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Cholesterol |
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Alternative Medicine |
| Almond consumption on a regular basis may help reduce your risk for a heart attack by as much as 50%. Monounsaturated fats and antioxidant vitamin E found in almondscan decrease bad LDL cholesterol levels and increase good HDL cholesterol levels. http://www.chsir.com/News.htm |
| Artichokes provide a key ingredient for the cholesterol-lowering drug cynarin. James E O'Brien's mini magazine The Miracle of Nature's Healing Foods published by Glove Communications Corp. |
| Avocados The oleic acid found in avocados can be helpful in reducing cholesterol. http://www.methodsofhealing.com/top-ten-foods-that-lower-blood-pressure/ |
| Avocados contain omega 9 fatty acids and beta-sitosterol which helps to cut bad cholesterol in half. www.bottomlinesecrets.com/foodcures |
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Bananas provide pectin, "a soluble fiber (called a
hydrocolloid)." http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?pfriendly=1&tname=foodspice&dbid=7 |
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Bananas are "known to be rich
in potassium. Its high fiber content is also useful in helping to
prevent cardiovascular disease. Studies suggest that one banana a day is enough to help ward off high blood pressure." http://www.methodsofhealing.com/top-ten-foods-that-lower-blood-pressure/ |
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2004 Biography Remembering Humphry Osmond: A Pioneer in Orthomolecular
Medicine by Abram Hoffer MD Phd reminds us that pure niacin (B3) is the gold standard for bad cholesterol reduction and good cholesterol increase. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine www.orthomed.org |
| Beta-sitosterol supplements and citrus pectin (citrus fruit white rinds) may help reduce bad LDL cholesterol. Beta-sitosterol is a plant sterol like cholesterol and competes for intestinal uptake space. www.superiorbodysupplements.com/betas.php |
| BLUEBERRIES - In the arteries, whole wild blueberries seem to inhibit LDL oxidation, decrease platelet aggregation, and reduce inflammation. Blueberries may also help preserve nitric oxide availability. 5/2005 Journal of Experimental Neurology + Winter 2005/2006 www.lef.org |
| CoQ10 needed with satin drugs per Dr Whitaker Health & Healing 8/02 vol 12, #8 www.drwhitaker.com |
| CoQ10 needed with CoA reductase drugs (satins) per 8/04 Life Extension magazine www.lef.org |
| CoQ10 is a naturally occurring substance found in body and may help problems of the heart, muscle, immune system, + may help Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and cancer. www.lifelinknet.com |
| CoQ10 is a prescription drug in Japan to help in the treatment of congestive heart failure. The Kaneka yeast-fermented product (available in Japan and Pasadena, Texas, USA) is chemically identical to the human CoQ10. Lipitor drug to treat cholesterol depletes CoQ10 because it inhibits HMG-CoA reductase enzyme. Dr Peter Mitchell was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for his CoQ10 research. 8/2006 www.lef.org |
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CQ10 is a must with cholesterol lowering drugs.
http://www.medicationsense.com/about_cohen.html Jay S. Cohen, M.D.(Del Mar, California) has specialized in psychopharmacology and is adjunct (voluntary) associate professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, USA |
| CQ10 is "known for its ability to prevent cholesterol from hardening...Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering drugs may be at a greater risk to experience a shortage of coenzyme Q10." Bill Sardi What's Best |
| Curcumin (turmeric) + a dash of black pepper raise good HDL cholesterol & reduce bad LDL cholesterol per 2/04 Life Extension www.lef.org |
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Grapefruit, especially red/pink, can lower cholesterol 16-8% when
eaten daily per Shela Gorinstein of Jerusalem Hebrew University as cited
in 2007 Bottom Line's Best Bets
www.bottomlinesecrets.com
Grapefruit may interact with, often strengthening, meds, so be forewarned when taking prescriptions to omit grapefruit or lower meds. Check with your druggist; read insert that comes with medication. |
| Guggulipid Guggulipid supplements may help lower unhealthy LDL-cholesterol levels, while increasing good HDL cholesterol levels. Guggulipid is an extract of guggul, a resin from a myrrh tree that grows in India. http://www.chsir.com/News.htm |
| Hyman, Dr. Mark - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/lower-your-risk-of-heart_b_300292.html |
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Red rice yeast -
http://www.debrasnaturalgourmet.com/Adams_Archives/Lowering%20Your%20Cholesterol%20Part%20II.html
"Like pharmaceutical statins, red yeast rice inhibits an enzyme in the liver called HMG Coenzyme A reductase, which is involved in producing cholesterol. HMG CoA reductase also produces a number of substances which are useful to us, such as heart-healthy coenzyme Q10...I recommend at least 100 mg a day of CoQ10 for anyone who uses red yeast rice. I don’t recommend it for people with liver impairment...Try...other measures first. That being said, the standard dose is 600 mg twice a day." |
| Red rice yeast extract grown on white rice interferes with CoQ10; thus one needs to supplement with CoQ10. Red rice yeast may reduce LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Red rice yeast may interact with satin drugs causing muscle dysfunction, dizziness and liver toxicity. Overdose on red rice yeast may cause same side effects. www.lifelinknet.com |
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Red Yeast Rice
(monascus purpureus) a fermented Chinese rice extract can help reduce
cholesterol per www.virtualhealthinfo.com/herb/red_yeast_rice.htm
Do not take if on cholesterol medications, as it duplicates some meds. |
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Red Yeast Rice
(monascus purpureus) -
http://www.streetdirectory.com/ food_editorials/cooking/cooking_tips/the_secret_behind_red_yeast_rice.html Factory Production - http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31360 White or brown rice is inoculated with the Monascus purpureus yeast strain...So, what is RYR exactly and how is it produced? Basically, as mentioned previously, common or garden rice is used as an incubation medium and subsequent carrier for the Monascus purpureus yeast strain. This is typically achieved by soaking the rice in water until it is saturated then steaming it to sterilize and pre-cook the grains. The rice is then either directly inoculated with live M. purpureus spores or exposing the grains to powdered RYR. This rice is then incubated at room temperature for 3 - 6 days during which time the grains become cultured with the yeast and turn a vivid red color on the inside and a dark purple colour on the outer surface of the grains... The cultured rice is then dried and can be powdered or re-cooked (when purchased in packages such as found in Oriental grocery stores such as Store 88) and used conventionally in table dishes or as a pasteurized paste. Of course at this point the statin content of the RYR is far higher than anything bough in commercial supplement form and caution should be used when consuming the RYR as muscle pains are commonly reported by statin users. RYR prepared in this fashion has been used in China since the Tang Dynasty in 800 A.D where it was used as a tonic, digestive aid and a treatment for circulatory ailments. The continued use...is a clear indicator that RYR products are, indeed, beneficial in the treatment of high cholesterol... Some manufacturer's products contain virtually pure monacolin K or are enhanced with pure lovastatin. Statin drugs have been shown to be the cause of liver and muscle damage so caution is advised... In the 1970's researchers in the US were isolating the lovastatin compound from Aspergillus. At roughly the same time research in Japan was isolating monacolins for Monascus, a yeast identical to the one used to inoculate red yeast rice. The results of these two largely unrelated research efforts turned up one interesting commonality. This was that lovastatin and one of the monacolin isolates, monacolin K, are identical. Lovastatin went on to be marketed as the commercial prescription drug Mevacor and red yeast rice became a sought after, non-prescription dietary supplement. Unfortunately is did not take the FDA long to make the connection between the RYR (red yeast rice) and Mevacor and due to the absolute similarity in statin content between the two it ruled that RYR was a regulable substance and ordered its removal from the commercial circuit. This decision was the subject of vigorous resistance, debate and litigation which has resulted in any RYR encountered today will have no lovastatin content. Sadly as the "purged" product is then no longer regulable, the exact contents are often unknown and it is difficult to establish what you are getting from product to product. http://ezinearticles.com/?Red-Yeast-Rice---Chinas-Natural-Cholesterol-Busting-Wonder&id=4367555 |
| Red Yeast Rice info@successcentreonline.com Ask for ONE sample newspaper Volume8#5 - Health News Volume8#5 |
| Red Yeast Rice - supplementation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VDVSVOsXNM Add CQ10 |
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Red Yeast Rice - supplements -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1761143/
"The lipid modification effects appeared to be similar to pravastatin, simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, or fluvastatin. Compared with non-statin lipid lowering agents, RYR preparations appeared superior to nicotinate and fish oils, but equal to or less effective than fenofibrate and gemfibrozil." |
| Red Yeast Rice factory preparation - http://www.kmitl.ac.th/ejkmitl/vol7nos1/P05-1.pdf also http://www.science.cmu.ac.th/journal-science/361_07Em-onRed.pdf - http://www.ehow.com/how_4866493_make-red-yeast-rice.html - http://www.ehow.com/how_6562169_grow-red-yeast-rice.html |
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Red Yeast Rice safety -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_yeast_rice
http://www.stopagingnow.com/liveinthenow/article/how-to-use-red-yeast-rice-safely http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69352.cfm#ProfessionalPurportedUses |
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Cooking red yeast rice -
http://preventordoctor.blogspot.com/2009/01/cholesterol-reduction-with-red-yeast.html
"Recommended
way to cook this kind of
red yeast rice,
is by putting the rice into warm water for about 24 hours before you
cook it, it makes several fungus grow, and fermentation process work
well. And for other tips, is to consume all the cooked
red yeast rice
for one time. If it's consumed in other time, the effect will be
different." Cooking red yeast rice PASTE or ang chao in Taiwanese - 1. Lightly crush the ang chao and soak it with the rice wine in a clean glass jar. Leave in room temperature for a day. 2. Cook the (other white/brown) sticky rice and let cool until lukewarm to the touch. The trick here is to make sure the rice is less than 30°C. The slight warmth of the (white) rice would help with the (red yeast rice) fermentation. Higher than that the yeast would be killed and a different kind of nasty fermenting would happen. 2b. Mix #1 (ang chao) with the (white cooked) sticky rice thoroughly. Place in a large bowl or jar [big enough to put the duck (chicken/turkey) breast in later] and make a hole in the center. This is so as the (red) rice ferments, the gas can escape easier. (Not sure how true this is but MANY housewives use this technique.) Cover with saran wrap and poke a few holes. Leave in room temperature for 4 days. If the weather is incredibly hot like in Bangkok, it will take only 4 days. By then, the rice will be making a a soft pop pop pop sound like soft drinks frizzling. If the weather is cold, will take a week or more. Oh, on the 2nd or 3rd day, it’s a good idea to stir and mix everything around evenly. Make hole and cover. 3. Clean and pat dry the duck breast. Mix #2b (both rices) and the salt thoroughly. Put in (stuff)duck breast. Make sure the breast is well submerged in the red rice paste. This time put it in the fridge for 7-10 days (or less due to spoilage). 4. Remove duck and scrap away the bits and pieces of red rice paste. Coat with potato starch and fry in low-medium heat until golden and crispy. When my Ahma makes this with pork belly, she usually steams it and slices it thin." |
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Cooking red yeast rice -
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Much-Do-You-Know-About-Red-Yeast-Rice?&id=3992406
"As far as
the cooking method is concerned there isn't much difference to normal
rice....It
is fermented and thus is used with other ingredients
rather than simply being eaten on its own. Using it in this way enhances
its many tasty properties. Chinese people have been known to grind
the
rice
into a powder to use it more as a coloring than anything else." (Try grounding in the coffee grinder and using instead of paprika.) |
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Red Yeast Rice
coffee -
www.edmarkme.com
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CwzFerFeWM from Malaysia -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxb-5-w3CwQ&feature=related
Red Yeast Rice cooking - Some Different Ideas for Cooking Rice |
| Red Yeast Rice for Dyslopidemia - http://www.methodsofhealing.com/red-yeast-rice-for-dyslipidemia/ |
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L-carnitine taken AM lowers cholesterol per Erdmann in
The Amino Revolution For chelation therapy take cysteine, glutamic acid & glycine (to form chelator glutathione) + carnitine, methionine, zinc, manganese, magnesium, (vitamin C) sodium ascorbate, vitamimB6&Bcomplex www.amazon.com |
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1 daily cup of dry legumes (dried beans - black/fava/kidney/lima/pinto/white/soy
beans, chick/cow peas, lentils, peas) or 7 1/2 oz canned baked beans
may reduce bad LDL plus total cholesterol, and lower blood pressure.
To eliminate legume toxins and flatulence discard 1st rinse water + discard 4 hour soak water. James E O'Brien's mini magazine The Miracle of Nature's Healing Foods published by Glove Communications Corp. |
| 9/03 Life Extension MD Smith & Dzugan suggest that hormone replacement helps www.lef.org |
| 7-Keto DHEA abdominal gel may reduce bad LDL and increase good HDL cholesterol per 5/05 Life Extension www.lef.org |
| Pecans may help lower cholesterol per The News-Press, Healthy Living 11/2/04 www.news-press.com |
| Pectin (from citrus fruit rind or apples with their skins) helps to reduce bad cholesterol, lower blood pressure and protect against strokes. James E O'Brien's mini magazine The Miracle of Nature's Healing Foods published by Glove Communications Corp. |
| Policosanol & its wax from sugar cane, contains no sugar or extra calories plus contributes to cardiovascular and circulatory systems notes Robert J Rowen MD and wife Terri Su MD, California, USA. They also cite Red Rice Yeast, Hawthorn, Garlic, Oat Bran & CoQ10 as traditional cholesterol busters. However, Red Rice Yeast is NOT advised with the use of satin drugs. |
| Pterostilbene, a compound in blueberries may be patented into a cholesterol lowering drug per 8/24/04 Boston Herald newspaper www.bostonherald.com |
| Dharma Khalsa MD in Food as Medicine says one must take CoQ10 with satin drugs. He also recommends inositol hexaniacinate (IN) a non flushing B vitamin with gugulipid, guar gum, chromium picolinate, & artichoke. Do not take gugulipid if you are on a blood thinner. www.drdharma.com |
| 1-5 tablespoons olive oil daily reduce bad LDL cholesterol while increasing good HDL cholesterol, subject to reducing meat and dairy per James E O'Brien in mini magazine The Miracle of Nature's Healing Foods published by Globe Communications Corp. |
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Medicinal mushrooms.
http://www.innateresponse.com/uploads/MaitakeRationale.pdf
and help regulate cholesterol." |
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"Modified" citrus pectin is a cutting edge help in cholesterol
treatment per S B Strum MD & R Fox in 3/04 Life Extension. To
date the only proven brand in clinical trails is Pecta-Sol which is
micronized citrus pectin. It is small enough to get into the blood
stream (sooner rather than later in the intestines). Some vegetables (sunflower seeds) and many fruits contain pectin:
tart apples, crab apples, sour plums, concord grapes, quinces,
cranberries, gooseberries, and red currants are high in pectin
concentrated in the skin and cores. Canning pectin may be obtained
in powder or liquid form. Regular natural larger molecule pectin is utilized
mainly in the intestines. Citrus pectin is from the peel/skin/rind/white
pulp of fruit
(grapefruit, lemons, oranges) that contain vitamin C. www.lef.org
www.geocities.com/jcurie_2000/mcp.htm+pectin&hl=en&ie=utf-8 www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod01/01600538.html www.ausbcomp.com/redman/pectin.htm www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/hypec.html |
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Mogadam, Michael Every Heart Attach is Preventable
Choosing Foods for a Healthy Heart Taking
500
mgs. of vitamin C every day for 2 months can lower CRP levels by 24%,
Eating whole grains (brown rice,
whole-grain bread, oatmeal) instead of
white carbs (potato, bread, rice, pasta) can lower CRP levels by
30%.
People with high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) - a key sign of
chronic inflammation - are 3 times more likely to have a heart attack. Broiling, grilling or frying meat and poultry creates damaged proteins called AGEs (advanced-glycosylation-end products); instead use a crock pot, steam, or poach. http://www.womencelebratinglife.com/lowerheartattackrisk.asp https://tvz.healthsecrets.com/index.cfm?event=Experts http://www.regnery.com/authors/bio_mogadam.html |
| Foods that fight bad cholesterol are 100% bran, apples, oranges, bananas, eggplant, alfalfa, salmon, sunflower seeds, yogurt with live bacteria, skim milk, dry curd cottage cheese, brewer's yeast, plus vitamin E per Rodale The Prevention Total Health System - Aging Slowly. |
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Korean Pine Nuts provide Pinolenic acid which releases satiety and
appetite-control hormones like CCK and GLO-1. They also help to reduce high blood pressure and LDL cholesterol. 7/2006 www.lef.org |
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Niacin (vitamin B3) and chromium both raise the good
HDL and lower the bad LDL and triglyceride levels. 8/04 Life Extension magazine When possible use regular niacin rather than niacin-amide (non-flush) for cholesterol. The flush helps get the job done. www.lef.org |
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Niacin (B3) can boost HDL (good cholesterol) by 15% to 30%.
4/12/05 www.wsj.com
healthjournal@wsj.com |
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Niacin - 3 grams/day will
eliminate harmful cholesterol per
Abram Hoffer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afFGeabPX5k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so_ZOw7nPoE&feature=related |
| 1 cup oats or 1/2 cup oat bran daily help reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight per James E O'Brien in mini magazine The Miracle of Nature's Healing Foods published by Globe Communications Corp. |
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Oleic acid
also known, as Omega 9 fatty acid, is a mono-unsaturated fatty
acid that is found in almost
all natural fats. Oleic acid (may help to) lower the risk of a heart
attack, arteriosclerosis, and...cancer... Common sources of Oleic acid are as follows: avocado fruit (50%), Macadamia nuts (45%), apricot seeds (35%), almonds (33%) and olive oil (28%). Commercial sources include animal tallow and/or vegetable oils (olive oil). Oleic acid is used in the food industry to make synthetic butters and cheeses. It is also used to flavor (commercially produced foods)...Omega 3, Omega 6, Omega 9 [(such as) Oleic acid] Fatty Acids (are best used together as a nutritional team, rather than individually)." http://www.vaxa.com/oleic-acid.cfm |
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1/2-1 onion a day may help keep the doctor away per Dr Charles
Klein in Sensibly Thin published by Nelson Hall. |
| Onions boost good HDL cholesterol, thin blood, and lower total cholesterol per Dr Victor Gurewich and Isabella Lipinska, St Elizabeth's Hospital, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA and cited by James E O'Brien in mini magazine The Miracle of Nature's Healing Foods published by Globe Communications Corp. |
| Sampalis, Dr Tina The Healing Power of Neptune Krill Oil - From pristine Antarctic waters Booklet - Krill is a shellfish, Euphausia, like a shrimp, providing vitamin A and E, lutein, fish oil, CoQ10, astaxanthin, lycopene, and krill oil (high in omega-3 tatty acidy EPA and DHA in the form of 3 brain friendly phopholipids - phosphatidyl-choline, phosphatidyl-inositol + phosphatidyl-ethanol-amine). |
| Sesame seeds might inhibit the absorption and production of cholesterol in the liver, which can lower your total cholesterol level. The seeds are also a good source of monounsaturated fat, which can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and increase HDL (good) cholesterol levels. http://www.chsir.com/News.htm (Try a sesame butter spread with manuka honey. Awesome.) |
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Shiitake mushrooms contain eritadenine which seems to help lower
cholesterol by promoting cholesterol excretion. 4/04 Reader's Digest www.rd.com |
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Wall St Journal cites Flaxseed for reducing LDL(BadCholesterol)7/22/03PersonalJournal
& 8/19/03 New heart attack risks include inflammation & calcium deposits in arteries. www.wsj.com |
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7/23/03 Wall St Journal cited Journal of American Medical
Assoc study showing live food, soy, nuts & fiber, plus reducing animal fat may eliminate need for satin drugs www.wsj.com |
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Use Vitamin B3 (niacin rather than niacinamide), herb myrrh, & red yeast rice
suggest J Guitinan, ND, Clinical Affairs Dean, Bastyr Center of Natural Health See M Murray article Lowering Cholesterol without Drugs in Ask the Doctor publication. Other cholesterol lowering forms of B3 (niacin) are nicotinic acid and inositol hexaniacinate. 8/04 Reader's Digest Healing Power of Food & Vitamins www.atdonline.org |
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Vitamin C at 1 gram daily may decrease total blood cholesterol levels in
only 6 weeks per Rodale The Prevention Total Health System -Aging Slowly. www.amazon.com |
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11/5/03 Wall St Journal Technology says synthetic ApoA-1 Milano mimics HDL
cholesterol & removes bad LDL cholesterol www.wsj.com |
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Williams, Dr. David G - contends that pineapple stem enzymes and
citrus fruit pulp are superior and safer than cholesterol drugs. 1-800-843-8408 |
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Healings |
| McDougal uses food - http://www.drmcdougall.com/stars/joanne_irwin.html |
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Conventional Medicine |
| Niaspan is the prescription version of time released niacin. Recommended uses are to slow down and reduce artery plaque buildup, per Abbot Labs 6/2009 www.niaspan.com |
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RESEARCH |
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Scholarly articles for ashkenazi jews large hdl cholesterol longevity
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DANGER |
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WARNINGS = Dangerous to your life = Crestor (rosuvastatin) and
Baycol per vol 7, #12 The Doctors' Prescription for Health www.freedompressonline.com |
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Stains decrease good cholesterol and CoQ10. A drop in CoQ10 may
provoke cardiac dysfunction. Always add CoQ10 to any satin drug regimen. 5/5 Life Extension www.lef.org |