Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

Deborah M. MacAdams — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:22:06 GMT

We need more Drs. like Dr. Mercola! He truly understands the benefits of a more natural approach to health. He's not persuaded by the $ & perks that drug companies offer for prescribing "their" drug. I'm glad I represent a company with the best natural alternatives for better health. I'm not anti-drug...but they're often prescribed with bias.

You need to educate yourself, become more proactive and align yourself with integrative doctors...they truly understand both approaches to health.

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

dt4884 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:59:02 GMT

I have been on statin drugs for about 15 tears. Not until recently did I find out that cholesterol is not the problem but, that it is inflammation of the arteries. The older that we get the more that we need cholesterol for proper brain functions. So what if your cholesterol is 450. It does not mater. There is no such thing as good or bad cholesterol. I am now flowing the recommendation of Dr. Duane Graveline, MD. The pharmaceuticals are just creating ailments to drum up profits. I have never felt better since I have been off Lipitor and taking the proper vitamins & supplements.

Dave

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

Dixie_203 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:35:24 GMT

My cholesterol went to 258 and my Dr wanted me to take Lipitor, and told me to stop eating fats. I wanted to try to bring it down myself. I cut out as much fats as I could, and it didn't come down. I was with a natural herbal product company at the time. I contacted the Dr who was with the company and he told me to watch my carbs and sugar intake, and to use Red Yeast Rice, (which Lipitor is derived from) So, I did, and brought it down to 203. The herbal co. has a product named Fat, Sugar, Starch block, which I take when I want to eat some starchy, sugar item. I believe that it works.
I get really upset when the Doctors tell their patients it is the fat in their diets and it is sugar and starch!!
Dixie

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Kimberwolf — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:00:03 GMT

I am getting so scared...and need some sound advice. My cholesterol went from 288 to 400 in about a year. My new DR is willing to let me try natural cures but am not sure where to start. This is what I've done so far:
1. No more sodas
2. Drinking more water
3. Walking at least 30 minutes 3x's a week
4. switched to Stevia instead of sugar and splenda. hard to do...

but with those things my cholesterol went to 404 this time...HELP...

Can anyone one give me some good old adivce on what to do...I refuse to take statins...

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

Ebonynizzer — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:11:08 GMT

I had aheart attack on April 4 2005. I have two stents in my LAD artery. I was given 80mg Zocor with the goal of lowering LDL to under 70. I was at 130 at the time. I immediately developed severe big muscle pain in the legs and shoulder area and memory loss. The pain became so bad I had to go back to the doctor.He stopped Zocor and within 7 days the pain went away. I waited a mnoth and they gave me Lipitor 40mg and within 10 days the same big muscle pain returned. Another month went by and they gave me Vitorin 10mg with Zorcor 10mg which I didn't experience any symptom with, but the LDL only went to 96. They had me take the VAP blood test which measures all the particles of Chloesterol and I had 3 risk areas, HDL being 55 and to low was one one of them. Again they raised the Zorcor to 40mg and within two weeks lower abdominal pain so bad came back. I thought I had Appendicitis. It was the statin's again and within 3 days of stopping them it went away. I still take 10mg Vitorin and 20mg Zorcor, but intend to stop both soon. I have been able to correct my cholesterol and diabetes with a diet based on Dr Diana Schwarzbein's Principles and Dr Mercola's plan plus adding www.lef.org top 10 recommendations for vitamins and supplents. I also take Dr Linus Paulings vitamin C formula for heart health. I can testify that eating No sugar or grains cures diabetes and corrects cholesterol. Example my HDL went from 55 to 65, and triglycerides went from 217 to 47 with the diet and supplements. I take 500mg of Niacin now, and expect to be able to stop statins soon.

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The Herb Doc — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:26:08 GMT

Let’s face it, you can’t eat “Deep Fried Delights”, “Greasy Dream Burgers” and Banana Cream Pies all day and expect to have healthy blood cholesterol just by taking one of those magic little pills they push on TV all day and night.

Please listen to (And download free if you like) Big Juicy Burger Blues by Yours Truly. Please excuse the sarcasm, I was just having a little fun!

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

garyt1992 — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:07:59 GMT

I don't understand why doctors turn their backs on eating healthy and exercise as the primary tools in fighting health issues. I am beginning to think that MD means Medicine Doctors. Which means that they are not doctors in my definition of doctors. They are merely puppets of a dishonest food and drug industry. If the AMA was really interested in good health care for the people, they would make the first level of medicine be a traditional medicine trained doctors, and they would make drugs a last resort short of surgery . What I'm talking about here is Ethically practice of medicine. I personally am loosing respect for most of the medical profession. Am I the only one that feels this way?

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

Bob2_203 — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:02:22 GMT

Blaming high cholesterol for heart disease is like blaming the number of fire engines surrounding a burning building for the fire. Purposely lowering cholesterol without first addressing the actual biochemical mechanism that elevated it would be like towing away the fire engines in the midst of fighting the blaze! Amidst this inanity, Pfizer wants to be the only tow truck in town. Sometimes, I think this all must be leaking out of the pen of Lewis Carroll.

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vince_203 — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:12:03 GMT

The fact that most statins advertisements have the disclaimer Has not be shown to prevent " heart attack or stroke" or" has been proven to prevent heart attack in the presents of several risk factors'. Should make us wary off these products.Their are experts in this field that believe any benefit from this drug comes from their antiinflamatory effect not their cholestorol lowering effect. Many believe that in primary prevention no reduction in mortality rates can be proven. The fact that recommendation to bring statins to levels almost impossible to achieve indicates to me that the reason they work is that antiinflamatory effect. The fact that those recommendation were created by experts most of whom had economic relationships with statin makers leaves one to question the objectivity of their advice. A recent study showed that adding fish oil to statin therapy helped outcomes in heart patients. I think the next study show increase the fish oil

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

Pat Ormsby — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:16:43 GMT

I am curious if anyone on this site knows of a line of thinking in America or elsewhere blaming Metabolic Syndrome on consumption of natural fats? Is this just Japan? Quoting the mass media (out of context, but still typical), "...dismissed the notion of focusing on human rights as 'like eating too much butter, resulting in "Human Rights Metabolic Syndrome."'" (http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2386)

re: Is Your Doctor Clueless About How to Lower Cholesterol?

Josh Rubin — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:21:53 GMT

Consider the following points:

1. It has been found that about 80-90% of all cholesterol in the body is endogenous (meaning: it has been produced inside the body and does NOT come from the foods we eat).

2. Due to the many different climates different ethnicities of humans evolved under, there is a phenomenon called "biochemical individuality" trying to pin-point high cholesterol as being the same for everyone is absolutely impossible, just as trying to assign the same diet to everyone is impossible, hence the need of Metabolic Typing.

3. Cholesterol raises due to any one of a number of causes such as:

a.. Inflammation most commonly in the form of "leaky gut syndrome" where the tight gap junctions of the cells in the gut wall become lose allowing for undigested food particles called "antigens" to be allowed to pass into the blood stream triggering an immune response.

b.. Malnourishment by consumption of to many refined carbohydrates/sugars (even the obese are malnourished!).

c.. Seasonal changes due to the fact that the body will raise its cholesterol levels in order to lower the freezing point of cells in preparation for winter!

d.. Excess stress by way of any of the primary 5 forms: PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC, PSYCHIC, NUTRITIONAL.

4. Paralleled to the facts above, cholesterol then plays MANY vital roles in the body such as:

a.. Precursor to sex hormones, vitamin D, and bile production

b.. Powerful antioxidant to control free radical damage

c.. Cell membrane integrity help maintain proper permeability

d.. Vital to child development in mother's milk

e.. and more.. ...

So, the question ultimately becomes: WHY is the cholesterol too high? (if indeed is actually is); rather than: What can be taken to lower the cholesterol. If your client's cholesterol is indeed too high (which again is very relative), than the problem is not the cholesterol, as her body has raised its levels in order to play some type of ESSENTIAL role(s) for your client's survival. The problem(s) is the stressor(s) that originally caused the cholesterol to rise abnormally in the first place. Your client's cholesterol may be high for a very good reason(s), and this reason(s) may make it dangerous to tamper with mechanically via drugs. The key is to rebalance the system(s) that are operating under excessively stressful conditions to allow the body to lower its cholesterol on its own.

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mmc88121 — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:46:14 GMT

Using other people as shields, didn't Sadam Hussein do that in Iraq. If MD's would wake up and smell the flowers we might actually make some progress. As it is they are waking up and smelling the Prozac.

Mary

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Russ Bianchi — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:26:58 GMT

One of my favorite Pfizer BRIBE stories, going back a few years, was the all expenses,first class airlfar, paid long weekend in the Fall (good weather) in NYC, for many hundreds of MD's and their spouses (or 'dates') to attend a 'conference' on a new drug launch, at a famous 5 star hotel overlooking Central Park, with thousands of dollars in CASH in envelopes, given to the wives and significant others, to go 'shopping' with, as well as arranged fancy luncheons, tours etc., while the MD's learned about the attributes of the new brand, for about 3 hours, out of a 5 day holiday of wining and dining.

How do I know this is true and not some wild Urban Legend? One of my life long doctor friends went for the freebie, with absolutely no intention of ever writing one prescription for the bought and paid for brand Pfizer was pushing.