Cardiovascular Disease

[Guest guest]

I trimmed out most of the original post to focus in on

dietary cholesterol. I keep seeing a very strong focus in many

essays on heart disease of lowering dietary cholesterol intake as a

way to lower cholesterol in the blood. From what I have read, the

human body produces cholesterol from carbohydrates far in excess of

what is eaten -- whether one eats butter & animal fat or not.

 

According to Doctor Rath, see:

http://eu.dr-rath.com/mr-publishing-internet/cellular/cardiovascular/uk/index.ht\

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and

http://eu.dr-rath.com/mr-publishing-internet/cellular/cholesterol/uk/th77.htm

arterial plaque build-up is not a precursor to heart disease but the

result of damage which one's body is attempting to repair because of

low dietary intake of vitamin C. Rather than cutting out butter &

lard, if I had arterial plaque build-up, I would increase my intake

of vitamin C and add supplementation of Lysine & Proline as well.

 

Alobar

 

 

 

 

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" JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo

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Monday, August 18, 2003 5:45 PM

Cardiovascular Disease

 

 

 

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Heart disease or coronary artery disease--

 

Heart disease or coronary artery disease is caused by

atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis is a condition in which cholesterol-rich plaque

builds

up along the arterial walls.

 

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Factors associated with heart disease

 

Researchers now believe that many different problems can lead to

heart

disease. And cholesterol can often play a key part.

 

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The body needs cholesterol to function –--

but too much of it in the blood, or too much of the wrong kind, add

up

to trouble.

 

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What you can do to lower your cholesterol

 

Reduce greatly the amount of saturated fat you eat.

 

 

The richest sources of saturated fat (fat that is usually solid at

room

temperature) in the diet are dairy foods (except the fat-free

versions),

 

especially whole milk, cheese, butter and cream. Red meat is also

high

in saturated fat

 

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