Your Cholesterol Medicine Many be Your Death Sentence!

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Your Cholesterol Medicine Many be Your Death Sentence!

 

 

 

It was in the media recently. Statin drug taken

off the market. In 1987, Merck made headlines when it came out

with Mevacor (lovastatin), the first cholesterol-lowering statin drug.

Statins block enzyme pathways involved in the production of

cholesterol, thereby lowering cholesterol levels. But that's not all

these drugs do.

The same enzymes that are involved in the

production of cholesterol are also required for the production of an

essential compound called coenzyme Q10; not surprisingly, lower

cholesterol levels in statin users are accompanied by reduced levels of

CoQ10.

Coenzyme Q10 -- also called ubiquinone, which

means "occurring everywhere" -- plays an important role in the

manufacture of ATP, the fuel that runs cellular processes. Though it

is present in every cell in your body, it is especially concentrated in

the very active cells of your heart. Depriving the heart of CoQ10 is

like removing a spark plug from your engine -- it just won't work.

Low levels of CoQ10 are implicated in virtually all cardiovascular

diseases, including angina, hypertension, cardiomyopathy and congestive

heart failure.

What is Merck Waiting For?

 

Merck knew that statins deplete CoQ10, and knew that

this could contribute to heart disease. In 1990, this drug

manufacturer sought and received a patent for Mevacor and other statin

drugs formulated with up to 1,000 mg of coenzyme Q10 to prevent or

alleviate cardiomyopathy, a serious condition that can cause congestive

heart failure.

However, Merck has not brought these combination

products to market, nor has this drug company educated physicians on

the important of supplementing CoQ10 to offset the dangers of these

drugs to the heart. Because they hold the patent, other drug

companies are prevented from coming out with a statin/CoQ10 product.

If you're taking a statin drug (Zocor, Provacol,

etc.), don't wait for your doctor to warn you of the substantial risks.

Consider this fact: in the last 15 years (roughly the time

that statins have been on the market), the incidence of congestive

heart failure has tripled. If you want to avoid becoming a statistic,

it is imperative that you take 200 mg of coenzyme Q10 daily. You

should also try to lower your cholesterol levels with a low-fat diet,

targeted nutritional supplements and exercise. CoQ-10 is available

for under $15.00 at 870-856-4152. The "Niacin Flush"

on our web pages is working wonders for many. This may reduce or

eliminate your reliance on

cholesterol-lowering medication.

 

 

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There is a lot of truth to this article, but some major points

missing. First, as we have discussed here before, high cholesterol

does not cause heart attacks or heart disease. Only 50% of people

who die from heart attack have high cholesterol. Second, co-Q10 is

not only important for heart health, it also plays a HUGE role in

cancer prevention. Women on statins are much more likely to get

breast cancer because their co-Q10 levels are depleted. Third, price

should have nothing to do with where you get your supplements. If I

wanted something cheap, I would get Centrum for a couple of bucks

and feel satisfied. But if I wanted something that really worked, I

would NOT buy anything on the grocery store shelf, and would skip

GNC. If you want to know which companies provide the best products,

get a copy of Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements and do

your due diligence. All supplements are NOT created equal, and just

as " cheap " won't work, you don't want to spend big dollars on other

products that don't rate well.

 

Evie Maddox

www.thediaperlady.com

 

, Elaine <121@l...> wrote:

> http://cat007.com/cholkill.htm

>

>

> Your Cholesterol Medicine Many be Your Death Sentence!

>

> * It was in the media recently. Statin drug taken off the

market. In

> 1987, Merck made headlines when it came out with Mevacor

(lovastatin),

> the first cholesterol-lowering statin drug. Statins block enzyme

> pathways involved in the production of cholesterol, thereby

lowering

> cholesterol levels. But that's not all these drugs do. *

>

> *The same enzymes that are involved in the production of

cholesterol are

> also required for the production of an essential compound called

> coenzyme Q10; not surprisingly, lower cholesterol levels in statin

users

> are accompanied by reduced levels of CoQ10. *

>

> *Coenzyme Q10 -- also called ubiquinone, which means " occurring

> everywhere " -- plays an important role in the manufacture of ATP,

the

> fuel that runs cellular processes. Though it is present in every

cell

> in your body, it is especially concentrated in the very active

cells of

> your heart. Depriving the heart of CoQ10 is like removing a

spark plug

> from your engine -- it just won't work. Low levels of CoQ10 are

> implicated in virtually all cardiovascular diseases, including

angina,

> hypertension, cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. *

>

>

> *What is Merck Waiting For? *

>

> *Merck knew that statins deplete CoQ10, and knew that this could

> contribute to heart disease. In 1990, this drug manufacturer

sought

> and received a patent for Mevacor and other statin drugs

formulated with

> up to 1,000 mg of coenzyme Q10 to prevent or alleviate

cardiomyopathy, a

> serious condition that can cause congestive heart failure. *

>

> *However, Merck has not brought these combination products to

market,

> nor has this drug company educated physicians on the important of

> supplementing CoQ10 to offset the dangers of these drugs to the

heart.

> Because they hold the patent, other drug companies are prevented

from

> coming out with a statin/CoQ10 product. *

>

> *If you're taking a statin drug (Zocor, Provacol, etc.), don't

wait for

> your doctor to warn you of the substantial risks. Consider this

fact:

> in the last 15 years (roughly the time that statins have been on

the

> market), the incidence of congestive heart failure has tripled.

If you

> want to avoid becoming a statistic, it is imperative that you take

200

> mg of coenzyme Q10 daily. You should also try to lower your

> cholesterol levels with a low-fat diet, targeted nutritional

supplements

> and exercise. CoQ-10 is available for under $15.00 at 870-856-

4152.

> The " Niacin Flush " <http://cat007.com/niacin.htm> on our web pages

is

> working wonders for many. This may reduce or eliminate your

reliance

> on cholesterol-lowering medication. *

>

> *

>

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