statins

Statin Side Effects: Transient Global Amnesia, Muscle Pain, and Premature Aging

Heart Disease

We’ve had it pounded into us by the medical establishment that high cholesterol causes heart disease, and that cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins can reduce cholesterol and therefore heart disease. But is it true? And if not, what are the dangers of taking statins?

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CoQ10 Increases Energy and Is an Essential Supplement for Statin Users

Heart Disease

CoQ10 is a cofactor or coenzyme for three large enzyme complexes in our mitochondria that produce approximately 90% of all cell energy. In this interview, Dr. Peter Langsjoen discusses the role of CoQ10 in producing cellular energy, at what age the levels of CoQ10 in the body begin to decline, where to find it in the diet, how supplemental CoQ10 is created, how much to supplement and in what form.

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Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease but Is a Substance Vital to Health

Heart Disease

Chris Masterjohn shares his vast knowledge of the role of cholesterol in the body, how the different forms of lipoproteins are created, the possible health ramifications of inhibiting cholesterol production, and the particular foods you want to drastically reduce to avoid cardiovascular disease.

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Dr. Kilmer McCully Discusses the Role of Homocysteine in Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Disease

Today’s interview is with Kilmer McCully who has been working on the effects of homocysteine since 1968 and was the first to propose its role in the development of cardiovascular disease. Homocysteine is an amino acid formed from dietary methionine. Methionine is a sulfur-containing proteinogenic amino acids, one of two essential amino acids that must be consumed in our diet.

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Book Review: The Great Cholesterol Con — Anthony Colpo

Heart Disease

The Great Cholesterol Con can help you understand how the lipid theory was formulated and gained acceptance, the flaws in interpretation of scientific studies as well as the manipulation of data, the studies we don’t hear about showing high cholesterol does not damage the heart, the dangers of low cholesterol, how the low-fat mantra has impacted the health of industrialized nations, the dangers of vegetable oils, and habits that will promote heart health.

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