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Are Cholesterol Levels Based on Science?

8/29/2012

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Several years ago, the National Cholesterol Education Program started promoting new guidelines for cholesterol levels and the use of statin drugs to lower these levels.  The recommendation for people at high risk for heart disease was LDL levels <100 mg/dl, and people at very high risk for heart disease LDL levels <70 mg/dl.  These are extremely low levels and can only be reached by using high doses of statin drugs. 

Dr. Duane Graveline, MD, MPH explains "On July 13, 2004, they published their recommendations for new cholesterol guidelines in Circulation of the American Heart Association. Circulation failed to disclose that six of the nine authors had direct financial ties to the makers of statin drugs. Those drugs include Pfizer's Lipitor; Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol, Merck's Lovastatin, and AstraZeneca's Crestor.  These guidelines immediately boosted the sales of statins from fifteen billion per year when the report was released in 2004 to over twenty-two billion in 2005. And now we come to find out there is not a shred of scientific evidence to support that lowering cholesterol in this manner will reduce cardiovascular disease.
The October 3, 2006 review in the Annals of Internal Medicine tears this "solid science" to shreds, something that should have been done two years ago. The review explains the deceitful manipulation of statistics and how not one study proves that lowering LDL cholesterol to the super low levels recommended has any benefit in reducing cardiovascular disease. Simply put, this report is shocking."


 You can read more about this at Dr. Duane Graveline's website spacedoc.com.

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 Results of the flu vaccine

8/21/2012

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Vitamin C and Ascorbic Acid

8/13/2012

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The Government rates vitamin C products by the amount of ascorbic acid contained in them.  There are many other factors in vitamin C that are just as important.  It is crucial to get all the nutrients and the synergistic cofactors, enzymes, and all the other unknown factors that are found along with it.  So if you are interested in taking vitamin C, find a supplement that is a whole food supplement.  In other words, it is the whole orange, lime, alfalfa, etc.  It will list ingredients such as dried alfalfa leaf, carrot root, wheat germ.  It will not mention ascorbic acid, although it is contained in the product.  The brand I use for myself, my family, and my patients is Standard Process.
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Lose Weight Now!

8/1/2012

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Are you interested in losing weight?  Want to start right now?  Then stop drinking sodas and sugary drinks, including juices.  Juices are concentrated, so they have a lot of fructose in them.  You can have an occasional juice, just cut it down to one 12ounce juice every other day.  It's better to eat the fruit than drink it.  You get all the nutrients, fiber  and synergistic value in a fruit. 

Stevia is a natural plant based sweetener that can be used instead of sugar.  It is less calories, and better for you than the artificial sweeteners.  So if you need to add sweetener, it's the healthier choice.


Try substituting green tea, herbal teas, and water.  It will take some getting used to, but you will be surprised as to how many empty calories there are in sugary drinks.  You don't need them, and they are not healthy.  And just by removing and substituting this one item from your daily routine,  you will begin to lose a few pounds!
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