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2008-08-21

Lower Cholesterol Naturally - Alternatives to Statin Drugs  

Huge issue. I can write a book about this but not the best! Two more years med school, and until then I will even more versed how to reduce cholesterol naturally.

First: What is cholesterol?

According to Stedman's Medical Dictionary, cholesterol is the most common steroid in animal tissues, especially in bile and gall stones, and food, especially rich in animal fats, circulates in plasma as a complex of protein different densities and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atheroma formation in arteries. "

What pathogenesis of atheroma is? It is the beginning of the stage of atherosclerosis is the construction of lipid [cholesterol] plaques within the structure of the arteries. These plaques narrow the Gefawand and thus limiting the flow of blood. Limiting the flow of blood causes of the turbulence caused further deposition of plaque. The slow speed of blood through the arteries helps lay down more than plaque well.

ways to reduce cholesterol naturally:

  1. Exercise: damned. How many times have you there to hear - everyone says he. Because it works better than any drug out there. Why does it work? Simple biochemistry and physiology. Exercise requires energy. Energy comes from sugar, fats and proteins. If the sugar and proteins are burned, fats must be converted into usable forms of energy. The liver steps good cholesterol, HDL. HDL goes around and takes bad cholesterol, LDL. It converts them into usable energy. Also, through the exercise, increase your energy requirements and thus lowering cholesterol naturally. Exercise 30 minutes a day, as often as you can in a week. Try one day per week. You will be addicted to. Better than that statins.
  2. Eat soluble fiber: Where are you? In the whole beans and grains. Fruits and vegetables contain insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber actually binds to remove cholesterol from your body. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to your chair to make more regular - this is extremely important as well.
  3. limit animal fat foods: damned again. Even Stedman's Medical Dictionary, said cholesterol is the most common steroid in animal tissue. They did not say plant tissues. I am not saying that it completely. Only a blind eye to them - not chomp down endless roast beef sandwhiches with Mayo and four kinds of cheese.
  4. Inositol: This is the time released niacin in the No - flush form. Niacin is a major player in cell metabolism. When one is in low niacin, then the energy reactions do not go forward. If they do not go forward, lipids accumulate directly in conjunction with high choleterol. A study of time-release niacin shows its effectiveness. The study, I found used pharmaceutical time-released niacin, but I think these two are very similar - with the natural form to consider. The bottom line of the study: "The results show that niacin ER [Extended Version] creates a positive effect on the lipoprotein subclasses, in particular the declining more atherogenic small, dense LDL particles and enhancing the cardioprotective large HDL particles. " Remember what I said about bad LDL and HDL-good? The inositol sounds pretty good now is not it?
  5. Red Yeast Rice: This is what the pharmaceutical companies, some statin drugs - directly! So why not take them in their natural state? It works quite well. It works by limiting the cholesterol reaction from the future. This means that cholesterol production is slowing and thus lowering cholesterol naturally. I have a major research articles on PubMed for Red Yeast Rice. The research was supported by the Center for Human Nutrition and is not biased by a natural supplement. Here is another study of the cholesterol-lowering effect of a proprietary Chinese red yeast rice food supplements.
  6. Policosanol: This is sugar wax. Sound safe? It is. It can not turn off the cholesterol response as strong as statin drugs. Our body needs some cholesterol. Without him, many hormones would not be made, and we would be dead. Thus, it is better to restrict maig instead of the strong production limit. Policosanol has also shown that raising HDL levels. They statin drugs? No. It is a good study on Policosanol, that I found in PubMed. You will notice, it is not a study by a natural complement or companies with interests biased. The title of the study is: To compare the efficacy and safety of Policosanol with atorvastatin in elderly patients with type II hypercholesterolemia.
  7. Lipotrol Bio:

    Bio-Lipotrol has shown that naturally lower cholesterol. Bio Lipotrol did Red Yeast Rice, inositol, Policosanol and Guggal gum extract. I have visited with doctor after doctor have used that organic Lipotrol and the results are within a few weeks. Now, this does not mean you can sit on your sofa eating hamburgers and pizza, while knallende Bio Lipotrol capsules. I have already stated that exercise is the best medicine - along with the limitation of animal fats and an increase in soluble fibre. I did not know about bio Lipotrol until a classmate kept buying. I found her in the hall one day and asked her what it is. They told me it works very well in her grandmother's high cholesterol. Then I became more interested. The advantages of med school - you find what works and what does not.

What are the dangers of statin drugs?

I do not know all the dangers, but I know that this is an often not addressed. Statin drugs give the wrong impression that the one they do not have, proactive in reducing cholesterol. If a drug lowers cholesterol do without them, why not chomp on fatty foods? I will tell you why. Statin drugs limit the production of cholesterol. They do not reflect the absorption of cholesterol. They do.

Also - statin drugs significantly reduce the production of Coenzyme Q10. This is an important energy supplier for the human heart and electron transport chain. So if you are in the statin drugs take CoQ10. I think statin drugs and the conversion of vitamin D. The active, I must consider, but it makes sense if the following reactions of HMG-CoA, which is the limiting step in cholesterol synthesis.

If you naturally want to lower cholesterol These steps will undoubtedly help. I recommend a sit-down chat with your doctor. Most docs will listen to you and be supportive and knowledgable on this arena. If not, you will find a qualified and licensed naturopathic physician, will be heard you.

This information is not to say that taking your statin drugs. It is just information. Non-stop your statin drugs, without consulting with your doctor. Only then, under their leadership, quit the meds, if you implement other means.

If They are not statin drugs and you do not have money to see a doctor, these steps can help reduce They cholestrol course. But as I am not a doctor, but I am not prescribing any of this information to you. It is up to you.

I hope you are still awake. That is a ton of information. I know I'm destroyed. I have to get away from this computer now.

 

Take care and stay healthy. And again - if you have any health questions, do ask me. I am here to help.

In health,

Ben

(c) 2005 Benjamin Lynch of HealthE Goods

Benjamin Lynch has a BS degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Washington. Currently, he is obtaining his doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University. You may find BioLipotrol Cholesterol Supplement at Bens online health site, HealthE Goods. We provide physician-grade non-prescription natural health products and natural health articles.

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1 comments: to “ Lower Cholesterol Naturally - Alternatives to Statin Drugs

  • Sophia Jason
    September 24, 2008 at 3:31 AM  

    Nice post! Informative as well as very much educative.It is extremely important to understand what cholesterol is and how it affects our health. Eating low cholesterol foods, exercising regularly, receiving regular cholesterol screenings, and following your doctor's recommendations is much better than using cholesterol-Lowering Drugs like statin. To know about some alternatives to drugs use the link you will get to know http://www.obesityweightlosssurgery.com/category_story_1498.html