Everyone wants lower cholesterol nowadays. Well, not quite... one out of every three of us in America! That's huge. But if you look carefully, you may notice that winning the battle of a lower cholesterol level does not mean winning the high cholesterol war.
Abnormally high cholesterol levels do not indicate you need to lower your cholesterol, it is an indication of an underlying problem. Modern medicine tends to "silence" the message instead of dealing with the mess. This serious medical issue precipitated by poor lifestyle habits is being sidestepped due in part to influence from the pharmaceutical industry. We are in a serious cholesterol war. But, can we win?
You know you win when you do not have to worry about lowering cholesterol again. It's when you can eat your food and not fear that your pipes may clog some more. You know you win the high cholesterol war when there is absolutely ZERO in your budget to spend on cholesterol lowering drugs like Lipitor® and Pravachol®. Read on if you wish to learn how to "fight" successfully.
This website shows you how you can control high cholesterol, or prevent the problem if it has not yet set in. In short, you learn how to win the high cholesterol war and live your life in "pre-hysteria" calm like we used to do just a few decades ago. Well, something has changed since then - and it's not only the invention of the credit card. There is a high cholesterol war going on and the collateral (cholesterol) damages carry labels such as:
The problem of high cholesterol is becoming more serious even though the number of treatment options continues to rise. Is modern medicine finding a solution? Is there a "cause and effect principle" in effect here that many of the victims have been ignoring? You can find out here, and win the high cholesterol war.
How do you lower cholesterol safely?
You should know that lowering cholesterol the wrong way can cause you more problems than you already have. Your doctor knows that. That is why you are advised to check for damage to your liver every three months or so if you are on cholesterol lowering medication...
Why Doctors Think Cholesterol Lowering Drugs Will Solve My Problem and How I Know They Won't
Let's start with the money. Cholesterol lowering drugs are the top earners for the pharmaceutical industries. In 2004 Pfizer netted $10.9 billion in sales from their cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin (popularly known as Lipitor). It beats their other wonder drug...
JUPITER Study Says Crestor Reduces Our Risk of Cardiovascular Events by 47 Percent
Those cholesterol numbers can be tricky, and so are the reports and advertisements you hear. The makers of statin medications want all of us to take statins...
How to Easily Lower Your Cholesterol and Avoid Becoming Collateral Damage
The high cholesterol war is on! Don't say it doesn't exist. Don't say it is not real...
Try These Foods That Lower Cholesterol With ZERO Side Effects
Think of avocado, olive oil, garlic, apples (skin), oats, sesame seed, sarsaparilla (ingredient in Milagro de la Selva), and sunflower seed oil. All these are foods that help lower cholesterol. The problem is that we don't use them enough and some have even been mis-represented as cholesterol-increasing agents...
What a Sample Diet to Lower Cholesterol Looks Like
Everybody has gotten used to diets since the weightloss "crisis" took to the markets. But what would a diet to lower cholesterol be like?
The Vegetarian Protein Supply and How to Complete Your Beans
Legumes are deficient in an essential amino acid called methionine. If soybean (used to make tofu) is a major source of protein for non-meat eaters, how can total vegetarians avoid being protein deficient?
High Cholesterol Foods You Definitely Should Avoid
Of all the foods high in cholesterol, these are some common items to avoid. By the way, you should note that all...
Causes of High Cholesterol - What are They?
What are the causes of high cholesterol and how do we prevent this condition?
Should Those Who Have Normal Cholesterol Levels Take Statin Drugs?
Some persons in the pharmaceutical drug and medical industries believe people who do not [yet] have high cholesterol should take statin drugs... What about putting it in drinking water?

Medicine is a business. Keeping you alive is good for business, adopting practices that break your dependence on prescription drugs may not be.
Statins lower total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol by "short-circuiting" normal liver functions to limit cholesterol synthesis. This class of drugs has been extremely profitable on the market and, although benefits for coronary malfunction are hard to prove and regardless of the known side effects, there is a drive (JUPITER study) to make this drug available for use outside cholesterol-lowering applications.
One medical expert has suggested that statin drugs be put in drinking water. The doctor says if you have a normal cholesterol level you should take the drug... whether or not you have high cholesterol. Read more...
"I know many people with cholesterol levels over 300 mg/dL, with perfectly clean arteries—and just the opposite, people with levels below 170 mg/dL who have suffered a major heart attack. Furthermore, when the arteries of patients taking statins are studied over time, regression of the underlying artery disease, atherosclerosis, occurs in only a minority of patients, even if cholesterol drops profoundly under the influence of powerful medications."
-- John McDougall, MD.