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C H O L E S T E R O L

C H O L E S T E R O L. AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES. AIM OF THIS SHARING. To create an awareness that researchers find that cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease To create awareness of the dangers of statin cholesterol-lowering drugs To share helpful health tips. CHOLESTEROL MYTH.

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C H O L E S T E R O L

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  1. C H O L E S T E R O L AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES

  2. AIM OF THIS SHARING • To create an awareness that researchers find that cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease • To create awareness of the dangers of statin cholesterol-lowering drugs • To share helpful health tips

  3. CHOLESTEROL MYTH IS HIGH CHOLESTEROL THE CAUSE OF ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE ?

  4. NO ! WHY ? ANSWER

  5. BECAUSE MANY STUDIES SHOW • There is no linear relation between cholesterol levels and heart attack or stroke risk • This has been known for decades • Despite a massive use of statin cholesterol drugs over the past two decades, the incidence of Cardiovascular disease hasn’t changed.

  6. LIPID HYPOTHESIS OF HEART DISEASE • First proposed by Russian researcher David Kritchevsky in 1954, later by Ancel Keys • Rabbits fed with cholesterol had heart disease induced • Feeding the rabbits vegetable oils lowered cholesterol ( albeit temporarily), the supposedly cause of heart disease. • In effect, it meant: Cholesterol = heart disease • This hypothesis is irrelevant today in the light of findings by many researchers

  7. CHOLESTEROL MYTH 1 • High fat foods causes heart disease • High cholesterol causes heart disease • High fat foods raise blood cholesterol • Cholesterol blocks arteries • Animal studies prove the diet-heart idea that diet affects heart disease • Lowering cholesterol will lenghten your life

  8. CHOLESTEROL MYTH 2 • Polyunsaturated oils are good for you • The cholesterol campaign (to have people reduce their cholesterol levels) is based on good evidence • All scientists support the diet-heart idea ALL THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE NOT TRUE (backed by solid scientific evidence).

  9. CHOLESTEROL FACTS BY UFFE RAVNSKOV MD, Ph.D • Cholesterol is a substance vital to the cells of all mammals • Many studies have shown that people with low cholesterol are just as atherosclerotic as people with high cholesterol • When you eat little cholesterol your body produces more than the usual amount; when you eat much, your body produces less

  10. CHOLESTEROL FACTS 2 • There is no evidence that too much animal fat and cholesterol in the diet promotes atherosclerosis or heart attacks • Many of these facts have been presented in scientific journals and books for decades, but rarely told to the public

  11. CHOLESTEROL FACTS 3 • The reason why laymen, doctors and most scientists have been misled is because opposing and disagreeing results are systematically ignored or misquoted in the scientific press • There are benefits of having high cholesterol

  12. FACTS • Drug companies state that their statin drugs lower heart risk by 36% • This is a manipulation of statistics by them • The truth is, it falls just one percent ! • In fact, taking vitamin C and E will reduce risk by a much greater percentage • 50 % of people who die of heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels

  13. WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF ATHEROSCLROSIS ? CHRONIC INFLAMMATION

  14. WHAT IS CHRONIC INFLAMMATION ? • IT IS A GOOD THING GONE BAD • While acute inflammation is a protective and healing mechanism which lasts for a short time, chronic inflammation, which can go on for years, is a disease • Inflammation means the body’s response to harmful stimuli in which a cascade of event is initiated to try to contain the harm.

  15. CHRONIC INFLAMMATION(conclusions supported by extensive research and clinical evidence) • Impairs endothelial function and vascular lining • Increases platelet activation and clotting • Depletes intrinsic anti-oxidants • Generates free radicals • Delays wound healing and tissue regeneration • Promotes cell aging and premature cell death • Supresses immune response

  16. CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IS ALSO LINKED TO • Diabetes • Allergies • Hypertension • Stroke • Cancer • Obesity • Sinusitis • Alzheimer’s disease

  17. CAUSES OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION • Polyunsaturated vegetable oils like safflower, sunflower, corn, peanut, soy • High carbohydrate low protein diets • Refined sugar • Trans fats • Pesticides, etc • STRESS

  18. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEASURES • REVISE YOUR DIET: cut trans fats, refined carbs; replace with omega-3s, healthy oils, unrefined carbohydrates like anti-oxidant rich vegetables and fruits • Add omega-3s • Get a good night’s sleep • Supplement with a high-quality multivitamin/mineral • Take probiotics e.g.yogurt • MANAGE STRESS !

  19. ADVANCED GLYCATION END-PRODUCTS (AGEs) • Generate a great amount of free radicals • Extensive free radical damage exists in all cases of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, hypertension, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease • AGEs and the free radicals they produce trigger intense inflammatory reactions • Belly fat secrete large amounts inflammatory chemicals. • A diet high in sugar and refined carbohydrates dramatically increases the growth of belly fat • Produced by high sugar and refined carbohydrate intake. • Oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids a main cause.

  20. WHAT ARE FREE RADICALS ? • Highly unstable atoms or molecules • Oxidation produces free radicals • Damage important molecules such as DNA or lipids or other parts of the cell • Smoking one of the causes of free radicals • Free radicals responsible for many diseases including heart disease, cancer, arthritis • Contribute to aging process

  21. BEWARE OF THESE OILS ! • Corn oil • Safflower oil • Sunflower oil • Soybean oil • Peanut oil • Canola oil

  22. VEGETABLE OILS • Pro-inflammatory • Long chain fatty acids, very fragile and unstable • Turn rancid easily when exposed to heat, light and air • Even light frying or exposure to strong sunlight would oxidise them • In fact becomes rancid at factory level

  23. GOOD OILS • The best – Virgin Coconut Oil • Grape seed oil ? • Olive oil • Palm oil

  24. VIRGIN COCONUT OIL 1 • Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease • Reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions • Helps prevent bacterial, viral and fungal infections • Supports immune function • Helps control diabetes

  25. VIRGIN COCONUT OIL 2 • Promotes weight loss • Helps prevent osteoporosis • Helps keep skin soft and smooth • Functions as a protective anti-oxidant • Supplies important nutrients necessary for good health • Provides an immediate source of energy

  26. HORRORS OF STATINS 1 • Deplete co-enzyme Q10 • Change, weaken, damage or destroy muscle (depending on dose) • Do not slow down or reverse arteriosclerosis – the main reason for the prescription • Induce sudden total memory loss • Increase eye cataract risk

  27. HORRORS OF STATINS 2 • Suppress immune function • Linked to the development of cancer • Cause rhabdomyolysis • Linked to liver and kidney damage • Linked to nerve damage • Induce muscle pain • Shorten normal life-span

  28. HORRORS OF STATINS 3 • Increase serum Lp(a) concentrations which actually increases odds of a heart attack or stroke by up to 70 percent • Reduce left ventricular function • Enhance LDL cholesterol oxidation • Interfere with any function that depends on cholesterol or CoQ10 (e.g. sex hormone production, hair growth, sleep or proper brain and nervous system function)

  29. WARNINGS OF STATINS SIDE EFFECTS • Muscle pain & weakness • Numbness • Extreme fatigue • Shortness of breath • Confusion problems • Depression and hostility • Sexual dysfunction • Heart failure

  30. EXAMPLES OF STATIN DRUGS 1 • LIPITOR (atorvastatin) • LOSTATIN (lovastatin) • LOVASTIN (lovastatin) • MEDOSTATIN (lovastatin) • PRAVACHOL (pravastatin) • SIMVACOR (simvastatin) • SIMVOR (simvastatin)

  31. EXAMPLES OF STATIN DRUGS 2 • VASCOR (simvastatin) • ZOCOR (simvastatin)

  32. TRANS FAT DEFINITION • A type of oil normally made by reacting vegetable with hydrogen (they are then called partially hydrogenated vegetable oils). • Trans fats are formed during the heating and frying of oils at high temperatures and during processing of edible oils. • They are linked to the clogging of arteries and heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer • Even very tiny amounts are harmful

  33. TRANS FAT FOUND IN: French fries, bread, cookies, biscuits, pastry, doughnut, instant noodles, cakes, buns, non-diary creamers, salad creams, margarine, cereal/protein bars, breakfast cereals, fried foods, peanut butter, ice cream

  34. PRO-INFLAMMATION FOODS • Vegetable oils • Trans fats • Organ meat (chicken heart the worst !) • Farmed cattle and fish (ikan bilis and sotong are among the least inflammatory seafoods) • Refined starch and sugar

  35. REFINED STARCH • Bread • Noodles • Biscuits • Cookies • Buns • White rice • Sugar • Soft drinks • Packaged fruit juices

  36. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS • Omega 3 fats – dark green vegetables, flax seeds, EPA/DHA • Omega 9 – grape seed oil, macadamia nuts, avocado • Nutrient-dense foods – fresh organic vegetables, berries, cherries, curcumin, resveratrol, grape seed extract, vitamins A, C and E, beta carotene

  37. HEART MATTERS • Quit smoking • Get sufficient sleep • Eat healthy food • Maintain right body weight • KEEP POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE

  38. MENTAL ATTITUDE • Anger, unforgiving attitude, pessimism and low self esteem can seriously damage your heart. • Anger can raise the risk of a second heart attack by a shocking 700%

  39. WILLIAM JAMES • “The greatest discovery of this generation was the ability we have to change our environment by changing our mental attitude.” • Similarly, it is a lot easier for us to change our own individual attitude, lifestyle, and eating habits than to change the commercial policies of fast-food industries or those of food manufacturers.

  40. FOOD FOR THOUGHTS • ONE QUARTER OF WHAT YOU EAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE. • THREE QUARTERS KEEP YOUR DOCTOR ALIVE • YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT (AND THINK) • BE MINDFUL OF YOUR LIFESTYLE !

  41. REFERENCES 1 There are many references, but the following ones are quite comprehensive: THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CHOLESTEROL SKEPTICS (THINCS) http:www.thincs.org/ THE WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION http://www.westonaprice.org/

  42. REFERENCES 2 STOP TRANS FATS http://www.stop-trans-fat-com/index.html SPACE DOC (DR DUANE GRAVELINE) http://www.spacedoc.net/

  43. THE END THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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