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DAMAGE TO LDL CHOLESTEROL RISKS HUMAN LIFE – (09-06-05)

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Plasma Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein, a Strong Predictor for Acute Coronary Heart Disease Events in Apparently Healthy, Middle-Aged Men

I frequently have patients come in with cholesterol that is just slightly elevated–maybe 210 or 220.  There have been times that these patients have been doing everything else right and their cholesterol is just a little elevated.  We need to remember that cholesterol does not do its damage until it gets damaged itself.  This damage to LDL cholesterol creates a compound called an oxysterol and THIS is what does the damage.

High intakes of fruits and veggies with lots of antioxidants can protect this cholesterol from becoming oxidized.  We can see from this current study that these oxidized cholesterols really do increase risk greatly (up to 4x the risk).

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HYPE ABOUT LOWERING CHOLESTEROL

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Honey on Suppression of Human Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Damage

Despite all the hype about lowering your cholesterol, the reality is that cholesterol all by its lonesome does not create problems.  It is only when the cholesterol molecule gets oxidatively damaged that it becomes and oxysterol and subsequent damage to our cardiovascular system.  So obviously, anything that protects the cholesterol molecule is a good thing.

This study finds that the large number of protective compounds in honey actually protect cholesterol.  Remember that the darker and locally grown honeys are always going to be the best bet.

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PROTECTING OUR ARTERIES WITH GARLIC

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PROTECTING OUR ARTERIES WITH GARLIC.  I always remind patients that cholesterol all by itself does NOT cause damage to our arteries.  It is not until cholesterol becomes oxidatively damaged (now called an oxysterol) that it becomes to cause damage to our arteries.  So, regardless of what your cholesterol level is, we need to protect our cholesterol.  How do we do this?  (hint:  statins DON’T protect cholesterol)  Shockingly, it’s a high phytonutrient, plant based diet.

In this particular study, researchers looked at the use of garlic to protect cholesterol and protect our blood vessels.