More On Statin Drugs Being The Wrong Approach To Heart health

Here is additional information and statistics on the dangers of Statin drugs, especially as it pertains to reduced levels of CoQ10 which is an essential nutrient for heart health and longevity. The number of people on Statin drugs and the amount of money spent in this country along for statin drugs and other prescription drugs is absolutely staggering and YET we have one death from heart disease in this country every 39 SECONDS.

CoQ10 is an essential nutrient and doubly so for anyone taking Statin drugs. The link below offers their CoQ10 in a product called "Heart Rescue" which offers  100MG of CoQ10 and a three month supply for $99.99. The link will provide an order form if interested. I have NO association with and do not receive any remuneration if you purchase this product.

"Deep within you...nothing is hopeless. You are a child of God, and hope has been planted in you by Gog" Norman Vincent peale

Psalm 30:2

O LORD my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me.

Dan

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Tuesday January 21, 2014

The Breakthrough Secret That
Cleanses Your Arteries and
Strengthens Your Heart

I need to tell you some shocking news:

Everything traditional medicine tries to help you reduce your cholesterol could be making your heart weaker!

Think about it for a second: All the advice and technology that the mainstream medical establishment has been prescribing you to cut your cholesterol is slowly weakening your heart to the point where cholesterol could be the least of your problems.

I'm not trying to scare you. Far from it. In fact, I want to put your mind at ease because what I've discovered is a better way that won't weaken your heart, but could help you maintain healthy cholesterol levels and keep your heart strong in the process.

You see, groundbreaking research from Harvard, the Mayo Clinic, and the National Institute of Health reveals a new approach that can help you boost your heart in a whole new way.

In this report, you'll discover how this new breakthrough can help you:

• Cut Your Risk Of A Heart Attack...
• Strengthen Your Heart...
• Boost Your Energy...
• Reverse The Side Effects Of Drugs...
• and much more.

It all starts with understanding...

The Big Heart Health Mistake

Keeping your heart healthy is the single best thing you can do for a long, active life. This isn't a new concept by any stretch.

However, most traditional doctors are making a big mistake in the method they choose to try and support their patients' hearts. That mistake? The prescribing of some potentially dangerous cholesterol and blood pressure drugs.

Because of some of the well-documented side effects and other issues associated with these drugs, those taking them thinking they're doing the right thing in strengthening their heart could actually be weakening their heart!

But it gets worse...

While these drugs are weakening your heart, no one is telling these patients how to strengthen their hearts. It's been shown that increasing the strength of the heart is key to good health.

Yet, for some reason, conventional cardiologists virtually ignore the need to strengthen your heart's muscle function UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. Usually they do this only after you've had heart surgery or when your heart muscle is so weak that your quality of life begins to suffer.

That's tragic, because heart muscle is a distinct type of muscle. It's very different from the smooth muscles in your blood vessels. The key difference is that your heart is the hardest working muscle in your body.

Did you know it beats 100,000 times every single day? It pumps some 1,900 gallons of blood through you every 24 hours. It never gets even a minute of rest.

So it's no wonder that your heart needs abundant energy and strengthening! And that's why understanding how your body creates energy is the key to keeping your heart healthy and strong your whole life.

The Conventional Approach Is Failing!

Fact: More than 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day. That's one death every 39 seconds, according to the American Heart Association. Heart disease will claim the lives of some 600,000 Americans this year.

Fact: Americans spend nearly $20 BILLION every year on cholesterol drugs, plus billions more on blood pressure pills, blood thinners, and other cardiovascular drugs. Yet despite all this, heart disease remains the number one cause of death.

The Shocking Cholesterol Controversy

They're called statins and they are widely prescribed to help people maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

Statin drugs work by blocking an enzyme in your liver that makes cholesterol. But guess what? This same enzyme process also makes CoQ10, a critical vitamin-like substance your body needs to make energy. So taking statin drugs dramatically decreases both your body's own natural levels of CoQ10 and your cells' ability to make energy!

Lower CoQ10 levels then weaken the cells of your heart muscle and hurt the energy levels in cells throughout your body!

According to CoQ10 pioneer Peter H. Langsjoen, MD, "All statin drugs block the biosynthesis of both cholesterol and CoQ10, which explains statins' common side effects of fatigue, muscle pain and muscle weakness, and a worsening of heart functioning." Thus...

Statin Drugs Could Be Wreaking Havoc On Your Heart Muscle!

In fact, negative side effects of statin drugs have been reported in...

NEARLY 900 CLINICAL STUDIES!

In a study published in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, University of California researchers identified nearly 900 studies that documented the harmful effects of statin drugs.

In fact, the side effects of statins related to CoQ10 deficiency are so severe that drug labeling in Canada explicitly warns patients of CoQ10 depletion as a side effect of statin drugs. The labeling notes that CoQ10 deficiency "could lead to impaired cardiac function." So what is meant to help you could actually be making you sicker and weaker.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg...

Another clinical study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, showed that heart muscle weakness occurred in 70% of previously normal patients who took a leading statin drug for six months. But with all this doom and gloom, there is some good news:

This heart muscle weakness was reversible with the nutrients I will reveal to you in a minute.

But first, let me introduce myself: I'm Dr, Victor Marchione, and I see many patients who've been diligently maintaining healthy cholesterol and blood pressure levels. But as you've seen, the side effects of the drugs they were using were making their hearts weaker.

As a board-certified physician and editor of The Health eTalk newsletter, I know both sides of the story: the prescription drugs and the natural solutions. And let me tell you that many of my patients are getting excellent results with the natural solutions I will reveal to you right now.

You need good circulatory health AND you need to boost the performance of your heart muscle! I'll show you natural ways to GET BOTH AT THE SAME TIME!

And, unlike prescription drugs, these natural secrets have no dangerous side effects. They strengthen your heart health and boost your overall health in many ways. So let me now introduce you to the...

Six Natural Secrets to Strengthen Your Heart and
Cut Your Risk Of Heart Attack!

Sadly for many people with heart disease, their first symptom is when they experience a fatal heart attack. But I want to set your mind at ease... this doesn't have to happen to you!

There are six powerful natural ways to improve your heart functioning, boost your circulation, improve your cholesterol, support healthy blood pressure, have more energy, and much more. And having a healthy heart can dramatically slash your risk of heart attack. It all starts with...

Heart Health Secret #1:
Reinvigorate Your Heart with MORE ENERGY!

Your heart depends on receiving an abundant supply of energy. And one natural substance is critical to how your cells make energy. It's Co-enzyme Q10 (or simply CoQ10). This remarkable nutrient protects and nurtures the energy centers in your cells. Your body produces it naturally, and it's 5,000 times more concentrated in your heart than anywhere else in your body.

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City showed that taking CoQ10 could help deficient cells DOUBLE THEIR ENERGY LEVELS. Cells of people who took CoQ10 had twice the levels of ATP, an essential measure of cellular energy.

Unfortunately, your CoQ10 levels drop as you age. By age 70 your cells might have just a fraction of the CoQ10 that they did when you were in your 20s.

What's more, CoQ10 deficiencies are common in people with heart issues. Research at the University of Texas at Austin shows that as many as 75% of patients with weak hearts have severe deficiencies of CoQ10.

Hundreds of clinical studies have shown remarkable results for CoQ10. Double-blind, placebo-controlled studies-the gold standard of medical research-show that CoQ10 can...

Boost Weak Hearts in 85% of Patients!

In one study, 4,143 patients with weak heart muscles took 100 mg of CoQ10 daily, besides their conventional medical program. 85% of these patients improved by one or two levels on the New York Heart Association scale, such as rising from a "severe" level to a "moderate" or "mild" level.

But CoQ10's benefits go beyond boosting your heart's strength and energy. This remarkable nutrient could also give you...

Vital Protection from Dangerous Cholesterol

You know that LDL is the unhealthy form of cholesterol. But there's an even worse form called "oxidized LDL." Oxidized LDL causes free-radical damage and inflammation in your arteries. But CoQ10 has remarkable antioxidant properties that neutralize this oxidation and protect your arteries. This has been documented in clinical research showing that CoQ10 sharply decreased the oxidation of LDL cholesterol.

Statin drugs, on the other hand, are shown to actually increase the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. This is because these drugs reduce CoQ10 levels and the natural antioxidant protection that CoQ10 provides.

Improves Your HDL Cholesterol, Too!

You've probably heard that healthy cholesterol depends on having a good balance of heart-healthy HDL. CoQ10 can also help you increase levels of healthy HDL cholesterol and lower your total cholesterol. In another clinical study, patients who took 100 mg of CoQ10 for 10 weeks had significantly healthier cholesterol levels!

CoQ10 is a fat-soluble nutrient. This means it should be taken with other fats for your body to properly absorb it. The best way to do that is by combining it with fish oil, Vitamin E, and Bioperine®. It reaches your cells faster and your body utilizes it better. Many types of ordinary CoQ10 don't include these other key nutrients.

Statins May Actually INCREASE HEART ATTACK RISK?

Here is another TWIST on the "Everybody needs to be on Statins' for heart disease argument". This is from Dr. Mercola who from time to time is victim of the WRATH from pharmaceutical companies and the status Quo medical establishment. In that regard I believe anyone promoting any sort of natural cure and that heart patients can benefit from vitamin and mineral and possibly herbal supplements AND who dares to speak out against the pharmaceutical industry or the FDA will be dismissed as a buffoon or a quack for their comments. This applies no matter how much research and verified findings support their position. As I have said before, "Money Talks, Nobody Walks" is the attitude of Big Pharma.

I am NOT making this stuff up folks. Dan

Here is an interesting article from Dr. Mercola on statin drugs:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/10/15/statin-drugs-on-coronary-disease.aspx

EXCERPT:

By Dr. Mercola

Statins are the world's most-prescribed class of medications. A staggering one in four Americans over the age of 45 now take cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Pravachol, Mevacor, Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, and others. A majority of them are taking these drugs for primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes.

However, mounting research suggests this could be a critical mistake.

Most recently, two separate studies have concluded that progression of coronary artery calcification, which is the hallmark of potentially lethal heart disease, is INCREASED with statin drug use.

Statins Increase Prevalence of Coronary Calcification by More than 50 Percent!

A new study in the journal Atherosclerosis1 shows that statin use is associated with a 52 percent increased prevalence and extent of calcified coronary plaque compared to non-users. None of the participants in the study – 6,673 in all – had any known coronary artery disease at the time of undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) – a non-invasive method that allows you to see coronary atherosclerotic features, including plaque composition.

Arterial plaque is a hallmark of cardiovascular disease and increases your risk of all-cause mortality, so clearly, anything that increases calcification and stiffening of your arteries is wisely avoided. And statins seem to fall into this category.

These disturbing findings come right on the heels of another study published in the journal Diabetes Care,2 which discovered that type 2 diabetics with advanced atherosclerosis who are frequent statin users have significantly higher amounts of coronary artery calcification compared to less frequent users of the drug.

Furthermore, in a subgroup of participants who initially were not receiving statins, progression of both coronary artery calcification as well as abdominal aortic artery calcification was significantly increased when they began frequent statin use.

The authors concluded that:

"More frequent statin use is associated with accelerated coronary artery calcification in T2DM patients with advanced atherosclerosis."

So much for statins being the answer for diabetics... Diabetes is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is why many diabetics are prescribed a statin drug to reduce their risk. Alas, as these studies show, statins actually accelerate the progression of disease!

Making matters worse, statins have also been shown to significantly increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes3 if you don't have it already. This is a risk everyone needs to be aware of. In one study, statins increased the risk of type 2 diabetics in postmenopausal women by 48 percent.4

Few People Really Benefit from a Statin Drug

Statins, I believe, are one of the most unnecessary drugs on the market. A small group of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic defect that causes cholesterol levels above 325-350, do seem to benefit from statins. However, in my clinical experience over more than two decades and tens of thousands of patients, I had a grand total of three patients that fell into this category as it's a relatively uncommon genetic problem.

The fact that one in four Americans over the age of 45 is now taking a statin drug as a form of "preventive medicine" does not bode well when you consider the massive increases in disease risk these drugs are now associated with. It's downright shocking that doctors are so slow to realize the potential damage inflicted on their patients for no reward at all.

The research that led to statins being heavily promoted as a form of primary prevention of heart disease and stroke was funded by AstraZeneca, the maker of Crestor. Since the release of that study in 2008, none of their claims have turned out to hold water in subsequent research. On the contrary, as the two featured studies show, they actually worsen cardiovascular disease progression.

The drugs also come with an avalanche of other potential side effects, which tend to be dose dependent.5 In fact, as of 2009 there were well over 900 studies proving their adverse effects, which run the gamut from muscle problems to increased cancer risk. One of the primary mechanisms of harm appears to be CoQ10 depletion. If you take statin drugs without supplementing with CoQ10 (or ideally, the reduced form, called ubiquinol, which is far more effective), your health is at serious risk.

GreenMedInfo.com has compiled over 300 documented adverse health effects associated with statins,6 some of the most common of which include:

• Muscle problems, polyneuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet), and rhabdomyolysis (a serious degenerative muscle tissue condition) 
• Anemia 
• Acidosis 
• Sexual dysfunction 
• Immune depression 
• Cataracts 
• Pancreas or liver dysfunction, including a potential increase in liver enzymes 
• Memory loss

What You Need to Know About Cholesterol in Order to Understand the Dangers of Statins

Statin drugs work by preventing the formation of cholesterol and reduce LDL cholesterol, which is considered the "bad" cholesterol. There is no argument that these drugs can effectively lower your cholesterol levels. However, what has NOT been proven is that they significantly lower your risk of dying from heart disease. In no way, shape or form do they treat the underlying cause of your problem. They are nothing more than a toxic band-aid.


So just what makes statins so dangerous, and why are they not the answer for managing your cholesterol levels?


First you need to understand the biological workings of cholesterol. In fact, there is no such thing as "good" or "bad" cholesterol. Both HDL and LDL cholesterol perform vital functions in your body, which is why it's actually dangerous to bring your LDL levels down too low.


HDL (high density lipoprotein) and LDL (low density lipoprotein) are actually proteins that transport the cholesterol to and from your tissues. Cholesterol in turn is a precursor to your steroid hormones, bile acids, cell membrane walls and vitamin D. For example, cholesterol is essential for you to make testosterone or estrogen, cortisol, DHEA or pregnenolone, or a multitude of other steroid hormones that are necessary for health, without cholesterol. Even more importantly, your cells cannot regenerate their membranes without it.


The reason you have LDL to begin with is to transport the cholesterol to the tissues in order to make new cells and repair damaged ones. However, there are different sizes of LDL particles and it's the LDL particle size that is relevant, and statins do not modulate the size of the particles. Unfortunately, most people still don't know about that part, and very rarely, if ever, get tested for particle size. The particles are sticky, so very small LDL's can easily get stuck in different areas, and the build-up eventually causes inflammation and damage.


The only way to make sure your LDL particles are large enough to not cause damage is through your diet. In fact, it's one of the major functions of insulin.


Conveniently enough, a healthy diet is also the answer for type 2 diabetes, so by focusing on what you eat, you're treating both your diabetes and your cholesterol levels, and reducing your associated risk of heart disease. If you eat properly, which is really the only known good way to regulate LDL particle size, then it does the right thing; it takes the cholesterol to your tissues, the HDL takes it back to your liver, and no plaque is formed.
The Critical Importance of CoQ10


Again, if you're on a statin drug, you MUST take at least 100-200 mg of ubiquinol or CoQ10 per day. Ubiquinol is also beneficial for those not taking statins. If you're not on a statin drug, the amount of CoQ10 or ubiquinol you might need depends on how sick you are. The sicker you are, the more you need. As a general guideline if you're not ill, taking 50-100 mg per day would probably be sufficient. If you're over the age of 70, double that dose, or up to 200 mg per day. This is because your natural CoQ10 levels begin to drop after the age of 40, and by the age of 70, levels begin to precipitously drop.


Ideally, you'll want to split the dose up to two or three times a day, rather than taking it all at once, as this will result in higher blood levels. Other dosing guidelines include:

• Hypertension 200 mg/day
• World class athletes who need extra ATP turnover, 300-600 mg/day
• Heart transplant or severe CHF, 300-600 mg/day in divided doses
• Arrhythmia 200 mg/day
• Typical athlete 100-300 mg/day
• Mitral valve prolapse, a combination of 400 mg magnesium and 100-200 mg of CoQ10

How to Help Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally


There's really virtually NO reason to take statins and suffer the consequences from these ill-conceived drugs. If you truly want to normalize your cholesterol levels, following these simple lifestyle changes can help get you there:
First, normalize your insulin levels by eliminating sugar (particularly fructose) and grains. A fasting insulin level is easy to draw and is very inexpensive. It should be below 3.
Take a high-quality animal-based omega-3 supplement, such as krill oil.
Eat a good portion of your food raw (ideally organic to avoid agricultural chemicals).
Eat healthy, preferably raw, fats, such as:

Olive oil ,Coconut and coconut oil, Organic raw dairy products,  Avocados, Raw organic nuts,Seeds
Pastured eggs (raw, or lightly cooked with yolks intact) , Organic, grass-fed meats


Regular exercise is another important tool. When you exercise you increase your circulation and the blood flow throughout your body. The components of your immune system are also better circulated, which means your immune system has a better chance of fighting an illness before it has the opportunity to spread.
If you are a man, or a woman who is in menopause, you should check your iron levels, as elevated levels of iron can cause major oxidative damage in the blood vessels, heart and other organs. Excess iron is also one of the major contributing factors of cancer risk.
Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol excessively.