Transcript cholesterol myth 2

CHOLESTEROL
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
IS HIGH CHOLESTEROL THE
CAUSE OF ISCHAEMIC HEART
DISEASE ?
ANSWER
NO !
WHY ?
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.
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
CHOLESTEROL MYTH
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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
CHOLESTEROL MYTH
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• 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).
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
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
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
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
WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF
ATHEROSCLROSIS ?
CHRONIC
INFLAMMATION
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.
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
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION IS
ALSO LINKED TO
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Diabetes
Allergies
Hypertension
Stroke
Cancer
Obesity
Sinusitis
Alzheimer’s disease
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
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 !
ADVANCED GLYCATION ENDPRODUCTS (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.
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
BEWARE OF THESE OILS !
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Corn oil
Safflower oil
Sunflower oil
Soybean oil
Peanut oil
Canola oil
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
GOOD OILS
• The best – Virgin Coconut Oil
• Grape seed oil ?
• Olive oil
• Palm oil
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
VIRGIN COCONUT OIL 2
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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
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
HORRORS OF STATINS 2
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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
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)
WARNINGS OF STATINS SIDE
EFFECTS
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Muscle pain & weakness
Numbness
Extreme fatigue
Shortness of breath
Confusion problems
Depression and hostility
Sexual dysfunction
Heart failure
EXAMPLES OF STATIN
DRUGS 1
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LIPITOR (atorvastatin)
LOSTATIN (lovastatin)
LOVASTIN (lovastatin)
MEDOSTATIN (lovastatin)
PRAVACHOL (pravastatin)
SIMVACOR (simvastatin)
SIMVOR (simvastatin)
EXAMPLES OF STATIN
DRUGS 2
• VASCOR (simvastatin)
• ZOCOR (simvastatin)
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
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
PRO-INFLAMMATION FOODS
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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
REFINED STARCH
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Bread
Noodles
Biscuits
Cookies
Buns
White rice
Sugar
Soft drinks
Packaged fruit juices
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
HEART MATTERS
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Quit smoking
Get sufficient sleep
Eat healthy food
Maintain right body weight
KEEP POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE
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%
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.
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 !
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/
REFERENCES 2
STOP TRANS FATS
http://www.stop-trans-fat-com/index.html
SPACE DOC (DR DUANE GRAVELINE)
http://www.spacedoc.net/
THE END
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION !