by Iaonnis Zabetakis
One of the most interesting ‘wars’ today is the ‘war’ against cholesterol and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We are trying our very best to lower cholesterol in our bodies and blood stream, in order to minimise the risk to develop CVDs. Alas, this is not the right battle to fight…
Let me explain myself.
The regular readers of this column may remember that, in our views, it is not
cholesterol that causes strokes and heart attacks, but inflammation. However,
making cholesterol (LDL and HDL) the main enemy to battle, we tend to focus on
the plasma levels of cholesterol, without looking into the wider picture.
Following the seven countries study that took place in the 50’s and 60’s last century, the medical focus has been placed to cholesterol and its plasma levels. According to contemporary medicine, we need to lower cholesterol, in order to avoid CVDs… but stories like the one of Stamatis Moraitis are mysteries… for contemporary medicine.
However, a lot of people, even today in 2019, believe the powers of omega-3 supplements and statins against CVDs, although there is a lot of scientific evidence that omega-3 and CVDs are not linked.
Read more HERE.
One of the most interesting ‘wars’ today is the ‘war’ against cholesterol and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We are trying our very best to lower cholesterol in our bodies and blood stream, in order to minimise the risk to develop CVDs. Alas, this is not the right battle to fight…
Let me explain myself.
Following the seven countries study that took place in the 50’s and 60’s last century, the medical focus has been placed to cholesterol and its plasma levels. According to contemporary medicine, we need to lower cholesterol, in order to avoid CVDs… but stories like the one of Stamatis Moraitis are mysteries… for contemporary medicine.
However, a lot of people, even today in 2019, believe the powers of omega-3 supplements and statins against CVDs, although there is a lot of scientific evidence that omega-3 and CVDs are not linked.
Read more HERE.
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