| According to the American Heart Association | | | | harmful side effect of taking statin drugs to lower |
| (americanheart.org), over 70 million Americans currently | | | | cholesterol is that most statin drugs lower the body's |
| have some type of heart disease. (Note: This does not | | | | and the heart's natural production and use of |
| include the tens of millions of people who are in the | | | | Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10). CoQ10 is one the heart's |
| process of developing heart disease). The cost of | | | | required primary nutrients, shown to be critical in helping |
| treating heart disease (also know as cardiovascular | | | | the mitochondria of the heart provide enough energy |
| disease, or CVD), in both direct and indirect costs is | | | | so the heart beats properly. However, by the time a |
| estimated to be over $400 billion annually. | | | | person is 70 years old, their body may be producing |
| Individuals need to take more individual responsibility to | | | | 70% less CoQ10. Most 'knowledgeable' nutritionally |
| prevent Cardiovascular disease in the first place both | | | | inclined doctors will recommend that any patient taking |
| for themselves and for their loved ones. Heart disease | | | | a statin drug, as a minimum, take at least 50 to 100 mg |
| results in tragically reduced quality of life for those | | | | of CoQ10 daily. CoQ10 is better taken in the newer, up |
| affected, for family and caregivers as well as adding | | | | to 8 times more highly absorbable Ubiquinol CoQ10 |
| enormously to the high cost of health care in this | | | | form (as opposed to the older less absorbable CoQ10 |
| country. Individuals can help prevent heart disease | | | | ubiquinone form). CoQ10 supplementation may also be |
| most importantly through healthy eating, better lifestyle | | | | highly beneficial for anyone over 40 who desires a |
| habits including regular moderate exercise, the proper | | | | longer cardiovascular healthy life. |
| use of nutritional supplements, regular medical check | | | | Remember, ask your doctor if there are alternative |
| ups and working with their doctor. | | | | methods to avoid having to take statin drugs in the first |
| Since the heart is a muscle, it can become weakened | | | | place, which may carry other long term negative side |
| for many reasons including: | | | | effects. Alternatives to statin drugs usually include |
| 1. lack of regular exercise, often resulting in being | | | | adopting a better diet and lifestyle, weight loss, better |
| overweight which causes the heart to work harder | | | | stress-relieving techniques, nutritional supplements and |
| and more inefficiently | | | | of course, regular moderate exercise. Additional |
| 2. being subject to the abuse of too much stress, | | | | circulatory beneficial nutrients and supplements include: |
| beingoverworked or over-exercised, overweight, too | | | | Omega 3's, Vitamin D, CoQ10, L-carnitine, magnesium, |
| little sleep | | | | nattokinase, ribose and natural based K2 |
| 3. abused from the use of drugs, alcohol, smoking, too | | | | (menaquinone: MK-7). MK-7 is the highly absorbable |
| much caffeine | | | | form of Vitamin K2, that helps keep excess calcium |
| 4. not receiving enough oxygen due to poor circulation | | | | from circulating in the blood stream which may cause |
| or poor lung health | | | | plaque build up in the blood vessels, restricts blood flow |
| 5. too much systemic (bodily) infection or inflammation | | | | and causes heart valve restrictive calcium build up. |
| often caused by viruses, infections, high fat and high | | | | MK-7 also helps keep more calcium to be retained in |
| sugar diets, high homocysteine and high C-reactive | | | | bones. Many of these above circulatory nutrients are |
| protein levels | | | | now also being recommended by many more |
| 6. a poor diet and not receiving enough broad | | | | enlightened alternative and preventive health inclined |
| spectrum nutrients from a healthy diet and proper | | | | physicians. |
| nutritional supplementation, (not getting or taking enough | | | | I particularly like the well balanced and comprehensive |
| Omega 3's (Fish Oil), Vitamin D, a high quality daily | | | | blood vessel support nutrients in the products: |
| multi-vitamin, Co-enzyme Q10, potassium, calcium and | | | | Circulatory Support and CoQ10 Supreme (in Ubiquinol |
| especially magnesium | | | | form) found at to your better Cardiovascular Health |
| 7. from improperly prescribed medication(s) or | | | | by becoming more proactive and practicing better |
| reactions to medications and their often harmful side | | | | heart disease prevention through diet, lifestyle, nutrition, |
| effects. | | | | regular Dr. check ups and regular exercise habits. |
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