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Shocking Facts About Cholesterol, CoQ-10
& ATP
by Denis Van Loan D.D.S.
The shocking fact is mainstream medicine,
the government, most medical doctors and the public believe
that lowering cholesterol is a good health practice.
It is a myth perpetrated by greedy drug companies. Good
evidence from scientific studies shows that low cholesterol
creates more of a health hazard than a benefit.
Drug company advertising implies that lowering cholesterol will
reduce heart attack and stroke. Good studies show that this is
not true.
Julian Whitaker, M.D. reports in his June 2008 HEALTH &
HEALING Newsletter:"As for statin drugs, for most of the 40
million Americans recommended to take them for the rest of
their lives, they're an ineffective, expensive, side
effect-riddled fraud."
The truth of the matter is that high levels of cholesterol do
not co-relate with higher cardiovascular accidents and
mortality. Dozens, even hundreds of studies, provide compelling
evidence that lowering cholesterol is the wrong approach to
health...but not the drug funded ones. In fact, many studies
prove lowering cholesterol is usually a harmful practice. One
study actually demonstrated that patients over 75 years of age
live longer if they have higher levels of cholesterol than
those who have low levels of cholesterol.
Why is there double the heart failure rate with those on statin
drugs? It is because the heart muscle is a real hog of energy
with its constant contractions.
Some estimate it needs ten times the amount of energy (ATP)
that other organs of the body need. Since CoQ-10 is a necessary
link in the energy chain, not enough fuel (ATP) is able to be
utilized and so the heart muscle stops. Death results.
Without inflammation, the dangerous accumulation of
atherosclerotic plaque does not occur. The danger is not really
the LDL levels in the blood, but rather, the inflammation in
the vessels that produce a cholesterol plaque that can "chip".
This condition can also increase clotting, producing a heart
attack or stroke.
Studies at the famous Mayo clinic and at Harvard University
clinics find that the C-reactive protein level (the marker for
inflammation) has a much higher co-relation and is a more
reliable predictor of cardio-vascular accidents.
Why then are the cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) so highly
prescribed? The simple answer is GREED…not the doctors, but the
drug companies. The statin drugs are block buster, billion
dollar revenue streams for the drug companies. Lipitor, alone,
reportedly generated over 12 billion dollars revenue last year
for Pfizer.
It would not be so bad if there was a benefit to taking these
drugs. Arguably they are a health hazard, rather than a
benefit. Probably the most destructive side effect of statin
drugs is their depletion of CoQ-10 enzyme. Why is CoQ-10 so
important? CoQ-10 is important because it is needed in every
cell of the body. It is the spark that causes the "burn" of
ATP. What is ATP? It is Adenosine tri-phosphate which is the
fuel that every cell in the body needs and ATP cannot function
without CoQ-10. It is also necessary in every cell wall of the
body.
Over all optimal health is dependent upon sufficient quantities
of cholesterol, just as control of inflammation is important to
longevity and protection from virtually all diseases.
What are some of the symptoms and effects of low cholesterol
and CoQ-10 levels? * Muscle weakness and fatigue * Cognitive
decline and compromised brain function * Higher heart failure
rate * Vitamin D deficiency * Declining testosterone *
Declining estrogens and other steroidal hormones * Higher
incidence of liver cancer and failure
About the Author
Dr. Van Loan gathers health information from over 17 sources
(newsletters, websites & published books) on the latest
research about alternatives that are cost effective and proven
better for health than mainstream drug treatments. Numerous
well controlled studies are cited in his writings. He has
websites and blogs on heart disease and migraine headaches.
Blog on heart health: http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws Website:
www.heart-disease-risk.com
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