Posted on 02/14/2006 1:50:42 AM PST by djf
I just went and got some today. For a non-toxic, non-mutagenic substance, I would think a 23-27 percent reduction in LDL's is quite a significant effect.
Who knows? The most significant change in the medical arena has been the merging of the biochemisty and nutritional fields. Look at what they have found about the Folates.
From my own readings, I don't think it would be unusual for folks to live active, healthy lives into the 120-140 age range. But if you try to start at my age, you're too late.
Most of the abstracts will tell you the same thing: "The bodies production/utilization of nutrient X falls off dramatically after age 25-30" or something to that effect.
That's when people should really start. Don't wait till you're a geezer like me!
Heck, I've been giving my dog supplemental Vitamin C and D, and he's doing better by it! He's 15 and still doing pretty good.
Keep this in mind when lowering your cholesterol. There is serious research indicating too-low cholesterol greatly increases the risk of hemmorhage (I'll cite some if you or others reading this are interersted). I myself was on Crestor a year ago and lowered my Total Cholesterol from 240 to 140 in a four-month period. Then I had a SAH, a SubArachnoid Hemmorhage of the brain. I was lucky and did not have an aneurism, and the situation resolved itself in a few days. Now I exercise 4 times a week, light weights, swimming, stair-climber (I also did the same before the SAH) and am quite happy with my Total Cholesterol in the 200-230 range--if you do the research you will find out that this range is no big deal. I am 55. According to the research, this situation almost never repeats itself.
There is a new bioflavenoid mix called sytrinol that has much more dramatic effects in human studies than policosinol. I take both. Check out www.lef.org.
Red Rice Yeast works for cholesterol as well.
IMO those kind of muscles are gross.
Seems like a whole lot of good advice on that site of MD Janson. Thanks for the reference, djf. Live long and prosper!
How's his liver?
Not sure ... I do know he had parts of his bicep cut out due to infection - he was shooting steroids directly into his bicep.
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