Homocysteine is the Bad Guy....
HA! Did you hear the latest research on Vytorin and Zetia?
Man, I just hate statin drugs and the whole "Big Pharma" approach to heart disease, aging, wellness, etc. It's all based on drugs and profits.
Dr. Ponzio (my G.P.) and I have been battling for years over my high cholesterol (202 total; 44 HDL and 126 LDL) with he wanting to put me on Lipitor or Zetia or Vytorin. And, me, resisting. Why?
Because, if you do the research you discover it's not the cholesterol that kills you.... it's the plaque build-up. Cholesterol is NOT the "bad guy."
I even went and had a full body scan in 2004 just to prove to him I didn't have plaque build-up. I scanned quite normal despite the high cholesterol. (However, I do take red yeast rice capsules and Co-Q10 as part of my daily supplement routine).
Plus, there are plenty of studies that demonstrate elevated homocysteine (a naturally-occurring amino acid) could be the real culprit when it comes to arterial plaque build up.
In lay terms, homocysteine, sort of roughs-up the arterial walls making it easier for plaque to build up. Sort of like the low-lying water level tree and shrub branches along the banks of a river. Homocysteine can be neutralized through a simple B-complex consisting of B6, B12 and Folic Acid. (some of the most inexpensive vitamins available!) Of course, Big Pharma doesn't want to promote this kind of stuff. (There's no conspiracy theory, here. It's just not in their best interest to promote anything where there are no profits)!
I've asked our manufacturer to formulate an Homocysteine Neutralizer Formula. Be on the lookout sometime late this summer.
Hopefully, as you train more and more aging baby-boomers, you can get them off this notion of "anti-aging through modern chemistry" and get them re-focused on:
"anti-aging through proper nutrition and physical activity!"
As usual, it all starts with education....!
To your continued Success!
Art Rothafel
art@privatelabelfitness.com
800-340-7011
www.privatelabelfitness.com
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