Professor Laurence
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Professor Laurence Kotlikoff for the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis confirms the USDA "Low-Fat Diet" will bankrupt the United States by causing Medicare expenses to explode.
July 14, 2006
This web site will prove the most healthy diet for humans is:
70% total fat on a calorie basis
31% saturated fat
7% polyunsaturated fat
25% monounsaturated fat
7% other fats
27% protein
3% carbohydrates (20 gm of which 3 gm or less is fiber).Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy.
Nutrition, Healing, Health, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate & Cholesterol Science.
Top Ten Nutritional Myths, Distortions and Lies That Will Destroy Your Health.
Top Ten Historical Events That Created Our Current Health & Nutritional Quagmire.
Diabetes and Its Awful Toll Quietly Emerge as a Crisis - New York Times - January 9, 2006.
Warning ----- Most people have been found to be addicted to the very foods that made them sick and continue to prevent their recovery. These people typically refuse to change their nutritional philosophy. Please keep this in mind as you study the diet suggestions presented here and compare them to the foods you eat. Breaking out of your addictions and nutritional beliefs can be extremely difficult.
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Artherosclerotic Plaque Artery Blockage
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition where the inside of the artery is narrowed by a buildup of atherosclerotic plaque between the inside lining of the artery called the endothelial lining and the smooth muscle layer. The smooth muscle layer is covered by a layer of connective tissue providing structural containment and support for the two layers beneath.
Symptoms of coronary artery disease are generally not felt until the plaque reduces the artery opening by 75%. People who do not engage in strenuous exercise may not notice the chest pain or tightness until the artery opening is 90% closed. The reduction in blood flow deprives the heart muscle of oxygen causing symptoms. A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when the blockage suddenly increases or when strenuous exercise is attempted.
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Exercise does not prevent heart disease. |
Most medical references and medical societies describe the cause of coronary artery disease by listing risk factors such as high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. However, half of the people having a heart attack do not have any of these risk factors. Obviously, something else is the primary cause for CAD. These risk factors are not the cause of CAD. The true cause of coronary artery disease is a process called glycation. Everyone who suffers a heart attack that was caused by plaque clogging arteries has been experiencing glycation. The initiating conditions needed to cause glycation are high-insulin and high-glucose levels in the blood. This is the initiating cause for coronary artery disease. The atherosclerotic plaque is composed primarily of glycated LDL cholesterol, glycated proteins, glycated hemoglobin A1C and oxidized (rancid) polyunsaturated omega-6 triglycerides (linoleic fatty acids). Glycation occurs when polysaccharide molecule chains (complex carbohydrates also called glycans) are attached to another molecule such as LDL, protein or hemoglobin. Oxidation occurs when oxygen, iron, or some other ion or free radical molecule attaches to the empty electron bond of polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids. Unsaturated fat that have been oxidized are said to have become rancid.
One test for diabetes is to measure the concentration of glycosylated (or glycated) hemoglobin usually called hemoglobin A1c. This is blood hemoglobin that has been attached to glucose molecules in the presence of high insulin levels. Since the life span of red blood cells is about 120 days, this test indicates the long term level of blood glucose and insulin. Glycated hemoglobin is one of the causes for coronary artery disease. This is why 65% of diabetics die from heart disease.
Diabetes - The Cause, Prevention, Treatment and Control of Hypoglycemia and Type 1 & 2 Diabetes
Hyperglycemia, Lipoprotein Glycation, and Vascular Disease
Arvindan Veiraiah, MRCP Llandough Hospital, Penarth, Wales, UK
"Hyperlipidemia and its treatment are currently recognized as important modulators of cardiovascular mortality in the presence of disordered glucose control. On the other hand, the effects of hyperglycemia and its treatment on hyperlipidemia are not widely appreciated. Hyperglycemia is commonly associated with an increase in intestinal lipoproteins and a reduction in high-density lipoprotein (HDL). This could be a consequence of hyperglycemia-induced glycation of lipoproteins, which reduces the uptake and catabolism of the lipoproteins via the classical low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor. A high dietary carbohydrate load increases the glycation of intestinal lipoproteins, prolongs their circulation, and increases their plasma concentration. Hyperglycemia also leads to inhibition of lipoprotein lipase, further aggravating hyperlipidemia. Circulating advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) also bind lipoproteins and delay their clearance, a mechanism that has particularly been implicated in the dyslipidemia of diabetic nephropathy. As uptake via scavenger receptors is not inhibited, glycation increases the proportion of lipoproteins that are taken up via inflammatory cells and decreases the proportion taken up by hepatocytes via classical LDL receptors. This promotes the formation of atheromatous plaques and stimulates inflammation. Hyperglycemia increases the formation of oxidized LDL and glycated LDL, which are important modulators of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular death. The risk of cardiovascular death is increased by even short-term derangement of blood sugar control, owing perhaps to the glycation of lipoproteins and other critical proteins. Glycated LDL could prove very useful in measuring the effect of hyperglycemia on cardiovascular disease, its risk factors, and its complications. Comparing different glucose-lowering and lipid-lowering drugs in respect to their influence on glycated LDL could increase knowledge of the mechanism by which they alter cardiovascular risk."
Heart Attack Risk Because of Glycated LDL
The endothelial cells become inflamed because the glycated LDL, glycated protein, glycated hemoglobin and rancid polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids in the atherosclerotic plaque are prompting an attack by the immune system. Inflammation is a normal body response and not the cause of heart disease. This inflammation can cause the endothelial lining to rupture, thereby releasing some of the plaque into the blood stream. The body responds by releasing fibrinogen, a blood clotting factor, to form a blood clot at the sight. This is a normal body healing response. The blood clot forms more readily in the presence of hyperinsulinemia (high blood insulin level). The clot of blood can build to form a blockage of the passage thereby causing a sudden heart attack. The blood clot can also break loose to flow downstream in the artery until the natural narrowing of the artery causes a blockage and a sudden heart attack. The buildup of atherosclerotic plaque does not need to be extensive for this type of heart attack to occur. The point of rupture can be at a location where the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque is small and not sufficient to cause symptoms. In these cases the sudden heart attack can occur without any prior warning.
Hyperglycemia (high levels of blood glucose caused by glucose intolerance) in the presence of hyperinsulinemia (high levels of blood insulin caused by insulin resistance) causes polysaccharide chains to attach to serum proteins, artery proteins, serum hemoglobin and LDL molecules in a process called glycation. The glycated molecules and rancid omega-6 fatty acids form a fatty deposit called atherosclerotic plaque. The serum molecules and the fatty deposits become sticky. White blood cells called immune system macrophages ingest the glycated and rancid molecules. The macrophages swell to form foam cells that attach to the sticky artery walls to narrow the artery and restrict blood flow. These conditions are caused by a diet high in carbohydrates. The process occurs rather suddenly in people who are hyperglycemic, hypoglycemic or diabetic. Clear arteries can become plugged and thereby cause a heart attack in as little as one year. People suffering a heart attack are frequently surprised when their doctor tells them they are also in a middle stage of diabetes. This condition is commonly seen in people who have an artery bypass operation. The replaced artery or stent (metal expandable shield that holds the artery open) can become plugged again in as little as one year. The theory that artery plaque slowly builds through life as one ages is false.
Glycation has also been shown to be involved in carpal tunnel syndrome. In these cases the tendons and ligaments in the wrist become cross linked to adjoining rigid tissue with glycated molecules causing pain when the restrained tendon is forced to move.
Benfotiamine is made from thiamine, vitamin B1, in a special fat soluble form. It is not quickly flushed from the body as occurs with regular water soluble vitamin B1. Benfotiamine carries the vitamin B1 to all cells of the body were it more easily enters the cells to be used in the energy producing Krebs cycle. The thiamine is needed as a non-protein cofactors for Krebs cycle activity. The result is the increased conversion of food calories into energy, instead of being converted to body fat.
Benfotiamine also block three of the four major metabolic pathway to prevent damage to the blood vessels. It may be beneficial in the prevention of heart disease. Benfotiamine has been shown to delay the onset of blood vessel and nerve damage in diabetics. It also reduces inflammation by blocking pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-kB.
The tendency is use the beneficial effect of Benfotiamine to increase food calories, instead of losing weight. Care must be taken to not increase food calories when taking Benfotiamine. Otherwise, weight lose will not occur.
Benfotiamine, Lipid-Soluble Form of Vitamin B1, Blocks Damage Caused by Hyperglycemia.
"Diabetes accelerates the aging process and leads to complications that include blindness, renal failure, nerve damage, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. It has been hypothesized that high plasma glucose concentrations are responsible for increased mitochondrial free radical production and subsequent inactivation of glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) in vascular endothelial cells and other cells implicated in these complications. As a result of the decreased ability of GAPDH to process upstream metabolites, three pathways of metabolic damage are activated, which include the advanced glycation end-product formation pathway, the protein kinase C pathway, and the hexosamine pathway. All three pathways have been implicated in abnormal cell signaling in diabetes. A group of German and U.S. scientists has now found that treating diabetic rats with high doses of benfotiamine, a lipid-soluble form of vitamin B1, can prevent diabetic retinopathy and all three forms of metabolic damage by stimulating transketolase activity and thus diverting excess metabolites toward the pentose pathway."
Mega Benfotiamine, 250 Mg 120 Vegetarian Capsules. Up to 1050 mg per day is required per study.
Benfotiamine, 150 Mg 240 Vegetarian Capsules.
Fatty Acid Formation Artery Blockage
A second cause for heart artery blockage is the formation of fat on the surface of the endothelial lining. This is not plaque as described above. The reasons fat accumulates inside of the heart arteries is not fully understood, but the accumulation of body fat around the mid-section is a strong risk factor. The accumulation of body fat is not limited to the mid-section. It also accumulates around organs and can accumulate in the heart arteries. The reaction may occur when the body fat becomes insulin resistant. Many morbid obese people can accumulate hundreds of pounds of body fat without getting heart disease from fat accumulation in the arteries because they simply do not suffer from insulin resistance. Artery fat can occur on the low-carbohydrate diet as well as the high-carbohydrate diet; although, the high-carbohydrate is more likely to form plaque. The excess consumption of fat calories on the low-carbohydrate diet is most likely to form fatty artery deposits, rather than plaque. A strict calorie reduction by cutting dietary fats can clear out the artery fat from the inside surface of the artery in the same manner as it clears out fat throughout the body. On the other hand, plaque lies between the layers of the artery wall and is unlikely to be removed.
Cholesterol
The small, dense LDL fraction classified as pattern B LDL cholesterol is a strong heart disease risk in the presence of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. Cholesterol is a requirement in the healthy composition of all cells. LDL carries the cholesterol to all cells throughout the body. The cellular requirement for cholesterol as a membrane component is satisfied in one of two way: 1) it is either synthesized within the cell or 2) it is delivered to the cell by LDLs. LDLs are the primary plasma (blood) carriers of cholesterol for repair of vascular injuries.
Lipid Digestion and Lipoproteins
"Insulin and tri-iodothyronine (T3) increase the binding of LDLs to liver cells, whereas glucocorticoids (e.g., dexamethasone) have the opposite effect. The precise mechanism for these effects is unclear but may be mediated through the regulation of apoB degradation. The effects of insulin and T3 on hepatic LDL binding may explain the hypercholesterolemia and increased risk of athersclerosis that have been shown to be associated with uncontrolled diabetes or hypothyroidism."
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Insulin, glucose and triglycerides cause heart disease as a result of eating carbohydrates. |
Blood tests for measuring cholesterol are misdirected. Most doctors think total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol must be rigidly controlled in order to reduce heart disease risks. Yet, half of the people suffering a heart attack have normal cholesterol levels. Doctors should be measuring blood glucose, insulin and triglyceride levels in the evaluation of heart disease risks because 65% of diabetics die from heart disease. Eating carbohydrates like fruit, whole grains, starches and sugars cause diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Twenty-five percent of the people with diabetes will die from cancer.
The coronary arteries are not the only ones affected by the formation of artery plaque. Plaque can form in the arteries of the legs to cause peripheral artery disease with symptoms of severe leg pain while walking. The arteries of the neck can become restricted in the same manner causing an ischemic stroke. The arteries in and around the penis can be affected by the formation of plaque to cause erectile dysfunctions (the inability to achieve or maintain an erection). Symptoms in these areas give a strong signal that trouble could be brewing in the heart as well and vice versa.
Books, literature and websites are exploding with the statement, "artery-clogging, long-chain saturated fats are derived from animals." This statement has one major scientific error. The fats found in clogged arteries are primarily polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids obtained from eating whole grains, seeds, most nuts and vegetable oils, not from red meat or other animal fats.
Cholesterol, Energy, Healing, Sex and Babies.
Benjamin and his wife are good examples of those who religiously followed the low-fat diet as outlined by the American Heart Association and the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. Benjamin would have loved eating eggs for breakfast and a big, fatty, medium-rare beef steak for dinner, but his wife would not let him. Yes, he was hen-pecked, and she was domineering to the max. She insisted they both eat the low-fat diet with whole grain cereals for breakfast, whole grain bread, whole grain pasta with soy protein, salads, soy veggie burgers and lots of fruit. She said, "her diet was the best in the world." She claimed the smell of cooking meat made her sick, and she could not swallow the smallest piece of fat without gagging. She was a "health nut" who insists her diet was the best in the world, but her low-fat diet made them them both fat, just like the obesity epidemic plaguing all English-speaking countries. Their daughter became obese and was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. His doctor put him on a cholesterol lowering drug because his LDL was "a little high." The doctor did not measure his glucose or insulin levels. Benjamin had a heart attack followed by a quadruple artery bypass operation after being on the cholesterol lowering drugs for five years. The cholesterol drugs did not prevent his heart disease because heart disease is not caused by cholesterol. Benjamin had two strokes after the bypass surgery, suffered terribly and died several months later. He was diagnoses with diabetes during his first treatment in the hospital for his heart attack This was a total surprise to the family. His doctor never tested him for blood glucose irregularities. His doctor agreed with his low-fat diet but totally misunderstood the disastrous health effects of the low-fat diet. Sixty-five percent of diabetics die from heart disease because insulin causes heart disease, not cholesterol or saturated fats. Benjamin's wife hasn't faired too well on her low-fat diet either. She has also been diagnosed with diabetes that has progress to the point were drugs are not sufficient. She will soon be taking insulin shots. She has also had surgery for cancer twice, gallbladderectomy, appendectomy, inflammatory bowel disease and degenerative spine disease. Wow, best diet in the world?
Diabetes - The Cause, Prevention, Treatment and Control of Hypoglycemia and Type 1 & 2 Diabetes
TEST: If you think LDL cholesterol causes heart disease, you have been brainwashed.
Recognizing a Heat Attack - The Merck Manual.
Coronary Artery Disease - The Merck Manual.
What is angina pain, heaviness or tightness of the chest?
What is hypertension, high blood pressure?
What is disturbed heart rhythm or arrhythmia?
What is congenital heart defects?
What is a ischaemic, blood clot or blockage, stroke?
What is a haemorrhagic, ruptured and bleeding blood vessel, stroke?
Relation of Plaque Lipid Composition and Morphology to the Stability of Human Aortic Plaques.
Sleep Apnea
Most health authorities claim that sleep apnea can lead to heart disease. This analysis is backwards. Sleep apnea is caused by an existing heart disease problem. A weakened heart function results in a reduced amount of oxygenation of the blood during slow breathing while asleep. The blood with reduced oxygen reaches the brain where it causes the suffer to awake gasping for air and breathing heavily. A person with sleep apnea should be checked for heart disease.
Blood Tests to Evaluate Heart Disease Risk
The commonly recommended blood tests to evaluate heart disease risks are almost worthless for truly determining the risks. Doctors will obtain a common cholesterol test that measures only the total cholesterol (CT), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides (TR). These measurements are used to calculate the low density lipoprotein (LDL) that then becomes the main focus. Medical authorities have set the limit for LDL lower and lower as cholesterol lowering drugs have failed to have any positive effect on the rate of heart disease. The lower limit for LDL was 100, but people continued to develop heart disease at an increasing rate. Now the limit has been lowered still farther to 70. This unreasonably low limit makes everyone in the world a prime candidate for the cholesterol-lowering pharmaceutical drugs.
Lipids 201 by James Mold, M.D., M.P.H. - ppt file format.
Generally, LDL cholesterol is not measured directly. The LDL is a calculated value in most test results according to the following formula:
LDL = CT - HDL - TR/5
The blood tests to accurately evaluate heart disease risk must include all of the following measurements. Unfortunately, most doctors will not request all of these test, and insurance companies may be reluctant to pay for them as routine preventative diagnostic measurements. To make matters worse, many blood testing laboratories may lack the equipment and skills to perform the tests. One blood test you can perform yourself at home may be a more important indicator of your heart disease risk than the standard cholesterol test requested by your doctor. You can easily take your own blood glucose measurement at home with a simple, inexpensive glucose meter available at any pharmacy, but most doctors neglect this important heart disease risk factor, unless testing for symptoms of diabetes. The glucose reading after fasting should be within the range of 70 - 110 mg/dL. The "atherogenic" factors below are believe to increase heart disease atherosclerotic plaque risk.
Fasting insulin - Atherogenic - This is the number one risk factor, but doctors rarely measure it.
Fasting glucose - Atherogenic - This is the number two risk factor, but doctors rarely measure it.
Homocysteine - Atherogenic - An amino acid often considered as the number one risk factor.
Triglycerides - Atherogenic - Fat in the blood that promotes plaque formation.
Fibrinogen - Atherogenic - A protein molecule that promotes clotting and thickens the blood.
LDL - Atherogenic - Low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The total LDL reading is almost worthless as a risk factor. The LDL subfractions must be evaluated separately, consisting of the following:
LP(a) - Atherogenic - The protein shell of small, dense LDL that promotes plaque formation.
IDL - Atherogenic - The intermediate density lipoprotein.
Pattern A LDL - Less atherogenic - The larger, less dense LDL cholesterol that is not a risk factor.
Pattern A/B LDL - Atherogenic - Intermediate transitional size and density.
Pattern B LDL - More Atherogenic - The small, more dense LDL cholesterol that is the highest risk factor.
VLDL - Atherogenic - Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol consisting of the following subfractions:
VLDL 1+2 - Less atherogenic.
VLDL 3 - More atherogenic.
HDL - This is the "good" cholesterol. Values below 40 are an increased risk factor. Values above 50 are protective. High density lipoprotein cholesterol consisting of the following subfractions:
HDL2 - Protective.
HDL3 - Less protective.
Total cholesterol. This is not a risk factor as commonly claimed. "Good" HDL actually raises this value.
C-reactive protein (CRP). This indicates that previous artery damage has occurred.
Lifestyle Risk Factors
The standard low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet is a high risk factor for diabetes, heart disease and cancer. People who are in the transition stage between hypoglycemia and early diabetes are in the highest risk stage because glucose, insulin, triglycerides, fibrinogen and LDL IIIa are all high. Sixty-five percent of diabetics diet from heart disease and twenty-five percent die from cancer. All English-speaking countries have raging epidemics of diabetes, heart disease and cancer because of the promotion of the low-fat diet by health authorities.
Treatments
Lifestyle and treatment must address all of the high risk factors while promoting the protective factors, such as raising the HDL. The low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet present here reduces insulin, reduces glucose, reduces triglycerides, reduces fibrinogen, reduces LP(a) and raises the HDL. All of these changes are in the right direction for preventing diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
Niacin, L-Tryptophan and P5P. Emotions and mood swings, such as excitement, anxiety and depression can have very negative effects on the body, including high blood pressure, high heart pulse rate, poor digestion, constipation or diarrhea. The cardiovascular improvements are awesome. The good HDL cholesterol is raised, and the bad LDL and triglycerides are lowered. The heart and vascular system are calmed. The combination of Carlson's Niacin Time-Release (vitamin B3), NSI L-Tryptophan (an essential amino acid) and vitamin P5P (pyridoxal-5-phosphate, a form of vitamin B6) promotes healing of the digestive system and improves cardiovascular health. In addition, niacin can convert to L-tryptophan, while P5P is needed to convert L-tryptophan to serotonin. The serotonin calms digestion, the cardiovascular system and the immune system. Serotonin promotes sound sleep and can be the cure for insomnia, an awesome side benefit. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of mood. Take one 500mg L-tryptophan capsule, one 500mg niacin time-release and one 50mg P5P capsule with dinner. The niacin will most likely cause a side effect called a "flush." The flush may last for one hour. It feels like a sunburn on the face, neck, or elsewhere. The flush is not harmful in any way. Women should increase the niacin to two capsules with dinner after a week or two of adjustment by the body. Women can then increase the dosage to three capsules per day. Men should increase the niacin to three or four tables with dinner, increasing the dosage in steps as the flush side effect diminishes. See the instruction for Extended-Release Niaspan, the prescription drug variety of time-release niacin. Do not substitute 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan (5-HTP). Do not substitute other niacin compounds. They are not equal to pure niacin. Do not substitute vitamin B6 for the P5P. It is not the same. These three supplements may not be available at your local vitamin store. Click the links above to buy them via mail order on the Internet or telephone. This treatment works better than cholesterol lowering drugs, while avoiding their dangerous side effects.
LP(a) is determined by genetics and cannot be changed by diet or exercise. However, supplemental niacin (vitamin B3) is the best way to reduce LP(a) and total cholesterol in a manner that does not have unhealthy side effects. It does not cause liver and muscle damage as do prescription cholesterol lowering drugs. However, all niacin supplements are not the same. Pure time-release niacin must be taken. Do not take "flush-free" inositol hexanicotinate niacin because it has been proven to be an ineffective form. Do not take the niacinamide, as it also has been proven to be the ineffective form of vitamin B3.
Using Niacin to Improve Cardiovascular Health - By William Davis, MD
Carlson Niacin-Time -- 500 mg - 500 Tablets - Vitacost.
Niaspan - 500 mg Extended Release - Official FDA Information - Prescription.
The combination of supplemental folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12 is the best way to reduce homocysteine, a high risk rogue amino acid that damages the lining of the arteries.
My personal vitamin, mineral and supplement program by Kent R. Rieske.
Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements Biological Functions.
Laboratory Corporation of America and its affiliate, HealthCheckUSA, will perform any of a large number of health screening tests without a doctor's prescription, and they provide a very detailed report of the results by Internet and/or mail. You can elect to have a physician interpret the results at additional cost or interpret them yourself from information on the report. Other websites as listed below provide information to assist you in understanding your test results. Any test result out of the normal range will be indicated and should be reviewed with greater concern.
The Laboratory Corporation of America Index of Services includes the VAP™ Cholesterol Test which measures all of the cholesterol subfractions.
"The VAP™ cholesterol test is a comprehensive lipoprotein analysis. It provides a direct measurement of total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, VLDL-C, Lp(a), and triglycerides. Additional reported information includes the qualitative assessment of LDL particle size, HDL subfractions (HDL2-C and HDL3-C), and VLDL subfractions (VLDL 1+2-C, VLDL3-C, and IDL-C). The VAP™ cholesterol test is in compliance with current NCEP ATP III recommendations, and the additional information provided (beyond conventional lipoprotein profiles) relates to emerging risk factors and the metabolic syndrome as recognized in the report. "
HealthCheckUSA will also have a trained professional visit your home to take the necessary samples at additional cost, if desired, and you will receive the report with your results in the mail. All of this can be done without leaving your home.
An appointment and a 12-hour fast are required before the blood is drawn. Simply make the appointment in the morning and hold breakfast until afterward.
HealthCheckUSA affiliations have nearly 10,000 centers strategically located in all 50 states. Many of these laboratories are used by doctors to conduct health screenings for their patients. Because HealthCheckUSA helps hundred of thousands of health-conscious consumers throughout the USA, they can offer health screenings at some of the most affordable prices in the nation. You simply order your tests online and take the order to your nearest testing center.
HealthCheckUSA.com | Health Screening Tests You Can Obtain Without a Physicians Prescription.
The following are website that give helpful information for interpretation of your results.
Blood Test Results - Normal Ranges.
How to interpret your blood test results.
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure Control, Heart Palpitations, Arrhythmias and Blood Testing.
Foods That Cause Coronary Artery Disease
Heart disease is cause by eating plant based foods that increase blood glucose and thereby increase blood insulin levels, and foods that contain a significant amount of polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids. These foods include:
Fruit and fruit juices.
Whole grains and refined grains.
Legumes (hard beans but not green beans).
High fructose corn syrup.
Sugar, glucose, fructose and honey.
Vegetable, seed and nut omega-6 polyunsaturated fats and oils.
Hydrogenated vegetable, seed and nut oils, called trans fats.
Complex carbohydrates.
Starches like potatoes and yams..
Cows' Milk, goats' milk, rice milk, soy milk and yogurt.
Excess consumption of calories from any food.
The onslaught of carbohydrates in the diet over many years causes glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. As we can see from the list, whole grains give a double hit at causing heart disease. Whole grains are very high in carbohydrates that raise blood glucose levels and polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids that enter the artery walls where they become rancid and inflammatory. Whole grains and fruits are the backbone of the USDA Food Pyramid Guide and the American Heart Association diet recommendations. People shopping in supermarkets can be seen with carts loaded with whole grain products and a wide assortment of fruit. These people are at high risk of developing coronary artery disease, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's disease as proven by the ever increasing epidemic of these diseases. The USDA Food Pyramid Guide causes heart disease.
It is a scientific fact that fructose sugar in fruit causes insulin resistance that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and diabetes. See the following truthful study that proves fructose as found in abundance in fruit and fruit juice is one of the root causes for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and Alzheimer's disease. Metabolic syndrome includes high triglyceride levels, a low HDL (good) cholesterol level, high blood pressure, and a high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.
See the entire list of foods that cause coronary heart disease on the "Forbidden Foods" list below.
Click here to see the "Foods That Are Absolutely Forbidden."
Foods That Do Not Cause Coronary Artery Disease
Eating fresh red meat does not contribute to heart disease in any way. Many health professionals attempt to label red meat as unhealthy because it contains saturated fat within the tissue that cannot be easily cut away. Vegetarian label red meat as unhealthy simply because eating animal flesh is a religious issue. Vegetarians will propagate any distortion or lie about red meat in hopes it will persuade others to abstain from eating animals flesh. These lies are successful in deceiving and brainwashing many people. However, the science against eating fresh red meat does not exist. It is all conjecture or based on falsified studies. Some studies find fault with high-salt, high-sugar deli meats and then attempt to paint fresh red meat with the same faults. These studies are a fraud. Fresh red meat is an excellent food and very healthy. Eating fresh red meat provides complete nutrition for healing and building a strong body.
Studies Prove Beef Is A Safe And Healthy Food.
All saturated fats have molecules with all of the electron bonds occupied. Because of this, saturated fats cannot be oxidized. Saturated fats cannot be attacked by other molecules or free radical ions. Saturated fats cannot be glycated. For these reasons a saturated fat such as lauric fatty acid in coconut oil can be left on the kitchen counter without refrigeration for a full year without turning rancid or degrading. Beef fat cannot be left on the kitchen counter without refrigeration because the fat it is only 30% saturated. The primary fatty acid in beef fat is monounsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fatty acids are considered much more healthy than polyunsaturated fatty acids that have multiple free electron spaces for easy oxidation. This is the reason polyunsaturated fatty acids as found in vegetable oils are unhealthy. Vegetable oils as found in grains, seeds and nuts increase the risk of coronary artery disease.
Some studies claim that eating saturated fats increase the percentage of LDL in the blood and thereby increases the risk of heart disease. These studies fail to realize that eating saturated fats cause the LDL molecules to become the larger, less-dense variety that do not increase heart disease risk. Eating saturated fats from animal or plant sources do not contribute to heart disease in any way.
Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy.
See the entire list of foods that prevent and reverse coronary heart disease on the "Starting Diet" below.
Click here to skip the science and go directly to the "Starting Diet."
TEST: If you think red meat and saturated fats causes heart disease, you have been brainwashed.
Nanobacteria do not cause artery plaque or heart disease. Some researchers claim that a small crystalline molecule is a miniature bacterial 100 times smaller than regular bacteria. They claim nanobacteria are living organisms that causes plaque to accumulate in heart arteries. These claims are false. Nanobacteria are simply calcium phosphate crystals that can form in organs of the body. These crystals tend to propagate, not reproduce. Products to treat or rid the body of nanobacteria are a fraud.
Bacteria and Viruses May Cause Heart Disease
Evidence continues to accumulate indicating that bacterial and viral infections can cause arterial plaque heart disease. Doctors have been treating infections of the heart muscle and blood vessels for decades. However, the new studies in Germany and elsewhere have shown that bacterial and viral infections can also cause the formation of arterial plaque.
Parts of dead bacteria were found in arterial plaque in the early 1990s. The immune system fights the infection of the artery by attacking the invader. The invader that has penetrated into the arterial wall is killed and encapsulated resulting in inflammation and arterial plaque that restricts the blood flow in the artery. This condition can also occur in other arteries include an carotid artery in the neck, which causes a stroke, and arteries of the legs, which causes peripheral arterial disease.
Some of the typical infections that may place a person at risk for heart disease include:
Helicobacter pylori, which can cause stomach ulcers.
Chlamydia pneumoniae, which can cause pneumonia.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which is another cause of pneumonia.
Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2, which cause cold sores and genital herpes.
Cytomegalovirus, which is another herpes virus.
Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis.
Hemophilus influenzae, a bacteria that causes ear and upper respiratory infections.
Gum disease.
German Study Links Infection, Heart Disease
Studies have reported associations between heart disease and chronic bacterial and viral infections.
Infectious aetiology in acute coronary syndromes - Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - 2002.
"PURPOSE: To ascertain the relationship between seropositivity to chronic infections with Helicobacter pylori, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and acute coronary syndromes and association of each of these infective agent with biochemical parameters and cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: The present study was a case-control study involving 117 patients [unstable angina (UA) n=101 and chronic stable angina (CSA) n = 16] attending cardiology clinic. The cases were aged 35-79 years and they were compared with age, sex and socio-economic status matched controls without evidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). RESULTS: Fifty seven (58%) patients with UA and 9(56%) patients with CSA were seropositive for H. pylori. Sixty seven (66%) subjects with UA and 15(94%) patients with CSA subjects were seropositive for C.pneumoniae. Two (2%) patients with USA were seropositive for Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Seropositivity in normal subjects for H. pylori, C. pneumoniae and CMV was 7(43.25%), 10(62.5%) and 1(6.25%) respectively. In linear regression analysis seropositivity of CMV showed positive association with HDL-C (P< 0.05). No significant association of infective agents and coronary syndromes was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of lipids, lipoproteins, C-reactive protein and higher percentage of coronary risk factors in patients seropositive for H. pylori in UA suggests the role of infective agents in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis."
"Inoculation of chicken with avian herpes virus produced arterial disease that resembled human atherosclerosis. Several authors have reported association of coronary artery disease (CAD) with gram negative bacteria (Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae) and with certain herpes viruses (Cytomegalovirus). Endothelial injury or dysfunction, smooth muscle proliferation, local inflammation,7 chronic inflammation, cross reactive antibodies or changes in cardiovascular risk factors are proposed mechanisms for the reported associations between infections and CAD. The possible mechanisms by which H. pylori, C. pneumoniae and Cytomegalovirus may influence cardiovascular risk are unknown. H. pylori and C. pneumoniae contain hsp 60 like sub units."
Infection and coronary heart disease - Journal of Medical Microbiology - 1997.
Infection's role in heart disease - BBC News - January 8, 2002.
Doctors and researchers in the United States will never seriously investigate bacteria and viruses as a cause for coronary artery disease. The constant mantra against cholesterol, saturated fats and red meat as the cause of coronary artery disease is absolutely overwhelming. Pharmaceutical companies making cholesterol lowering drugs, carbohydrate food manufacturers and vegetarians swamp the media with their lies. Agents from these organizations infiltrate universities, medical societies and government agencies in order to protect their sponsors. Medical schools fear losing research grants from the drug and food manufacturing companies. True science has been blocked, as heart disease rages as the number one cause of death.
Vegetarians spread lies about beef. An example is the common claim that protein causes gout. Many people are brainwashed in their belief of these lies. Gout is actually caused by carbohydrates in the diet.
Gout surge blamed on sweet drinks - BBC News - February 1, 2008.
"Men who consume two or more sugary soft drinks a day have an 85% higher risk of gout compared with those who drink less than one a month, a study suggests."
Heart Disease Can Be Reversed
Maryanne was 63 years of age when she felt a sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness while working in her yard. She immediately diagnosed herself as having a heart attack. Unlike many others, she sought help immediately. A close friend drove her to the hospital she preferred. The initial evaluation showed nothing. The routine electrocardiogram was normal. The physician on duty suggested she return home and call immediately if anything changed. She refused to leave and insisted that additional tests be performed. She was certain she had suffered a heart attack. Further tests did show the buildup of atherosclerotic plaque. A coronary X-ray angiogram was performed in which a thin, long, flexible tube (called a catheter) is threaded into an artery in the forearm or groin. The doctor guides the catheter toward the heart using a special camera. Once the catheter is in position, dye is injected to show blood flow inside the coronary arteries and to identify any areas that are narrow or blocked. One coronary artery was 90% blocked, one 50% blocked and the third 40% blocked.
Maryanne was treated by having a stent (a metallic spring device) inserted in the artery that was 90% blocked. She was treated with the standard assortment of drugs and given the standard low-fat, low-cholesterol diet to follow. Maryanne knew this treatment comes with no promises and the incidence of worsening heart disease is common. Since she was interested in finding alternative treatments for her heart disease, she investigated the low-carbohydrate approach as recommended by Dr. Robert C. Atkins, and Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades. She understood the low-carbohydrate diet was approximately 70% fat on a calorie basis, just the opposite to the diet recommended by her heart physician. Maryanne began the low-carbohydrate diet immediately. She took the blood thinning drug and the cholesterol lowering statin drug prescribed but quickly developed unpleasant side effects she attributed to the cholesterol lowing drug.
CAUTION
Do not discontinue medications without your doctor's approval if you have had a heart attack.Maryanne discontinued the statin drug because of horrible leg cramps and began taking the product listed below with red yeast rice, an herbal product with cholesterol lowering properties, but she discontinued it because it raised her blood pressure. Her periodic checkups showed continued success and her doctor was very pleased. He didn't ask what she was eating, and she didn't tell him she was eating lots of fatty red meat and eggs, those same foods he had told her to avoid. She told him she had reduced sugar, fruit, whole grains, starch, legumes and total carbohydrate consumption. He acknowledged that reducing carbohydrates was helpful. However, his agreement was contrary to the standard high-carbohydrate diet he had recommended previously and continues to recommend to his other patients.
Maryanne did not exercise after her heart attack. She was involved in an automobile accident a few months before her heart attack and suffered from a leg injury. Her overall activity was much less than that of the average healthy person. Exercise does not prevent heart disease and does not reverse heart disease as claimed.
Exercise Health Myths About Running, Jogging, Biking, Marathons and Triathlons.
Maryanne had a major checkup three years following her heart attack. The results were excellent. Her heart specialist said all of her heart arteries were "perfectly clear." She returned a few days later to review the blood cholesterol test results. Her doctor was overjoyed. Maryanne is confident her special diet and supplement program will keep the stent in her artery clear. Plugging of stents is a typical occurrence.
CT - Total Cholesterol. Dropped from 209 to 176.
HDL - High Density Cholesterol. Soared from 34 to 50. Her low HDL had been a death sentence.
LDL - Low Density Cholesterol. Plunged from 140 to 96 to beat her doctor's goal of less than 100.
VLDL - Very Low Density Cholesterol. Dropped from 35 to 30.
TR - Triglycerides. Dropped from 175 to 152.
All of her cholesterol readings moved in the good direction. Her doctor asked her what cholesterol lowering drug she was taking. She said, "None." He asked the question again as if she must not have understood the question. She repeated her answer, "None." She said, "I am taking red yeast rice that is a natural cholesterol lowering product." He said, "Yes, I have heard of it." However, he failed to ask about her high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that is just the opposite to the diet he had told her to eat. She eats eggs and all the fatty red meat she wants. She avoids all of the high-carbohydrate foods that were recommended by her doctor.
Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy.
Saturated fat prevents coronary artery disease? An American paradox.
Dietary fats, carbohydrate, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women.
Maryanne gave up the two food categories most often recommended as wonderfully healthy - fruit and whole grains. Giving up the fruit was most difficult. Fruit is highly addictive, but the fructose sugar in fruit is deadly. It causes insulin resistance and raises the insulin level. Whole grains are bad because they keep insulin at a level higher than desirable. Insulin has been proven to cause plugged heart arteries. Together fruit and whole grains are a deadly combination that is only slightly less dangerous than the famous killing duo, sugar and hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Maryanne told friends and relatives of the wonderful reversal of her heart disease. They responded exactly like her doctor - total disinterest. People rarely bother with a follow-up question. One would think that others with partially plugged heart arteries would be most interested to know how she cleared all of the plaque from her heart, but that is not the case. They have been told so many lies about nutrition and health by "professional experts" that the general public has simply tuned out. People have given up and are resigned to suffer without any hope of improvements in their health. They just don't believe the professional experts or government recommendations anymore.
Maryanne also had a breathing test by her asthma specialists. He found her lung capacity to be perfectly normal. He asked which asthma drug she was on, and she responded, "None." Like her heart doctor he was not the least bit interested in how she achieved these excellent results.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Lupus and Asthma Autoimmune Diet Program.
This is an update on Maryanne. She had a complete heart checkup in May, 2005, four years after her heart attack. The results show her artery stent remains perfectly clear, and all of her heart arteries are perfectly clear. She has reversed her heart disease by eating the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet program shown below. This diet is the exact opposite to the low-fat diet her doctor initially recommended and continues to recommend. She was very wise in ignored his horrible recommendations and those of the American Heart Association (AHA). Her attitude has greatly improved as well. She is cheerful, optimistic and planning the future with lots of excitement.
Coronary Heart Disease, Exams and Tests.
Computed tomography has potential to offer accurate, safer method for detecting artery disease.
Medication errors continue even in highly computerized hospital.
Coronary heart disease in women is under-diagnosed, under-treated and under-researched.
Dr. David's low-fat diet has caused his hypoglycemia, heart disease and degenerative disc disease.
This is the true story of an acquaintance who has been living according to the recommendations of the American Medical Association (AMA), American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetic Association (ADA), but he still got hypoglycemia at age 52, plugged heart arteries at age 59 and degenerative disc disease at age 62. There are millions of these cases each year in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. This is the story of a real person.
David is a doctor employed at the local hospital. His wife, Susie, also works there. They have followed the AMA and AHA recommended low-fat diet religiously for most of their adult lives. They always picked the low-fat selections in the grocery store and ate lots of "healthy" fruit and whole grains. They did recognize the necessity of eating meat, but they always selected the low-fat cuts, removed the visible fat on their plates and always removed the skin from chicken.
Dr. David and Susie were "health nuts." They jogged several times a week until it damaged Susie's knees. The switch was then made to hiking the mountain where they live and riding bikes on the mountain roads. Exercise was a major priority. They ran the local 10K race every year. When Susie could no longer run because of her knees, David continued to run the race religiously. It was the highlight of their health activity.
Neither Dr. David nor Susie was ever fat or overweight. They never went on yo-yo diets because it wasn't necessary. They never smoked or drank alcohol which was very much against their religion and health rules. They didn't eat many simple carbohydrates like sugar and white flour. They presented bodies that appeared to be the optimum in health, but inside they were sick, sick, sick.
By age 52 Dr. David was having blood sugar metabolism problems. His blood sugar would surge when he ate his normal high-carbohydrate meals but plunge later giving the typical symptoms of someone who is pre-diabetic. Being a doctor, David followed the recommendations of the American Diabetic Association (ADA) by snacking on peanut butter and crackers between meals in order to keep his blood sugar stable. Dr. David's biggest disadvantage was being a doctor because he believed the nonsense put forth by the above professional societies. The low-fat diet is always high in carbohydrates and produces high blood insulin levels. Dr. David is suffering because he believed the "big fat lies" about the low-fat diet.
Diabetes - The Cause, Prevention, Treatment and Control of Hypoglycemia and Type 1 & 2 Diabetes
Dr. David was complacent about learning nutritional facts and didn't question recommendations put forth by his professional societies. He didn't do his own research into the history of heart disease. If he had, he would have discovered that heart disease was so rare in 1900 it was not listed in the medical books. He didn't realize the cook books of the era show people eating lots of saturated fat in the form of pork lard, beef suet, butter, eggs and coconut oil. Eating the skin from chicken and turkey was considered the "best part of the bird." Dr. David still doesn't realize the low-fat diet is an attempt by vegetarians to discourage the eating of animals and has nothing to do with healthy nutrition. He doesn't realize how deadly carbohydrates like fruit, bread, whole grains, cereals, sugar, flour, rice, legumes, potatoes and soy really are.
Dr. David and Susie were proud that they considered themselves health and diet extremists. They followed the popular exercise and diet recommendations to the letter. They still think the USDA Food Guide Pyramid is a healthy way of eating because it is fully supported by his medical professional societies.
Dr. David is now forced to decide which mechanical method to use to unplug his heart arteries. He doesn't believe diet and exercise can help. What can he eat? He has been on the recommended low-fat diet for many years. His exercise has been unrelenting. His lifestyle was in perfect accordance with all the recommendations. His doctors will, no doubt, recommend the same diet for the cure when actually it was the cause of his heart disease. Dr. David is in big trouble. What does a doctor do now? His erroneous training had double-crossed him, and he doesn't even know it.
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The dual keys to the prevention and removal of artery plaque are to keeping insulin low and HDL cholesterol high. This is only possible on the low-carbohydrate diet. |
Dr. David's declining health hasn't stopped there. He developed degenerative disc disease in his back that required fusing of two vertebrae. He and Susie still eat lots of fresh fruit, dried fruit and yogurt with fruit as recommended by his profession for healthy bones. Now she has been diagnosed with cancer and has had a heart pacemaker implanted in her chest. They do not realize their high-carbohydrate diet is slowly killing them.
Heart Attack (MI) - Merck Manual.
Preventing Osteoporosis, Bone Loss, Hip Fractures & Degenerative Disk Disease.
Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects by Ron Rosedale, M.D.
Metabolic syndrome prevalent in heart attack patients.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) conducted the Framingham Study over a period of 20 years starting in 1948. According to NHLBI Director Dr. Claude Lenfant. “This study suggests that obesity is an important risk factor for heart failure in both women and men." The study found a small correlation between heart disease and elevated LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol. The Framingham study also found that those who ate the most saturated fat, the most calories and the most cholesterol were the most physically active. They also weighed the least and had the lowest levels of serum cholesterol. The people who ate the most saturated fat were the most healthy and had the lowest risk of heart disease.
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Former President Bill Clinton
has the "best" health care in the world, and it is absolutely
free. So, why did he suddenly develop quadruple heart artery blockage
requiring bypass surgery? The
answer is simple. His doctors don't know that insulin causes heart
disease. They blame it on saturated fat. Clinton is just one of
millions of people suffering from the AMA, AHA and USDA high-carb diet.
President Clinton was very fond of Asian Indian vegetarian foods. |
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Recent Success Story From a Person Suffering From Heart Disease, Obesity and High Blood Pressure "I find myself spending more and more time on your website! As I emailed a month or so ago, the “perfect diet-perfect nutrition” section of your site has really helped me a lot following a heart attack in 2004 and two more (clots in the right coronary artery) within the next year and a half. These were fixed with stents (4 total), and when I was told in October 2005 that the next procedure would be a bypass, I decided to explore other health remedies. I had already stopped smoking, lost a lot of weight through calorie restriction (260 lbs down to 210 lbs) and did multiple vigorous cardio workouts each week after my first (June 2004) heart attack, but I was still eating low fat and high carb until October 2005 when my last blockage occurred (by the way, my last two attacks occurred after vigorous exercise). It was at this time that I discovered your website and tried the diet you recommend. My cardiologist was supportive (except for the high fat part, of course), and my bloodwork was awesome after a month on this diet, and I was allowed to discontinue two cholesterol medications, an anxiety medication and my beta blocker blood pressure medicine. I also believe the magnesium supplements, a reduction in hard cheese and the potassium chloride salt substitute have corrected my atrial fibrillation. The last three medications that I would like to discontinue are the aspirin, Plavix and Coumadin — working with my cardiologist of course. I ordered some Carlson’s Cod Liver Oil and some Co-Q10 to add to my current regimen of vitamin C, magnesium, and selenium supplements, but being on the Coumadin, I want to be cautious about the amount of cod liver oil I use, as my PT/INR is at about a 2.2 right now and beyond 6 is considered dangerous." Notice that this gentlemen continued to suffer heart artery blockage even after following his doctor's recommendation of a low-fat diet, stopping smoking, exercise, good weight loss and taking many drugs. It just didn't work. Recent Success Story From a Male Suffering From Angina Heart Pain, Head Pain, Malaise and a Stubborn Weight Plateau "About 4 years ago was the last time I had a doctor check my cholesterol. My triglycerides were dangerously sitting at 1500 so I took his advice, stopped drinking so much pop, started eating what I thought was a healthy diet, and I eventually quit smoking. I'm 28 years old, and I had chest pains for at least 8 years. In the last few years I started getting the same sharp pains in my head. At one point I even quit eating meat because of the chest pains, but they were always there. One day I ran into
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A Medical Treadmill Stress Test Can Kill You.
The Merck Manual states that taking a treadmill or exercise stress test causes 1 in 5000 persons to suffer a heart attack or death. This is said to be "a small risk," but in fact it is an outrageous rate. If one person in 5000 had a heart attack or died while mowing their lawn the daily death rate in the United States during summer would in the hundreds of thousands. Keep in mind, a high percentage of those taking the treadmill stress test have mild or no heart disease and are not at risk whatsoever. The test proves they didn't have a heart attack at that energy level. Others who have artery blockage severe enough to be detected by the test are at an extreme risk of heart attack or death on the treadmill. A test that shows a positive result upon death of the patient is absolutely ridiculous. The doctor tells the family members of the deceased, "Yep, he had heart disease all right."
A massive class action lawsuit should be brought against the professional medical community by relatives of those people killed as a result of a medical treadmill heart stress test. This class action lawsuit would be similar to that brought against the tobacco industry and the asbestos fiber industry for causing cancer in people exposed to those products.
Nearly everyone has heard of a friend, relative or neighbor who went to his heart doctor for an examination that includes a treadmill stress test. In many cases the patient is aware of a heart condition and has been suffering from symptoms of heart disease. The standard medical procedure for the treadmill heart stress test is to stress the heart to the point of damage that is confirmed by the instruments. The typical instruments are electrocardiogram (ECG) or echocardiogram. The patient is then told he has a heart problem. Well, duh! The point of damage is actually a mild heart attack. Many times the patient has a very serious heart attack right on the treadmill, collapses and dies soon thereafter. More commonly, the patient goes home where he suffers a serious heart attack within hours or days and often dies. His death was caused by the doctor's unnecessary and dangerous test. The death is easily dismissed because the patient was suffering from heat disease. This practice is not unlike the past medical practice of draining blood from the patient until he finally succumbed. Never, never, ever take this kind of a treadmill heart stress test.
A treadmill heart stress test does not rule out coronary artery disease. It does not measure the amount of plaque in the heart arteries. One or as many as four arteries of the heart can have plaque accumulation each with an obstruction as much as 75% without any adverse indication by the treadmill stress test instruments. A person can be given a good report by the doctor while having several arteries half plugged with plaque without either of them knowing it. Treadmill stress test are not definitive, and they are dangerous.
Nuclear Isotope
Treadmill Stress Test
(Acceptable under certain conditions)
The name for this test is a Radionuclide Imaging or Radionuclide Angiography. This test is safe ONLY if the condition of the arteries has already been determined by an angiography, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) or multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT).
A nuclear isotope treadmill stress test is an accurate method for measuring blood flow to all areas of the heart during rest and under stress. A radioactive isotope is injected in a vein of the arm while the patient is at rest. The patient then lies horizontally on the table of a machine where a detector rotates about the chest area of the body. The arms are placed above the head in a position that becomes very uncomfortable for the 20 minute duration. The device takes a 20 second exposure before rotating in increments for a total of 30 exposures. The radiation from the heart creates a picture of the blood flow. The radiology exposures give a very precise picture of the blood flow in all heart arteries and in the heart muscle. It shows the exact amount of artery blockage caused by plaque, artery fat or other defects. It also shows areas of the heart muscle that may have been damaged by an earlier heart attack and the exact extent of the resulting scar tissue.
The resting test could be evaluated to determine the extent of the artery restrictions before proceeding to the treadmill stress test, but it rarely is. The report for the resting test and the stress test usually follows by a day or more. The treadmill stress test cannot be postponed because the radioactive isotopes have a very limited life. Therefore, one of the other tests should be done in advance to determine the condition of the arteries before taking this or any other treadmill stress test.
The patient is then taken to the treadmill where ECG sensors are attacked. The treadmill starts slowly as the patient walks and increases in both speed and slope until the patient achieves a pulse rate of 85% of maximum or more. The maximum rate is calculated as 220 minus the age. The patient is injected with another shot of the radioactive isotope one minute before the treadmill is allowed to be stopped. He is then taken immediately back to the radiology machines for another 20 minute session of 30 pictures. The resting pictures and stress pictures are read (analyzed) by a radiologist who prepares the report.
This test is best used after placement of a stent or after artery by-pass surgery as a tool to determine the effectiveness of the treatment and the condition of the heart. It can also be used several years later for an ongoing evaluation of the patients heart condition. It is an excellent tool for making sure stents, by-pass arteries and other arteries are not becoming plugged.
Insulin is a Heart Disease Causing Hormone
Insulin is a hormone made by the beta cells in the islets of langerhans in the pancreas. Body cells require insulin in order to use blood glucose. Insulin is a powerful anabolic hormone. The word anabolic means to build up, and insulin certain does this in a powerful way. Insulin pushes blood glucose into cells where it produces energy in the form of work and heat. Insulin is needed to convert excess blood glucose to triglyceride fatty acid. The insulin moves blood triglycerides in body fat cells for storage primarily as saturated fat. Most people don't understand that carbohydrates in low-fat whole grain bread and orange juice can be converted by the body to saturated body fat on the tummy and hips.
Insulin packs glycated LDL cholesterol, glycated proteins, glycated hemoglobin and oxidized polyunsaturated omega-6 vegetable fatty acids into arteries of the heart, neck and legs (peripheral arterial disease) causing blockages and death. Deposits in the neck arteries cause strokes. Insulin causes heart disease. A high level of blood insulin causes many unhealthy body reactions which eventually lead to diseases of all types. Glucose from the excessive consumption of carbohydrates is turned to body fat by insulin. The insulin also deposits glycated LDL cholesterol and oxidized polyunsaturated omega-6 vegetable fatty acids into the arteries of the heart, neck and legs causing heart attacks, strokes, blood clots and other diseases. High blood glucose signals increasing insulin production until the pancreas becomes fatigued after many years, making diabetes seem age related. Glucose rises uncontrollably when insulin production drops. The high level of blood glucose causes diseases of the eyes, kidneys, blood vessels and nerves.
Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects by Ron Rosedale, M.D.
"Insulin causes the blood to clot too readily."
"Insulin causes the conversion of macrophages into foam cells, which are the cells that accumulate the fatty deposits. Every step of the way, insulin's got its fingers in it and is causing cardiovascular disease. It fills it with plaque, it constricts the arteries, it stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, it increases platelet adhesiveness and coaguability of the blood.
Any known cause of cardiovascular disease insulin is a part of. It influences nitric oxide synthase. You produce less nitric oxide in the endothelium. We know that helps mediate vasodilatation and constriction, i.e. angina.
I mentioned that insulin increases cellular proliferation, what does that do to cancer? It increases it. And there are some pretty strong studies that show that one of the strongest correlations to breast and colon cancer are with levels of insulin.
Hyperinsulinemia causes the excretion of magnesium in the urine. What other big mineral does it cause the excretion of? Calcium."
The onslaught of carbohydrates in the diet over many years causes glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Carbohydrates drive insulin production causing cardiovascular heart disease (CHD). Many heart attack patients first learn they are diabetic in the hospital emergency room, but they may not be told about the close relationship between their two conditions. Blood insulin reaches high levels and remains high as one progresses from hypoglycemia to Type II diabetes where insulin production collapses. Insulin is a very strong anabolic hormone. It pushes blood glucose into cells. Insulin also pushes omega-6 vegetable fatty acid molecules into the artery wall to start the process of atherosclerosis. The omega-6 vegetable fatty acid molecule is pushed between the "gap junction" of the endothelium cells where it gets stuck. The omega-6 vegetable fatty acid molecules become oxidized and attacked by free-radicals. The immune system attacks the decaying omega-6 vegetable fatty acid molecules causing inflammation, and the body deposits cholesterol at the site in an attempt to patch up the injury. Animal research with insulin proved many years ago that the artery will plug with atherosclerosis just downstream from the point of insulin injection. Insulin turns blood glucose into triglycerides and stores them as body fat. Insulin causes glucose to be chemically combined with cell membranes, LDL lipoprotein, blood hemoglobin and other cells in an unhealthy process called glycation. This process is similar to the caramelizing process in making candy. Insulin stimulates the unhealthy growth of artery smooth muscle cells causing arteriosclerosis (hard, thick arteries) and hypertension (high blood pressure). Insulin stimulates the unhealthy growth of fibrous tissue, forming plaques in the arteries. Insulin stimulates the unhealthy growth of fibrinogen that thickens the blood and forms blood clots. The entire process happens rather suddenly as insulin resistance peaks and insulin levels skyrocket. This sudden appearance of heart disease has been described by the author as the "Instant Atherosclerosis Cycle" (IAC).
Insulin resistance is rarely mentioned as a heart disease risk even though diabetics with insulin resistance have four times the risk for developing heart disease. Seventy-five percent of diabetics die from heart disease. Doctors rarely measure insulin resistance or the blood insulin level during a health checkup. Insulin is a major risk factor for many diseases but is mostly ignored. Carbohydrate consumption is the culprit behind most age related diseases.
Eating a low-carbohydrate diet brings unhealthy body processes caused by insulin to a screeching halt. All humans react in the same way. People are not different from each another as the myth implies. The high-carbohydrate diet is not healthy for anybody even though some people may remain thin. The metabolic typing diet is a myth. The variable among people is the amount of damage already done to the body by carbohydrates and insulin. This damage is incorrectly diagnosed as genetic.
The scientific proof that insulin causes many "age-related" diseases is beyond question, yet the professional medical practitioners rarely measure the insulin level in patients. Most diabetics have never had their insulin level measured by their doctor. Professional heart disease organizations rarely mention insulin as a heart disease risk or promote a low-insulin diet as a method of preventing heart disease. The carbohydrate - glucose - insulin cycle is getting away with mass murder while these professional organizations are saying, "Don't eat red meat or saturated fat." A few brave individuals like Dr. Robert C. Atkins and Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades have promoted the science of health while enduring a constant assault from professional organizations like the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA). Professional medicine almost universally ignores mountains of scientific evidence against dietary carbohydrates in favor of unproven myths against dietary saturated fats.
The average cardiologist will tell you that heart disease is caused by cholesterol and fat in the diet. This is because the medical establishment and the American Medical Association (AMA) think of carbohydrates as an innocent and necessary dietary requirement when in fact the scientific and health nutritional requirement for carbohydrates in the diet is ZERO, none. Most professional nutritionists and the USDA Food Guide Pyramid falsely claim that carbohydrates are required in the diet. Studies have consistently shown that the lower the dietary intake of carbohydrates, the better the long-term health. Heart disease is caused by the excessive consumption of carbohydrates in combination with a deficiency of protein and fat from animal sources. The "dirty little secret" in nutritional health is the high rate of heart disease among vegetarians. People are continually falling away from their vegetarian diet because they realize it is harming their health. The vegetarians of Southern India eat a low-calorie diet very high in carbohydrates and low in protein and fat. They have the shortest life span of any society on Earth, and their bodies have an extremely low muscle mass. They are weak and frail and the children clearly exhibit a failure to thrive. Their heart disease rate is double that of the meat eaters in Northern India. HL Abrams. Vegetarianism: An anthropological/nutritional evaluation. Journal of Applied Nutrition, 1980, 32:2:53-87. The optimal diet for humans can be determined by anthropological research studies that show humans have primarily been meat-eaters.
Anthropological Research Reveals Human Dietary Requirements for Optimal Health by H. Leon Abrams, Jr., MA, EDS
Vegetarians and other low-fat diet proponents claim their diet reverses heart disease. However, the true effectiveness is highly questionable. The truth can be found in the forward section of Dr. Dean Ornish's book, Reversing Heart Disease, "The amount of reversal of coronary artery disease was real but relatively small." Naturally the buildup of artery plaque will stop and regress somewhat if one goes on a low-calorie, low-fat starvation diet. The body begins to consume itself for energy and in the process halts artery plaque buildup. This diet is not sustainable and leads to other diseases. Dr. Ornish is a staunch vegetarian.
Learn the truth about the terribly unhealthy vegetarian diet at:
The Naive Vegetarian.
Vegan vs High-Protein Diet Debate.
Vegetarians develop high cholesterol and can't correct it.
Beyond Vegetarianism - Raw Food, Vegan, Fruitarian and Paleo Diets.
Animal Rights Terrorists Strike Again?High-insulin (hyperinsulinemia) increases cardiovascular disease risks.
Insulin Resistance is an Important Determinant of Left Ventricular Mass in the Obese.
High Insulin Can Predict Heart Disease.
Insulin Resistance Syndrome Predicts the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Risk: Plasma Insulin Level Is a More Sensitive Marker Than Hypertension or Abnormal Glucose Tolerance.
Hyperinsulinaemia is associated with increased long-term mortality following acute myocardial infarction in non-diabetic patients.
Insulin resistance as a predictor for restenosis after coronary stenting.
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The USFDA Nutritional Guidelines Are Not Scientific. |
Many people think the Atkins’ low-carbohydrate diet is lacking essential nutrients because it doesn't match the results of the Food Guide Pyramid. Their reference is the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) or Nutritional Guide for Daily Values (DV) as shown on all nutrition labels. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Guide Pyramid was developed by vegetarians with an agenda. Nathan Pritikin and Senator George McGovern were the perpetrators. There is no science behind the Food Guide Pyramid. It was a scam from the beginning - a make believe nutritional plan to limit the consumption of animal products. The results have been rampant heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, intestinal diseases and a medical handbook full of other ailments. The USFDA Nutritional Guide is based on the Food Guide Pyramid. This is easy to prove. Simply go to a food count book or http://www.fitday.com to enter a 2000 calorie diet exactly according to the pyramid. The results will show every nutritional requirement to be perfectly achieved. It’s all a scam. The USFDA recommended daily allowance was simply adopted because it was the result of the Food Guide Pyramid. There is no hard science behind the establishment of the USFDA daily nutritional requirements. The USFDA recommended daily allowance for carbohydrates is 300 grams or 60% of daily calories, but the scientific requirement is ZERO. Carbohydrates are not required in the diet for any essential scientific reason. Optimal health is achieved by limiting carbohydrates to a minimum, not by making them 60% of the diet. Carbohydrates cause diabetes, heart disease, cancer and intestinal diseases.
The assumption made by Nathan Pritikin and Senator George McGovern's committee that saturated fat caused heart disease is exceedingly shallow logic with no basis in science. The study of primitive societies easily proves saturated fat is not the villain. The committee blocked the testimony of professionals who knew the low-fat diet being pushed on the public was an extremely unhealthy diet. History has proven the low-fat diet theory was not only wrong but was backwards.
High-insulin (hyperinsulinemia) increases Alzheimer's disease in mice studies.
A high fat, low carbohydrate diet improves Alzheimer's disease in mice.
"Mice with the mouse model of Alzheimer's disease show improvements in their condition when treated with a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. A report published today in the peer-reviewed, open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, showed that a brain protein, amyloid-beta, which is an indicator of Alzheimer's disease, is reduced in mice on the so-called ketogenic diet."
"The report, by Samuel Henderson, from Accera, Inc, Colorado and colleagues from Belgium runs counter to previous studies suggesting a negative effect of fat on Alzheimer's disease."
High Blood Glucose Causes High Heart Disease Risk
High levels of blood glucose, caused by glucose intolerance, in the presence hyperinsulinemia (high levels of insulin), causes polysaccharide chains (complex carbohydrates also called glycans) to attach to serum (blood) proteins, artery proteins, hemoglobin (red blood cells), omega-6 vegetable fatty acids and LDL molecules, in a process called glycation. In other words, high levels of blood glucose from eating a high-carbohydrate diet will plug up your heart arteries.
The glycated proteins, glycated omega-6 vegetable fatty acids, glycated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides form artery-clogging fatty deposits called atherosclerotic plaques. The serum molecules and the fatty deposits become sticky. White blood cells, called immune system macrophages, ingest the glycated proteins, glycated LDL, glycated hemoglobin and oxidized omega-6 vegetable fatty acids. The macrophages swell to form foam cells that attach to the sticky artery walls, narrowing the artery and restricting blood flow. These conditions are caused by a diet high in carbohydrates. The process occurs rather suddenly in people who are hyperglycemic, hypoglycemic or diabetic. Clear arteries can become plugged and thereby cause a heart attack in as little as one year. People suffering a heart attack are frequently surprised by the doctor who tells them they are also in a middle stage of diabetes. This condition is commonly seen in people who have an artery bypass operation. The replaced artery or stent (metal expandable shield that holds the artery open) can become plugged again in as little as one year.
High Triglycerides Increase Heart Disease Risk
High triglycerides are a prime indicator of heart disease risk. Many people think a high level of blood triglycerides is caused by eating fat because triglycerides are fat lipids in the blood, but this is not true. The body converts carbohydrates to blood glucose first and then converts the glucose to triglycerides. The blood carries the triglycerides to the fat cells of the body where they are converted to body fat. Insulin is the prime motivator in this process. Insulin also deposits the triglycerides in the arteries. Reducing carbohydrates in the diet stops this deadly process. The low-fat diet actually promotes the production of triglycerides and promotes heart disease. The low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet reduces triglycerides quickly and dramatically. The ratio of triglycerides (TR) to HDL cholesterol (TG/HDL) is one of the best measures of heart disease risk. Triglycerides should be below 100 mg/dL and HDL cholesterol should be above 50 mg/dL.
Triglyceride, LDL and HDL Cholesterol Concentrations on Coronary Heart Disease Risk.
Low HDL Cholesterol Increases Heart Disease Risk
A low-fat diet reduces the level of good HDL cholesterol and increases heart disease risk. The high-fat diet recommended here raises the level of the good HDL cholesterol and reduces heart disease risk. HDL cholesterol acts as a vacuum cleaner in the arteries to remove plaque buildup and prevent heart attacks. HDL removes cholesterol from the arteries and carries it back to the liver for reprocessing and discharge into the intestinal tract. An HDL level of 35 mg/dL is a dangerous heart disease risk. Many people with a normal weight and a normal reading of total cholesterol will develop plugged arteries and suffer a heart attack. Fifty percent of the people who suffer a heart attack have a normal level of total cholesterol. A blood test taken after a heart attack will generally show a low HDL cholesterol level and a high triglyceride level.
Triglyceride, LDL and HDL Cholesterol Concentrations on Coronary Heart Disease Risk.
Hemorrhagic strokes are caused by a ruptured blood vessel or capillary in the brain. High blood pressure is not the only cause. The strength and health of the blood vessels are vitally important but often overlooked. This is the reason many people suffer a hemorrhagic stroke even though they have normal or below normal blood pressure. The low-fat, low-cholesterol vegetarian diet commonly results in dangerously low blood cholesterol which makes one prone to a hemorrhagic stroke. Low HDL cholesterol is a risk factor for hemorrhagic strokes. The low-carbohydrate diet with high levels of protein and natural animal fats provides the nutrition necessary to build strong, healthy blood vessels.
Study Proves Eating Saturated Fat Increase Good HDL Cholesterol.
"Conclusions: A reduction in dietary total and saturated fat decreased both large (HDL2 and HDL2b) and small, dense HDL subpopulations, although decreases in HDL2 and HDL2b were most pronounced."
Saturated fat prevents coronary artery disease? An American paradox.
"In conclusion, the hypothesis-generating report of Mozaffarian et al draws attention to the different effects of diet on lipoprotein physiology and cardiovascular disease risk. These effects include the paradox that a high-fat, high–saturated fat diet is associated with diminished coronary artery disease progression in women with the metabolic syndrome, a condition that is epidemic in the United States. This paradox presents a challenge to differentiate the effects of dietary fat on lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease risk in men and women, in the different lipid disorders, and in the metabolic syndrome."
Note: A reduction in HDL is a heart disease risk factor. These studies prove eating saturated fat is healthy.
Cholesterol, Energy, Healing, Sex and Babies.
High LDL Cholesterol Increases Heart Disease Risk
High LDL cholesterol in the presence of low HDL cholesterol increases heart disease risk. The ratio is very important. A ratio of LDL/HDL above 3 is a risk factor. Many organization are insisting that everyone be put on cholesterol lowering drugs if the LDL level is greater than 100, but what does the drug manufacturer say?
Simvastatin (brand name Zocor).
"Zocor is a cholesterol-lowering drug. Your doctor may prescribe Zocor in addition to a cholesterol-lowering diet if your blood cholesterol level is too high, and if you have been unable to lower it by diet alone. For people at high risk of heart disease, current guidelines call for considering drug therapy when LDL levels reach 130. For people at lower risk, the cut-off is 160. For those at little or no risk, it's 190."