How You Can Cure High Cholesterol
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I do not like to take care of my friends medically. But when they are headed toward health disaster, I simply cannot just sit by. I learned this the hard way through my friend Jim Foster, who was like a father to me. When he began to have heart troubles, I gently offered my help. He turned me down for a renowned cardiologist in a world-famous heart clinic.
As Jim got into more and more trouble, I offered again and again, telling him that he was in danger. But it wasn’t enough, as Jim was finally turned into a drooling invalid, and eventually poisoned and cut to death by drugs and surgery. This was a hard lesson for me. I now know that I needed to grab Jim by the collar and tell him he would be killed if he didn’t listen to me. But I wasn’t strong enough, the rest is history, and I learned my lesson. |
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So when one of my physician friends (Dave) had a heart attack, I knew what I had to do. During Dave’s hospitalization, he learned that he was becoming obese; that his blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides were through the roof; that he was diabetic; and that he was at extreme risk for another heart attack and/or stroke. His (and my) medical friends rallied to his side, and he came home on 6 prescriptions for blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and potential stroke.
Aside from Dave’s immediate health problems, he was faced with the reality that at the age of 65, these drugs were a dead-end that could not be maintained without a terrific toll on his quality of life. In addition, the very things that he needed to do to reverse his diseases—diet, exercise, and phytonutrients—were foreign to him and completely against his nature.
Nonetheless, my course of action was clear—all I had to do was think about Jim Foster. So we had a heart-to-heart. I thought Dave would reject my protocol out-of-hand. But instead, much to my surprise and joy, and unlike Jim Foster, he embraced it. And this is no easy task for a man who has never exercised, and who likes to eat unhealthy foods and drink alcohol.
Aside from Dave’s immediate health problems, he was faced with the reality that at the age of 65, these drugs were a dead-end that could not be maintained without a terrific toll on his quality of life. In addition, the very things that he needed to do to reverse his diseases—diet, exercise, and phytonutrients—were foreign to him and completely against his nature.
Nonetheless, my course of action was clear—all I had to do was think about Jim Foster. So we had a heart-to-heart. I thought Dave would reject my protocol out-of-hand. But instead, much to my surprise and joy, and unlike Jim Foster, he embraced it. And this is no easy task for a man who has never exercised, and who likes to eat unhealthy foods and drink alcohol.
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The Cure Begins
So Dave began to cut out the carbohydrates and alcohol. This was the first step. He ate healthy protein and complex carbohydrates—shunning processed foods and sweets. He cut back drastically on alcohol. And then he started his second step to beat diabetes, which would lead to resolving all his other problems. He began intensive weight training (weight lifting). Only when muscles are taxed with resistance (like with weight lifting), can sugar be removed from the bloodstream without insulin. Once this starts, the blood glucose level begins to lower. As this happens, the pancreas produces less insulin, decreasing high blood insulin levels. This all takes place with a low carbohydrate diet, exercise, and in the presence of the correct nutrients. |
Finally, Dave started his third step toward regaining his health. He started a Standard Process phytonutrient regimen. People with diabetes and heart disease suffer primarily from deficiencies and imbalances of B vitamins (including vitamin B4), minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids. Dave began to take the following supplements: Diaplex (3x3 daily with meals), Cataplex GTF (2x3 daily with meals), Min-Tran (3x3 daily with meals), Cardio-Plus (3x3 daily with meals), and Cataplex B (2x3 daily with meals). In addition, he took Blue Ice™ Fermented Cod Liver Oil (3 capsules daily). Much to my amazement, and with encouragement but no “enforcement” on my part, he followed this regime while consuming a low carbohydrate diet and maintaining a strict weight- training schedule. He was basically reinventing his entire persona.
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The Right Supplements The cure for people with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and high blood fats (cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.) is a combination regimen. Any part of the program without the others will only result in partial success—frequently with the need for ongoing and debilitating prescription drugs. But when the entire program is in force, all drugs can usually be weaned and eliminated with the help of the prescribing doctor. And this is exactly what happened with my friend—and in less than 90 days! |
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The Diaplex I prescribed is critical in supporting the healthy function of the pancreas. Among dozens of other nutrients, it contains pancreatic extract combined with B vitamins and trace minerals. A healthy pancreas along with vitamins and trace minerals are needed to normalize insulin levels.
Cataplex GTF contains B vitamins and trace minerals, including the biologically active form of chromium. B vitamins and chromium combine to make up what is known as the glucose tolerance factor (GTF), which is essential to maintain normal glucose (sugar) levels in the blood. Without these nutrients, no amount of exercise or low-carb dieting would normalize high-glucose levels.
Cataplex B contains the full, biologically active, phytonutrient B vitamins, including B4, which cannot be synthesized. These are necessary to help normalize blood fats, maintain a strong and steady heart muscle and heartbeat, and support proper sugar metabolism in the body.
Cardio-Plus is a combination of five products in one. It contains:
Cardiotrophin (heart extract);
Cataplex C (the whole vitamin C complex—not just ascorbic acid);
Cataplex E2 (the oxygen-sparing portion of the vitamin E complex);
Cataplex G (the calming side of the vitamin B complex—the natural partner to Cataplex B);
Calcium Lactate (the most usable form of calcium).
In addition, Cardio-Plus contains an entire spectrum of other nutrients, including selenium, potassium, CoQ10, and more.
Min-Tran is a naturally calming mineral complex containing Calcium Lactate and other minerals (including iodine, magnesium, and more) from kelp and alfalfa. It is known that minerals from food are far more active than mineral supplements.
In fact, in a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition (May 2007), it was again proven that calcium from food is best. Women who got their calcium from food enjoyed better calcium metabolism and bone development than women who consumed even higher levels of calcium from supplements.
All the nutrients prescribed for Dave and our patients are made from food (phytonutrients). And there simply are no substitutes. Dave had taken an entire array of “natural” vitamins and minerals for several years prior to his heart attack, subsequent type 2 diabetes, and blood fat abnormalities. Thankfully, he is now living proof that getting the right phytonutrients will make a difference.
Cataplex GTF contains B vitamins and trace minerals, including the biologically active form of chromium. B vitamins and chromium combine to make up what is known as the glucose tolerance factor (GTF), which is essential to maintain normal glucose (sugar) levels in the blood. Without these nutrients, no amount of exercise or low-carb dieting would normalize high-glucose levels.
Cataplex B contains the full, biologically active, phytonutrient B vitamins, including B4, which cannot be synthesized. These are necessary to help normalize blood fats, maintain a strong and steady heart muscle and heartbeat, and support proper sugar metabolism in the body.
Cardio-Plus is a combination of five products in one. It contains:
Cardiotrophin (heart extract);
Cataplex C (the whole vitamin C complex—not just ascorbic acid);
Cataplex E2 (the oxygen-sparing portion of the vitamin E complex);
Cataplex G (the calming side of the vitamin B complex—the natural partner to Cataplex B);
Calcium Lactate (the most usable form of calcium).
In addition, Cardio-Plus contains an entire spectrum of other nutrients, including selenium, potassium, CoQ10, and more.
Min-Tran is a naturally calming mineral complex containing Calcium Lactate and other minerals (including iodine, magnesium, and more) from kelp and alfalfa. It is known that minerals from food are far more active than mineral supplements.
In fact, in a study reported in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition (May 2007), it was again proven that calcium from food is best. Women who got their calcium from food enjoyed better calcium metabolism and bone development than women who consumed even higher levels of calcium from supplements.
All the nutrients prescribed for Dave and our patients are made from food (phytonutrients). And there simply are no substitutes. Dave had taken an entire array of “natural” vitamins and minerals for several years prior to his heart attack, subsequent type 2 diabetes, and blood fat abnormalities. Thankfully, he is now living proof that getting the right phytonutrients will make a difference.
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The Wheat, Gluten, and Slow Burn Connection Being a physician, Dave is inquisitive. And he closely monitors his blood sugar. He has told me that I was absolutely correct in recommending no wheat or gluten, along with strong weight lifting. His sugar rises most precipitously and stays high longer when he eats wheat or gluten. And his sugar drops quickly and stays normal longer after his intense weight lifting. |
I recommended that Dave lift weights following the “slow burn” technique. This is lifting weights very slowly, for only 4 to 6 repetitions per exercise, and only once every 5 to 7 days. Sound good—lifting weights only once or twice weekly, instead of the usual 4 to 6 times? You bet. The studies show that when you exercise in this manner, the positive effects last in your body for the next 5 to 7 days! And Dave has proved that over and over again with the simple use of a blood glucose monitor.
For anyone with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and/or blood fats problems, I always recommend a gluten-free diet and slow burn weight lifting. You can learn all about the benefits and technique of slow burn weight lifting by getting the book, The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution, by Frederick Hahn, Michael Eades, MD, and Mary Eades, MD.
And slow burn is not just for younger folks. If you start this technique, it can be your personal fountain of youth. I have patients in their 90’s who lift weights in this manner. Older folks routinely become stronger, more stable, more secure, more positive, and more independent after 3 months on this regime. Sound like the fountain of youth to you?
The Obesity Connection
For most Americans, it is all about insulin. Both the Journal of the American Medical Association (May 16, 2007) and Time Magazine (June 11, 2007) agree. If you consume lots of wheat, grains, and processed foods (which all contain gluten), your pancreas secretes higher than normal amounts of insulin. Insulin is irritating to your blood vessel linings and can lead to coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis.
But more important, high insulin levels mean that you will have more degenerative diseases like arthritis, heart disease, coronary artery disease, and obesity. And it is not your genes that make you secrete high levels of insulin. It is simply your diet— processed foods, grains, and sugar, as well as lack of exercise. These things make your muscle (and other) cells less receptive to insulin. So they won’t let the sugar in with the usual amount of insulin circulating in your blood. Therefore your blood sugar rises, and your body secretes more insulin. Genes are not the cause of obesity, insulin is. When you have high insulin levels, you have a much harder time losing weight. And when you do not exercise, your insulin levels rise.
For anyone with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and/or blood fats problems, I always recommend a gluten-free diet and slow burn weight lifting. You can learn all about the benefits and technique of slow burn weight lifting by getting the book, The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution, by Frederick Hahn, Michael Eades, MD, and Mary Eades, MD.
And slow burn is not just for younger folks. If you start this technique, it can be your personal fountain of youth. I have patients in their 90’s who lift weights in this manner. Older folks routinely become stronger, more stable, more secure, more positive, and more independent after 3 months on this regime. Sound like the fountain of youth to you?
The Obesity Connection
For most Americans, it is all about insulin. Both the Journal of the American Medical Association (May 16, 2007) and Time Magazine (June 11, 2007) agree. If you consume lots of wheat, grains, and processed foods (which all contain gluten), your pancreas secretes higher than normal amounts of insulin. Insulin is irritating to your blood vessel linings and can lead to coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis.
But more important, high insulin levels mean that you will have more degenerative diseases like arthritis, heart disease, coronary artery disease, and obesity. And it is not your genes that make you secrete high levels of insulin. It is simply your diet— processed foods, grains, and sugar, as well as lack of exercise. These things make your muscle (and other) cells less receptive to insulin. So they won’t let the sugar in with the usual amount of insulin circulating in your blood. Therefore your blood sugar rises, and your body secretes more insulin. Genes are not the cause of obesity, insulin is. When you have high insulin levels, you have a much harder time losing weight. And when you do not exercise, your insulin levels rise.
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Once insulin levels begin to rise, the body starts to inhibit the fat-burning hormone called hormone-sensitive lipase. Without this hormone you cannot burn fat for energy. You will begin using protein (lean muscle mass) and carbohydrates for energy. This causes you to become abnormally hungry, which causes you to eat more carbohydrates—continuing the cycle. |
But when you remove the processed foods and gluten, and you start exercising, your insulin level drops. When this happens, your hormone-sensitive lipase levels normalize. You then start to once again burn fat for energy. The net result is weight loss and getting a handle on degenerative diseases. It is not rocket science.
DDD: The Deadly Diabetes Duo
The deadly diabetes duo is wheat and lack of exercise. Despite all the “science” in medical therapy for type 2 diabetes, it still remains a man-made disease. And as sure as it is man-made, it can be “man-cured.” This disease is caused by eating processed foods loaded with wheat, sugar, and corn syrup, all the while staying on the couch and avoiding exercise. It is as simple as that. For those of you who do not believe this, all you need is an accurate glucose monitor for diabetes testing. Within 30 days of following the instructions in this article, you will have proven it to yourself. To eliminate blood sugar problems, all you need to do is eat only real foods with lots of protein, avoid wheat and sugar, exercise, and take the correct supplements. That’s it!
Skeptical? Test It!
Think wheat and lack of exercise are not the deadly duo? Take this test. If you are diabetic, you probably already know your average blood sugar fluctuations. Now stop all wheat and any food with wheat in it. (Be sure to read ingredient labels—you will be surprised.) At the same time, join a gym and start exercising your muscles—hard. The best way I have found is “slow burn” weight lifting.
After one month on this regimen, compare your blood sugar readings with previous readings. If you have not cheated, you will be absolutely amazed.
And you can take it a couple steps farther. Have a blood test after a month on this treatment plan and compare your blood glucose readings, your triglycerides, and even your HDL/LDL ratio to those from past months. If you’re still not convinced, monitor your blood sugar after specific meals. See how high your blood sugar spikes after a big pasta or other wheat-laden meal—and note how long it takes to normalize again. You will find that nothing pushes up blood sugar like wheat. And nothing keeps that sugar-high longer than wheat. If you still need more evidence, watch your blood sugar drop within hours after one of your strong, “slow burn” exercise sessions—and how long it stays down following exercise. Nothing (even drugs) has a more powerful and longer-lasting glucose moderating effect than strong, muscular, weight bearing exercise (weight lifting).
DDD: The Deadly Diabetes Duo
The deadly diabetes duo is wheat and lack of exercise. Despite all the “science” in medical therapy for type 2 diabetes, it still remains a man-made disease. And as sure as it is man-made, it can be “man-cured.” This disease is caused by eating processed foods loaded with wheat, sugar, and corn syrup, all the while staying on the couch and avoiding exercise. It is as simple as that. For those of you who do not believe this, all you need is an accurate glucose monitor for diabetes testing. Within 30 days of following the instructions in this article, you will have proven it to yourself. To eliminate blood sugar problems, all you need to do is eat only real foods with lots of protein, avoid wheat and sugar, exercise, and take the correct supplements. That’s it!
Skeptical? Test It!
Think wheat and lack of exercise are not the deadly duo? Take this test. If you are diabetic, you probably already know your average blood sugar fluctuations. Now stop all wheat and any food with wheat in it. (Be sure to read ingredient labels—you will be surprised.) At the same time, join a gym and start exercising your muscles—hard. The best way I have found is “slow burn” weight lifting.
After one month on this regimen, compare your blood sugar readings with previous readings. If you have not cheated, you will be absolutely amazed.
And you can take it a couple steps farther. Have a blood test after a month on this treatment plan and compare your blood glucose readings, your triglycerides, and even your HDL/LDL ratio to those from past months. If you’re still not convinced, monitor your blood sugar after specific meals. See how high your blood sugar spikes after a big pasta or other wheat-laden meal—and note how long it takes to normalize again. You will find that nothing pushes up blood sugar like wheat. And nothing keeps that sugar-high longer than wheat. If you still need more evidence, watch your blood sugar drop within hours after one of your strong, “slow burn” exercise sessions—and how long it stays down following exercise. Nothing (even drugs) has a more powerful and longer-lasting glucose moderating effect than strong, muscular, weight bearing exercise (weight lifting).
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Exercise and Diabetes
Remember, muscular exercise is the only time the body takes sugar out of the blood and into the muscles without insulin. That defines the cure for type 2 diabetes. You can test your own blood sugar for the proof. I am aware that most people really don’t like to exercise. That is one of the reasons why “slow burn” exercising is the best.
How to Be Drug-Free in 90 Days
Quite frankly, without exercise and the elimination of, or dramatic reduction in, wheat intake, you simply will never overcome diabetes. And conversely, with these two factors and the right supplements, you can be drug-free within 90 days. Supplements are also needed to overcome longtime nutritional deficiencies brought about by a diabetes diet.
If you need final proof, combine this new diet, new exercise program, and new supplement protocol and then take regular blood sugar readings. After one to three months start to compare them to past readings. If you are diabetic, take the final step and take these readings to your doctor. Let him or her know that you have cured your diabetes naturally— and you wish to wean off diabetes drugs. Now that’s a formula for success.
Conclusion
There could not have been a worse patient than Dave. He was very overweight and had never exercised in his life. He loved his wines. He was trained in classical medicine. All his friends wanted to help him with prescription drugs for life. In fact, his two best friends were a cardiologist and an internist. But he actually came to me! And more shocking—he followed through on my recommendations.
His rewards were a 60-point drop to normal blood pressure. His blood glucose dropped over 200 points to normal. His triglycerides dropped over 300 points to normal. He lost 40 pounds of fat. And he is now stronger than he was 25 years ago. All without drugs or surgery. Can diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, and abnormal blood fats be reversed? You bet.
Remember, muscular exercise is the only time the body takes sugar out of the blood and into the muscles without insulin. That defines the cure for type 2 diabetes. You can test your own blood sugar for the proof. I am aware that most people really don’t like to exercise. That is one of the reasons why “slow burn” exercising is the best.
How to Be Drug-Free in 90 Days
Quite frankly, without exercise and the elimination of, or dramatic reduction in, wheat intake, you simply will never overcome diabetes. And conversely, with these two factors and the right supplements, you can be drug-free within 90 days. Supplements are also needed to overcome longtime nutritional deficiencies brought about by a diabetes diet.
If you need final proof, combine this new diet, new exercise program, and new supplement protocol and then take regular blood sugar readings. After one to three months start to compare them to past readings. If you are diabetic, take the final step and take these readings to your doctor. Let him or her know that you have cured your diabetes naturally— and you wish to wean off diabetes drugs. Now that’s a formula for success.
Conclusion
There could not have been a worse patient than Dave. He was very overweight and had never exercised in his life. He loved his wines. He was trained in classical medicine. All his friends wanted to help him with prescription drugs for life. In fact, his two best friends were a cardiologist and an internist. But he actually came to me! And more shocking—he followed through on my recommendations.
His rewards were a 60-point drop to normal blood pressure. His blood glucose dropped over 200 points to normal. His triglycerides dropped over 300 points to normal. He lost 40 pounds of fat. And he is now stronger than he was 25 years ago. All without drugs or surgery. Can diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, and abnormal blood fats be reversed? You bet.