Nobody has ever died from high cholesterol - High Cholesterol Message Board

TruthSearcher · 08-06-2002, 12:48 PM

As a newbie here, I am shocked and saddened to see the degree of fear over high cholesterol.

I've read this author's entire book, The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD. It completely dispells the myth that normal, human substance produced by our own bodies is bad for us. It dispells many myths about cholesterol and the diet-heart sham.

Half of our nation's heart attack victims had low cholesterol! Millions of healthy people make it past the age of 85 or 90 with high cholesterol. If you're obsessed with your cholesterol and diet, go to the library and read the actual studies. You will forget about all this nonsense and stop taking drugs and diets that could be taking years off your life!

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Gooba · 08-06-2002, 01:51 PM

Have you had a coronary event? Have you undergone the angiograms? Come back and quote that stuff when you go through that.It is real easy to spout that when you have nothing on the line.

TruthSearcher · 08-06-2002, 02:53 PM

Again.

I refer you to the facts.
Do we have any less compassion for those coronary victims with low cholesterol? Absolutely not. Is it any less scary to have a heart attack if your cholesterol is low? Absolutely not..

No doubt it is VERY sad and scary to experience a coronary event, regardless of your cholesterol level. Let's not lose site of the facts. Over half our nation's heart attack victims have LOW CHOLESTEROL.

If I were a heart patient, I would be angry that enough of our medical doctors aren't looking for it's true cause. Cholesterol lowering drugs have saved few, if any lives. As a non-coronary event patient, I'm just as angry.

Had it not been for our obsession with the wrong cause, perhaps we'd be finding a real cure.

ARIZONA73 · 08-06-2002, 04:03 PM

I am aware of another rather interesting theory about cholesterol which I believe deserves some serious thought. The theory goes that cholesterol in and of itself is harmless as it is produced by the body, and that one of its functions, among other things, is to serve as an antioxidant. It is manufactured in the body as protection against oxidative damage by free radicals and that in the process of providing that protection cholesterol is converted into its oxidized form, which is harmful to the blood vessels. However, if sufficient quantities of antioxidants are provided, such as selenium, vitamins E,C,and A, then any damage resulting from the oxidized cholesterol will be greatly minimized. This is because the supplemental antioxidants will play their part in neutralizing the free radicals and the damaging effects of oxidized cholesterol will be kept to a minimum.

Gooba · 08-06-2002, 04:53 PM

As a non coronary person,you have no idea.You have to understand you can still play with this and theorize all you want.You have time.Those of us that have had the event do not have that luxury.We already have the damage and survived.We are living it each and every day as a fact of life.You fortunately are not.If you get a heart attack and survive,your outlook changes on alot of things.I guarantee you will not have the same attitude on this,if you are as inteeligent as I suspect you should be.
Angry? Why should I be angry.I know that my lifestyle as well as a number of other factors caused my heart attacks.All I am concenred about now is surviving.Not having any more.I do look on the bright side,I am one of the 1/3 of people who survive their first heart attack.Which part of that statistic are you?