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Dear Elchanan: Thanks for your message which IMHO is very misleading

when you say 100 is the healthy cholesterol number and I assume

anything above this is unhealthy. First of all his HDL has gone up

but the bad LDL is down. HIs triglycerides are down. He is off

medication. Secondly your number is very misleading and that's what

pharmaceutical companies want. It's this kind of shallow knowledge

and scare which is unhealthy. You know in 1980s even 300 was

considered normal.

 

But thanks anyway. I don't normally read messages due to time

constraint, but will invite you to join VegClub. You seem to be quite

involved in health aspect of vegetarianism. And I like differing

views, even if I don't agree.

 

To learn more about the VegClub group, please visit

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With regards,

drdln

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Dear Dr. Dhillon,

>

> This gentleman posts the following numbers:

>

> Period Triglycerides HDL LDL

> Nov 2002 216 37 156

> May 2003 212 34 152

> Sep 2006 100 44 137

>

> Yes, I agree that these numbers show dramatic improvement over time.

Still,

> this gentleman's total cholesterol still exceeds 180, within the

" safety "

> guidelines published by some organizations, but well above the 150

cutoff

> supported by mountains of research for preventing heart disease.

>

> A truly healthy TOTAL cholesterol reading (HDL+ LDL) is in the

vicinity of

> 100, perhaps a tad higher. So when these numbers arrive and stabilize in

> that range, then there may really be something to share. Right now, this

> gentleman is statistically still well at risk for heart disease, as

well as

> other health problems. I am happy for him that he is experiencing

> improvement ... and I hope he continues to learn and improve!!!

>

> Also, if you are in a position to do so, may I suggest that advise this

> gentleman to begin tracking his body temperature. That should

decrease from

> the 97-98 range to the 94-96 range over time.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Dr. S.S. Dhillon

> Monday, June 04, 2007 7:21 PM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Lower Cholesterol -- A case history

> Lower Cholesterol -- A case history

>

> Mr. Omkar M wrote: I am 65 years old, vegetarian since past about

15 years

> and have no major ailments. In Nov 2002 the routine laboratory tests

> revealed that I have high Cholesterol levels. I was advised to take

regular

> exercise and avoid cholesterol rich diet. After four months I was again

> tested for lipid profile. There was no significant improvement in

> cholesterol levels. Hence, the doctor prescribed cholesterol reducing

> medication which I took till the end of the year

> 2005. During this period I was in India and got interested in this

amazing

> technique that I followed regularly for about three to four months, the

> blockage of Arteries is removed 30 to 40 percent and the arteries become

> clean, making the circulation unimpeded thus preventing heart attack. I

> started to note improvement and discontinued taking medicines.

After about

> 3 months, my cholesterol levels became low. I weighed less too but

weight

> was never a concern for me. Now, my cholesterol levels are normal

and I do

> not take any medicine for lowering the cholesterol.

>

> The details of Cholesterol levels during the above period were as under.

>

> Period Triglycerides HDL LDL

> Nov 2002 216 37 156

> May 2003 212 34 152

> Sep 2006 100 44 137

>

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