| o Free Radicals | | | | cholesterol new studies have shown zinc supplements |
| Free radicals participate in most if not all human | | | | may increase a risk of heart disease. |
| disease. Start immediately to reduce the amount of | | | | Fiber - As previously discussed all forms of fiber is a |
| free radicals in your body as possible. We have | | | | good addition to your diet. Water-soluble fiber in the |
| already discussed this above as stop smoking, | | | | form of legumes, barley, oats, brown rice, dried beans |
| eliminate alcohol consumption, reduce fats and sugars | | | | and some fruits all act as a sponge and not only lower |
| etc.o Antioxidants (from food sources) | | | | cholesterol but pull it from the body. |
| "In the USA, heart and blood vessel diseases account | | | | Charcoal - for all your grilling fanatics out there I don't |
| for almost half of all deaths, and about another one | | | | advise to pick up your bag of Kingsford grilling bricks |
| quarter. The opportunities to control diseases like these | | | | and start chomping away. But the formation of |
| through micronutrients is, perhaps, the most exciting | | | | controlled burning of an organic material such as wood |
| prospect for preventive medicine in the coming | | | | and is then exposed to steam at high temperatures |
| decade." William A. Pryor, PhD Director of biodynamics | | | | thus becomes "Activated". Activated charcoal is highly |
| Institute at the Louisiana State University. "In the case | | | | absorbent, safe, odorless, taste-less and effectively |
| of heart disease, antioxidants significantly slow and | | | | lowers cholesterol. It has been shown that a 27 |
| even prevent atherosclerosis." Dr. John McDougall | | | | percent drop in cholesterol was observed when 8 |
| MDo Antioxidant Vitamins | | | | grams of activated powdered charcoal was ingested |
| Vitamin C - In a study published in the Proceedings of | | | | three times a day for four weeks. |
| the National Academy of Sciences vitamin C as | | | | Garlic - A review of garlic in the Annals of Internal |
| reported by the researchers "is the most effective... | | | | Medicine found that cholesterol is lowered by 9 |
| antioxidant in the human blood plasma..." and "of major | | | | percent if one half of one clove of garlic is taken daily. |
| importance for the protection against f.r.e.e radical | | | | Garlic powder of 800 mg per day has shown to lower |
| formation". Vitamin C has also been shown to lower | | | | cholesterol on average of about 30 points. Garlic is |
| cholesterol by 12 percent at 2 grams per. day. | | | | also known to lower blood pressure and improves |
| Vitamin E - It is interesting to note that vegetarians are | | | | blood flow by reducing the thickness of the blood. |
| known to have more vitamin E in there bodies as | | | | Allicin a sulfur containing compound is its primary |
| non-vegetarians. It is just as interesting to note that | | | | ingredient. |
| there is a lower instance of heart disease (in all | | | | Gugulipid - comes from a tree native to India and has |
| disease for that matter) in vegetarians. Researchers | | | | been used in their healing systems for centuries. There |
| from other studies found that the clearest predictor of | | | | are mixed studies in western medicine if gugulipid is |
| death due to heart disease was provided by the level | | | | effective or not. |
| of vitamin E in the bloodstream. Two hundred | | | | Ginko Biloba - has been used by the Chinese healers |
| milligrams of dry vitamin E taken daily has been shown | | | | for thousands of years. It is also used widely by |
| to lower total cholesterol by 15 percent in four weeks. | | | | physicians today in Germany and France. Its results |
| Niacin - (vitamin B3) has been used by doctors for | | | | are an increase in blood flow and a decrease in the |
| years to lower cholesterol and triglycerides. Reductions | | | | thickness of the blood. It has been shown that 40mg |
| of 20 to 25 percent have been shown with 2000 to | | | | three times a day is expected and must continue for |
| 3000 mg of niacin daily. Warning; do not take niacin | | | | four to six weeks to see any benefits. |
| without doctor supervision - high doses of niacin could | | | | Capsaicin - Red pepper has been shown to reduce |
| product severe and unwanted side effects. | | | | blood clotting there by reducing the risk of a blood clot |
| Beta-Carotene - (two Vitamin A's joined together) The | | | | forming in the artery and causing a heart attack. |
| latest research shows that supplemental | | | | Let us never forget that... |
| beta-carotene could have an adverse effect in high | | | | "Cardiovascular Disease claims more lives each year |
| doses. However natural beta-carotene from fresh | | | | than the next five leading causes of death combined" |
| vegetables has been shown to surround each of your | | | | John J. Pippin MD director of cardiovascular medicine |
| cells and protect them from f.r.e.e radicals. You can | | | | at Cooper Clinic Dallas TX. |
| see the beta-carotene in the orange colored fruits and | | | | Base your diet around foods that are Fresh, Natural, |
| vegetables like cantaloupe carrots, pumpkin and sweet | | | | Pure, Whole and Organic. Limit processed foods and |
| potatoes but it is also in the dark green leafy | | | | you should never have to measure, count, cut anything |
| vegetables, you just can't see it on the account of the | | | | and you can eat as much as you want. "What God |
| dark green chlorophyll present. | | | | made no man can improve on" Dr. |
| Zinc - Even though zinc has shown to lower HDL | | | | |