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Build Health: The Absurd Cholesterol Theory Of Heart
Disease
Copyright 2004 William R. Quesnell A
Medical doctors, Ph.D's in nutrition, and other "Diet Dictocrats"
who advise us to give up the eggs, steak and butter to lower our
cholesterol, speed down the wrong track. How so?
The contention that fat in our diet causes high cholesterol in
our blood has been shot down in 30 different medical studies.
Famous heart surgeon Michael DeBakey conducted a study of
1,700 patients who had atherosclerosis severe enough for
hospitalization. Only one out of five patients had high
cholesterol. That means 80% of the patients did NOT have high
cholesterol, but had heart disease anyway.
Something else, not dietary fat and not heredity, selects those
who will die of heart disease.
"Experts," who foist upon us all sorts of products to get our
cholesterol down, merrily medicate a symptom away and in the
process deplete our bodily stores of iron, a mineral required by
our metabolic enzyme systems.
Cholesterol levels are part of your body's defense system. You
need this raw material for the production of anti-stress
hormones.
"Experts" don't tell us that stress, produced by mineral
deficiency, drives the so-called bad cholesterol up and the so-
called good cholesterol down.
Copper in your diet helps determine your cholesterol levels.
Copper deficiency raises the 'bad' LDL cholesterol and reduces
the 'good' HDL cholesterol. (Klevay 1987).
What happens when magnesium-deficient people get dosed with
magnesium? Their 'good' HDL cholesterol goes up and their
'bad' LDL cholesterol goes down. (Bersohn 1956)
A Danish study involving more than 3,000 men showed those at
greatest risk of developing severe coronary problems also had
the lowest levels of selenium in their bodies (Suadicani 1992).
The immediate benefit of selenium was illustrated in a study
where volunteers were fed a high-fat diet but only half received
selenium supplements. Fat deposits increased by 76% for the
control group, but the group given selenium had significantly
balanced total cholesterol levels, LDL levels, and HDL levels.
(Wojcicki 1991).
High cholesterol is not a magic bullet promoting disease; it is a
warning sign.
Suppose you went out and bought a new Mercedes Benz and
after a while a red warning light came on. Would you have your
mechanic remove the red light? Of course not! You would have
him find out why the red light went on.
"Experts" frequently advise that for good health, our serum
cholesterol should be less than 180. Unfortunately, individuals
with cholesterol levels lower than 180 have a higher all-cause
death rate. (Circulation 1992 86:3)
Think about what awaits all those poor folks who have been
fooled by the cholesterol myth.
Bill Quesnell, health educator and author of 'Minerals: The
Essential Link to Health,' helps people recover energy and
vitality. Subscribe to No Charge monthly ezine, "Where Health
Comes From" at info@mineralsbuildhealth.com Phone:
619/222-2268 Toll free orders: 866/552-0622 Write Bill at
5039 Voltaire St. #3, San Diego, CA 92107 For critical
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