I heard that it is the lac of vitamins (e.g. Folic Acid) that causes cholesterol buildup. Adding this to your diet helps cut down heart attacks by 50%. Ty to get a whole food supplement (e.g. dried or fresh juices of herbs, fruits, vegetables, grains, etc.); or go to Lorraine's site:
http://www.drday.com/ and buy her video and her product (barley greens and algae, etc.) to get you started. Her 85-year-old mom got off medical drugs of about 35 years' duration after she started the diet. :) Joyce On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Bill Kingsbury wrote: > From: Reid Smith <rsm...@intrnet.net> > To: rife-l...@eskimo.com > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 > Subj: interesting info - ATHEROSCLEROSIS > > Got high cholesterol maybe there is a reason!! > The body is retaining it to plug holes in the arterys. > =================================================================== > > > ATHEROSCLEROSIS > > How Cholesterol Plaque is Formed > > Until recently, the process of atherosclerosis had many unanswered > questions: How is it that some people with high cholesterol levels > never develop atherosclerosis? Why does one artery fill with > cholesterol plaque while another remains free of disease? > Fortunately, the latest clinical research has begun to lift the > veil of mystery surrounding atherosclerosis. > > Current studies indicate that atherosclerosis begins with a viral > or bacterial infection (or other injury) of the artery. Recent > reports point to an obscure germ called Chlamydia pneumoniae as the > likely bacterial culprit. In fact, one study found that 79% of the > specimens from patients undergoing coronary atherectomy (i.e., the > removal of cholesterol plaque from diseased coronary arteries) > tested positive for Chlamydia. > > Once the artery is infected, the inner lining becomes inflamed -- > it swells and blisters, leaking enzymes and other chemicals into > the blood stream. The body attempts to heal this damage by > depositing cholesterol and a thin layer of congealed blood over the > infected site. Unfortunately, once the infection has run its > course, the body has no way to remove the cholesterol plaque that > has built up. This is because the layer of congealed blood prevents > chemical agents in the blood stream from reaching the cholesterol > and re-dissolving it. > > This scenario explains why a person's cholesterol level may be high > and yet atherosclerosis doesn't form; the artery has to suffer > viral or bacterial damage first, and then cholesterol is deposited. > > Take Care > > Reid > > > > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net> > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
