health effects of fats - the cholesterol lie

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Hi Dear Ones -

 

Thought you might be interested in this -

http://thecholesterolliereview.com/your-brain-on-statins/

 

Here's one excerpt from the article, Your Brain On Statins | Great Cholesterol

Lie Review.

 

A study out of UCLA recently found that many people are having heart attacks

even though their cholesterol is at or below the 100 mg/dL target. There is no

doubt in my mind that this study will be used as fodder to encourage increased

use of statins. This will be despite the fact that 21% of the people in the

study were using statins, and still had heart attacks.4

 

From other sources, specifically about ghee

 

According to Dr. Rudolph Ballentine MD, clarrified butter contains butyric acid,

a fatty acid that has antiviral and anti cancer properties, and raises the level

of the antiviral chemical interferon in the body. Butyric acid also has

characteristics found to be helpful in the prevention and treatment of

Alzheimer's disease. (Ballentine R, " Transition to Vegetarianism " Honesdale PA,

The Himalayan International Institute, 1987).

 

Accoring to Dr. Sunil V. Joshi, master ayurvedic physician and panchakarma

specialist -

Ghee increases Agni, without increasing pitta in reasonable amounts.

ghee nourishes ojas, the immune system, and brings luster to the body.

ghee contains beneficial essential fatty acids and can reduce blood

vcholesterol.

ghee does not contain the additives and solids that obstruct the channels of the

body.

 

as I had heard that some of Maharishi's perusha were developing high

cholesterol, we all thought it was the ghee. However, it occurs to me that

there may be involvement from the high ice cream and sweets in their diet and of

course, frm the much more sedentary lifestyle inspite of hiking around the

ashram, and without good agni ive focus or much strong asana or pranayama

dynamic.

 

Such interesting implications to discuss in my understanding for the extreme

swing focus on low cholesterol dietary fats.

 

 

Warm Regards,

Ysha

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Ysha Oakes, D.Ayur

Postpartum AyurDoula Care/Aromatherapy

cell 505-259-1801, H/O 505-508-4219

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www.perinatalayurveda

 

> 5. Various studies have found that women who had regularly consumed

> the greatest amounts of saturated fats had the least amount of

> additional atherosclerotic plaque buildup in their arteries. Also,

> women who ate more saturated fat had a healthier balance of HDL and

> LDL cholesterol, and more desirable blood serum concentrations of

> triglycerides and free fatty acids. American Journal of

> Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 80, No. 5, 1102-1103, November 2004

>

> 6. A 3-year study of 235 women, released in 2004, concluded that " in

> postmenopausal women with relatively low total fat intake, a greater

> saturated fat intake is associated with less progression of coronary

> atherosclerosis. " ...The same study revealed similarly surprising

> results when it was disclosed that a greater consumption of

> polyunsaturated oils " was also associated with greater progression of

> atherosclerosis " . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 80,

> No. 5, 1175-1184, November 2004 available online:

> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYD/is_13_39/ai_n6114090

>

> ...

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> Dr Bhate

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