The Great Cholesterol Lie
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In Dr. Dwight Lundell’s new ground-breaking book, “The Great Cholesterol Lie: Why Inflammation Kills And The Real Cure For Heart Disease,” Dr. Lundell empowers the reader to take charge of their health by understanding inflammation and how it causes heart disease. In over 5,000 open heart surgeries, Dr. Lundell saw only one common denominator in [...]
Read More...JUPITER Study Findings Hardly Exciting
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When data from the JUPITER study was released at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, a bang of excitement was heard round the world.
Read More...The Cholesterol Theory– A Tragedy To Health
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We have done a disservice to the American people and it is time to right the wrong. I will tell you quite emphatically based on scientific fact that cholesterol does not cause heart disease.
Read More...Arachidonic Acid Gone Awry ”Increases Risk of Heart Attack
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People with a genetic disposition have a greater risk of having a heart attack if they eat a diet high in arachidonic acid, which is found in animal foods such as meats and eggs.
Read More...Asthma Triggering Compounds from Omega-6 Fat Create Clogged Arteries
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Excellent review paper, which describes how the potent inflammatory compounds, which trigger asthma, also damage arteries, via the leukotrienes generated from the omega-6 fat, arachidonic acid.
Read More...Statins, Heart Disease And Inflammation
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Over the last couple of months there have been papers that reinforce evidence that heart researchers have had for years - that inflammation plays an important role in heart disease.
Read More...Heart Disease Risk Factor - Inflammation
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Remember the last time you scraped your knee? As it healed, it grew red and warm, sometimes leaking pus. That was inflammation at work.
Read More...Anti-Inflammatory Action Plan
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Once thought to be a simple problem of too much cholesterol, it is now widely accepted that inflammation also plays a central role in the atherosclerotic process.
Read More...Looking Beyond Cholesterol
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For many of the 250,000 people who succumb each year from sudden cardiac death, cholesterol - now the main focus of prevention efforts - is simply not a factor. Cholesterol screening fails to identify about 50% of those who have heart attacks in the US, because their total cholesterol is either normal or only slightly elevated (1)
Read More...The Connection Between Heart Disease and Inflammation
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In 1997, a study showed, for the first time, the link between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and heart disease. The public began to hear rumblings about testing for CRP a few years later.
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