A number of clinical studies have indicated that garlic can offer modest reductions in cholesterol. A 1997 study by nutrition researchers at Pennsylvania State University found men who took garlic capsules for five months reduced their total cholesterol by 7% and LDL by 12%. Another study showed that seven clovesof fresh garlic a day significantly reduced LDL, as did a daily dose of four garlic extract pills. Other studies in 1997 and 1998 back up these results. However, two more recent studies have questioned the effectiveness of garlic in lowering "bad cholesterol." Well :-)...no wonder... such studies are after all funded by the pharma industry :-)
But!... by the way!... exercise is always good for for you... also if you if you believe your 200+ level is bad for
you... so how about getting up from your chair in front of the TV, and start walking... even the pharma industry
sanction that.... in addition to their pills that is. ;-).................. .............
Here is a page where I have collected some information on the scam with cholesterol.
One of the realy big scams by the Pharma Industry over the last few years. One that was made possible thru the signature of the previous head of state in Norway - Gro Bruntland - whe she was heading the WHO. With her penstroke, defining the proper cholesterol level in a "healthy" person, virtually half of the population of the western world was made sick!... suffering from high cholesterol!... and the multi-billion-dollar-a-year business by the pharma industry and the "zero-cholesterin-margarine" started rolling.
Few people know that cholesterol is an absolute vital building stone for the renewal of cells in the
human body, and that our liver is the producer of this vital element for the steady "repair" needed
in our body... and like old machines, people need a bit more maintenance as they grow older.
A matter worth looking into!But, by all means!... there might indeed be something to "good"
or "bad" cholesterol... I'm not questioning that, but I'm putting up a large question about
a "TC levels over 200 mg/dL" being abnormal and dangerous to my health.
TypesLevels
Total cholesterol:
Desirable<200
Borderline200 to 240
Undesirable>240
HDL cholesterol:
Desirable>45
Borderline35 to 45
Undesirable<35
LDL cholesterol:
Desirable<130
Borderline130 to 160
Undesirable>160
Ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol:
Desirable<3
Borderline3 to 4
Undesirable>4
Types Of Cholesterol and the levels claimed to be medically correct.
Some pages dealing with the cholesterol SCAM
... and, if you do worry about 200+ level... how about some garlic?
More to come
