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For the United States it is estimated that heart disease causes approximately 1.2 million heart attacks per year. More than 40 percent of those initial heart attacks will result in death. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease results in 17.5 million deaths worldwide. Heart disease is the single greatest cause of death in [...]
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Many in the health care profession have forgotten about the positive relationship between niacin and cholesterol. Instead they have promoted statin drugs to control cholesterol levels. That’s unfortunate because niacin can be just as effective.
What is Niacin?
Niacin is a member of the vitamin B family. Specifically it is vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid. Because it’s [...]
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If you read my post “Fiber and Cholesterol Reduction” you know how important fiber can be in helping to lower the “BAD” LDL cholesterol to prevent the cardiovascular disease atherosclerosis. Fiber is also important in reducing the risk for certain types of cancer, helping control blood sugar for diabetics, reducing the risk for stroke, improving [...]
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Cholesterol reduction through the use of statin drugs has become a big and profitable business for the pharmaceutical industry. As more and more people have opted for a pill to help control their cholesterol levels fewer people are using fiber as their first line of defense. If you read my blog post “Cholesterol and Statin [...]
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Nitric Oxide is the master signaling molecule of the cardiovascular system and plays a critical role in blood pressure and other cardiovascular functions. Cholesterol is the “glue” that holds your body together. Sometimes this “glue” and more specifically LDL or low-density lipoproteins can accumulate on the arteriole walls causing damage [...]
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Over the last decade cholesterol has become the enemy of the cardiovascular system. To combat this enemy more and more doctors are prescribing statin drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin) and Pravachol (pravastatin) as the answer to good cardiovascular health.
But is cholesterol the real enemy? And, if it [...]
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