Post by Anton on Jun 24, 2013 11:47:25 GMT
Arteriosclerosis
Ninety percent of U.S. families are using synthetic chemical oils to
cook food. These are dangerous transfats that the body has a hard time
processing. Use of this synthetic food causes massive production of free
radicals and leads to the development of Type 2 diabetes,
arteriosclerosis and cancer.
The substances Americans think they use in cooking (corn, saffola,
canola, sunflower, and soy oils) are actually chemicals compounds
manufactured at high temperatures using harsh chemicals that completely
remove all nutrient value from food. These chemical oils will not spoil,
have no nutritional value and are very hard for the body to process and
eliminate. Prolonged usage of these synthetic chemical oils leads to
arteriosclerosis, Type 2 diabetes and cancer. These synthetic oils are a
major factor in the deteriorating health of the American people.
The nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fiber have been largely removed
from white bread, white flour, and white rice. Non organic food consumed
by most persons has heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, chemicals and
estrogenic hormones. A simple remedy would be to eat only organic food
that spoils.
Increased Clotting Can Produce Heart Attacks And Strokes
An increased tendency of blood to clot can have a major influence in
causing vascular occlusions in persons with narrowed arteries. Among the
conditions which make blood clot easier are fibrinogen excess, increase
in number of platelets, abnormal platelet function, lipoprotein
excess, high blood lipids values and infections. Screening tests for
fibrinogen excess are prudent as systemic enzyme therapy with products
like Vitalzym or Wobenzyme may correct the increased clotting tendency
and prevent vascular accidents from occurring.
Males living in Kampala, Kenya in 1960 were found to have the same
degree of arteriosclerosis in their heart arteries as those living in
St. Louis, Missouri. However, an autopsy study of 2237 males in St.
Louis and 827 males in Kampala revealed only one well healed heart
attack in the Ugandan males whereas in the black and white males in St.
Louis one quarter of the deaths were caused by heart attacks. There was
extensive clotting in the arteries in St. Louis males and nearly none in
Kampala males. The population of Uganda at that time were grain
vegetarians existing on corn and millet. Millet contains a protease
inhibitor that prevents blood from clotting which may explain the lack
of blood clots in the arteriosclerotic arteries of the Ugandan males.
Dr. Kilmer McCully,[19] who discerned the importance of homocysteine in
producing -arteriosclerosis, believes that vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) has
unique anti-oxidant[20] properties that cause the human body to be
protected from damage from sugar loaded diets by blocking the infectious
problems usually caused by excess sugar. Studies have shown that
individuals consuming Western diets are more depleted of B6 than other
vitamins. Fats, which constitute 30 to 40 % of the calories in the
Western diet, are lacking in water soluble B vitamins. Additionally,
foods grown in soils fertilized for decades by NPK (Nitrogen,
Phosphorus, Potassium) fertilizer (USA) are low in micronutrients
including B6 even if grown organically. In addition to both these
problems Vitamin B6 is fragile so much of the B6 found in western food
is lost in food processing, storage, transport and cooking.
To compound this problem sugar intake depletes[21] B6 from the body. The
air we inhale, our food and medicines are full of substances that
destroy B6 in our bodies and thus increase our need for it. Stress,
which is high and rising, depletes the body of B6 as does the new
sources of electromagnetic radiation[22] according to Dr. Robert Becker.
The simple taking vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) in doses of 100 mg or more
daily decreased the incidence of heart attacks by 70 % in two large
medical practices. Additionally, B6 decreases the incidence of
cancer[23] even in persons who continue to smoke.[24]
The Ireland Boston Brothers Heart Study[25] compared the health of a
brother eating Irish food with a brother who had immigrated to the U.S.
At that time the Irish brothers were eating approximately 1 ½ pounds of
butter weekly and had oatmeal daily for breakfast. The brother living in
the U.S. was eating the standard low cholesterol and saturated fat and
high polyunsaturated fat diet consumed by most Americans. Many were
surprised by the results which showed that there were far more heart
attacks in the U.S. brothers that those in Ireland. The protease
inhibitor found in oatmeal appeared to be protecting the Irish brothers
from heart attacks while the synthetic low saturated fat diet in the
U.S. was proving to be dangerous.
In England during the 1800s persons ate lots of saturated fats like
butter, lard, meat, milk and eggs and there were almost no heart attacks
discovered by reviewing London hospital records. In the 1960s persons
living in Udaipur, India ate large quantities of ghee (butter) but had
very few deaths from heart attacks. Sharp increases in deaths from heart
attacks were noted in Udaipur in the 1980s when inexpensive margarine
had replaced ghee as the primary fat eaten. Obviously type and character
of the food we eat has major influences on heart disease.
Many Health Problems Are Associated With Statin Drug Usage
Among the health conditions related to therapy with statin drugs are:
Congestive Heart Failure The decrease in CoQ 10 blood levels caused by
statin therapy diminishes the energy output of heart muscle cells
leading to congestive heart failure. A mysterious rise in the incidence
of heart failure has been noted in the U.S. in recent years which may
well relate to the continually increasing use of statin drugs
Muscle Weakness Weakness of muscles when taking statin drugs probably
relates to decreased muscle cell energy production caused by diminished
levels of CoO Q 10. When severe this muscle weakness may progress to a
state where muscle soreness and pain appears. In this state the muscle
cells break up releasing muscle protein and enzymes into the blood. If
the muscle damage is extensive kidney failure (myoglobulinuria) and
severe acidosis due to lactic acid production may occur (often a fatal
problem).
Hyperinsulinemia Rise in fasting insulin values by 13 % is seen after
statin therapy is started. This is undesirable because high levels of
insulin increase the construction of arteriosclerotic plaques over time.
Also high insulin values accelerate the rate of development of both
diabetes and aging.
Anti-Oxidant Blood Levels Decrease Alpha Tocopherol and Beta Carotene
levels in the blood fall by up to 22 % in patients taking statin drugs.
Decreasing one's anti-oxidant stores in the blood is obviously
undesirable as this means that our ability to remove free radicals will
be impaired.
Peripheral Neuritis The cause for peripheral neuritis is often obscure.
The incidence of peripheral neuritis is 15 times greater in persons
taking statin drugs than in control subjects. This could also relate to
deficiency of CoQ 10.
Transient Global Amnesia TGA This interesting neurologic disorder causes
patients to have a total loss of memory for several hours. During these
episodes the person does not know who he or she is, does not know what
they are doing and often has a complete loss of memory about their past
history. Recently it has been discovered that many persons taking statin
drugs have experienced TGA and that there are thousands of persons with
memory dysfunction, extreme forgetfulness, incapacitating confusion and
profound disorientation for every person who has an episode of TGA. The
relationship of these memory problems to usage of statin drugs is
nearly completely unknown in the medical community. Stopping the statin
drug leads to recovery which may take several months.
Liver Injury Abnormal results of liver function tests are common in
persons taking statin drugs. Severe abnormalities are uncommon and the
abnormal liver function disappears when statin therapy is stopped. The
package insert gives guidelines for the levels where abnormal liver
tests should cause therapy to be terminated.
Stroke risk goes up when cholesterol values are lowered below 140 mg.
Dr. Gilbert Gordon suggests keeping cholesterol values near 220 mg.[26]
to preserve the natural antioxidant benefits of cholesterol for the
body.
A large population study of cholesterol levels in patients taking statin
drugs revealed a decrease in deaths from heart disease but this
occurred at the expense of an equivalent increase in deaths from suicide
and cancer. Lowering cholesterol decreases the number of receptors for
serotonin on brain cell membranes. Serotonin acts to suppress aggressive
behavior so lowered serotonin levels could lead to increased violence
and suicide.
Possibly of greater importance several early studies of the results of
statin therapy suggested that there might be an increased risk of
developing cancers and lymphomas in persons taking statin drugs. These
studies were ignored and aggressive marketing of statins began. Such
adverse results could easily take more than 10 years of statin usage to
become manifest and the rapidly increasing rates of cancer might tend to
obscure cancers being caused by statin therapy. Certainly some of this
increase in cancer incidence could be due to the rapidly increasing
statin drug usage. Knowing that CoQ 10 is a fine therapy for cancer
suggests that lowering the levels of CoQ 10 with statin drugs might
increase the risk of cancer. All persons using statin drugs should be
taking 100 to 200 mg. of CoQ 10 daily which could probably prevent some
of these adverse effects
