Cholesterol for Dummies

[HysteryDiagnosis]

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Cholesterol-Anthony-Colpo/dp/1430309334/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1298673653&sr=8-6

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This is a fantastic book .
Reading it, I imagined Colpo to be a top scientist in his own little laboratory, wrinkled (once white) coat, long fuzzy beard and surrounded by mountains of disorderly stacks of paper.
Here is a book, written for the layman and professional alike, it is an eye opener even for those of us who have long known that the cholesterol theory was rubbish from the very beginning. It must have taken ages to put this book together, it is easy to understand and written with the diligence and enthusiasm of an analytical and caring mind.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Mr dixie's Dr. tried to put him on statins because of "high" cholesterol.

I insisted on seeing the lab report.
He was 5 points above "normal" level.

He is not on statins.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. So now he is the new normal and doesn't feel like crap. Homocysteine, C reactive

protein and other inflammatory markers are the culprits here, as well as oxidative stress and infection.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. In Oct my Cholesterol was 306. Dr wanted to put me on Lipitor. I said NO!!

A couple of diet changes...and in three months, my cholesterol was 194..with NO DRUGS!!!
Still going down, and no drugs!!!
I recently added some exercise.

Big Pharma is the only winner in these "wars"...

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Psst.... 100 mg day of CoQ10 is what we both use to maintain normal limits.

MY dr. raised her eyebrows about that, I stood firm. And my tests just came back normal.

[cutlassmama]

6. thanks for that. Going to get some now.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Be sure to read some reputable sites about COQ10.

( that would be the ones who are not selling it). Lots of online information.
100 mg seems to be minimum dose and I buy from iherb.com, for years, and buy standardized herbs when possible.

Hi blood pressure meds and esp. statins actually lower/eliminate the COQ10 from your body.

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Will up my dosage to 100mg/day. thanks

[KarenS]

5. Thank you for this,,,,

Mr S's Doctor wants to put him on statins.

I just ordered this book ~ Thank you again.