Heart Disease and
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   Heart Disease and Cholesterol

The Cholesterol Theory - A Tragedy to Health

    We have done a disservice to the American people and it is time to right the wrong.
    Let me begin  by saying quite emphatically based on scientific fact cholesterol does not cause
    heart disease.

   The theory began in 1948 with the Framingham Study, a study that was responsible for good 
   information until 1961 when those early researchers focused on cholesterol and tunnel vision set in.
   From then on, cholesterol was deemed evil rather than the vital substance it is to life.

   Over the course of 25 years and 5,000 heart surgeries, I’d often look at a patient on my table
   and wonder why he (or she) was there. His cholesterol was in check, he was not obese, did not
   smoke and in fact, had none of the typical risk factors associated with heart disease.

   I repaired his heart knowing well statistics were high he would be back for surgery again within 10
   years with his cholesterol still in check.

   Over 25% of the population takes statin medications. Now there’s a feverish rush to prescribe statin medication preventatively to otherwise healthy people.

   If statins prevented heart  disease,  why has  heart disease soared year after year and is the number one taker of human life?

Heart disease and cholesterol

alone should have everyone questioning the validity of the cholesterol theory and taking statin medications. Cholesterol does not cause heart disease - inflammation in the arteries does.  What is inflammation and where is it coming from?

   The answer to that question is both tragic and sad. The very dietary recommendations born of  the  cholesterol theory of no-fat and low fat foods cause inflammation.

   Polyunsaturated Omega-6 oils; packaged and processed foods created for shelf life and not long
   life; sugars and simple carbohydrates create inflammation. This is the cause of an epidemic of heart
   disease, obesity and other chronic illnesses.

   Do you have unhealthy levels of inflammation? If you have been eating the typical American diet with
   the typical American lifestyle, more than likely yes. A simple C - reactive protein test will   
   determine  the level of inflammation in your body.

   The good news is, inflammation is treatable naturally. To learn more about the cycle of inflammation
   from foods and what you can do, get a copy of our free report, “Inflammation, The Fire Within.”

For further information on heart disease and cholesterol we suggest you read The Great Cholesterol Lie.

   Dr. Dwight Lundell
   Lois Smithers

   March 2009

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