Systems medicine provides an integrative platform for studying the interactions between the biological components of the cell using a holistic approach and generating mechanistic explanations for the emergent systems properties. The Great Cholesterol Myth reveals the real culprits of heart disease, including: - Inflammation - Fibrinogen - Triglycerides - Homocysteine - Belly fat - Triglyceride to HCL ratios - High glycemic levels Bestselling health authors Jonny Bowden, Ph. Showing spiritual suffering to be the root of our modern epidemic of metabolic syndrome and other widespread health issues, the author explains how the pervasive degradation of the human body relates directly with the food we eat, the air we breathe, and our thoughts and emotions.

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However, traditional heart disease protocols—with their emphasis on lowering cholesterol—have it all wrong. We now know that heart disease is linked to two biological processes, he says: "Insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. He concludes that most people don’t benefit from taking statins and many could actually be harmed by them.In it, he examines the claims for statins – including whether lowering cholesterol really is the key to preventing heart disease.

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Speak to your doctor if you are struggling with your statins, for example, if you’re having side effects. Malhotra’s book, A Statin-Free Life: A Revolutionary Life Plan for Tackling Heart Disease—Without The Use of Statins, here.You should have a check-up at least once a year or more often if your doctor thinks it is necessary. Reducing cholesterol helps lower the risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases, including angina, heart attack and stroke.

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A patient may still decide to take a statin, based on their individual risk factors, perhaps "a family history of heart disease" – but his mission is "informed consent for patients. In 2015 he became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees of UK health charity The King's Fund.I found the sections about what your cholesterol numbers really mean was especially informative and not always explained by doctors. Statins have become the panacea for anyone with LDL that’s just a little off, yet most people (and even many doctors) aren’t fully informed of the risks versus the benefits of this drug, let alone aware of other treatment options for heart disease. To avoid heart disease he instead advocates the benefits of following the Mediterranean diet and a heart-health approach to nutrition, health and life to keep one of the world’s biggest killers at bay. Because the liver isn't making so much cholesterol, it then takes cholesterol out of your blood to make bile with, so your blood cholesterol levels fall.