cholesterol

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The amount of cholesterol in the blood does not predict heart disease.

 

It is what happens to the cholesterol that is important - cholesterol

is an essential element in human health. As with everything in

Ayurveda you must examine the causes of these issues.

 

I see plaque deposits (plaque contains much more than cholesterol) as

the result of hypometabolism - a reduced metabolism disease that

naturally exists in those whose blood is full of aum and other

toxins. If the blood is thick - acidic - sticky, then those heavy

molecule substances like cholesterol attach to the lining of the

arteries and veins.

 

 

The answer to that problem is the same as with all such problems.

clear the rasa with light nurishing sattwic foods (plenty of fruits

and vegetables - plenty of water to rehydrate and thin the blood -

medicines to support digestion and the liver. Veerachana is very

helpful for these problems.

 

The metabolism must be reactivated - often this is related to thyroid

issues - so working on that side is bound to be useful. We humans are

meant to be active - to much depression and lethargy can slow us down

to the extent that we can not properly digest, absorb, circulate, and

metabolise, or eliminate the excess food we eat.

 

 

ayurveda, Vinod Haritwal <nikmo@v...>

wrote:

> Sometime back there were explanations from Todd about the over

emphasis on

> dietary fat as the main culprit for cardiac problems thru

cholesterol. I

> found the explanation very logical. Since then I have been

discussing this

> with Doctors of modern science. I must say they all agree that

there is an

> over emphsis on dietary fat as the culprit when no one really knows

the

> causes. Surprisingly most of them have not applied their mind to the

> hypothesis that since most of the cholestrol is produced in the

body, would

> not the body's regulatory system control its production in the

situation of

> higher dietary cholestarol and thus cholestrol level in the serum

may not be

> the right indicator of risk of cardiac problems. I thought I should

share

> this with the group. Any further feedback is welcome.

>

> Vinod

[Guest guest]

On Friday, April 9, 2004, at 06:28 AM, ayurveda

wrote:

 

> I see plaque deposits (plaque contains much more than cholesterol) as

> the result of hypometabolism - a reduced metabolism disease that

> naturally exists in those whose blood is full of aum

 

you mean ama, i think

but i guess they are full of aum, too :-)

perhaps this is a good visualization

 

but technically, the complicated plaque of atherosclerosis is

characterized by:

 

1. Thrombosis: the aggregation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors

and blood-borne elements on and within the plaque

2. Neovascularization: of the cap and edges of lesion

3. Thinning: of the underlying tunica media

4. Calcification: within the atheroma and fibrous cap

5. Ulceration: of the fibrous cap.

 

> and other

> toxins. If the blood is thick - acidic - sticky, then those heavy

> molecule substances like cholesterol attach to the lining of the

> arteries and veins.

 

if you read my post on CVD you will see that I address the traditional

issue of blood viscosity, but this is only one component

your model is oversimplified, and doesn't account for the inflammatory

nature of atherogenesis, i.e. mediated by free-radical damage,

glycosylation of vascular proteins, the activity of local cytokines etc.

 

regarding pH, do you sample the blood and record alterations in pH?

or are you borrowing this concept from elements western holistic

medicine (i.e. B. Jensen of colonic/iridology fame), _inferring_ that

it is acidic?

Caldecott

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