Alternative Health News August 23,
2007
Lowering
your cholesterol might not be a good idea. Doctors generally try to
lower their patient's cholesterol too much. This might lead to a
higher risk of cancer according to a meta-analysis of over 41,000
patient records. Another risk from too little cholesterol is an
increased risk of Parkinson's disease as well as damage to the
liver and muscles. It can also increase your risk of depression,
stroke, violent behavior, and suicide.
Cholesterol
has the following benefits:
-
Acts as your body's repair substance
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Helps you to digest fats
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Is the precursor to vitamin D
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Is necessary for hormone production
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Functions as a powerful antioxidant
To
read the full article, follow this link :
What Happens When Your Cholesterol Goes Too
Low?by Mercola.com
- July
26, 2007
What
kind of tests should you have your doctor do? How to interpret the
results of those tests?
Following
are the ideal levels for cardiovascular health:
|
Total
Cholesterol |
Ideal
Range = 180 to 200 mg/dL if less than age 70
Ideal
Range = Up to 300 if older than age 70 |
|
HDL
Cholesterol |
Ideal
level = Above 50 mg/dL |
|
LDL
Cholesterol |
Ideal
level = Below 100 mg/dL |
|
HDL
% or Ratios |
Ideal
levels = See table below |
|
Triglycerides(TG) |
Ideal
level = Below 100 mg/dL |
|
C-Reactive
Protein(CRP) |
Ideal
level = Below 1 mg/L (0.1 mg/dL) |
|
Homocysteine |
Ideal
level = Below 8.0 micromoles/L |
|
Lipoprotein |
Ideal
level = Below 10 mg/dL |
|
Ferritin |
Ideal
range = 20-50 ng/ml (Above 80 is trouble) |
|
Fibrinogen |
Ideal
range = 150-300 mg/dL |
|
Blood
glucose(8hr fast) |
Ideal
range = 60-85 mg/dL
Pre-diabetic
= 95-110 mg/dL
Diabetic
= Above 110 mg/dL
Hypoglycemic
= Below 60 mg/dL
Critical
levels = Below 40 or Above 450 mg/dL |
|
Insulin
(8 hr fasting) |
Good
level = Below 5 microUnits/ml
Best
level = 2-3 microUnits/ml
High
risk Diabetes= Above 10 microUnits/ml |
|
Hemoglobin |
Ideal
range = Below 6% of total
hemoglobin |
Cholesterol
Cardiac Risk Factors:
|
Cholesterol/HDL
Ratio (ie Total Cholesterol divided by HDL): |
|
Cardiac
Risk |
Ratio
in Males |
Ratio
in Females |
|
High
risk (3X): |
9.7
to 23.4 |
7.2
to 11.0 |
|
Above
average risk (2X): |
5.1
to 9.6 |
4.5
to 7.1 |
|
Average
risk: |
3.5
to 5.0 |
3.4
to 4.4 |
|
Below
average risk (1/2): |
1.0
to 3.4 |
1.0
to 3.3 |
|
HDL
Percentage: HDL/Cholesterol X 100 (ie HDL divided by Total Chol X
100): |
|
Cardiac
Risk |
HDL
in Males |
HDL
in Females |
|
High
risk (3X): |
Below
10% |
Below
14% |
|
Above
average risk (2X): |
10
to 19% |
14
to 22% |
|
Average
risk: |
24%
(Range 20 to 29) |
26%
(Range 23 to 30) |
|
Below
average risk (1/2): |
Above
29% |
Above
30% |
|
LDL/HDL
Risk Ratio (ie LDL divided by HDL) Male or
Female: |
|
Cardiac
Risk |
Ratio
in Males |
Ratio
in Females |
|
High
risk (3X): |
6.4
to 8.0 |
5.1
to 6.1 |
|
Above
average risk (2X): |
3.7
to 6.3 |
3.3
to 5.0 |
|
Average
risk: |
1.1
to 3.6 |
1.6
to 3.2 |
|
Below
average risk (1/2): |
Below
1.1 |
Below
1.6 |
To
read the full article, follow this link :
How to Determine Your Cardiovascular
Healthby
Mercola.com
-
Jan 4, 2003
|
Again
another study proving the benefit of natural vitamin E and vitamin
C which can significantly reduce the risk of several cardiovascular
diseases. Study published in the August 13 2007, issue of Archives
of internal Medicine, a journal published by the American Medical
Association.
To
read the full article, follow this link :
Major Study Finds Good News About Vitamins E and
Cby NewsTarget.com
- Aug
13, 2007
Based
on the previous article showing the benefit of natural vitamin E
and vitamin C, you would think that the news headlines would tell
the public about it but instead they are proclaiming that vitamins
E and C are useless.
To
read the full article, follow this link :
Unraveling the lies about the antioxidant study
on vitamins E and Cby NewsTarget.com
- Aug
13, 2007
How
the press failed to tell the truth about the benefits of
antioxidants.
To
read the full article, follow this link :
Antioxidants, bad science and failure of the
press to tell the truthby NewsTarget.com
- Aug
13, 2007
I have a special four
part report by CBN.com news regarding the
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