Low Cholesterol and Heart Attacks

Hi,

Today we are going to talk about another health lie.  This has to do with low cholesterol and heart attacks. 

The pharmaceutical industry would like you to believe that low cholesterol prevents heart attacks.  And they, of course, have developed a a series of drugs to lower your cholesterol.  

These are the Statins.  And they do a great job of lowering your cholesterol.  They will lower it on average about 30% (varies from 10 to 50%). 

But, there are some problems.  And I am not just talking about the side effects, like muscle pain, fatigue, and muscle aches.  These are mild side effects, but there haven't been any long term studies to see if other problems develop. 

And I am not just talking about the fact that all of your cholesterol levels go down. 

Your body has two kinds of cholesterol.  The bad kind (LDL) and the good kind (HDL).

It turns out that heart health has more to do with higher HDL levels.  So you have a drug that lowers cholesterol and actually puts you more at risk than you would be if you didn't take the drug.

At this point in time there is no none way - pharmaceutically speaking - to lower LDL and to raise HDL. 

But, the pharmaceutical company spent millions of dollars on developing this drug.  They had to come up with something.  And that is where the lie of lowering cholesterol helps reduce the risk of heart attacks, especially first time heart attacks. 

There is no reputable research that shows this to be true.  In reality, the cholesterol levels of those with first time heart attacks were low, high and normal. 

And here is the kicker.  Taking statins was no better than doing a few simple things (without drugs) at preventing heart attacks from occuring.  These few simple things don't cost anything either. 

So what were these things.  First was maintain your healthy weight.  Second was exercise. 

Pretty simple, huh. 

If you are overweight, then change your eating habits to lose weight (see my ebook -Stop Dieting, Start Losing Weight and Keep it Off Permanently) and take a few extra supplements.

These supplements will help raise your HDL (the good kind) as will exercise. 

So take some Niacin, some CoQ10 and try to eat more grass fed or free range beef because it has more Omega 3's in it and none of the hormones that regular beef does.  And exercise. 

Do these few things and you won't have to worry about the wrong kind of low cholesterol or heart attacks.

Thanks,

Mike Val

http://www.valshealthsite.com/