystine and say that this is the cause of heart disease is taking a huge leap of faith.

If one was to look down from above and observe the scene of every murder for a number of days one would see a team of detectives pouring over the crime scene. To then deduce that detectives cause all murders due to their presence is taking the same leap of faith.

I have been giving talks on the use of vitamin C and L-Lysine to reverse blockages for a number of years now and have seen many people reverse the disease process by taking these relatively cheap substances.

If you have angina or blocked arteries then you must start taking vitamin C today.

This is the only book you will need to buy on heart disease.

Some warnings. Vitamins and minerals don't work overnight. If you are on any heart medication then you must continue to take it until your symptoms have receded and then ask your doctor to start reducing your medication as you return to full health. This could take from 2 months to 12 months.

Vitamin C is best taken in divided doses over the day.

The amount required is 3000 mg to 6000 mg per day of equal parts vitamin C and L-Lysine.(4000mg equalls half level teaspoon)

L-Lysine is an amino acid which is required for healthy collagen.

Collagen that lacks vitamin C becomes brittle and cracks. Our arteries are held together by collagen.

L-Lysine also plays another important roll in the repair process. It binds onto Lipo-Protein A. (Lp(a))which our liver makes as a response to cracked arteries nullifying its stickiness thus halting the build up of plaques. Lp(a)is a component of our LDL colesterol but they don't even check for it in normal collesterol checks.

To find out the best way to take vitamin C have a look at this website and do a search on it.[...]

Enjoy this book, enjoy good health.
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I have been taking ACV off and on for a year now. Cholesterol reduction was the main reason. In April I had a doctor's appointment and each 6 months they want a list of things I take over the counter. When I told my doctor I was taking ACV, his response was "good". Keep it up and I'll take you off your medicine. Four months ago I started taking it more seriously, everyday 3 times a day either before a meal or after. I have dropped 26 pounds of belly fat in those 4 months. I eat the same things as before, just a little less of and I do not exercise other than daily walking and normal activities. If all goes well I will be off my medication for cholesterol  and blood pressure after my next appointment. By the way, I will be 65 years old in 30 days or so, and I now weight what I did when I was in my 50's.