Transcript U.S. Leading Causes of Death

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Bios Life Complete
Eradicating America’s Top Killer
© Unicity, Inc., 2006
THE PROBLEM
Cardiovascular Disease and High
Cholesterol
Leading Causes of Death U.S.
1,300,000
1,500,000
1,200,000
900,000
554,643
600,000
300,000
63,343
105,695
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Alzheimer's Disease
Accidents
Cancer
American Heart Association: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2006 Update
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Leading Causes of Death U.S.
• 1.3 million per year
• More than 3,500 per
day
• 1 death every 30
seconds
• Look around you…1
in 3 will die from
cardiovascular
disease
American Heart Association: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2006 Update
Unhealthy Cholesterol
• Major risk factor for cardiovascular
disease
• Approximately 50% of Americans have
high cholesterol levels
• In fact, it could be said high cholesterol
IS cardiovascular disease
• For many, first sign of a problem is
death
American Heart Association: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2006 Update
Cholesterol: Good vs Bad
• Low-density
lipoprotein (LDL)
– “bad” cholesterol
– too much can lead to
plaque build up in
walls of arteries
Cholesterol: Good vs Bad
• High-density
lipoprotein (HDL)
– “good” cholesterol
– recent clinical
studies show that
high levels reduce
risk of cardiovascular
disease
THE SOLUTION
All Things Are Not Created Equal
Medical Approach
• Statin medications
• Most only lower LDL cholesterol
1 way
– inhibit cholesterol production in liver
• Every year $25 billion spent by people
like you
• Top 2 prescription drugs sold worldwide
are cholesterol-lowering medications
Dangers of Statin Drugs
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Can induce sudden total memory loss
Can increase eye cataract risk
Can suppress immune function
Have been linked to cancer
Have been linked to muscle breakdown
and muscle toxicity
Dangers of Statins Continued
• Have been linked to liver and kidney
damage
• Are linked to nerve damage
• Induce muscle pain
• Can cause sleep disorders
• Can cause erectile dysfunction
Lipitor
®
• Lipitor is number one selling drug in
world
• Lowers LDL cholesterol
way
1
– inhibit cholesterol production in liver
• Sold by Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Pfizer
makes hundreds of drugs…but Lipitor
represents a full 20% of its revenues
Zocor
®
• Second largest selling drug in world
• Sold by Merck/Schering-Plough
• Lowers LDL cholesterol
way
1
– inhibit cholesterol production in liver
• Will lose patent in 2006
• Needed something to take place of
Zocor’s declining sales and loss of
patent
Zetia
®
• From the makers of Zocor
• Lowers LDL cholesterol
way
1
– blocks absorption of cholesterol from food
• “Drug cocktail”
– designed to be taken with Zocor
– twice the negative side-effects
Vytorin
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From the makers of Zocor
Introduced to U.S. in 2004
Combination of Zocor and Zetia
Lowers LDL cholesterol
ways
2
– inhibit cholesterol production in liver
– blocks absorption of cholesterol from food
VYTORIN is an innovative treatment that is a major advance
in cholesterol therapy. VYTORIN is now helping hundreds of
thousands of people get to new, lower goals for cholesterol.”
-- Fred Hassan, Chairman & CEO
Schering-Plough Corp.
If treating LDL cholesterol reduction
two ways is “an innovative
treatment,” and “a major advance in
cholesterol therapy,” what do you
call a treatment that lowers LDL
cholesterol ways?
4
™
Bios Life Complete
Only product that
lowers LDL (bad)
cholesterol levels
4
different
ways…while
increasing HDL (good)
cholesterol levels
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Bios Life Complete
1)
2)
3)
4)
Blocks re-absorption
of cholesterol in GI
tract
Blocks absorption of
cholesterol from
digested food
Reduces cholesterol
produced by the liver
Enhances enzymatic
breakdown and
removal of bad
cholesterol
In a recent study, Bios Life Complete was proven to lower LDL cholesterol for participants
with high LDL levels by 31%. Some participants reported decreases of up to 52%.
The average increase of HDL cholesterol in those participants with low HDL levels was 29%,
with some achieving increases of up to 85%.
Break Through the “Statin
Floor”
• Many reach a “floor” in
their attempts to lower
LDL cholesterol levels
• Bios Life Complete
gives additional benefit
– clinical research shows
those taking a statin drug
saw average additional
decrease was 20%
THE RESULTS
“My family has a genetic history of high triglycerides that makes
it near impossible to get a reading on my HDL or LDL
cholesterol levels. As a result of this, my doctor prescribed statin
drugs to help reduce this about 5 years ago.
After just 6 weeks of taking Bios Life Complete my blood test
results show an additional 20% reduction in my triglyceride
levels BEYOND what the statin drug Vytorin was doing alone.”
-- Nate Tolman
“After taking Bios Life Complete faithfully for 12 weeks, I have
lowered my LDL cholesterol level by 30%, raised my HDL level
by 30%, and lost weight. My risk for heart disease also went
down 32%, from a ratio of 3.7 to 2.5. I am now committed to a
healthier life style that will always include Bios Life Complete.”
-- Curt Hedges
“My doctor has been treating my elevated cholesterol with a
statin drug, but I wanted to find a natural approach that would
allow me to be on less medication. I have been faithful in taking
Bios Life Complete and have reduced my total cholesterol level
from 247 to 193 in only twelve weeks.”
-- Evelyn Casil
“I make regular visits to my doctor to have my cholesterol
checked. At one blood test, my cholesterol levels were slightly
raised, and I was invited to join a study on Bios Life Complete.
My records show the best proof that the product works. My total
cholesterol dropped 20%, my LDL levels dropped 25%, and my
HDL levels raised 8%.”
-- Leo Casil
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Bios Life Complete
Eradicating America’s Top Killer
© Unicity, Inc., 2006