Cholesterol

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Cholesterol - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol
Cholesterol, from the Ancient Greek chole- (bile) and stereos (solid) followed by the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol, is an organic molecule. It is a sterol (or modified steroid), a lipid molecule and is biosynthesized by many animal cells because it is an essential structural component of animal cell membranes that is required to maintain both membrane structural integrity and fluidity. Cholesterol enables animal cells to (a) not need a cell wall (like plants & bacteria) to protect membrane integrity/cell-viability and thus be able to (b) change shape and (c) move about (unlike bacteria and plant cells which are restricted by their cell walls).

In addition to its importance within cells, cholesterol also serves as a precursor for the biosynthesis of steroid hormones, bile acids, and vitamin D. Cholesterol is the principal sterol synthesized by animals. All kinds of cells in animals can produce it. In vertebrates the hepatic cells typically produce greater amounts than other cells. It is almost completely absent among prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea), although there are some exceptions such as Mycoplasma, which require cholesterol for growth.

François Poulletier de la Salle first identified cholesterol in solid form in gallstones in 1769. However, it was not until 1815 that chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named the compound "cholesterine".

Physiology
Since cholesterol is essential for all animal life, each cell synthesizes it from simpler molecules, a complex 37-step process that starts with the intracellular protein enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. However, normal and particularly high levels of fats (including cholesterol) in the blood circulation, depending on how they are transported within lipoproteins, are strongly associated with the progression of atherosclerosis.

For a man of about 68 kg (150 lb), typical total body-cholesterol synthesis is approximately 1 g (1,000 mg) per day, and total body content is approximately 35 g, primarily located within the membranes of all the cells of the body. Typical daily dietary intake of additional cholesterol for a man in the United States is 307 mg, which is above the upper limit recommended by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

Most ingested cholesterol is esterified, and esterified cholesterol is poorly absorbed. The body also compensates for any absorption of additional cholesterol by reducing cholesterol synthesis. For these reasons, seven to ten hours after ingestion, cholesterol will show little, if any, effect on total body cholesterol content or concentrations of cholesterol in the blood. However, during the first seven hours after ingestion of cholesterol, the levels significantly increase.

Cholesterol is recycled. The liver excretes it in a non-esterified form (via bile) into the digestive tract. Typically about 50% of the excreted cholesterol is reabsorbed by the small bowel back into the bloodstream.

Plants make cholesterol in very small amounts. Plants manufacture phytosterols (substances chemically similar to cholesterol produced within plants), which can compete with cholesterol for reabsorption in the intestinal tract, thus potentially reducing cholesterol reabsorption. When intestinal lining cells absorb phytosterols, in place of cholesterol, they usually excrete the phytosterol molecules back into the GI tract, an important protective mechanism.

Function
Cholesterol is required to build and maintain membranes; it modulates membrane fluidity over the range of physiological temperatures. The hydroxyl group on cholesterol interacts with the polar head groups of the membrane phospholipids and sphingolipids, while the bulky steroid and the hydrocarbon chain are embedded in the membrane, alongside the nonpolar fatty-acid chain of the other lipids. Through the interaction with the phospholipid fatty-acid chains, cholesterol increases membrane packing, which reduces membrane fluidity. The structure of the tetracyclic ring of cholesterol contributes to the decreased fluidity of the cell membrane as the molecule is in a trans conformation making all but the side chain of cholesterol rigid and planar. In this structural role, cholesterol reduces the permeability of the plasma membrane to neutral solutes, hydrogen ions, and sodium ions.

Within the cell membrane, cholesterol also functions in intracellular transport, cell signaling and nerve conduction. Cholesterol is essential for the structure and function of invaginated caveolae and clathrin-coated pits, including caveola-dependent and clathrin-dependent endocytosis. The role of cholesterol in such endocytosis can be investigated by using methyl beta cyclodextrin (MβCD) to remove cholesterol from the plasma membrane. Recent studies show that cholesterol is also implicated in cell signaling processes, assisting in the formation of lipid rafts in the plasma membrane. Lipid raft formation brings receptor proteins in close proximity with high concentrations of second messenger molecules. In many neurons, a myelin sheath, rich in cholesterol, since it is derived from compacted layers of Schwann cell membrane, provides insulation for more efficient conduction of impulses.

Within cells, cholesterol is the precursor molecule in several biochemical pathways. In the liver, cholesterol is converted to bile, which is then stored in the gallbladder. Bile contains bile salts, which solubilize fats in the digestive tract and aid in the intestinal absorption of fat molecules as well as the fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E, and K. Cholesterol is an important precursor molecule for the synthesis of vitamin D and the steroid hormones, including the adrenal gland hormones cortisol and aldosterone, as well as the sex hormones progesterone, estrogens, and testosterone, and their derivatives.

Some research indicates cholesterol may act as an antioxidant.

Dietary sources
Animal fats are complex mixtures of triglycerides, with lesser amounts of phospholipids and cholesterol. As a consequence, all foods containing animal fat contain cholesterol to varying extents. Major dietary sources of cholesterol include cheese, egg yolks, beef, pork, poultry, fish, and shrimp. Human breast milk also contains significant quantities of cholesterol.

From a dietary perspective, cholesterol is not found in significant amounts in plant sources. In addition, plant products such as flax seeds and peanuts contain cholesterol-like compounds called phytosterols, which are believed to compete with cholesterol for absorption in the intestines. Phytosterols can be supplemented through the use of phytosterol-containing functional foods or nutraceuticals that are widely recognized as having a proven LDL cholesterol-lowering efficacy. Current supplemental guidelines recommend doses of phytosterols in the 1.6-3.0 grams per day range (Health Canada, EFSA, ATP III,FDA) with a recent meta-analysis demonstrating an 8.8% reduction in LDL-cholesterol at a mean dose of 2.15 gram per day. However, the benefits of a diet supplemented with phytosterol has been questioned.

Fat intake also plays a role in blood-cholesterol levels. Isocalorically replacing dietary carbohydrates with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats has been shown to lower serum LDL and total cholesterol levels and increase serum HDL levels, while replacing carbohydrates with saturated fat was shown to increase HDL, LDL, and total cholesterol levels. Trans fats have been shown to reduce levels of HDL while increasing levels of LDL. Based on such evidence and evidence implicating low HDL and high LDL levels in cardiovascular disease (see Hypercholesterolemia), many health authorities advocate reducing LDL cholesterol through changes in diet in addition to other lifestyle modifications. The USDA, for example, recommends that those wishing to reduce their cholesterol through a change in diet should aim to consume less than 7% of their daily energy needs from saturated fat and fewer than 200 mg of cholesterol per day. An alternative view is that any reduction to dietary cholesterol intake could be counteracted by the organs compensating to try to keep blood cholesterol levels constant. Other research has found that an increase in the consumption of saturated fats and cholesterol decreases overall serum cholesterol.

Biosynthesis
All animal cells manufacture cholesterol for their use, with relative production rates varying by cell type and organ function. About 20–25% of total daily cholesterol production occurs in the liver; other sites of higher synthesis rates include the intestines, adrenal glands, and reproductive organs. Synthesis within the body starts with one molecule of acetyl CoA and one molecule of acetoacetyl-CoA, which are hydrated to form 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA (HMG-CoA). This molecule is then reduced to mevalonate by the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. This is the regulated, rate-limiting and irreversible step in cholesterol synthesis and is the site of action for the statin drugs (HMG-CoA reductase competitive inhibitors).

Mevalonate is then converted to 3-isopentenyl pyrophosphate in three reactions that require ATP. Mevalonate is decarboxylated to isopentenyl pyrophosphate, which is a key metabolite for various biological reactions. Three molecules of isopentenyl pyrophosphate condense to form farnesyl pyrophosphate through the action of geranyl transferase. Two molecules of farnesyl pyrophosphate then condense to form squalene by the action of squalene synthase in the endoplasmic reticulum. Oxidosqualene cyclase then cyclizes squalene to form lanosterol. Finally, lanosterol is converted to cholesterol through a 19-step process.

Konrad Bloch and Feodor Lynen shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964 for their discoveries concerning the mechanism and regulation of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism.

Regulation of cholesterol synthesis
Biosynthesis of cholesterol is directly regulated by the cholesterol levels present, though the homeostatic mechanisms involved are only partly understood. A higher intake from food leads to a net decrease in endogenous production, whereas lower intake from food has the opposite effect. The main regulatory mechanism is the sensing of intracellular cholesterol in the endoplasmic reticulum by the protein SREBP (sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 and 2). In the presence of cholesterol, SREBP is bound to two other proteins: SCAP (SREBP cleavage activating protein) and Insig1. When cholesterol levels fall, Insig-1 dissociates from the SREBP-SCAP complex, which allows the complex to migrate to the Golgi apparatus. Here SREBP is cleaved by S1P and S2P (site-1 and -2 protease), two enzymes that are activated by SCAP when cholesterol levels are low.

The cleaved SREBP then migrates to the nucleus, and acts as a transcription factor to bind to the sterol regulatory element (SRE), which stimulates the transcription of many genes. Among these are the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor and HMG-CoA reductase. The LDL receptor former scavenges circulating LDL from the bloodstream, whereas HMG-CoA reductase leads to an increase of endogenous production of cholesterol. A large part of this signaling pathway was clarified by Dr. Michael S. Brown and Dr. Joseph L. Goldstein in the 1970s. In 1985, they received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work. Their subsequent work shows how the SREBP pathway regulates expression of many genes that control lipid formation and metabolism and body fuel allocation.

Cholesterol synthesis can also be turned off when cholesterol levels are high. HMG-CoA reductase contains both a cytosolic domain (responsible for its catalytic function) and a membrane domain. The membrane domain senses signals for its degradation. Increasing concentrations of cholesterol (and other sterols) cause a change in this domain's oligomerization state, which makes it more susceptible to destruction by the proteosome. This enzyme's activity can also be reduced by phosphorylation by an AMP-activated protein kinase. Because this kinase is activated by AMP, which is produced when ATP is hydrolyzed, it follows that cholesterol synthesis is halted when ATP levels are low.

Plasma transport and regulation of absorption
Cholesterol is only slightly soluble in water; it dissolves into the (water-based) bloodstream only at exceedingly small concentrations. Instead, cholesterol is transported inside lipoproteins, complex discoidal particles with exterior amphiphilic proteins and lipids, whose outward-facing surfaces are water-soluble and inward-facing surfaces are lipid-soluble. Triglycerides and cholesterol esters are carried internally. Phospholipids and cholesterol, being amphipathic, are transported in the monolayer surface of the lipoprotein particle.

There are several types of lipoproteins in the blood. In order of increasing density, they are chylomicrons, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Lower protein/lipid ratios make for less dense lipoproteins. Cholesterol within different lipoproteins is identical, although some is carried as "free" alcohol, while others as fatty acyl esters, known also as cholesterol esters.

Lipoproteins contain apolipoproteins, which bind to specific receptors on cell membranes, directing their lipid payload to specific tissues. Lipoprotein particles thus include these molecular addresses, which determine the start- and end points of cholesterol transport.

Chylomicrons, the least dense cholesterol transport molecules, contain apolipoprotein B-48, apolipoprotein C, and apolipoprotein E in their shells. Chylomicrons carry fats from the intestine to muscle and other tissues in need of fatty acids for energy or fat production. Unused cholesterol remains in more cholesterol-rich chylomicron remnants, and taken up from here to the bloodstream by the liver.

VLDL molecules are produced by the liver from triacylglycerol and cholesterol which was not used in the synthesis of bile acids. These molecules contain apolipoprotein B100 and apolipoprotein E in their shells.

Blood vessels cleave and absorb triacylglycerol from IDL molecules, increasing the concentration of cholesterol. IDL molecules are then consumed in two processes: half is metabolized by HTGL and taken up by the LDL receptor on the liver cell surfaces, while the other half continues to lose triacylglycerols in the bloodstream until they become LDL molecules, with the highest concentration of cholesterol within them.

LDL particles are the major blood cholesterol carriers. Each one contains approximately 1,500 molecules of cholesterol ester. LDL molecule shells contain just one molecule of apolipoprotein B100, recognized by LDL receptors in peripheral tissues. Upon binding of apolipoprotein B100, many LDL receptors concentrate in clathrin-coated pits. Both LDL and its receptor form vesicles within a cell via endocytosis. These vesicles then fuse with a lysosome, where the lysosomal acid lipase enzyme hydrolyzes the cholesterol esters. The cholesterol can then be used for membrane biosynthesis or esterified and stored within the cell, so as to not interfere with the cell membranes.

LDL receptors are used up during cholesterol absorption, and its synthesis is regulated by SREBP, the same protein that controls the synthesis of cholesterol de novo, according to its presence inside the cell. A cell with abundant cholesterol will have its LDL receptor synthesis blocked, to prevent new cholesterol in LDL molecules from being taken up. Conversely, LDL receptor synthesis proceeds when a cell is deficient in cholesterol.

When this process becomes unregulated, LDL molecules without receptors begin to appear in the blood. These LDL molecules are oxidized and taken up by macrophages, which become engorged and form foam cells. These foam cells often become trapped in the walls of blood vessels and contribute to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Differences in cholesterol homeostasis affect the development of early atherosclerosis (carotid intima-media thickness). These plaques are the main causes of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious medical problems, leading to the association of so-called LDL cholesterol (actually a lipoprotein) with "bad" cholesterol.

HDL particles are thought to transport cholesterol back to the liver, either for excretion or for other tissues that synthesize hormones, in a process known as reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). Large numbers of HDL particles correlates with better health outcomes., whereas low numbers of HDL particles is associated with atheromatous disease progression in the arteries.

Metabolism, recycling and excretion
Cholesterol is susceptible to oxidation and easily forms oxygenated derivatives known as oxysterols. Three different mechanisms can form these; autoxidation, secondary oxidation to lipid peroxidation, and cholesterol-metabolizing enzyme oxidation. A great interest in oxysterols arose when they were shown to exert inhibitory actions on cholesterol biosynthesis. This finding became known as the “oxysterol hypothesis”. Additional roles for oxysterols in human physiology include their: participation in bile acid biosynthesis, function as transport forms of cholesterol, and regulation of gene transcription.

In biochemical experiments radiolabelled forms of cholesterol, such as tritiated-cholesterol are used. These derivatives undergo degradation upon storage and it is essential to purify cholesterol prior to use. Cholesterol can be purified using small Sephadex LH-20 columns.

Cholesterol is oxidized by the liver into a variety of bile acids. These, in turn, are conjugated with glycine, taurine, glucuronic acid, or sulfate. A mixture of conjugated and nonconjugated bile acids, along with cholesterol itself, is excreted from the liver into the bile. Approximately 95% of the bile acids are reabsorbed from the intestines, and the remainder are lost in the feces. The excretion and reabsorption of bile acids forms the basis of the enterohepatic circulation, which is essential for the digestion and absorption of dietary fats. Under certain circumstances, when more concentrated, as in the gallbladder, cholesterol crystallises and is the major constituent of most gallstones. Although, lecithin and bilirubin gallstones also occur, but less frequently. Every day, up to 1 g of cholesterol enters the colon. This cholesterol originates from the diet, bile, and desquamated intestinal cells, and can be metabolized by the colonic bacteria. Cholesterol is converted mainly into coprostanol, a nonabsorbable sterol that is excreted in the feces. A cholesterol-reducing bacterium origin has been isolated from human feces.

Although cholesterol is a steroid generally associated with mammals, the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis is able to completely degrade this molecule and contains a large number of genes that are regulated by its presence. Many of these cholesterol-regulated genes are homologues of fatty acid β-oxidation genes, but have evolved in such a way as to bind large steroid substrates like cholesterol.

Clinical significance

Hypercholesterolemia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercholesterolemia
According to the lipid hypothesis, abnormal cholesterol levels (hypercholesterolemia) — actually higher concentrations of LDL particles and lower concentrations of functional HDL particles — are strongly associated with cardiovascular disease because these promote atheroma development in arteries (atherosclerosis). This disease process leads to myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Since higher blood LDL, especially higher LDL particle concentrations and smaller LDL particle size, contribute to this process more than the cholesterol content of the HDL particles, LDL particles are often termed "bad cholesterol" because they have been linked to atheroma formation. On the other hand, high concentrations of functional HDL, which can remove cholesterol from cells and atheroma, offer protection and are sometimes referred to as "good cholesterol". These balances are mostly genetically determined, but can be changed by body build, medications, food choices, and other factors. Resistin, a protein secreted by fat tissue, has been shown to increase the production of LDL in human liver cells and also degrades LDL receptors in the liver. As a result, the liver is less able to clear cholesterol from the bloodstream. Resistin accelerates the accumulation of LDL in arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease. Resistin also adversely impacts the effects of statins, the main cholesterol-reducing drug used in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.....

Mafioso: How To Use Scare Tactics - www.askmen.com/money/mafioso_150/185_mafia.html
Scare tactics the western medicine loves to use start from high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Once test results came out with one or both of these, new patient gets to be born and they usually don't get to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Because drugs they are forced to take are not to treat root cause but to make number look good, they usually lose the opportunity to deal with root cause.

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EXPOSING THE CHOLESTEROL FRAUD - www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/vitorin_study_2008jan.html

By Aleksandra Niedzwiecki

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide (100 million in the USA) again have their health and lives put at risk in order to increase profits for the drug companies!

Newly released information about the study with Vytorin, a widely prescribed cholesterol lowering drug, reveals that the drug does nothing to reduce plaque build up in the arteries. Just the opposite – using Vytorin doubled plaque growth and led to an increase in heart attacks and strokes. The study, conducted on 720 patients (most in the Netherlands) with high blood cholesterol levels, tested the effects of Vytorin (a "multi-drug" combining Zocor, a statin which inhibits cholesterol production in the liver; and Zetia, a drug that inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine). Although Vytorin lowered cholesterol levels in the blood by about 20% more than Zocor alone, it did not show any beneficial effects on slowing down progression of heart disease - it worsened it! Although some people may be surprised with the result, we at the Dr. Rath Research Institute are not.....

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U.S. may lower cholesterol's level of threat to health: report - www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-usa-health-cholesterol-idUSKBN0LE2GQ20150210
Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:02pm EST

(Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel reviewing national dietary guidelines has decided to drop its caution against eating cholesterol-laden food, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

At a December meeting, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee discussed its decision to no longer deem cholesterol a "nutrient of concern," according to the Washington Post.

The last set of guidelines, in 2010, said to consume less than 300 milligrams per day of dietary cholesterol, about the amount in one egg.

The committee will soon release a report - expected in the coming weeks - for the federal government to use as the basis of its dietary guidelines, and is withholding comment until the publication, said a spokeswoman from the Department of Health and Human Services.

"The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is currently finalizing its report to the federal government detailing its scientific recommendations," HHS said in a statement.

The committee did not reverse warnings on high levels of what is commonly considered "bad cholesterol," which has been linked to heart disease and possibly other health problems.

For decades, the government has warned against diets high in cholesterol. But now many nutritionists believe that cholesterol intake may not significantly impact cholesterol blood levels or increase the risk of heart disease in healthy adults, according to the Washington Post.

The advisory panel's report will be sent to HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agencies that decide which recommendations to incorporate in the final set of dietary guidelines, due at the end of this year.

"We need to wait and see what the committee actually says before saying too much about this," said New York University nutrition professor Marion Nestle.

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Why cholesterol might not be as bad as you think - www.vox.com/2015/2/11/8020169/cholesterol-guidelines-change

The advisory panel that decides nutrition guidelines in the US might drop its warning about eating cholesterol-heavy food, something Americans have been warned about for decades.

The US' Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has long warned about keeping cholesterol levels at or below 300 mg a day to prevent heart problems — that's about an egg and a half. But because of a new understanding of current evidence, it's likely that will change advice with this year's final report, expected out in a few weeks.

Here's what you need to know about what cholesterol is, why the nutrition advice is changing, and how it's changing what you should eat.

How cholesterol works
Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in all the cells of the human body. It's necessary to make hormones, vitamin D, and other substances used in digestion. Our bodies naturally produce all the cholesterol we need, but we sometimes eat cholesterol in the foods, leaving us with more than we require.
There are two different types of cholesterol we hear about, and they're made distinct by the kinds of containers they're in: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).
LDLis what's often referred to as "bad cholesterol" because at high levels it can lead to a buildup of plaque in arteries, which can cause heart attacks, strokes, and other problems.
HDL often gets dubbed the "good cholesterol" because it helps remove LDL from the body by bringing it to the liver, which breaks it down.

Cholesterol warnings have been the same since the '60s

In the 1960s, the American Heart Association issued the first warning about watching how much cholesterol you eat.
The AHA's original report advised lowering cholesterol intake, citing an early study that found that rabbits fed cholesterol and other fats developed blockages in their arteries. It also cited similar studies that led scientists to believe that changing people's diets could help reduce cholesterol in their blood.
Also, studies had found that Americans consumed proportionally more fats in their diet than many people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. And some reports indicated that there were fewer heart attacks in those places, too.
The concern about cholesterol was so great that people started avoiding eggs, which each have about 220 mg of cholesterol — almost 75 percent of the daily limit. The egg got such a bad reputation that in 1977, the American Egg Board started the Incredible Egg promotional campaign:

Some people even attempted to create low-cholesterol eggs, but they didn't take off.

The 1960s cholesterol guidelines have pretty much stuck for the last 50 years. In the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's most recent report in 2010, it listed cholesterol as a nutrient people should reduce in their diet and recommended less than 300 mg per day for the general population and less than 200 mg per day for people who are obese.

Why scientists have been wary of cholesterol

Cholesterol levels in the blood are determined partly by genetics and partly by environmental factors like diet.
If bad cholesterol gets too high, it can harm people's health. Cholesterol can help build up plaque inside of arteries and narrow them, causing coronary heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes.
For example, people with high blood cholesterol — about one-third of American adults — are about twice as likely to develop heart disease as those with low levels.

Why the advice is changing
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is a group of researchers that meets every five years to counsel the federal government on nutrition guidelines. Its draft report in December has taken cholesterol off the list of nutrients of concern.
Why the change? There has been a trend of changing attitudes toward cholesterol as researchers have gathered new evidence and reevaluated old data. The change echoes the thought of many nutrition experts, who have come to think that, in most cases, a moderate diet won't impact blood levels of bad cholesterol enough to harm health.
In the past, many studies had looked at cholesterol and other fats together, and now it seems that the dietary advice might have been painting them together with too wide a brush.
The likely change in guidelines points to a shift toward monitoring substances such as trans and saturated fats instead of cholesterol, says Janet de Jesus, nutritionist at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
And the data behind the cholesterol warnings doesn't quite stack up. "Some of the evidence that may have looked significant 40 years ago, or even 10 years ago, doesn't anymore," says de Jesus.
In recent years, her department has reviewed the information on cholesterol. The institute's most recent cholesterol report, from 2004, focused on issues with too much consumption of saturated and trans fats, which significantly lower good cholesterol, raise bad cholesterol, and increase the risk of developing heart problems and type 2 diabetes.

So what should you eat?
What the likely change in guidelines really affects are foods that are high in cholesterol, but low in other problematic fats, like eggs, shellfish, and shrimp.
(But foods like whole milk, butter, cheese, and some meats should still be consumed in moderation. "A lot of foods that have cholesterol are also high in saturated fat," says de Jesus.)
The new guidelines could also impact lunches in public schools. "When you recommend that you restrict this or that, that matters when a meal is being prepared under some regulations," says Dr. Seth Martin, cardiovascular researcher at Johns Hopkins University. So more egg salad, perhaps?
But overall, he says that the new recommendations would fall in line with how many physicians already counsel their patients about diet. Rather than tell them what's bad to eat, he focuses on telling them what's good to eat.
"To me, the implications of this, it doesn’t change my practice and how I approach my counseling of patients," he says. If you don't have high cholesterol, you should be OK eating a generally healthy diet and getting enough fruits and vegetables. The guidelines will likely still tell people to get their cholesterol tested every five years to see how much "bad" cholesterol is in their blood. And if you have high cholesterol, you should still watch how much cholesterol you eat.

WATCH: Centers for Disease Control director Tom Frieden on simple ways to live longer, healthier lives - Vox Conversations - www.vox.com/2014/4/21/5636750/scared-of-legal-pot-hold-on-lets-talk-about-tobacco#ooid=NiazNjbToJ6gsBKRJ-BLvDRB4PpZco12

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Cracking the Cholesterol Myth: How Statins Harm The Body and Mind - www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/cracking-cholesterol-myth-how-statins-harm-body-and-mind

Posted on Friday, February 27th 2015 at 10:00 am
Written By Dr. Kelly Brogan, M.D. and Sayer Ji, Founder

A new study finds the chemical war against cholesterol using statin drugs was justified through statistical deception and the cover up of over 300 adverse health effects documented in the biomedical literature.

Better safe than sorry, right? This is the logic that defines the grasp that the pharmaceutical company has on our psyche. Perhaps your mother, father, brother, and boyfriend have been recommended cholesterol-lowering medication, just to help hedge their bets around a possible chest-clutching demise. In fact, recent guidelines have expanded the pool of potential statin medication recipients, so that there are very few of us who seem to be walking around with acceptable levels of artery clogging sludge.

But how is it that drug companies got a foothold? How have they convinced doctors that their patients need these medications, and need them now? They are banking (literally) on the fact that you haven't brushed up on statistics in a while.

It turns out that a common sleight of hand in the medical literature is the popularization of claims around "relative risk reduction" which can make an effect appear meaningful, when the "absolute risk reduction" reveals its insignificance. In this way, 100 people are treated with statin medications to offer 1 person benefit, and the change from a 2% to a 1% heart attack rate is billed a 50% reduction rather than a 1% improvement, which is what it actually is.

Perhaps this would still qualify as better safe than sorry if these medications weren't some of the most toxic chemicals willfully ingested, with at least 300 adverse health effects evident in the published literature so far, with at least 28 distinct modes of toxicity, including:

• Muscle damage (myotoxicity): view 80 studies here.
• Nerve damage (neurotoxicity): view 54 studies here.
• Liver damage (hepatoxocity): view 32 studies here.
• Endocrine disruption: view 16 studies here.
• Cancer-promoting: view 9 studies here.
• Diabetes-promoting: view 8 studies here.
• Cardiovascular-damaging: view 15 studies here.
• Birth defect causing (teratogenic): view 11 studies here.

Beyond the known fact that statin drugs deplete the body of two essential nutrients: coenzyme Q10 and selenium, they are also highly myotoxic and neurotoxic. Because the heart is one of the most nerve-saturated muscles in the human body, these two modes of toxicity combined represent a 'perfect storm' of cardiotoxicity – a highly ironic fact considering statin drugs are promoted as having 'life-saving' cardioprotective properties.

A powerful expert review by Diamond and Ravnskov decimates any plausible indication for these cholesterol-lowering agents, giving full consideration to the above mentioned side effects.

They plainly state: "Overall, our goal in this review is to explain how the war on cholesterol has been fought by advocates that have used statistical deception to create the appearance that statins are wonder drugs, when the reality is that their trivial benefit is more than offset by their adverse effects."

The Cholesterol Meme

It's tempting to look the number one killer of Americans in the eye, and say, "WHO did this? Who is responsible?" It is also consistent with American perceptions of health and wellness to demonize a natural and vital part of our physiology rather than look at lifestyle factors including government subsidies of inflammatory food products.

Not only is low cholesterol a problem, but it puts an individual at risk for viral infection, cancer, and mental illness because of the vital role that lipids play in cell membrane integrity, hormone production, and immunity.

A broadly toxic xenobiotic chemical, statin medications have only been demonstrated to be of slight benefit by statistical manipulation. For example, Diamond and Raynskov elucidate that:

• The JUPITER trial of Crestor vs placebo resulted in increased fatal heart attacks in the treatment group which were obscured by combing fatal and nonfatal infarctions.
• In the ASCOT trial was used to generate PR copy boasting Lipitor's 36% reduction of heart attack risk, a figure arrived at through use of relative risk reduction from 3 to 2%.
• The HPS study has 26% drop out rate prior to the beginning of the trial (which also demonstrated a 1% improvement with treatment), so that those with significant side effects were functionally excluded from the study.
  

While no study has ever shown any association between the degree of cholesterol lowering and beneficial outcomes described in terms of absolute risk reduction (likely because they would be perceived as insignificant), the adverse effects are not only always presented in these terms, but are also minimized through the technique of splitting common side effects up into multiple different categories to minimize the apparent incidence.

These side effects are real and common and include "increased rates of cancer, cataracts, diabetes, cognitive impairment and musculoskeletal disorders". Their paper focuses on three primary adverse effects, all of which are likely to land you in the "sorry to have thought I would be better safe than sorry" category.

Cancer

In at least four trials, statistically significant increases in cancer incidence was found, and handily dismissed by all authors as insignificant because they claimed "no known potential biological basis" is known. This may be because the authors are still thinking of cancer as a genetic time bomb that has nothing to do with mitochondrial dysfunction, loss of lipid integrity, or environmental exposures.

With statistically significant increases in cancer incidence and deaths, in some trials, the minimal cardiovascular benefit is far eclipsed by the cancer mortality. In one of the only long-term trials, there was a doubling of the incidence of ductal and lobular breast cancer in women taking statins for more than ten years. One of many reasons that women should never be treated with these medications.

Myopathy

As one of the more well-known side effects of statins, muscle breakdown and associated pain, or myopathy has also been obscured in the literature. Despite an incidence up to 40% in the first months of treatment, researchers only catalogue patients who had muscular symptoms in addition to elevations in a blood measure called creatine kinase (CK) at ten times normal for two measures (not 9.9, not 8, and not one measure).

In fact, a 2006 study in the Journal of Pathology found that statin therapy induces ultrastructural damage in skeletal muscle in patients without myalgia," indicating that statin-associated muscle damage may be a universal, albeit mostly subclinical problem for the millions put on them.

Central Nervous System Dysfunction

Linked to suicide in men, depression including postpartum, and cognitive dysfunction, low cholesterol is not a desirable goal for the average psychiatric patient, aka half of the American population.

It turns out that 25% of the total amount of cholesterol found in the human body is localized in the brain, most of it in the myelin sheath that coats and insulates the nerves:
"It has been estimated that up to 70% of the brain cholesterol is associated with myelin. Because up to half of the white matter may be composed of myelin, it is unsurprising that the brain is the most cholesterol-rich organ in the body. The concentration of cholesterol in the brain, and particularly in myelin, is consistent with an essential function related to its membrane properties. "

The cell membrane, specifically, is highly vulnerable to damage by statins:
"The cell membrane is an 8 nanometer thick magical pearly gate where information, nutrients, and cellular messengers are trafficked through protein gates supported of phospholipids and their polyunsaturated fatty acids. Cholesterol and saturated fat provide essential rigidity in balance with other membrane components. Without them, the membrane becomes a porous, dysfunctional swinging gate. In a self-preservational effort, cholesterol supports production of bile acids, integral to the breakdown and absorption of consumed essential dietary fats." Source

By extension, behavioral and cognitive adverse effects may be the manifestation of this fat-based interference. Diamond and Ravnskov state:
A low serum cholesterol level has also been found to serve as a biological marker of major depression and suicidal behavior, whereas high cholesterol is protective. In a study by Davison and Kaplan, the incidence of suicidal ideation among adults with mood disorders was more than 2.5-times greater in those taking statins. Moreover, several studies have shown that low cholesterol is associated with lower cognition and Alzheimer's disease and that high cholesterol is protective.

A review article called Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events Associated with Statins: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Prevention and Management discusses the state of the literature around the intersection between mental health and cholesterol control. Despite generally dismissing a strong signal for concerning psychiatric adverse events, the article seems to conclude the following:

• Severe irritability, homicidal impulses, threats, road rage, depression and violence, paranoia, alienation, and antisocial behavior; cognitive and memory impairments; sleep disturbance; and sexual dysfunction have all been reported in case series and national registries of those taking statin medications. Sound like the laundry list of rapidly spoken side effects at the end of a drug commercial? To anyone with a history of or current psychiatric symptoms, the role of these now ubiquitous medications should be appreciated.
• The signal for lipophilic statins - simvastatin and atorvastatin - was stronger which makes mechanistic sense since these medications penetrate the brain and brain cholesterol deficiency has been implicated in bipolar, major depression, and schizophrenia.
  

Of course, none of these findings nor their suppression should be surprising because there is no pharmaceutical free lunch, and because Americans are so accustomed to interfacing with human health through the lens of a one pill-one ill model. We are yanking on that spider web and expecting only one thread to pull out. This perspective would be less disturbing if it didn't serve as the foundation for medical practice, determined by boards such as the American College of Cardiology and The American Heart Association , the majority of whom have extensive ties to the pharmaceutical industry. An industry that has paid out 19.2 billion dollars for civil and criminal charges in the last 5 years alone.

So, the next time you hear of a doctor recommending a cholesterol-lowering intervention, tell him you'll take that 1% risk and spare yourself cancer, cognitive dysfunction, myopathy, and diabetes. And then go have a 3 egg omelet WITH the yolks.

Dr. Brogan is boarded in Psychiatry/Psychosomatic Medicine/Reproductive Psychiatry and Integrative Holistic Medicine, and practices Functional Medicine, a root-cause approach to illness as a manifestation of multiple-interrelated systems. After studying Cognitive Neuroscience at M.I.T., and receiving her M.D. from Cornell University, she completed her residency and fellowship at Bellevue/NYU. She is one of the nation’s only physicians with perinatal psychiatric training who takes a holistic evidence-based approach in the care of patients with a focus on environmental medicine and nutrition. She is also a mom of two, and an active supporter of women's birth experience. She is the Medical Director for Fearless Parent, and an advisory board member for GreenMedInfo.com.

Sayer Ji is founder of Greenmedinfo.com, on the Board of Governors for the National Health Federation, and Fearless Parent, Steering Committee Member of the Global GMO Free Coalition (GGFC), a reviewer at the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine.

[Master Kim]

The Grave Dangers of Statin Drugs—and the Surprising Benefits of Cholesterol - healthimpactnews.com/2015/the-grave-dangers-of-statin-drugs-and-the-surprising-benefits-of-cholesterol/
by Alliance for Natural Health


Once again the medical establishment gets it completely backward.

NPR recently ran a story that suggests terminally ill patients can safely stop taking cholesterol-reducing statin drugs. The final quote of the article is illuminating: “Most of the studies focus on when to start a medication; there’s been very little focus on when do you stop it.” No surprise there: whether you’re very young or very old, Big Pharma would love you to continue buying statins—for a very long time indeed.

Heart disease, as many of us know, is one of the leading causes of death in the US, killing about 610,000 people each year. Big Pharma—in the belief that cholesterol is the primary factor in heart disease—developed statin drugs that would lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. The drugs, which have been accompanied by massive marketing campaigns, are huge moneymakers for the drug industry, to the tune of about $29 billion worth of sales in 2013. That’s the kind of outrageous money you make when you convince one in four Americans over the age of 45 to take statins.

Over the years we’ve reported on a wide range of negative health effects that have been linked to these drugs. Here is a survey of some of these findings:

• Statins interfere with the production of coenzyme Q10, which supports the body’s immune and nervous systems, boosts heart and other muscle health, maintains normal blood pressure, and much more.
• Statins weaken the immune system, make it difficult to fight off bacterial infections, and increase the production of cytokines, which trigger and sustain inflammation.
• They make some patients unable to concentrate or remember words, and are linked to muscle and neurological problems, including Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
  Statins inhibit the beneficial effects of omega-3 fatty acids by promoting the metabolism of omega-6 fatty acids, which increases insulin resistance and the risk of developing diabetes.
  
• There is evidence that statin use blocks the benefits of exercise. Exercise increases the activity and numbers of mitochondria, cells’ “power plants” that process sugars and fat. The study found that with statin use, mitochondrial activity actually decreases with exercise.
• Statins work by reducing the body’s ability to produce cholesterol, which is essential to brain health—the brain is 2% of the body’s weight, but contains 25% of the entire body’s cholesterol.
• Statin users have a higher incidence of nerve degeneration and pain, memory loss, confusion, depression, and a higher risk of ALS and Parkinson’s, according to Dr. David Williams in his July 2014 Alternatives newsletter. Statins also decrease carotenoid levels. Carotenoids, which are found in fresh fruits and vegetables and act as antioxidants, have a number of benefits, including protecting against cell damage, aging, and chronic diseases.
• Statin drugs may also be driving Americans to overeat: a twelve-year study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that statin users increased their calorie intake by 9%, and fat consumption by 14.4%, over the study period, whereas those who didn’t take statins didn’t significantly change in either measure.
• An animal study linked statin use to muscle damage. Animals that exercised on statins had 226% more muscle damage than those not given statins.
• They affect the quality of sleep.
• Statins increase the risk of prostate and breast cancer.
• Statins are known to cause liver damage by increasing the liver’s production of digestive enzymes.
• Statins also speed aging and lower sex drive.
• Statins have been linked to aggressive and violent behavior in women.

Despite these widely documented risks, the media’s coverage of any adverse side effects is typically followed by the reassurance that the benefits of statins outweigh the risks.

Even when it comes to heart disease prevention, conventional thinking gets it wrong. The American Heart Association, for instance, published a study based on the outdated, simplistic notion that there are two kinds of cholesterol: “bad” (LDL) and “good” (HDL). The AHA’s dietary guidelines are also centered on the debunked notion that “bad” cholesterol causes heart disease, and that since saturated fat may raise “bad” cholesterol levels, it’s the ultimate dietary evildoer. And here’s the kicker: the AHA’s guidelines could lead to 33 million healthy Americans taking statins.

What the AHA does not seem to understand is that cholesterol is vital to human health. We’ve noted in the past that cholesterol isn’t the ticking time bomb most people have been led to think—in fact, the real danger is that our cholesterol levels can get too low as we age! Even “bad” cholesterol is essential.

• Harlan Krumholz of Yale’s Department of Cardiovascular Medicine found that old people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did old people with high cholesterol.
• A review of nineteen large studies of more than 68,000 deaths by the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota found that low cholesterol predicted an increased risk of dying from gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases.
• Another study of almost 15,000 patients over 18 years found that those with higher LDL levels and total cholesterol had a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rate that causes poor blood flow to the body.
• A review article published in 2005 by a Japanese scientist found that “high total cholesterol is not positively associated with coronary heart disease mortality rates among general populations more than 40–50 years of age,” and therefore there is little benefit to lowering cholesterol levels if you’re older.
• A 2005 study from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons found that people with the lowest cholesterol and LDL levels were twice as likely to die within three years compared to those with the highest levels.

Even government agencies are realizing that cholesterol isn’t the dietary bogeyman it has been made out to be. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a project of the FDA and USDA that sets government recommendations for a healthy diet, is about to withdraw its longstanding guidelines that recommend avoiding high cholesterol foods.

While it is now clear from the science that cholesterol is not the demon behind heart disease, it’s equally clear that poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and obesity are direct causes. The good news is that heart disease can be entirely reversed through diet! In a recent article, Dr. Joseph Mercola stated that the Paleo diet can be very effective in reducing blood pressure and triglyceride levels—more effective, actually, than any statin drug. In addition, Dr. Mercola recommends a ketogenic diet, which actually increases fat intake, albeit using healthy fats.

These kinds of integrative approaches to health and prevention, however, stand in the way of one of Big Pharma’s largest cash cows, so it’s no wonder we don’t see them (or the scientific studies that show how dangerous statin drugs are) more widely publicized. Watch these pages over the next couple of weeks for our follow-up article on alternatives to statins.

Read the full article and comment at Alliance for Natural Health.

See Also:

One of the best documentaries exposing the statin scam and interviewing doctors in the industry who have exposed it, was published in 2013 on ABC in Australia. The medical authorities were not successful in preventing it from being aired on TV, but they have removed almost all copies from YouTube now, and forced ABC to remove them from their website.

We currently are using copies by Dr. Eades posted on his Vimeo account. Take some time to watch these important documentaries produced by medical doctors on the statin drug scam, and be informed!

HEART OF THE MATTER Part 1: The Cholesterol Myth: Dietary Villains


HEART OF THE MATTER Part 2: The Cholesterol Drug War

[Master Kim]

EXPOSING THE CHOLESTEROL FRAUD - www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/vitorin_study_2008jan.html
By Aleksandra Niedzwiecki

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide (100 million in the USA) again have their health and lives put at risk in order to increase profits for the drug companies!

Newly released information about the study with Vytorin, a widely prescribed cholesterol lowering drug, reveals that the drug does nothing to reduce plaque build up in the arteries. Just the opposite – using Vytorin doubled plaque growth and led to an increase in heart attacks and strokes. The study, conducted on 720 patients (most in the Netherlands) with high blood cholesterol levels, tested the effects of Vytorin (a "multi-drug" combining Zocor, a statin which inhibits cholesterol production in the liver; and Zetia, a drug that inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine). Although Vytorin lowered cholesterol levels in the blood by about 20% more than Zocor alone, it did not show any beneficial effects on slowing down progression of heart disease - it worsened it! Although some people may be surprised with the result, we at the Dr. Rath Research Institute are not.

More than a decade ago, Dr. Rath presented scientific evidence that indiscriminate lowering of cholesterol does not prevent heart attacks and strokes. This is because high cholesterol is a symptom but not the cause of heart disease. The production of cholesterol increases in response to weakening of the structure of the arteries of the heart and the need for their biological "repair". The most frequent reason for such weakening is impaired production of collagen – the building material of the blood vessel wall – which is caused by insufficient intake of micronutrients in our diet, such as vitamin C, Lysine, vitamin B6, copper and others. If these nutrients are not supplied, then cholesterol starts depositing in the arteries which with time leads to clogging of the blood flow, heart attacks and strokes. The cholesterol-based theory of heart disease does not explain why we are getting heart attacks but not nose or other organs attacks, why blockages occur in the arteries not veins, or many other aspects of heart disease. This theory only serves as a marketing tool for cholesterol lowering drugs.

Since cholesterol cannot be a primary cause of heart disease, its lowering without optimizing collagen production and healthy function of the artery walls cannot prevent heart disease. But nutrients can do that! Our study with Dr Rath's Cellular Health Program based on nutrient synergy has shown that growth of calcified plaques in the heart arteries can be stopped within one year of using it. Further, we documented that nutrients can trigger a natural reversal of early cardiovascular deposits. (J Appl Nutr, 1996). In addition, we documented that the synergy of nutrients supporting the function of the blood vessels can effectively decrease blood cholesterol levels. This includes not only LDL cholesterol but also its more atherogenic type – the Lp-a. Why? Because we target the cause not a symptom of heart disease.

You may ask, what was the reason for conducting the Vytorin study and why the release of the results were delayed for two years by its manufacturers, Merck and Schering-Plough. Of course, the answer is money. One of the components of Vytorin, a statin sold under the name Zocor, was about to loose its patent in June, 2006. Therefore the manufacturers were hoping that a study showing positive results with a combination of Zocor and Zetia (which makes Vytorin) could be used to extend the patent for Zocor. Unfortunately for the drug makers, the study results completed in 2006 were disappointing and Merck and Shering used different excuses not to reveal the data to the public for about two years. However, during this time, advertisements for Vytorin continued and, of course, so did its sales. Over these two years Vytorin brought more than $4 billion (!) in revenues for Merck and Shering. Even more, Merck found a way to rake more revenues on Zocor, for which patent could not be renewed. The Zocor formula was given to an India based company, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, and licensed to make a so-called "authorized generic" in return for a share of revenues. Yet another deceptive marketing practice, in other words.

In light of this, you may ask why all these marketing tricks are made at the expense of our health? Who had taken patients' rights into account?

This calculated deception, and the health risks experienced by hundreds millions of patients, are done in the name of profits. The case of Vytorin is not an exception – it is the rule! This is why Dr Rath and all of us have been fighting for years to end this business with disease and stop the patenting of our health and lives. How many more people have to get sick or die before this unscrupulous business is stopped? We can't wait until someone else does it for us – we have to do it ourselves!

[Master Kim]

The Cholesterol Drug War: ABC Australia Bans Documentary Exposing Statin Drug Scandal - healthimpactnews.com/2014/the-cholesterol-drug-war-abc-australia-bans-documentary-exposing-statin-drug-scandal/


Dr MaryAnne Demasi from the Catalyst. Her investigative reporting on the dangers of statin drugs has now been banned.

Health Impact News Editor Comments

Dr. MaryAnne Demasi’s documentary on the criminal activity of the pharmaceutical industry regarding cholesterol-lowering statin drugs sent shock waves through the mainstream media in Australia last year. Published in two parts on the popular news show The Catalyst, the pharmaceutical industry complained loudly after the first show, and requested the network not air the second episode, “Heart of the Matter Part 2 – Cholesterol Drug War.”

ABC Australia aired it anyway, but the pharmaceutical influence is apparently too strong, as it was announced that the network would remove the videos from their website because “they breached its impartiality standards.” They also removed them from YouTube.

These two episodes were among the most watched videos on Health Impact News in 2013, with tens of thousands of “likes” on Facebook alone, helping the videos go viral outside of Australia.

We found other copies on YouTube, but were also removed. For now, we have copies below from Dr. Eades’ Vimeo Channel.

If you or anyone you know have been prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, then you need to watch this documentary. It could save your life.

Here are the two episodes, with our original commentary:

Outside of the United States, the myth that saturated fat and cholesterol cause heart disease is quickly falling apart. Sweden just recently became the first western nation to reject the low-fat dietary philosophy in favor of a high-fat low-carbohydrate diet. A leading cardiologist in the U.K. made shock waves recently by appearing in the mainstream media and stating that saturated fats were not the cause of heart disease, but refined carbohydrates were.

Now, ABC TV in Australia has released a news documentary with the title: “HEART OF THE MATTER: The Cholesterol Myth: Dietary Villains and Cholesterol Drug War.” This documentary interviews cardiologists, science writers, and other experts who expose the saturated fat and cholesterol myth. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

Part 1 caused so much controversy when it was aired (watch it below), that Australia’s top medicine safety expert, Emily Banks, urged the ABC not to air the follow-up, because it might encourage people to go off their anti-cholesterol statin drugs. “If people stop using their statins . . . it’s very likely that it will result in death,” she said. (Source.)

Wow, talk about scare tactics! If the science that is represented in this documentary is wrong, why not refute the science instead of using scare tactics to endorse censorship? Fortunately, ABC Australia did not censor it, and you can watch Part 2 here.

People around the world are waking up to these dietary myths, as well as the scam of cholesterol-lowering drugs and how harmful they actually are. But given how much of a threat exposing this myth is in losing billions of dollars in profits in the United States, will the mainstream media and the U.S. Government follow other western nations? Those of us in the alternative media, via the Internet, have been covering this issue for more than a decade now!

Heart of the Matter – Part 1


ABC News in Australia has done an incredible investigative report on cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, daring to expose organized crime in the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S. This is an area where no mainstream media outlet in the USA dares to go, due to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry.

In this excellent investigative documentary, cardiologists are interviewed to reveal the fraud of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and the criminal activity that has allowed this class of drug to become the best-selling class of drugs all-time.

After ABC Australia aired Part 1, The Heart of the Matter, Australia’s top medicine safety expert, Emily Banks, urged ABC not to air the follow-up, because it might encourage people to go off their anti-cholesterol statin drugs. “If people stop using their statins . . . it’s very likely that it will result in death,” she said.

But those scare tactics and attempts at censorship failed, and below is Part 2 as it was aired in Australia, and is now available for the world to watch via the ABC TV Catalyst YouTube channel. Some of the top cardiologists in the U.S. have stated that there is not one single study showing that people who take statins will actually live longer. This fraud is now coming out into the open.

If you or someone you know are prescribed a cholesterol-lowering statin drug, you would do well to invest 30 minutes of your time to watch this investigative report. You are not likely to learn this information from your doctor, and it could literally change your life.

Heart of the Matter Part 2 – Cholesterol Drug War


Fat and Cholesterol are Good for You!
What REALLY Causes Heart Disease
by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD

[Master Kim]

Statin scam exposed: Cholesterol drugs cause rapid aging, brain damage and diabetes - www.naturalnews.com/051636_statins_drug_scam_premature_aging.html
Monday, September 28, 2015 by: Jennifer Lea Reynolds



(NaturalNews) Statins, the widely prescribed class of drugs said to lower "bad" cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart problems, has recently come under fire after a study revealed that they destroy human health more than they work to improve it.

Sadly, many people take statin drugs, which are commonly known by brand names including Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor. Prescription drug spending in the U.S. shot up to about $374 billion in 2014, representing the highest level of spending since 2001. Statins undoubtedly made up a significant portion of this spending, and now consumers who take such drugs have much more to worry about than the dent it's making in their wallets.

The study, which was published in the American Journal of Physiology, states that statins' "...impact on other biologic properties of stem cells provides a novel explanation for their adverse clinical effects." Specifically, the study states that such adverse effects include advancing the "process of aging" and also notes that "...long-term use of statins has been associated with adverse effects including myopathy, neurological side effects and an increased risk of diabetes." Myopathy refers to skeletal muscle weakness.

Statins make cells unable to repair properly, create nerve problems and destroy memory

Experts involved in the study suggest that the health problems associated with statins have likely been downplayed through the years. In reality, those taking such cholesterol-lowering drugs have been experiencing cataracts, fatigue, liver problems, muscle pain and memory loss. Simply put, the drugs have been found to tamper with cells in such a way that their primary purpose of reproducing and helping the body repair is thwarted. With that comes the onset of terrible health issues or the worsening of existing ones.

Professor Reza Izadpanah, a stem cell biologist and lead author of the published study, says, "Our study shows statins may speed up the ageing process. People who use statins as a preventative medicine for [health] should think again as our research shows they may have general unwanted effects on the body which could include muscle pain, nerve problems and joint problems."

Despite health problems linked to statin drugs, FDA says people shouldn't be scared of them

While the FDA notes on its web site that "Cognitive (brain-related) impairment, such as memory loss, forgetfulness and confusion, has been reported by some statin users" and that "People being treated with statins may have an increased risk of raised blood sugar levels and the development of Type 2 diabetes," they also maintain its safety and effectiveness. The site directs people's attention to the advice of Amy G. Egan, M.D., M.P.H., who is the deputy director for safety in the FDA's Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products (DMEP). She says, "This new information should not scare people off statins. Their benefit is indisputable, but they need to be taken with care and knowledge of their side effects."

Indisputable? Especially after this latest study, we beg to differ. What's beneficial about accelerated aging, cells that don't properly function, muscle weakness and memory loss?

The need to continually assess prescription drugs and older studies that tout their benefits

This finding demonstrates the importance of revisiting the so-called benefits of prescription drugs, something that hopefully continues so consumers can be fully informed and kept in the best health possible.

A similar eye-opening study involving the adolescent antidepressant Paxil recently made headlines when a reanalysis of an original study exposed errors and incomplete information. In reality, the drug was found not to be safe and effective for its intended demographic after all, a finding that Brian Nosek, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, says "signals that the community is waking up, checking its work and doing what science is supposed to do — self-correct."

[Master Kim]

Two documents about Statin

statins1.pdf (550.43 KB)

statins NYT 1-2.pdf (531.73 KB)statins NYT 2-2.pdf (555.14 KB)

[Master Kim]

The TRUTH about Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Published on Sep 9, 2013

The TRUTH about Blood Pressure and Cholesterol.

High blood pressure is not DANGEROUS, it is not a Disease!

IT is a symptom of a greater underlying problem!

50-65% of people who have heart attacks have normal levels of cholesterol

Marketing plays a huge role in how the drug companies portray the need for a product

At Owners-Guide.com we strive to educate people on natural solutions to health.

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EXPOSING THE CHOLESTEROL FRAUD - www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/THE_FOUNDATION/vitorin_study_2008jan.html
By Aleksandra Niedzwiecki

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide (100 million in the USA) again have their health and lives put at risk in order to increase profits for the drug companies!

Newly released information about the study with Vytorin, a widely prescribed cholesterol lowering drug, reveals that the drug does nothing to reduce plaque build up in the arteries. Just the opposite – using Vytorin doubled plaque growth and led to an increase in heart attacks and strokes. The study, conducted on 720 patients (most in the Netherlands) with high blood cholesterol levels, tested the effects of Vytorin (a "multi-drug" combining Zocor, a statin which inhibits cholesterol production in the liver; and Zetia, a drug that inhibits cholesterol absorption in the intestine). Although Vytorin lowered cholesterol levels in the blood by about 20% more than Zocor alone, it did not show any beneficial effects on slowing down progression of heart disease - it worsened it! Although some people may be surprised with the result, we at the Dr. Rath Research Institute are not.

More than a decade ago, Dr. Rath presented scientific evidence that indiscriminate lowering of cholesterol does not prevent heart attacks and strokes. This is because high cholesterol is a symptom but not the cause of heart disease. The production of cholesterol increases in response to weakening of the structure of the arteries of the heart and the need for their biological "repair". The most frequent reason for such weakening is impaired production of collagen – the building material of the blood vessel wall – which is caused by insufficient intake of micronutrients in our diet, such as vitamin C, Lysine, vitamin B6, copper and others. If these nutrients are not supplied, then cholesterol starts depositing in the arteries which with time leads to clogging of the blood flow, heart attacks and strokes. The cholesterol-based theory of heart disease does not explain why we are getting heart attacks but not nose or other organs attacks, why blockages occur in the arteries not veins, or many other aspects of heart disease. This theory only serves as a marketing tool for cholesterol lowering drugs.

Since cholesterol cannot be a primary cause of heart disease, its lowering without optimizing collagen production and healthy function of the artery walls cannot prevent heart disease. But nutrients can do that! Our study with Dr Rath's Cellular Health Program based on nutrient synergy has shown that growth of calcified plaques in the heart arteries can be stopped within one year of using it. Further, we documented that nutrients can trigger a natural reversal of early cardiovascular deposits. (J Appl Nutr, 1996). In addition, we documented that the synergy of nutrients supporting the function of the blood vessels can effectively decrease blood cholesterol levels. This includes not only LDL cholesterol but also its more atherogenic type – the Lp-a. Why? Because we target the cause not a symptom of heart disease.

You may ask, what was the reason for conducting the Vytorin study and why the release of the results were delayed for two years by its manufacturers, Merck and Schering-Plough. Of course, the answer is money. One of the components of Vytorin, a statin sold under the name Zocor, was about to loose its patent in June, 2006. Therefore the manufacturers were hoping that a study showing positive results with a combination of Zocor and Zetia (which makes Vytorin) could be used to extend the patent for Zocor. Unfortunately for the drug makers, the study results completed in 2006 were disappointing and Merck and Shering used different excuses not to reveal the data to the public for about two years. However, during this time, advertisements for Vytorin continued and, of course, so did its sales. Over these two years Vytorin brought more than $4 billion (!) in revenues for Merck and Shering. Even more, Merck found a way to rake more revenues on Zocor, for which patent could not be renewed. The Zocor formula was given to an India based company, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, and licensed to make a so-called "authorized generic" in return for a share of revenues. Yet another deceptive marketing practice, in other words.

In light of this, you may ask why all these marketing tricks are made at the expense of our health? Who had taken patients' rights into account?

This calculated deception, and the health risks experienced by hundreds millions of patients, are done in the name of profits. The case of Vytorin is not an exception – it is the rule! This is why Dr Rath and all of us have been fighting for years to end this business with disease and stop the patenting of our health and lives. How many more people have to get sick or die before this unscrupulous business is stopped? We can't wait until someone else does it for us – we have to do it ourselves!

[Master Kim]

The Cholesterol Myths -- FREE eBook

Exposing the Fallacy that Saturated Fat and Cholesterol cause Heart Disease

Content
Foreword by Michael Gurr
Author´s Foreword
Introduction. The Diet-Heart Idea – A Die-Hard Hypothesis
Myth 1. High-Fat Foods Cause Heart Disease
Myth 2. High Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease
Myth 3. High-fat Foods Raise Cholesterol
Myth 4. Cholesterol Blocks Arteries
Myth 5. Animal Studies Prove the Diet-Heart Idea
Myth 6. Lowering Your Cholesterol Will Lengthen Your Life
Myth 7. The statins – God´s Gift to Mankind
Myth 8. Polyunsaturated oils are Good for You
Myth 9. The Cholesterol Campaign is Based on Good Science
Myth 10. All Scientists Support the Diet-Heart Idea
Epilogue

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Triglycerides
Familial hypercholesterolemia – not as risky as you may think
Cholesterol lowering in children
The most exact data base – the screenes of MRFIT
Dr. Ornish and The Lifestyle Heart trial
Insider Insight
About the author

www.ravnskov.nu/CM

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ABC Australia Exposes Cholesterol-lowering Statin Drug Scam and Pharmaceutical Criminal Activity - healthimpactnews.com/2013/abc-australia-exposes-cholesterol-lowering-statin-drug-scam-and-pharmaceutical-criminal-activity/print/



- Health Impact News - healthimpactnews.com - Posted By Site Admin On November 4, 2013 @ 10:21 am In Medicine Watch

Dr MaryAnne Demasi from the Catalyst. Her investigative reporting on the dangers of statin drugs has now been banned. Photo courtesy The Age.

UPDATE 5/12/2014 – ABC Australia has removed these videos from their website, the pressure from the pharmaceutical industry must have been too great.

Health Impact News Editor Comments:

ABC News in Australia has done an incredible investigative report on cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, daring to expose organized crime in the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S. This is an area where no mainstream media outlet in the USA dares to go, due to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry.

In this excellent investigative documentary, cardiologists are interviewed to reveal the fraud of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and the criminal activity that has allowed this class of drug to become the best-selling class of drugs all-time.

After ABC Australia aired Part 1, The Heart of the Matter, Australia’s top medicine safety expert, Emily Banks, urged ABC not to air the follow-up, because it might encourage people to go off their anti-cholesterol statin drugs. “If people stop using their statins . . . it’s very likely that it will result in death,” she said.

But those scare tactics and attempts at censorship failed, and below is Part 2 as it was aired in Australia, and is now available for the world to watch. Some of the top cardiologists in the U.S. have stated that there is not one single study showing that people who take statins will actually live longer. This fraud is now coming out into the open.

If you or someone you know are prescribed a cholesterol-lowering statin drug, you would do well to invest 30 minutes of your time to watch this investigative report. You are not likely to learn this information from your doctor, and it could literally change your life.

Heart of the Matter Part 2 – Cholesterol Drug War


We’ve been told that medications to lower cholesterol can save lives. And now over 40 million worldwide take drugs to lower their cholesterol.

But what if the majority of these patients won’t benefit from taking these pills?

And, what if drug companies are distorting the data to make cholesterol lowering medications seem more effective than they are?

In our second episode of Heart of the Matter, Dr. Maryanne Demasi puts the billion dollar drug industry under the microscope, and asks who really benefits from taking cholesterol lowering medication?

For more information, extended interviews and original papers head here: www.abc.net.au/catalyst/heartofthematter/


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Cholesterol scam: Disinformation slowly unraveling among health professionals - www.naturalnews.com/035033_cholesterol_disinformation_fats.html


Wednesday, February 22, 2012 by: Paul Fassa

(NaturalNews) The idea of cholesterol creating cardiac problems has caused obsessive cholesterol count blood testing for decades. Another outcome of this scare was obsessively avoiding fat, especially saturated fats.

The food industry responded with low and no fat foods from milk to cottage cheese and more. Processed foods promoted their low or no fat contents as though they were the healthiest foods in the freezer.

Healthy fats such as coconut oil and palm oil were spurned and replaced by very unhealthy trans-fat, processed and heated cooking oils. Relatively healthy whole butters were replaced by plastic margarines.

However, this myth of cholesterol dangers lurking in saturated fats waiting to clog your arteries and cause you to die of cardiac arrest is beginning to unravel.

Unraveling the myth of cholesterol
A meta-analysis of properly performed previous studies on heart health and saturated fats concluded there was no association between cardiac issues and saturated fats. This was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) on January 13th, 2010. (1)

Meta-analysis is a statistical method of proving or disproving varied epidemiological studies within a set topic. The AJCN meta-analysis covered studies involving 350,000 subjects who were followed for 5 to 23 years.

The trend set by the saturated fat high cholesterol disinformation a few decades ago has resulted in many Americans eating less fat and showing lower blood cholesterol levels. Yet, heart disease rates have continued to rise along with diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity. (1)

Dr. William Davis explains in his article "A Headline You Will Never See: 60 Year Old Man Dies of Cholesterol" that cholesterol doesn't kill "any more than a bad paint job on your car could cause a fatal car accident." (1)

He explains the cause of most heart attacks and coronary problems is atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries, which can build up and rupture or clog the arteries. He goes on to describe other factors that can cause plaque ruptures, including inflammatory pneumonia.

Though there can be some cholesterol in the plaque, cholesterol itself is waxy and pliable. Cholesterol is important for brain cells, nerves and other cellular structural components. Calcium deposits (calcification) in artery interiors are much worse components of plaque. It belongs in your bones and not in your arteries. Vitamin K2 helps transport calcium out of your blood and into your bones.

Dr. Davis recommends avoiding cholesterol panels for heart health concerns and opting for a measure of coronary atherosclerotic plaque.

The scam continues despite overwhelming contradictory evidence
Despite more and more published journals and doctors proving coronary heart disease (CHD) is not caused by high saturated fat diets and cholesterol, the myth persists. Many peoplewith low cholesterol have died of CHD while in their 40s, while many with high cholesterol never have CHD issues.

Several studies of heart attack cadavers have also revealed the disinformation of cholesterol dangers. Yet the common advice from cardiologists upon seeing high cholesterol is to get an angiogram,adiagnostic testwhichis expensive and not so safe. Then there are those pricey drugs meantto lower cholesterol while wreaking havoc on overall health. (2)

Cholesterol is vital for many functions. For example, it helps convert sunlight into vitamin D3. If you're not getting enough with your food, the liver is forced to manufacture it. Low cholesterol has been linked to higher stroke risks.

Oxidized cholesterol from hydrogenated and refined polyunsaturated cooking oils and margarine can lead to complications that result in CHD. This comes not only directly from the oils themselves, but indirectly from the oxidation process those oils initiate. (3)

These toxic oils and butter substitutes were created to replace thewholesome saturated fats that should be consumed.

Sources for this article include:

(1) www.sott.net

(2) www.opednews.com

(3) www.treelight.com/health/healing/Cholesterol.html

About the author:
Paul Fassa is dedicated to warning others about the current corruption of food and medicine and guiding them towards direction for better health with no restrictions on health freedom.

You can check out his many non-compromising cutting edge, non-fluff articles here www.naturalnews.com/Author712.html

And you can visit his blog at healthmaven.blogspot.com

[Master Kim]

The Statin Scam – FDA On The Road To Fighting Statin Over Prescribing - andlos.com/the-statin-scam-fda-on-the-road-to-fighting-statin-over-prescribing

I would like to congratulate the FDA for finally stepping up and telling the real truth about cholesterol lowering statin drugs more commonly known by the brand names Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor. Statin drugs block an enzyme that plays a big part in the liver’s production of cholesterol but cholesterol is absolutely required by your body […] - Posted by andlos

I would like to congratulate the FDA for finally stepping up and telling the real truth about cholesterol lowering statin drugs more commonly known by the brand names Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor.

Statin drugs block an enzyme that plays a big part in the liver’s production of cholesterol but cholesterol is absolutely required by your body in so many ways.

Cholesterol is not the villain that pharmaceutical companies want you to believe but global sales of $150 billion push the drug. Statins are very dangerous drugs.

Studies have been pouring in over the last five years of all the major health risks caused by these agents.

Of course the drug company sponsored “experts” want to tell you things like, “The value of statins in preventing heart disease has been clearly established,” or that “The benefits of statin medications for most individuals exceed the potential risks.”

But the bottom line is they may be helpful for only a very small group of patients (1%), clearly not the massive overprescribing that is occurring now.

An incredulous headline in a recent edition of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper read: New study finds cholesterol meds don’t work. Can it really be true that statins won’t stop heart attacks?”

You may ask yourself, if it is true, why am I taking it?

After a careful review of all statin literature, a recent report by the Cochrane Collaboration team recommended that statins shoud not be used in primary prevention of hear diease. Did you hear much about that?

Their damning new analysis found that statins don’t make a drop of difference for 99.9 percent of all low-risk customers conned and coerced into taking them. Primary prevention means you have a blood test and your cholesterol is 230. Your doctor tells you that you need to be on a cholesterol lowering drug or you will have a stroke or a heart attack.

This careful review clearly demonstrates that is a lie..no a damn lie. Forcing these patients (and now making them patients with a disease process) has made statins the world’s best-selling drugs. There are millions of people taking these medications every day despite no history of heart attacks, heart disease or even in patients with normal cholesterol levels.

So why are people taking statins? I don’t know and as a heart surgeon, I have a very good understanding of heart disease.

One fact is clear – taking statins for elevated cholesterol is certainly not doing anyone any good and probably doing harm. Of course the drug companies earning 170 billion dollars makes you a patient with a disease.

A 2011 study, carefully looked at 14 clinical trials involving more than 34,000 customers( now considered patients), and found that 1,000 people needed to take a statin every day for an entire year to prevent one single death. Sounds like you would have much better odds in Vegas!

Please understand that your doctor is being told he/she must follow the statin, cholesterol lowering drug guidelines or else…but the data doesn’t support it and the doctors writing the guidelines are bought and paid for by Big Pharma.

So don’t be so tough on your doctor. Try telling him you won’t take it because elevated cholesterol does not cause heart disease. Then tell him you’d rather take Omega -3 fish oils, exercise and eat better by avoiding carbohydrates all of which are far better choices.

Taking a statin will not only increase your risk of memory changes and diabetes, but also make all your joints hurt, cause you to gain weight and may spiral you into depression.

Just say no to statins if you are only being treated for a cholesterol number.

I urge you to speak with your doctor and tell him about all this new information that does not support using statins because he may not know and you can be sure his cholesterol lowering drug reps won’t tell him either.

Thank you to the FDA for starting down the road to regulating the over-prescribing of statins.

Dr. Robert Carlson, MD, FACS

[Master Kim]

Why Big Pharma Killed President Eisenhower - www.alsearsmd.com/aff/Aff_CC_Eisenhower_LP.html



Dear Friend,

On September 24, 1955, President Eisenhower – World War II hero and beloved president – was playing golf at his Denver home, when he suddenly collapsed from what was a rare disease at the time.

He had a heart attack.

Although nobody knew it then... and though you won’t read about it in any history book...

This was a watershed moment that would change the course of modern medicine forever.

One that would make heart disease the #1 killer of Americans – and would establish Big Pharma as America’s #1 most profitable industry.

Hi, my name is Dr. Al Sears.

The story I’m unveiling today has HUGE implications for your personal health, and that of your family.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with heart disease, you need to know the exact details of what took place.

Because this story doesn’t just tell you WHO is responsible...

It tells you WHY.

As in...

WHY heart disease rates have soared since 1955 – even as consumption of “heart-healthy” foods and cholesterol-lowering drugs has skyrocketed.
WHY you could become victim of this drug-induced tragedy – no matter your cholesterol levels or intake of fat.
And 100 billion reasons why Big Pharma will NEVER cure heart disease.

That’s why historian Larry Schweikart calls it “the single most important medical case of the twentieth century.”

Yet the REAL story behind it is virtually unknown.

Within 24 hours of Ike’s heart attack, special interests seized the opportunity.

They manufactured a crisis, a founding myth, and a “solution.”

They shoved this propaganda down the American public’s throat.

And in doing so, they singlehandedly sent America’s health spiraling downhill for the next six decades.

Over the next few minutes, I’ll expose this near-60-year-old Big Pharma conspiracy. I’ll name the names. I’ll track the money. And at each stage, I’ll answer the BIG question: “Who benefits?”

What’s more, I’ll reveal how you can safeguard yourself from heart disease forever with solutions that are 100 percent natural, affordable, effective, and safe.

But before I go into the details of this story any further—how it spun off the #1 heart disease lie, ultimately claiming Eisenhower as its first victim—please allow me to fully introduce myself.

You see, I’ve spent the last...
30 Years Fighting Big Pharma
on Behalf of My Patients

Since graduating from medical school three decades ago, I’ve worked hard to develop a different kind of practice.

One that makes the health of my patients my highest priority. Even if that means bucking the “respectable” health establishment.

The truth is, conventional medicine, for all of its genius and innovations, has failed the everyday American.

It has enriched a few corrupt government bureaucrats and their crony CEOs at the expense of your health.

And it’s done so under the cover of clever marketing disguised as “scientific research.”

That’s why I help my patients read between the lines and open the curtains on Big Pharma's façade.

And there’s NO bigger lie than the heart disease myth I’m debunking today.

Dr. George Mann, a lead researcher in the legendary Framingham Heart Study, called it, “the greatest scam in the history of medicine.”

It’s a lie developed by junk science, advertised by corporate interests, and rubber stamped by bought-off politicians.

And it only remains a “fact” because it supports Big Pharma’s $100 billion a year cholesterol-lowering drug industry.

President Eisenhower was the first victim of this grand conspiracy.

And it didn’t stop there.

Since then, it’s claimed the lives of 950,000 Americans every year – adding up to millions over the last few decades.

Odds are, you or somebody you know or love is a victim of it too.

But the good news is, it does NOT have to be that way.

There are alternative therapies you can use to prevent and EVEN reverse heart disease – without expensive drugs, procedures, or even doctor visits.

There are safe treatments that could forever rid your body of heart disease. Treatments you can apply from home, for pennies on the dollar.

But they’re natural, so Big Pharma can’t patent them.

That’s why they do NOT want you to hear about them.

In just a moment, I’ll share with you the shocking details of nine censored heart solutions ... where you can find them at your local grocery, health food store, or pharmacy... and how you can begin using them TODAY.

If you’re one of 70 percent of Americans suffering with some form of heart disease, I urge you to read on for the details.

What you’re about to see could save you a fortune on insanely expensive heart procedures.

Conventional therapies like...

A $1,500-a-pop statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug prescription...
A $40,000 coronary stent...
A $200,000 (or more) coronary bypass surgery...

These so-called “therapies” not only put your life at risk...

They could also deplete or even wipe out your retirement savings – even if you have health insurance or Medicare. (According to CNBC, medical bills are America’s #1 cause of bankruptcy, with 1.7 million Americans going bankrupt every year. And procedures like open heart surgery are some of the most expensive out there.)

And the worst part is, it’s all for nothing.

Did you know, for instance, that 85 percent of heart bypass surgeries are unnecessary?

Yet specialists love them because they can cost $200,000 (or more). Not a bad payday.

And the statin drug guidelines are so broad, almost 95 percent of new users are being prescribed drugs they don’t need.

President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address


President Eisenhower warns the American public as he leaves office on January 17, 1961

You’ve likely heard about Eisenhower’s famous farewell address, and his warning of the “undue influence warranted by the military-industrial complex.”

Eisenhower was no stranger to the dangers of monopoly corporations pulling the strings of government to increase their power and influence.

What made the military-industrial complex all the more dangerous was its ability to manufacture enemies and crises – which then stirs the American public into a war frenzy, leading to greater war spending and profits.

Big Pharma – the “medical industrial complex” – is no different. They can as easily manufacture health crises – “epidemics” that call for new drugs and therapies, which the unelected FDA then rubber-stamps.

But you shouldn’t waste another cent of your hard-earned money on deadly surgeries or drugs.

As you’re about to see, there are nine life-saving alternatives that are 100 percent safe, effective, and inexpensive.

Today, I’ll shed light on each of these... the FDA’s efforts to censor them... and the independent studies backing their healing power. All the facts you need to build a disease-proof heart.

But before I do, let me tell you the REAL background story behind Big Pharma’s “mother of all lies”...

And how it ultimately took President Eisenhower’s life.

It’s a story that went unreported until recently.

When I dug deep into the history, I found the scheming and intrigue behind this myth was astonishing.

It implicates prestigious researchers, non-profit associations, and their big donors.

Which is why this story remains censored to this day.

In fact, Eisenhower even warned of this secret plot.

And while everybody knows he warned of a military-industrial complex during his farewell address...

Virtually nobody knows about his other warning – a warning just as ominous for the American public, if not more so.

Eisenhower’s CENSORED Warning

Near the end of his farewell address to America, Ike warned of the “scientific technological elite.”

These political and scientific insiders were:

NOT interested in the truth...
NOT interested in real science, and...
NOT interested in the American public’s well-being.

They were the new foot soldiers of the “medical-industrial complex.”

A small clique of career-obsessed bureaucrats only interested only in profits.

Their research serves as a marketing tool for highly lucrative drugs.

But it does nothing to improve public health.

Ike saw this development as the end of scientific discovery and curiosity.

You see, during World War II, while then-General Eisenhower was fighting for American freedoms...

A small group of drug companies was working against our freedoms.

They pulled their strings in government.

They consolidated and grabbed market share.

By the Eisenhower era, the drug industry was dominated by a handful of conglomerates.

A cartel we know today as “Big Pharma.”

And they were already leveraging control of scientific research for massive profits.

Eisenhower undoubtedly saw this trend. As you’re about to see, he even experienced the results personally.

So he knew this would shape America’s health in the decades ahead.

But this part of Ike’s address is all but ignored, censored, and “off-the-record.”

And that’s unfortunate, because it has mushroomed exponentially since that address. Scientists who support “facts” for Big Pharma’s profit – and their own careers – are putting everyday Americans in imminent danger.

That’s why it’s imperative you heed Ike’s warning if you’re concerned about your own health, and that of your family.

The very first victory of this new “scientific technological elite” took place on September 24, 1955 – within 24 hours of Ike’s famous heart attack. It was...

The Day Everything Changed...

Even though 950,000 people still die every year as a direct result...

And although these deaths are easily preventable...

I doubt one in 10,000 Americans know about September 24, 1955.

The events on this dark day triggered a six-decade propaganda campaign – one that’s misled doctors and scientists to...

Focus on the WRONG causes of heart disease...
Ignore hundreds of natural, inexpensive, and safe heart disease treatments...
And instead prescribe dangerous drugs that actually make heart problems worse, alongside 300 other deadly side effects.

After Eisenhower’s heart attack, Big Pharma kicked off their campaign of deception.

Their public relations “experts” immediately appeared on TV and told America a frightening story.

They claimed there was a devastating new “epidemic” of heart disease.

And they blamed excess fat and cholesterol in Americans' diets.

To confront this “crisis,” they declared a new war.

A war on fat.

They labeled ALL fat as evil. Especially saturated fats.

They demonized entire categories of so-called “fatty foods.”

In turn, the “experts” proposed radical changes to the American way of life. They recommended that Americans stop smoking. Engage in 30 minutes of cardio each day. And adopt the “Prudent Diet,” a low-cholesterol diet consisting of corn oil, margarine, chicken, and cold cereal.

What was their real agenda? And who benefited?

According to the Harvard School of Public Health...

“The food companies saw a tremendous marketing opportunity, and re-engineered thousands of foods to be lower in fat or fat free.”

But in order to make their new agenda stick, they needed somebody famous as a model for everyday Americans.

And who could fit that bill better than Eisenhower – war hero and beloved president?

As you’re about to see, they not only made Ike the guinea pig for their hypothesis...

They even used the press coverage of Eisenhower’s recovery as free advertising.

How “The Cholesterol Hoax” Destroyed the Once-Healthy American Lifestyle

Twice each day, for six months, the press covered every aspect of Ike’s recovery – every medicine and every dietary guideline.

They instructed the public on the dangers of coronary disease.

For the first time the word “cholesterol” entered the public vocabulary.

It became a dangerous evil, a monster, a villain.

They portrayed cholesterol as the “new polio.”

Millions of Americans – frightened by the new “epidemic” – quickly embraced any solutions the so-called “experts” handed out.

When the dust settled, Americans had learned to watch the fat and cholesterol in their diets.

But there was ONE big problem with all of this...

None of it was true.



Not a single word of it.

As the Wall Street Journal recently reported...

“There has never been solid evidence for the idea that [saturated] fats cause heart disease.”

In fact, later research would confirm these fats have plenty of proven health benefits, including preventing and reversing heart disease!

But once “facts” like these are born, they never seem to die. No matter the research or studies that disprove them. Not when so much money is at stake.

You see, this myth not only gave birth to poor dietary guidelines...

It also spawned the most lucrative class of drugs ever invented.

That includes the most lucrative (and deadliest) drug known to mankind.

Sales to date from this drug alone have totaled a whopping $140 billion!

And this #1 cash cow hinges on this one single myth.

That’s why it will NOT go away so easily.

Your own doctor likely still believes it.

But I think you’ll be surprised at just how little research there is to back it.

In a minute, you’ll hear all the details on how Ike was its first victim.

But first, let me expose how they used Eisenhower’s own doctor to administer their poison.

Ike as Big Pharma’s Guinea Pig?


Why Big Pharma Killed President Eisenhower
Eisenhower


Dear Friend,

On September 24, 1955, President Eisenhower – World War II hero and beloved president – was playing golf at his Denver home, when he suddenly collapsed from what was a rare disease at the time.

He had a heart attack.

Although nobody knew it then... and though you won’t read about it in any history book...

This was a watershed moment that would change the course of modern medicine forever.

One that would make heart disease the #1 killer of Americans – and would establish Big Pharma as America’s #1 most profitable industry.

Hi, my name is Dr. Al Sears.

The story I’m unveiling today has HUGE implications for your personal health, and that of your family.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with heart disease, you need to know the exact details of what took place.

Because this story doesn’t just tell you WHO is responsible...

It tells you WHY.

As in...

WHY heart disease rates have soared since 1955 – even as consumption of “heart-healthy” foods and cholesterol-lowering drugs has skyrocketed.
WHY you could become victim of this drug-induced tragedy – no matter your cholesterol levels or intake of fat.
And 100 billion reasons why Big Pharma will NEVER cure heart disease.

That’s why historian Larry Schweikart calls it “the single most important medical case of the twentieth century.”

Yet the REAL story behind it is virtually unknown.

Within 24 hours of Ike’s heart attack, special interests seized the opportunity.

They manufactured a crisis, a founding myth, and a “solution.”

They shoved this propaganda down the American public’s throat.

And in doing so, they singlehandedly sent America’s health spiraling downhill for the next six decades.

Over the next few minutes, I’ll expose this near-60-year-old Big Pharma conspiracy. I’ll name the names. I’ll track the money. And at each stage, I’ll answer the BIG question: “Who benefits?”

What’s more, I’ll reveal how you can safeguard yourself from heart disease forever with solutions that are 100 percent natural, affordable, effective, and safe.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: The War Hero Who Led the Allies to Victory on D-Day and Ultimately Won World War II

Eisenhower

General Eisenhower gives his famous “full victory, nothing less” speech to the U.S. Company E, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Strike) of the 101st Airborne Division the night before the D-Day invasion of France.

On June 6, 1944 – now known as D-Day – future President Dwight David Eisenhower, then supreme commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces in World War, II gave the go-ahead for a massive invasion of Europe called Operation Overlord.

He told the troops the “eyes of the world are upon you,” and called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.”

Following the successful Normandy Invasion, Allied forces under Eisenhower broke the beachhead and began driving across France. In early 1945, the Allies pushed the Nazis out of France. By May 7, 1945, the Nazis formally surrendered, ending the war in Europe.

Eisenhower’s leadership and fame would win him the presidency seven years later. Many fondly remember him as “one of the last great presidents.”

But before I go into the details of this story any further—how it spun off the #1 heart disease lie, ultimately claiming Eisenhower as its first victim—please allow me to fully introduce myself.

You see, I’ve spent the last...
30 Years Fighting Big Pharma
on Behalf of My Patients

Since graduating from medical school three decades ago, I’ve worked hard to develop a different kind of practice.

One that makes the health of my patients my highest priority. Even if that means bucking the “respectable” health establishment.

The truth is, conventional medicine, for all of its genius and innovations, has failed the everyday American.

It has enriched a few corrupt government bureaucrats and their crony CEOs at the expense of your health.

And it’s done so under the cover of clever marketing disguised as “scientific research.”

That’s why I help my patients read between the lines and open the curtains on Big Pharma's façade.

And there’s NO bigger lie than the heart disease myth I’m debunking today.

Dr. George Mann, a lead researcher in the legendary Framingham Heart Study, called it, “the greatest scam in the history of medicine.”

It’s a lie developed by junk science, advertised by corporate interests, and rubber stamped by bought-off politicians.

And it only remains a “fact” because it supports Big Pharma’s $100 billion a year cholesterol-lowering drug industry.

President Eisenhower was the first victim of this grand conspiracy.

And it didn’t stop there.

Since then, it’s claimed the lives of 950,000 Americans every year – adding up to millions over the last few decades.

Odds are, you or somebody you know or love is a victim of it too.

But the good news is, it does NOT have to be that way.
Dr. Al Sears, M.D.
Uniquely Qualified to Keep You
Healthier For Life

Dr. Al Sears, M.D.Dr. Al Sears, M.D. currently owns and operates a successful integrative medicine and anti-aging clinic in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, with over 25,000 patients. His cutting-edge therapies and reputation for solving some of the most difficult-to-diagnose cases attract patients from around the world.

As a graduate of the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Dr. Sears scored in the 99th percentile on his MCAT and graduated with honors in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Physical Medicine.

After entering private practice, Dr. Sears was one of the first to be board-certified in anti-aging medicine. As a pioneer in this new field of medicine, he is an avid researcher, published author, and enthusiastic lecturer. He is the first doctor licensed in the U.S. to administer TA-65, the most important breakthrough in anti-aging medicine today.

Media appearances

There are alternative therapies you can use to prevent and EVEN reverse heart disease – without expensive drugs, procedures, or even doctor visits.

There are safe treatments that could forever rid your body of heart disease. Treatments you can apply from home, for pennies on the dollar.

But they’re natural, so Big Pharma can’t patent them.

That’s why they do NOT want you to hear about them.

In just a moment, I’ll share with you the shocking details of nine censored heart solutions ... where you can find them at your local grocery, health food store, or pharmacy... and how you can begin using them TODAY.

If you’re one of 70 percent of Americans suffering with some form of heart disease, I urge you to read on for the details.

What you’re about to see could save you a fortune on insanely expensive heart procedures.

Conventional therapies like...

A $1,500-a-pop statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug prescription...
A $40,000 coronary stent...
A $200,000 (or more) coronary bypass surgery...

These so-called “therapies” not only put your life at risk...

They could also deplete or even wipe out your retirement savings – even if you have health insurance or Medicare. (According to CNBC, medical bills are America’s #1 cause of bankruptcy, with 1.7 million Americans going bankrupt every year. And procedures like open heart surgery are some of the most expensive out there.)

And the worst part is, it’s all for nothing.

Did you know, for instance, that 85 percent of heart bypass surgeries are unnecessary?

Yet specialists love them because they can cost $200,000 (or more). Not a bad payday.

And the statin drug guidelines are so broad, almost 95 percent of new users are being prescribed drugs they don’t need.
President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address

Eisenhower

President Eisenhower warns the American public as he leaves office on January 17, 1961

You’ve likely heard about Eisenhower’s famous farewell address, and his warning of the “undue influence warranted by the military-industrial complex.”

Eisenhower was no stranger to the dangers of monopoly corporations pulling the strings of government to increase their power and influence.

What made the military-industrial complex all the more dangerous was its ability to manufacture enemies and crises – which then stirs the American public into a war frenzy, leading to greater war spending and profits.

Big Pharma – the “medical industrial complex” – is no different. They can as easily manufacture health crises – “epidemics” that call for new drugs and therapies, which the unelected FDA then rubber-stamps.

But you shouldn’t waste another cent of your hard-earned money on deadly surgeries or drugs.

As you’re about to see, there are nine life-saving alternatives that are 100 percent safe, effective, and inexpensive.

Today, I’ll shed light on each of these... the FDA’s efforts to censor them... and the independent studies backing their healing power. All the facts you need to build a disease-proof heart.

But before I do, let me tell you the REAL background story behind Big Pharma’s “mother of all lies”...

And how it ultimately took President Eisenhower’s life.

It’s a story that went unreported until recently.

When I dug deep into the history, I found the scheming and intrigue behind this myth was astonishing.

It implicates prestigious researchers, non-profit associations, and their big donors.

Which is why this story remains censored to this day.

In fact, Eisenhower even warned of this secret plot.

And while everybody knows he warned of a military-industrial complex during his farewell address...

Virtually nobody knows about his other warning – a warning just as ominous for the American public, if not more so.
Eisenhower’s CENSORED Warning

Near the end of his farewell address to America, Ike warned of the “scientific technological elite.”

These political and scientific insiders were:

NOT interested in the truth...
NOT interested in real science, and...
NOT interested in the American public’s well-being.

They were the new foot soldiers of the “medical-industrial complex.”

A small clique of career-obsessed bureaucrats only interested only in profits.

Their research serves as a marketing tool for highly lucrative drugs.

But it does nothing to improve public health.

Ike saw this development as the end of scientific discovery and curiosity.

You see, during World War II, while then-General Eisenhower was fighting for American freedoms...

A small group of drug companies was working against our freedoms.

They pulled their strings in government.

They consolidated and grabbed market share.

By the Eisenhower era, the drug industry was dominated by a handful of conglomerates.

A cartel we know today as “Big Pharma.”

And they were already leveraging control of scientific research for massive profits.

Eisenhower undoubtedly saw this trend. As you’re about to see, he even experienced the results personally.

So he knew this would shape America’s health in the decades ahead.

But this part of Ike’s address is all but ignored, censored, and “off-the-record.”

And that’s unfortunate, because it has mushroomed exponentially since that address. Scientists who support “facts” for Big Pharma’s profit – and their own careers – are putting everyday Americans in imminent danger.

That’s why it’s imperative you heed Ike’s warning if you’re concerned about your own health, and that of your family.

The very first victory of this new “scientific technological elite” took place on September 24, 1955 – within 24 hours of Ike’s famous heart attack. It was...
The Day Everything Changed...

Even though 950,000 people still die every year as a direct result...

And although these deaths are easily preventable...

I doubt one in 10,000 Americans know about September 24, 1955.

The events on this dark day triggered a six-decade propaganda campaign – one that’s misled doctors and scientists to...

Focus on the WRONG causes of heart disease...
Ignore hundreds of natural, inexpensive, and safe heart disease treatments...
And instead prescribe dangerous drugs that actually make heart problems worse, alongside 300 other deadly side effects.

After Eisenhower’s heart attack, Big Pharma kicked off their campaign of deception.

Their public relations “experts” immediately appeared on TV and told America a frightening story.

They claimed there was a devastating new “epidemic” of heart disease.

And they blamed excess fat and cholesterol in Americans' diets.

To confront this “crisis,” they declared a new war.

A war on fat.

They labeled ALL fat as evil. Especially saturated fats.

They demonized entire categories of so-called “fatty foods.”

In turn, the “experts” proposed radical changes to the American way of life. They recommended that Americans stop smoking. Engage in 30 minutes of cardio each day. And adopt the “Prudent Diet,” a low-cholesterol diet consisting of corn oil, margarine, chicken, and cold cereal.

What was their real agenda? And who benefited?

According to the Harvard School of Public Health...

“The food companies saw a tremendous marketing opportunity, and re-engineered thousands of foods to be lower in fat or fat free.”

But in order to make their new agenda stick, they needed somebody famous as a model for everyday Americans.

And who could fit that bill better than Eisenhower – war hero and beloved president?

As you’re about to see, they not only made Ike the guinea pig for their hypothesis...

They even used the press coverage of Eisenhower’s recovery as free advertising.
How “The Cholesterol Hoax”
Destroyed the Once-Healthy
American Lifestyle

Twice each day, for six months, the press covered every aspect of Ike’s recovery – every medicine and every dietary guideline.
Eisenhower

New York Times, April 17, 1956


They instructed the public on the dangers of coronary disease.

For the first time the word “cholesterol” entered the public vocabulary.

It became a dangerous evil, a monster, a villain.

They portrayed cholesterol as the “new polio.”

Millions of Americans – frightened by the new “epidemic” – quickly embraced any solutions the so-called “experts” handed out.

When the dust settled, Americans had learned to watch the fat and cholesterol in their diets.
Eisenhower


New York Times, November 6, 1956

But there was ONE big problem with all of this...

None of it was true.

Not a single word of it.

As the Wall Street Journal recently reported...

“There has never been solid evidence for the idea that [saturated] fats cause heart disease.”

In fact, later research would confirm these fats have plenty of proven health benefits, including preventing and reversing heart disease!

But once “facts” like these are born, they never seem to die. No matter the research or studies that disprove them. Not when so much money is at stake.

You see, this myth not only gave birth to poor dietary guidelines...

It also spawned the most lucrative class of drugs ever invented.

That includes the most lucrative (and deadliest) drug known to mankind.

Sales to date from this drug alone have totaled a whopping $140 billion!

And this #1 cash cow hinges on this one single myth.

That’s why it will NOT go away so easily.

Your own doctor likely still believes it.

But I think you’ll be surprised at just how little research there is to back it.

In a minute, you’ll hear all the details on how Ike was its first victim.

But first, let me expose how they used Eisenhower’s own doctor to administer their poison.

Ike as Big Pharma’s Guinea Pig?

Although top scientists and researchers were rallying behind the new myth...

Ike’s Doctor Debunks the Hoax On Censored National Broadcast

In 1956, an American Heart Association fund-raiser aired on the three major television networks.

Panelists linked heart disease with cholesterol and fats. They proposed the “Prudent Diet” as a solution – one in which corn oil, margarine, chicken, and cold cereal replaced butter, lard, beef, and eggs.

But Dr. Paul Dudley White dissented. At least at first.

He observed that heart disease was nonexistent in 1900 when egg consumption was three times what it was in 1956, and when corn oil was unavailable.

White nailed it right on the head when he said: “I began my practice as a cardiologist in 1921 and I never saw a heart attack patient until 1928.”

“Back in the heart attack free days before 1920, the fats were butter and lard and I think that we would all benefit from the kind of diet that we had at a time when no one had ever heard the word corn oil.”

There was ONE detractor:

Dr. Paul Dudley White, Harvard cardiologist and Eisenhower’s personal physician.

White knew this cholesterol mythology was 100 percent false.

In fact, he publicly debunked it on a live broadcast in a panel debate with his peers.

But here’s the incredible thing...

Even with NO new research, studies, or trials to support the cholesterol hypothesis...

Dr. White reversed his position, and jumped on the bandwagon for the sake of his own career.

Is it a coincidence Eisenhower’s own doctor was the perfect example of the “scientific-technological elite”?

I’ll leave that for you to decide.

You see, this diet had POWERFUL backers from Big Pharma and Big Agriculture.

Like Procter & Gamble, with billions of dollars on the table selling vegetable oils in place of fat-heavy cooking.

P&G’s funding even helped transform the American Heart Association into a powerhouse organization.

In fact, the AHA’s most avid proponent of the “lipid theory,” Fred Mattson, was a scientist (and shill) for Procter & Gamble.

Mattson even helped P&G develop Olestra, a cholesterol-free replacement for fat in foods and cooking oils.

And in 1958, two years after Eisenhower’s heart attack, Kraft introduced polyunsaturated margarine to the market. A product they advertised as a “heart healthy” alternative to butter.

With this kind of money at stake, the increasingly powerful drug and food conglomerates weren’t taking any chances.

That’s why they hired leading medical experts to tout the new party line.

Today, drug companies STILL recruit “key opinion leaders” as hired guns for their marketing campaigns.

These top physicians endorse Big Pharma’s drugs. In return, they achieve celebrity status and popularity. And they enforce Big Pharma’s ideas in the medical community.

That includes ostracizing and blacklisting doctors who buck the status quo.

These mouthpieces for Big Pharma embody the very “scientific technological elite” that Eisenhower warned of.

Ike Killed by Rat Poison?

The year before Eisenhower’s heart attack, Bristol-Myers’ new blood-thinner Coumadin received FDA approval. Before then, it was used as rat poison.

The National Poison Center still labels warfarin – the generic name for Coumadin – a dangerous rodenticide.

And guess who was the first one selected to test-drive the drug?

That’s right – Dr. Paul Dudley White prescribed this rat poison to Eisenhower during the president’s recovery. This move was profitable for Big Pharma, but disastrous for Ike’s health.

When the media reported on Eisenhower’s use of Coumadin, it instantly became the popular go-to drug for blood clot prevention.

And now it’s one of the top 10 most prescribed drugs in the world. One that hands Big Pharma $15.3 billion per year. And it’s growing by the day.

But did anyone hear about Eisenhower’s awful symptoms and side effects?

While he was still on the drug, Ike developed chronic inflammation of his intestines. His medical condition was critical, even requiring bowel surgery, so his doctors temporarily suspended his Coumadin therapy.

After he recovered, Ike again started to take Coumadin, which led to a brain hemorrhage in 1957.

Yet the media, and his doctors, failed to make the connection between Ike’s diminishing health and this dangerous blood-thinner.

Dr. White emerged as one of these leaders in the 1950s.

That’s why he would not only go along with the new dogma...

Supporting ideas he knew were dead wrong...

And aiding in the corruption of medical knowledge...

But would even turn around and prescribe this very same diet to Ike.

Thanks to this single move, the link between cholesterol and heart disease became “gospel.”

Yet not a shred of research supported it.

No studies, no trials, nothing.

Americans swallowed the propaganda like an overpriced pill.

Everyone now “knew” the “evils” of fat and cholesterol in their diets.

Yet amazingly, nobody heard about...

“The Eisenhower Paradox”

Ironically, Eisenhower’s own condition – used by Big Pharma to push their agenda – 100 percent contradicted the “cholesterol myth.”

At the time of his heart attack, Eisenhower’s cholesterol was ONLY 165 mg/dL.

Ike also exercised every day and kept a perfect weight of 172.

In other words, he seemed to be in perfect condition.

And Ike’s case was hardly unusual.

According to a published analysis of the Framingham Heart Study...

75 percent of patients admitted to the hospital for heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels.

In short, cholesterol is a terrible predictor of heart disease.

That should have been the lesson. The end of the story.

But Americans didn’t hear about this from the media.

All they heard was Eisenhower’s new cholesterol-free diet.


New York Times, September 21, 1955

Ike replaced butter with hydrogenated soybean oils and margarine full of dangerous trans fat.

He no longer ate eggs, bacon, and steak for breakfast.

And over time, at the insistence of Dr. White, his diet regimen grew stricter.

In fact, some days he would eat nothing but grapefruit and melba toast.

The press carefully reported every detail.

And as a result, Americans jumped on board the new “heart healthy” diet fad.

But this diet came with dire consequences for Ike’s health, mind, and body.

The same suffering millions of Americans would experience over the next 59 years.

And STILL experience today.

The results are clear....

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, back in the 1960s when Americans consumed more fat, the rate of obesity was 13 percent and only one percent suffered from type 2 diabetes.

Today, although we consume MUCH less fat in our diets, the rate of obesity has soared as high as 45 percent and 8 percent now suffer from type 2 diabetes.

This is from Harvard University – could you think of a more reliable source?

Bottom line:

The Harvard study concludes...

“The low-fat diet hasn’t helped us control weight or become healthier.”

President Eisenhower’s own experience is a case in point.

After Ike began following this “heart-healthy” diet, his cholesterol levels soared.

They jumped from 165... to 195... to 225... to 259 mg/dL.

His weight skyrocketed too.

The president grew increasingly frustrated, even obsessed with his cholesterol.

At one point he even checked his levels 10 times each year.

The more his cholesterol soared, the more religiously Ike stuck to the diet.

A fact that dumbfounded his team of top physicians and enraged the president.

It got so bad the president’s doctors even started lying to him about his real levels.

Yet this didn’t stop the “experts” from continuing to push this mythology.

Six days before Ike’s cholesterol level reached 259, Ancel Keys – a protégé of Eisenhower’s doctor – published his famous “7 countries study.”

In fact, Dr. Paul Dudley White helped Keys secure government funding for the study.

It was...
“The Junk Science That Kicked Off the Cholesterol Myth”

The study famously linked heart disease and cholesterol levels.

It championed the same cholesterol-free diet that Eisenhower personally knew was false.

And it established the “lipid hypothesis” as accepted “fact.”

But here’s what no one knew at the time: Ancel Keys “cherry picked” the evidence so he could associate heart disease with fat and cholesterol intake.

Keys studied 22 countries, but only focused on the 6 countries which supported his thesis.

The 16 other countries actually disproved his entire idea... but he left them out.

There’s a word for this kind of research – propaganda.

Nevertheless, the medical world rallied around his theory.

Keys ended up on the cover of Time Magazine.

Two weeks later, the American Heart Association officially adopted the cholesterol theory of heart disease.

The Deadly Fatty Acid In “Fat-Free” Food

Up until recently, humans have consumed a roughly equal ratio of omega-3 fatty acids – vital for your heart’s function – and omega-6s. This equal ratio is essential for preventing heart disease.

That all changed in the 1950s, with the introduction of omega-6-rich “fat-free” foods.

Especially vegetable oils, which are loaded with omega-6s – the highest inflammatory food group. But when the Cholesterol Myth took hold, they were marketed as a “heart-healthy” substitute for butter and animal oils. A move that brought deadly results...

Since then the consumption of toxic oils like soybean and canola have skyrocketed a thousand-fold. Now, soybean oil makes up as much as 20 percent of the American diet. Fueling chronic inflammation, and as a direct consequence, dramatically increasing the rate of heart disease.



Now the omega-6: omega-3 ratio of the average Western diet is 20:1. And since then the rate of heart disease has skyrocketed.

Health gurus were dead wrong when they blamed red meat – a vital source of omega-3s – for the heart disease epidemic. They never bothered to explain why native people who ate about 85 percent of their calories as wild red meat lacked modern heart disease.

As crazy as it sounds, the traditional “bacon, lard, eggs, and butter” diet – the same big medicine told us caused heart disease – is a rich source of omega-3s, which reduces inflammation and actually prevents heart disease.

Pretty soon, it became the accepted wisdom throughout the medical field.

Lowering LDL (“bad”) cholesterol was now the primary focus of preventive medicine.

The ironic part is, Eisenhower was experiencing firsthand just how wrong this theory was... and paying for it with his health and life.
Throughout the 1960s, Eisenhower suffered seven heart attacks and 14 myocardial infarctions... even as he stuck religiously to the “heart-healthy diet.”

In 1969, the famous war hero and beloved president died from his last heart attack.

In circles today, it’s known as the “Eisenhower Paradox.”

And while this is only a single anecdotal piece of evidence...
The So-Called “Eisenhower Paradox”
Is Killing Millions of Average Americans

The medical establishment is still force-feeding us the same myth that ultimately killed Eisenhower.

Remember: the conventional wisdom is that LDL cholesterol causes arterial plaque buildup, ultimately obstructing our blood flow and leading to heart disease.

You’ve heard it. I heard it repeated from elementary to medical school. And like my colleagues, I believed it without question.

That is, until I read thousands of studies proving otherwise.

Yes, LDL cholesterol can be found in the plaque that builds up along damaged arteries.

But this point misses a simple fact – one even a high school physiology course could tell you...

The damage to your arteries happens before NOT after the plaque builds up. Plaque is your body’s response to heart disease, not the cause of it.

LDL cholesterol catches blame because it’s found at the scene of the crime.

But that’s a lot like blaming a scab for the injury that caused it to form... or like blaming a band-aid for the injury its covering.

The truth is that the REAL culprit for heart disease has always been inflammation.

And the worst part is... the inflammation in our blood vessels is caused in part by the low-fat diet recommended for years by modern medicine.

That’s why Eisenhower’s heart disease grew worse, even on his “heart-healthy” diet... which replaced so-called “artery-clogging” butter with toxic vegetable oils.

And that’s why 950,000 Americans continue to die each year from heart disease, even as they consume record quantities of low-fat food, vegetable oils, and cholesterol-lowering drugs.

In fact, the truth about inflammation is old news. But the medical establishment still ignores it. Even when the mainstream media occasionally gets it right.

TIME Magazine Reveals the Secret Killer

For instance, a 2004 Time Magazine cover story identified inflammation as the “secret killer.” Take a look at the cover...

The Time article starts with a description of the conventional explanation of heart disease.

“Not long ago, most doctors thought of heart attacks as primarily a plumbing problem. Over the years, fatty deposits would slowly build up on the insides of major coronary arteries until they grew so big that they cut off the supply of blood to a vital part of the heart. A complex molecule called LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol, provided the raw material for these deposits. Clearly anyone with high LDL levels was at greater risk of developing heart disease.”

Then the writer quickly shuts it down....

“There’s just one problem with that explanation: sometimes it’s dead wrong. Indeed, half of all heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol levels.”

I wasn’t shocked to hear this.

But I was stunned that this blunt article actually reached the mainstream.

Of course, this was more than 10 years ago. And in spite of the attention generated by this article, the market for cholesterol-lowering drugs to counteract heart disease has skyrocketed five-fold since then.

In short, there’s nothing stopping Big Pharma’s relentless march for profits... no amount of evidence... no matter how airtight... even from a prestigious source like Time Magazine.

Their profit margins trump proof. And it certainly trumps your health and your life.

But I have good news.

You don’t have to fall victim to their mass guinea pig experiment.

I’ve identified three urgent indicators of heart disease you can check with a simple blood test.

These tests indicate (with startling accuracy) that you could be at imminent risk of a heart attack or stroke.

In fact, one of these indicators can predict when that risk may jump by as much as 500 percent.

A review of 26 articles, published in the Journal of Biotechnology Information, proved even a very tiny increase in levels – 5 mcg – confirms a 20 percent increase in heart disease risk ... independent of ANY other factors for heart disease.

And I can speak from personal experience as a physician.

Take the incredible case of one of my patients, Edward N., 48 years old, who walked into my Center for Health and Wellness about ten years ago.

Ed had suffered two strokes, but what baffled medical experts was he showed none of the traditional risk factors.

He worked as a roofer his whole life, so he was physically active. He was muscular, cut and, ripped. In fact, he looked like a body builder. He didn’t smoke and drink. At 155 pounds, he was not overweight. And his cholesterol levels were normal at 150 mg/dL.

Not your typical stroke victim, right?

So when he first came to my practice, doctors told him he had a 80 percent likelihood of a third stroke.

I tested Ed for one of these indicators and his levels showed 26 – the highest I’ve ever seen.

In one study of people who had had a stroke but had no other risk factors, 90 percent had elevated levels of this indicator.

Yet, incredibly, no one ever checked Ed’s levels.

And Ed wasn’t alone. Only a few of my patients ever had this indicator previously checked by their personal physicians.

Why is this the case?

The story of one of my patients, a 66-year-old woman, gives a clue.

Like Ed, she suffered from strokes. But all of her factors were normal. So I planned to check her blood for this stroke and heart disease indicator.

When she told her neurologist of my plan, he asked, “Why are they checking for that? Even if it is elevated, there is no drug to lower it.”

In the neurologist’s view, no drug equals no solution.

The simple truth is, no drug is necessary.

It’s easy to lower these levels quite effectively and reliably with safe and inexpensive supplements available at your local grocery, or health food store.

Which is why doctors and specialists, beholden to Big Pharma, don’t conduct these simple tests. Many of have never even heard of them.

With Ed’s case, I was able to lower his levels using a simple vitamin therapy. One you could apply at home.

And he never experienced a stroke again.

Even when his other doctors encouraged him to “get his affairs in order,” because of what they claimed was an 80 percent risk of another stroke.

Today, Ed is in his 60s and enjoying an active, productive life.

And Ed’s experience is hardly unusual.

I have a file drawer full of similar cases, with similar results.

I detail this, along with two other urgent heart disease indicators, inside my FREE dossier:
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And here’s the thing.

To take advantage of these heart therapies...

You don’t need to spend a lot of time or money.
You don’t need doctor visits, prescriptions or physical exams.
And you don’t even need health insurance.

But you do need ONE thing.

The courage to stand up to people who tell you that drugs and surgery are the ONLY way.

If you’re willing to make that life-changing move...

If you’re motived to start taking back control of your health and well-being...

And if you are willing to buck the convention wisdom for the sake of your family...

Then my groundbreaking research is definitely for you.

And I urge you to act today.

In just a moment, I’ll show you how and where you can access your copy of, The Ageless Heart Manual: Advanced Strategies to Reverse Heart Disease and Restore Your Heart’s Pumping Power

But here’s the thing... I’ve limited our openings to ONLY 500 new readers today.

So you’ll need to act fast before this handful of spaces fill up.

To be sure, if I allowed everyone to access this information, the FDA could crack down hard.

They could shut down my practice.

They could even revoke my medical license.

They’ve done so to dozens of top doctors in the past.

No surprise.

After all, trillions of dollars are made from diseases NOT being cured.

Men will resort to any means with this kind of money at stake.

That’s why I’m limiting the number of new openings.

And that’s why I can’t tell you ALL the details right here.

But in just a moment, I will share some of the details on these life-saving cures.

However, before I do, let me tell you the exciting news...

After nearly 60 years, the “Cholesterol Myth” is finally blowing up...

They can no longer hold the lid on this story.

And the truth is going mainstream.

1961

2014

In 2014, Time Magazine reversed course after six decades.

Their June cover story declared the end of the war on fat.

They even exposed Ancel Keys for his junk science.

It was now once again okay to eat butter.

Time acted like this was based on “new science.”

But don’t buy it.

For decades top scientists have confirmed the health benefits of saturated fat and cholesterol.

But still, with few exceptions, the mainstream media did not listen and continued to push a dietary philosophy that still exists to this day – one that continues to do great harm to people’s health.

Simply because the “Cholesterol Myth” is the backbone of Big Pharma and their statin drug profit machine.

And they’re not letting up.

Not with billions of dollars pouring into their corporate bank accounts.

Welcome to the new “drug war.”

Warning:
100 Billion Reasons Why Big Pharma Could Kill You...
If You’re Over the Age of 45

A quick background: the drug industry started work on statins in the 1950s, around the same time the Cholesterol Myth became Gospel.

But statins didn’t reach the market until 1986, when Merck received FDA approval for the drug lovastatin.

Since then, statins have exploded into a $100 billion industry with no end in sight.

One out of every four Americans over age 45 now takes these cholesterol-lowering drugs, with disastrous results for their health and well-being.

That’s why the media, dependent on Big Pharma for $27 billion of advertising, has blacked out independent research which proves that these drugs take a heavy toll on human health.

In fact, over 900 independent studies confirm that statin use is strongly associated with...

Type 2 diabetes
Memory loss and disorientation
Chronic fatigue
Sexual dysfunction
Muscle disease (Over 100 studies prove the myotoxic, or muscle-harming effects, of statins)
Neuropathy (Over 80 studies confirm the nerve-damaging effects of statins)
Liver damage
And EVEN breast cancer

All told, this rapidly growing body of clinical research has associated statin drug use with over 300 diseases and adverse health effects.

Most of them serious, even deadly problems.

I’ve seen firsthand the damage these drugs can do.

Take Roy G., a friend of mine from college who suffered a heart attack. He came to me seeking help after his cardiologist put him on prescription drugs to help him “recover” from his heart attack.

Sitting in my consultation room, Roy looked at me with tears in his eyes.

“If this is what it’s like to survive a heart attack, I’d rather die.”

Roy was under 50 and had no prior knowledge that he suffered from heart disease.

His cardiologist’s only advice for him was to take prescription blood pressure and cholesterol drugs. But these drugs only interfered with the rehabilitation and the reconditioning of Roy’s heart.

He experienced common symptoms like...

Chronic fatigue
Low-grade headaches
Impotence
Chronic pain in his back, legs, and muscles

He had no energy. And couldn’t exercise, which is vital after a heart attack.

If you’re on statins, or beta-blockers like Altace and Lopressor, it’s likely you’ve felt the same symptoms.

And so do millions of other Americans.

But before I continue Roy’s story, let me address the obvious question...

Now, you might be thinking that, for all of these symptoms and side effects, at least statins prevent heart attacks, right?

Wrong.

72 Million Americans Are Taking Cholesterol Drugs That CAUSE Heart Disease

In one of medicine’s strangest ironies, statins can ultimately end up CAUSING heart disease.

In December 2009, a study on statin drugs published in the Journal of Clinical Cardiology sent shockwaves throughout the medical community with proof that statin therapy weakens the heart muscle.

But here’s why this should have surprised no one.

Hundreds of clinical studies have proven that statin drugs...

Raise blood pressure
Lower levels of lifesaving HDL (‘good’) cholesterol
And increase an important measure of blood clotting, linked to heart attacks.

Of course, all of these things increase your risk of heart disease.

But here’s the kicker.

Statin drugs deplete your body’s Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) levels – a vital nutrient for your heart’s functioning.

In fact, studies have found they can deplete your CoQ10 levels by as much as 45 percent.

This is especially critical in patients 45 and older, who usually experience a 75 percent loss of CoQ10 as they age.

That’s why I prescribed my friend Roy a 1,600 mg dose of a highly concentrated form of CoQ10.

Within 24 hours, he reported feeling better.

What’s more, I helped ween Roy off his prescription drugs.

Within several days of stopping Lipitor – the most highly prescribed statin drug – his muscle pain vanished. And after stopping the beta-blocker Lopressor, his chronic fatigue disappeared.

After using just three of the strategies you’ll discover in your FREE copy of The Ageless Heart Manual: Advanced Strategies to Reverse Heart Disease and Restore Your Heart’s Pumping Power, Roy’s weight dropped from 235 pounds and 30 percent body fat down to 185 pounds and 16 percent body fat.

His heart grew stronger. His blood pressure normalized. His “good cholesterol” increased, while his “bad cholesterol” decreased. And his third stress test showed little evidence that Roy ever had a heart attack.

Not only does Roy’s case disprove traditional heart care treatment, it debunks conventional medical wisdom, which says its “impossible” to improve your heart strength after a heart attack.

Yet, even with several decades of evidence and over 100 studies confirming the cardiac benefits of CoQ10 – without side effects – people are only beginning to catch onto the nutrient. And many physicians still deny its use as a heart treatment.

Three decades ago, I was one of the first physicians to check my patients’ CoQ10 levels.

At the time, nobody spoke of CoQ10. Few doctors were privy to its importance.

And ONLY one lab in the country even measured CoQ10 levels. What’s more, getting these results was expensive, slow, and tedious.

As it turned out, my own studies revealed 82 percent of my patients were deficient of this vital nutrient.

This is when I began using CoQ10 therapy in my practice. And with the right dose, over half my patients were able to stop their blood pressure and cholesterol medication.

Take the example of one of my patients, a retired chorus line dancer from New York City, who came to my Center for Health and Wellness for the first time with high blood pressure – even though she was taking two blood pressure medications and a statin.

She said she felt constant fatigue and memory loss.

Her blood work turned up that her CoQ10 levels were lower than 95 percent of the population.

After taking a therapeutic dose of CoQ10 for several months, she was able to stop her blood pressure medications. And now she maintains a normal blood pressure.

She also reports feeling “energized” and she recovered her memory.

She returned to her cardiologist to tell him the good news.

But when she showed him her CoQ10 supplement had normalized her blood pressure better than drugs, he became irate.

He told her CoQ10 could not possibly help her blood pressure. And then he threw her CoQ10 in the trash!

I’d like to tell you stories like this are rare. But they’re not. My patients report similar reactions from their specialist doctors.

And the worst part is, the drug industry is well-aware of this deadly side effect.

The CoQ10-Statin Conspiracy

The drug company Merck found in internal studies that its statin drugs depleted CoQ10 levels. So what did they do?

They invented a CoQ10-statin combo drug, patented it, and locked it away so it would never reach the market.

Incredible, right?

How many lives were lost from this cold-blooded move?

And in Canada, the government label on statin drugs warns about the depletion of CoQ10...

“...could lead to impaired cardiac function in patients with borderline congestive heart failure.”

Yet the FDA has NOT required a similar warning, although it could save millions of lives.

And the agency continues to rubber-stamp Big Pharma’s statin drugs, no matter the evidence.

They don’t even need the slightest bit of proof that these drugs treat heart disease.

That’s because government bureaucrats have accepted the Cholesterol Myth as “fact.”

This means, in order to receive FDA approval, all these drug companies need to prove is their drug lowers cholesterol. That’s it. No proof of its effects on heart disease. Nothing.

Can you see why this Cholesterol Myth is so deadly?

Millions of people with heart disease are receiving the wrong treatment.

“For decades, the theory that lowering cholesterol is always beneficial has been a core principle of cardiology. It has been accepted by doctors and used by drug makers to win quick approval for new medicines to reduce cholesterol.

But now some prominent cardiologists say the results of two recent clinical trials have raised serious questions about that theory… Because the link between excessive LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular disease has been so widely accepted, the FDA generally has not required drug companies to prove that cholesterol medicines actually reduce heart attacks before approval….”

— The New York Times, January 17, 2008

And the worst part is, there’s no proof that lowering cholesterol has any clinical benefits.

The truth is, you should NOT “lower your cholesterol.”

Cholesterol is a good thing.

In fact, higher cholesterol saves lives.

High Cholesterol Can Save Your Life

Scientific research confirms it.

For instance, a 10-year study in the prestigious journal Lancet proved people with higher cholesterol had a lower risk of dying from any cause.



And a large first-of-its-kind study published in the American Heart Journal found an inverse relationship between cholesterol levels and death.

Researchers investigated 17,791 heart disease patients and concluded that lower total cholesterol predicts increased mortality risk with startling accuracy.



All told, patients with cholesterol of 150 mg/dL – a level considered healthy – were at 48 percent greater risk of death than patients at so-called “dangerous” levels of 250 mg/dL.

In other words, if you’re suffering from heart disease, lowering your cholesterol – even a little – INCREASES your risk of death.

In a study from Yale University, published in the prestigious medical journal JAMA, researchers at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine discovered people with low cholesterol had nearly twice as many heart attacks as those with high cholesterol levels.



These aren’t claims from some quack doctor or website.

They’re peer-reviewed studies from schools and medical journals with impeccable credentials.

But the medical establishment ignores their findings.

And according to the FDA, “the benefits of statin drugs outweigh the risk.”

Or, more accurately, the profit motive outweighs their concern for your health and well-being.

Heart disease is the #1 killer of Americans...

And mainstream medicine is incapable of stopping it.

In fact, everything they’re doing is making the situation worse.

And let’s face it...

As long as their balance sheets are healthy, they don’t care if you are.

But you don’t have to fall victim to their fraud.

And you don’t have to participate in Big Pharma’s mass guinea pig experiment.

Your only choice now is to take matters into your own hands, for the sake of you and your loved ones.

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Widespread application for multiple chronic diseases and illnesses...
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One of these is what I call a “third generation” form of CoQ10. Let me explain...

CoQ10 has been around for years. And it’s been helpful, to say the least. But there are major drawbacks to the old types of CoQ10: They’re both weak and expensive.

The problem with most commercially available CoQ10 supplements is that they use a cheaper form of the enzyme – known as ubiquinone – that is extremely difficult for your body to absorb.

Especially for people over the age of 50, who have trouble converting available CoQ10 into its usable form.

I used to tell my patients to take 400 mg of the old CoQ10 every eight hours to keep their blood levels high enough. It worked out. But it was very expensive. They could easily go through a bottle or two a week.

So in 2007, I met with the renowned Japanese biomolecular researcher, Dr. Tatsumasa Mae, who discovered a new form of CoQ10 – ubiquinol – and introduced me to his research.

After looking over Dr. Mae’s results, I knew this would change the field of cardiovascular health. And it did.

At that time, no one had heard of ubiquinol, the “reduced” form of CoQ10. But it changed the lives of my patients.

Ubiquinol allows your body to absorb 8 times the amount of CoQ10 as ordinary supplements. With just one caplet a day, your heart gets all of the same health benefits of CoQ10 – at a fraction of the cost.

Well now, years later, I’ve uncovered a breakthrough nutrient. One just as revolutionary as Dr. Mae’s discovery. And potentially even more so.

Mitochondria

It’s what I call “3G” CoQ10.

You see, CoQ10 stimulates the production of energy in the mitochondria. So it’s limited by the number and power-generating capacity of mitochondria a person has. Or should I say, has left.

That's because your mitochondria ultimately become damaged and decrease in number as you age. And until now, the only way to create new mitochondria was though exhausting, vigorous exercise.

But this new “3G” CoQ10 is changing all of that.

This newly-discovered nutrient activates genes that trigger mitochondrial biogenesis—the spontaneous formation of new mitochondria in aging cells!

In short, th+is is the only nutrient I know of that can increase the number of mitochondria.

And taken the way I’ll show you, in the right dose and together with ubiquinol CoQ10... this nutrient could singlehandedly prevent and EVEN reverse heart disease.

And you might guess, it doesn’t stop at heart disease either.

According to dozens of independent studies, from prestigious institutions like the University of California, this “3G” nutrient has enormous implications for age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and type 2 diabetes.

I’ll share all the details with you on this miracle heart cure, along with eight others, inside my FREE dossier: The Ageless Heart Manual: Advanced Strategies to Reverse Heart Disease and Restore Your Heart’s Pumping Power.

The information inside could save you a small fortune on dangerous prescriptions and surgeries.

Not to mention save you immeasurable pain and suffering inflicted by these conventional “treatments.”

It’s all in this FREE dossier – and in a minute I’ll show you where you can instantly access this online.

But before I do, you need to know about...

The American Heart Association’s Death Decree

Big Pharma couldn’t reap the extreme profits it does – at your expense – without some friends in high places.

For instance, there’s the American Heart Association (AHA), which does its fair share to expand the market for statin drugs.

In 2014, the AHA’s “Cholesterol Panel” released new guidelines that will double the number of statin drug users to 72 million.

In total, that would force half of the U.S. population over age 45 to take these deadly drugs.

That’s 36 million new customers for Big Pharma.

And if successful, a new $21 billion per year windfall.

Many of these people are perfectly healthy.

In fact, the new guidelines are so broad, they could include virtually everyone. And that’s the point. It’s not to treat people with heart problems, but create a whole new market for the drug industry.

That’s why experts like my friend, colleague, and board-certified cardiologist Dr. Stephen Sinatra claim this new treatment protocol for statin drugs is at best 20 percent accurate.

What’s more, escalating demand for statins will drive already sky-high prices through the roof.

Just one of these prescriptions costs as much as $1,500. And sometimes even more.

But thanks to the AHA’s latest guidelines, this could easily double.

In return, the AHA receives $31 million annually from giant statin producers.

Apparently our leaders are willing to sell us out for a few pieces of gold.

This is a scale of corruption usually reserved for Third World dictatorships.

But in America’s health industry...

Where profit reigns supreme over health...

Where the drug industry will go to no limits to expand their profit margins...

And where our elected officials are willing to ignore their obligation to protect our safety...

It’s an everyday occurrence.

But once you dig a little deeper, it’s not hard to see why they’re serving us on a silver platter.

According to The New York Times, 12 out of the 16 members of the AHA’s “Cholesterol Panel” had financial ties to the drug industry.

These ties include over 50 different companies in the pharmaceutical industry.

Even more outrageous, only seven of the panel members disclosed this blatant conflict of interest.

It’s not just the drug industry either.

The AHA also gets its bread and butter from Big Agriculture.

It’s food certification program charges as much as $7,500 per product for the AHA seal of approval.

In total, the organization receives as much as $2 million a year from companies like Kellogg’s and General Mills.

And countless people are duped into thinking food is healthy to eat because of the AHA certification.

My point is simple.

The FDA Is NOT Looking Out for Your Health

They’re in the drug company’s pockets. And that’s where their focus is.

You’ve seen the proof.

You’ve seen the numbers.

If their plot could EVEN take out Dwight D. Eisenhower – World War II hero and our beloved 34th president – do you think everyday Americans are safe?

Of course not.

But listen.

There’s good news...

The drug companies are NOT all powerful.

They haven’t banned every heart disease therapy available.

In their obsession for power and profit, they’ve let nine potent disease killers fly under their radar.

They’ve grown lazy and arrogant. They think because they bought the media, and most of the medical field, their minions will do the work of censorship. And for the most part, that’s true. That’s why you’ll never hear about these heart cures from the press.

But they don’t control me.

And today I’m blowing the lid open on nine secret health disease cures. You’ll find specific details on each of these in my FREE dossier:

The Ageless Heart Manual: Advanced Strategies to Reverse Heart Disease and Restore Your Heart’s Pumping Power

Now let me show you a small preview of what’s inside...

The shocking story of how Big Pharma killed beloved war hero President Eisenhower... how it triggered his 7 heart attacks... and how its now killing 950,000 people every year (with no end in sight).
14 deadly statin side effects... hundreds of studies confirm them, but you won’t see them listed on the bottle... or hear about them from your doctor.
Nine heart disease cures... and where you can find them at your local grocery store or pharmacy.
How to build a disease-proof heart for pennies on the dollar... this could save you a fortune on statin drugs, coronary bypass surgery, and other conventional “break the bank” treatments.
Could THIS kind of cholesterol save your life? Inflammation is the REAL culprit of heart disease and the best way to fight it is with a specific kind of cholesterol.
The 3 REAL indicators of heart disease... and what to do about each. (I’ll even tell you what to say to your doctor if he/she refuses to test for them.)
Cancel your coronary bypass surgery! Did you know 85 percent of all coronary bypass surgeries are unnecessary? Discover why this fact could save you $200,000 or more (and even save your life).
The shocking truth about blood pressure medications... and why they could cause heart disease.
WARNING! Avoid so-called heart healthy foods with this government label... I’ll show you how to build super heart strength by eating “forbidden foods” like steak, eggs, and bacon.
Are you one of 50 million Americans who take aspirin daily? See why its making your brain bleed and could EVEN give you dementia. PLUS, the natural blood thinner that’s effective and completely safe.
Is “cardio” killing you? Why the stress of jogging, marathons, and spending endless hours at the gym could inflict the SAME cardiac damage as a heart attack.
Worse than high blood pressure! – virtually nobody knows about this secret killer, although it increases your risk of dying by 69 percent and it’s a FAR better predictor of heart disease.
Better than fish oil. The problem with fish oil is it lacks the proper dose of DHA – a vital nutrient for heart function. But a brand-new discovery delivers MUCH more DHA right to your cells where it’s needed.
Better than CoQ10... This nutrient not only delivers CoQ10 to your cell’s mitochrondria, but creates NEW mitochondria. Prevents aging, revitalizes your body’s organs, and reverses diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Why “low fat” diets can trigger heart disease... make you feel slow and tired, and make you GAIN weight.
Burn fat while you watch TV... this weird little fitness technique continues burning fat for up to 16 hours after you’re done.
Dump your gym membership!... the at-home, ten-minute exercise that could save you a fortune on overpriced and ineffective gym memberships.
Drink your way to a long life?... how one, specific alcoholic beverage “switches on” your anti-aging gene and cuts your risk of heart disease by 40 percent.
The truth about organic foods... the lie advertisers are telling you... and how to read through the organic “label.”
Beware of this deadly amino acid – it’s the #1 predictor of heart disease, strokes, and EVEN death. PLUS – five simple vitamins and supplements that regulate your levels.
Forget systolic or diastolic pressure – there’s a “hidden” number that’s a better predictor of heart disease. It’s brain-dead easy to calculate. And your doctor won’t tell you about it (because there’s no drug he can prescribe).
CAUTION: Are you taking THIS blood pressure medication? If so, you could be at 60 percent greater risk of heart disease. Here’s how to get it.
How HIGH cholesterol helped one of my patients shed 50 pounds and cut their body fat in half. This one secret lowers your risk of heart disease while helping you hit—and maintain—your ideal weight.
Are avocados more effective than statin drugs? The strange truth about the overlooked “good fat” that wipes out inflammation and helps repair the lesions that accumulate on the lining of your blood vessels.
Does moderate alcohol consumption PREVENT heart disease? The shocking study I found in JAMA. (I’ll show you how much you can actually drink and still get this remarkable benefit.)
Is it healthier to eat chocolate cake than Corn Flakes? Discover the shocking chart that shows why. You’ll never look at the dessert menu (or your morning breakfast) the same way again.
Is milk causing heart disease? The deadly hormone found in almost ALL milk, how to identify it, and how to find milk that’s actually fit for human consumption.
Why you should NEVER exercise more than 15 minutes a day... its not only ineffective, but SHRINKS your heart’s output, and ability to pump blood through your body.
The single strongest predictor of deadly heart events... including stroke, heart attack, angina, heart failure, or sudden cardiac death. And why no doctor knows it.
NOTICE: If you’ve EVER had a stroke – checking these levels could save your life. (If they’re elevated, you’re guaranteed to have another stroke. Or worse, die.)
Four simple cures for type 2 diabetes... how to easily train your body to prevent – and EVEN reserve – diabetes, WITHOUT punishing yourself with impossible diets, or depriving yourself of everything you love to do.
STOP running on the treadmill... why this exhausting, crippling, and mind-numbing exercise could cause heart disease... PLUS – the easy 10-minute a day alternative which can leave you feeling energized, vital, and strong.
The two best ways to supplement your vitamin D – your ultimate inflammation safeguard, and overlooked heart saver.
SHOCKER: The vitamin compound that melts fat from your organs... the dosage your body needs ... and the right kind you should take. 20 placebo-controlled studies confirm this little-known vitamin’s role in protecting your heart.
The red super-food that’s 6,000-times more effective than vitamin C... studies confirm it boosts your HDL “good” cholesterol by 15 percent, while decreasing your LDL “bad” cholesterol by 24 percent.
Why 70 percent of heart attacks occur in people with NORMAL cholesterol levels... And the one form of cholesterol that virtually guarantees you’ll NEVER have a heart attack. Even if your total cholesterol is above 300 mg/dL!
Why cheap water pills are more effective than blood pressure meds. Discover the sad truth that puts drug companies to shame, and how you can lower your own blood pressure without prescriptions or side effects.
Aging inevitably weakens your heart, right? WRONG! Discover the miracle “mechanism” that preserves your heart as you age. By “switching on” this mechanism, 70-year-olds can keep their heart age at 35 or below.
FULL eight-week heart care plan... a simple step-by-step guide to help rid your body of heart disease in less than two months, no matter how old you are, or what shape you’re in right now.

And that’s just for starters...

There’s more – much more – that I want to tell you about, and you’ll find it all in your FREE dossier: The Ageless Heart Manual: Advanced Strategies to Reverse Heart Disease and Restore Your Heart’s Pumping Power.

Inside, you’ll find very simple and safe treatments you can use today from the comfort of your own home.

And you don’t need expensive doctor’s visits, prescriptions, or physical exams.

What’s more, they could save you a fortune on medical bills for dangerous (and unnecessary) drugs and surgeries.

That’s why I could sell this report by itself and make a nice living.

But today I’m sending it to your absolutely FREE.

Protect Yourself NOW – Send for Your FREE Dossier:
The Ageless Heart Manual: Advanced Strategies to Reverse Heart Disease and Restore Your Heart’s Pumping Power


When the FDA Went to War on Your Health Freedoms I Went In Search of the World’s Most Powerful Natural Therapies... Before They Disappear

There’s no time to waste. It’s vital you see this now, before the FDA and “Big Government” put more restrictions on what you can do with your own body.

As you’ve seen, there’s an ongoing war on your health freedoms. Some of their attacks are covert, and out of the public eye. Some are blatant, and out in the open.

And the combined effect is destroying your personal liberties.

Let me be clear: You have the right to choose how you take care of your own body. I have been doing my best to give that choice to my patients. Now, if you will let me, I would like to give that choice to you, too.

And I believe what the English philosopher John Stuart Mills said back in the 1800s:

“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”

For my part, I’m bringing together the “forbidden technologies, and confidential cures” the FDA, Big Pharma, and even left-wing factions of the US Government are actively censoring, suppressing, and trying their best to outlaw.

The Ageless Heart Manual Contains Only a Few of the “Confidential Cures” I Use with My Patients... There are Many More

For the last 20 years, I’ve made a pilgrimage around the world to the places where people are being cured of “incurable” diseases.

I also go to the famous “Blue Zones,” places where people are known for their extreme longevity. Places where heart disease doesn’t exist… where Alzheimer’s is unknown… and where no one is obese. I do it to uncover what their secrets are and make them available to my patients and readers.

Some of these places are well known. Others are more exotic and I have to dig deeper or actually live among the aboriginal natives. Secrets that nature herself seems to keep confidential.

The important thing for you is this: No matter how you’re feeling right now; I’ve very probably discovered natural and effective secrets for you to live better, and feel younger.

In fact, on my recent trip to Africa, I found an incredible number of healing secrets almost unknown in the West. The healers there showed me what they use to successfully treat prostate and breast cancer.

I was shocked and amazed to see photos and case studies, where people are half eaten up with cancer – and in the next picture, you can see they’ve been healed. A lesion on a woman’s breast almost gone in four days. Skin cancer healed, prostate cancer gone.

I Want You to Use these Breakthroughs to Unlock MORE Energy and MORE Immunity

That’s why I’m inviting you to join my inner circle of confidential insiders… a select group who wants an unrestricted, in-depth look at the cures, advice and healing secrets that are transforming the lives of the people who use them.

I call this new membership service Confidential Cures: Truth and Lies in Medicine from Around the World.

You see, until now, I haven’t had a way to tell you about all of these cures.

I share what I can in my daily Doctor’s House Call letter, but those are meant to be brief and give you just one piece of advice you can act on right away. There’s simply not enough room to cover everything I’ve found.

And there’s another problem. Because I offer nutrients to my patients, I can’t say that those nutrients treat or cure diseases. Why?

The FDA has a standing gag order in place, preventing ANYONE from making these claims when offering you a cure.

Until now, only my patients, staff and closest friends have had an unrestricted look at my discoveries from my travels. They’ve heard the stories, first-hand, about what is working for the patients who come to my clinic. And they’ve had a front-row seat to the latest anti-aging breakthroughs from my Wellness Research Foundation.

Confidential Cures: Truth and Lies in Medicine from Around the World is my solution for you.

Now it’s your turn.

As a member of this privileged group, you’ll have unrestricted access to information and advice you can act on immediately – information that will come to you on a monthly basis.

There’s a modest fee I’ll ask you to pay for this exclusive membership service, but it comes to less than the price of your morning coffee.

Click for more: www.alsearsmd.com/aff/Aff_CC_Eisenhower_LP.html

[Master Kim]

High cholesterol 'does not cause heart disease' new research finds, so treating with statins a 'waste of time' - www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/06/12/high-cholesterol-does-not-cause-heart-disease-new-research-finds/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb



Cholesterol does not cause heart disease in the elderly and trying to reduce it with drugs like statins is a waste of time, an international group of experts has claimed.

A review of research involving nearly 70,000 people found there was no link between what has traditionally been considered “bad” cholesterol and the premature deaths of over 60-year-olds from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the BMJ Open journal, the new study found that 92 percent of people with a high cholesterol level lived longer.

The authors have called for a re-evaluation of the guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis, a hardening and narrowing of the arteries, because “the benefits from statin treatment have been exaggerated”.

The results have prompted immediate scepticism from other academics, however, who questioned the paper’s balance.

High cholesterol is commonly caused by an unhealthy diet, and eating high levels of saturated fat in particular, as well as smoking.

It is carried in the blood attached to proteins called lipoproteins and has been traditionally linked to cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease and aortic disease.

Co-author of the study Dr Malcolm Kendrick, an intermediate care GP, acknowledged the findings would cause controversy but defended them as “robust” and “thoroughly reviewed”.

“What we found in our detailed systematic review was that older people with high LDL (low-density lipoprotein) levels, the so-called “bad” cholesterol, lived longer and had less heart disease.”

Vascular and endovascular surgery expert Professor Sherif Sultan from the University of Ireland, who also worked on the study, said cholesterol is one of the “most vital” molecules in the body and prevents infection, cancer, muscle pain and other conditions in elderly people.

“Lowering cholesterol with medications for primary cardiovascular prevention in those aged over 60 is a total waste of time and resources, whereas altering your lifestyle is the single most important way to achieve a good quality of life,” he said.

Lead author Dr Uffe Ravnskov, a former associate professor of renal medicine at Lund University in Sweden, said there was “no reason” to lower high-LDL-cholesterol.

But Professor Colin Baigent, an epidemiologist at Oxford University, said the new study had “serious weaknesses and, as a consequence, has reached completely the wrong conclusion”.

Another sceptic, consultant cardiologist Dr Tim Chico, said he would be more convinced by randomised study where some patients have their cholesterol lowered using a drug, such as a stain, while others receive a placebo.

He said: “There have been several studies that tested whether higher cholesterol increases the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol in elderly patients and observing whether this reduces their risk of heart disease.

“These have shown that lowering cholesterol using a drug does reduce the risk of heart disease in the elderly, and I find this more compelling than the data in the current study.”

The British Heart Foundation also questioned the new research, pointing out that the link between high LDL cholesterol levels and death in the elderly is harder to detect because, as people get older, more factors determine overall health.

“There is nothing in the current paper to support the author’s suggestions that the studies they reviewed cast doubt on the idea that LDL Cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease or that guidelines on LDL reduction in the elderly need re-valuating,” a spokesman said.

[Master Kim]

Widespread Panic and Coconuts: Follow the Money - robynobrien.com/widespread-panic-coconuts-follow-money/


June 21, 2017By Robyn O'Brien

Last week, my inbox was hit dozens of times with headlines claiming that coconut oil is unhealthy.

The American Heart Association released a study last week, Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association, and the headlines took off. Coconut oil had seemingly gone from wonder food to the bottom of the list.

But what no one had seemed to ask, which is an important question to ask of every study it is: Who funded it? And are there significant research grants that could be perceived as a conflict of interest?

We’ve seen this many times before, from big tobacco to big soda, so we took a look.

It turns out that one of the lead researchers disclosed the following research grants:

California Walnut Commission†;
Ag Canada and Canola Oil Council†;
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association†

In the disclosures, it also stated that these relationships could be perceived as conflicts of interest. Thankfully, the American Heart Association did its homework and stated that the “relationship is considered to be “significant” if (a) the person receives $10,000 or more during any 12-month period, or 5% or more of the person’s gross income; or (b) the person owns 5% or more of the voting stock or share of the entity, or owns $10,000 or more of the fair market value of the entity. The cross sign “†” representing “significant.”

Another researcher disclosed the following research grants:

Amarin
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Eli Lilly
Esai
Glaxo-Smith Kline
Merck
Pfizer
Regeneron/Sanofi
Takeda

It’s food for thought.

Financially engineering a study can influence the results, as we’ve seen over and over again from big tobacco to big soda. Monsanto landed in hot water funding a small grant to a researcher at the University of Florida.

It is important, as we consider the science and work to learn the truth about our food, to always follow the money.

Source: circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/06/15/CIR.0000000000000510