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Medical dogmas and myths Part 1. Dr. Gábor Lenkei Cholesterol

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Many people have been skeptical about cholesterol being bad for us. This myth exploding book by Dr Lenkei explains in clear terms how governments and pharmaceutical companies perpetuate the cholesterol myth which is worth billions of dollars to the pharmaceutical industry. It is rare to come across a work of such common sense based on good science. The author who is a qualified doctor of medicine explains how the medical establishment chooses to ignore the facts surrounding cholesterol despite evidence to the contrary. His best selling book "Censored Health" began the journey of what the medical establishment don't want you to know.

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Medical dogmas and myths Part 1.

Dr. Gábor Lenkei

Cholesterol

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What is a dogma and what is a myth?Dogma

++ Its+ original,+ religion-related+ definition:+ “a+doctrine+ proclaimed+ by+ ecclesiastical+ au-thority+as+true.”++ Based+on+above+definition+a+new+meaning+of+ dogma+ has+ come+ into+ existence:+ “An+authoritative+ scientific+ principle,+ belief,+ or+statement+of+ideas+or+opinion.”++ Another+ definition:+ “An+ authoritative+ belief+or+ doctrine+ considered+ to+ be+ absolutely+true”.++ You+ don’t+ have+ your+ own+ opinion+ if+ you+think+in+dogmas.

Myth++ “An+unproved+or+ false+ individual+or+collec-tive+belief.”

Copyright+©+2011+Dr.+Gábor+LenkeiAll+rights+reserved

Translated+by+Gabriella+MeichlDesigned+by+Emese+Lukacs

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No+part+of+this+book+may+be+reproduced+or+utilized+in+any+form+or+by+any+means+electronic+or+mechani-

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permission+of+the+copyright+owner.

Dr.+Lenkei+s.r.o.+is+trade+mark+and+service+markowned+by+Dr.+Gábor+Lenkei.

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Food+ like+ certain+ fatty+ meat,+ milk+ and+ other+dairy+ products+ (cream,+ sour+ cream,+ cheese+etc.),+bacon+and+egg.So+we+need+to+be+careful+not+to+put+our+body+to+ risk+ with+ consuming+ food+ containing+ bad+cholesterol.

According+ to+ the+ propaganda+ advertised+by+ those+ who+ believe+ in+ above+ described+approach,+ we+ should+ measure+ our+ choles-terol+level+regularly+and+if+it’s+just+a+slightly+bit+over+ the+officially+approved+normal+ level,+we should take cholesterol lowering drugs.

Based+on+this+approach+then,+the+key+for+our+health+ is+ a+ cholesterol+ poor+ diet+ and+ finding+the+ ways+ to+ keep+ our+ cholesterol+ level+ low+even+with+the+help+of+medicines.

Today’s prevailing idea accepts this ap-proach as the truth.

Prevailing opinion – 1.Today’s+ prevailing+ opinion:+ “Cholesterol is bad for you”.

++ According+ to+ today’s+approved+approach-es,+if+our+blood+cholesterol+exceeds+a+cer-tain+level, it will accumulate in our veins.++ In+ time,+ the+ cholesterol+ accumulation+ will become calcified. ++ The+ calcifying+ accumulation+ will narrow down the+targeted+vein+therefore+a+reduced+amount+of+blood+will+flow+through+that+vein.++ That+area+in+our+body,+which+is+supplied+by+the+calcified+vein,+will be damaged+due+to+the+reduced+blood+flow+and it may decay.++ One+of+the+best+known+examples+is+the+de-cay+of+the+heart+muscle+which+we+know+as+a+heart+attack.

Those+who+believe+in+today’s+prevailing+opin-ion,+suggest+that+we should avoid+consum-ing+food+rich+in+cholesterol.

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Dogma or science? – 1.Is this theory – that cholesterol is bad for you – a dogma or a scientific fact?

Nowadays+it+is+considered+to+be+a+proved+and+irrevocable+fact.+But is it really?

What+should+we+examine+to+make+a+final+deci-sion?My approach is simple.

If a theory is correct, on one hand+it+gives+an+excellent+explanation+to+those+phenomena+which+it+should+make+understandable.

If a theory is correct, on the other hand,+great+solutions+might+be+created+which+actu-ally+could+help+solving+the+problem+for+which+the+theory+has+come+into+existence.+

Prevailing opinion – 2.To summarize:

++ Cholesterol+ is+ a+ harmful+ and+ dangerous+material.++ Cholesterol+ is+ accumulated+ in+ our+ veins,+causing+arteriosclerosis+and+the+damage+of+certain+areas.+++ We+ should+ avoid+ consuming+ food+ rich+ in+cholesterol.+++ We+should+keep+our+blood+cholesterol+level+low.++ To+achieve+this,+we+should+consider+taking+cholesterol+lowering+drugs.

This is today’s prevailing opinion.

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++ The+ decades-long+ worldwide+ usage+ of+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+has+probably+re-sulted+in+lowering+the+number+of+cholesterol+related+diseases.

Let’s examine the truth in above points.

Let’s+ see+ the+ case+of+ the+ cholesterol+ theory,+then:

If we accept the prevailing theory, then++ There+ is+evidence+ that+cholesterol+ is+ really+bad+for+you+and+there+is+evidence+that+the+less+cholesterol+is+the+better+for+your+body.++ Arteriosclerosis+only+occurs+to+people+with+high+cholesterol+level.++ All+people+with+high+cholesterol+ level+have+arteriosclerosis+as+cholesterol+accumulates+because+there+is+too+much+of+it+in+the+body.++ People+with+low+cholesterol+level+shouldn’t+be+concerned+about+arteriosclerosis,+heart+attacks,+strokes+etc.++ The+ now+ wide-spread+ popularity+ of+ low+cholesterol+ and+ low+ fat+ diet+ has+obviously+resulted+in+lowering+the+number+of+patients+with+cholesterol+issues.++ Lower+cholesterol+level+has+resulted+in+pro-viding+better+health+for+people.+

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We+can+find+cholesterol+even+in+those+people’s+bodies+who+haven’t+consumed+cholesterol+in+their+entire+lives.+Moreover,+at+least+the+same+level+of+cholester-ol+can+be+found+in+their+bodies+than+in+the+av-erage,+cholesterol+consuming+person’s+body.

How is that possible?

How+does+ the+harmful+cholesterol+end+up+ in+our+body+if+we+don’t+consume+it?

It is very simple.

What do we need to know of the “accused”? – 1.

Cholesterol is widely considered as a material which we do not need at all.In fact, it is dangerous and harmful.Our+health+could+be+much+better+ if+we+ lived+without+them.Let’s+examine+a+person+who+follows+the+pre-vailing+idea+and+doesn’t+consume+cholesterol+rich+food.+A vegan person+ is+ probably+ the+ most+ suit-able+for+this+examination+as+they+wouldn’t+eat+meat,+milk,+dairy+or+eggs.

In their blood the cholesterol level should be zero.

However!There+ is+ no+ such+ person+ whose+ cholesterol+level+would+be+zero.

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Only+outdoor+environment+could+provide+wa-ter+and+air+for+the+body+but+cholesterol+is+dif-ferent+and+our+body+didn’t+leave+it+to+chance+to+get+enough+of+ it.+The+body+is+able+to+pro-duce+ it+ for+ itself.+Our+body+wouldn’t+be+able+to+ function+ without+ cholesterol+ –+ just+ as+ it+wouldn’t+be+able+to+function+without+oxygen.

We can ascertain that life becomes im-possible without the right amount of cho-lesterol.

Without+ the+ sufficient+ amount+ of+ cholesterol+we+ would+ die+ just+ as+ we’d+ do+ without+ suffi-cient+water+and+oxygen.

Therefore+ it+ is+ irresponsible+ to+consider+cho-lesterol+as+a+harmful+material+which+we+should+avoid+and+don’t+need.

The+truth+is+exactly+the+opposite.

Without sufficient amount of cholesterol we wouldn’t stay alive.

What do we need to know of the “accused”? – 2.

Our body produces relatively large amount of cholesterol.

Continuously,+every+single+day.

Not+because+there+is+something+wrong+with+it.+Not+because+it+wants+to+damage+itself.+Not+because+ it+wants+ to+upset+ the+cardiolo-gists1.

The+reason+is+much+more+prosaic.Our body produces large amount of cho-lesterol because it needs it.The human body desperately needs cho-lesterol.

Cholesterol+is+just+as+important+and+essential+to+the+body+as+water+or+air.+

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Vitamin DIt+ is+a+well-known+fact+ that+Vitamin+D+ is+pro-duced+in+our+skin+as+an+effect+of+the+sun.It+is+not+so+well-known+that+we+can+only+pro-duce+Vitamin+D+if+we+have+enough+cholesterol+in+our+body+because+cholesterol+is+a+so-called+pre-material+for+Vitamin+D.

Vitamin+D,+produced+ from+cholesterol,+ is+es-sential+ for+ keeping+ our+ bones+ and+ teeth healthy.

If+ we+ don’t+ have+ enough+ Vitamin+ D+ in+ our+body,+then+the+calcium,+consumed+with+our+food,+wouldn’t+be+able+ to+be+absorbed+ from+our+digestive+system.

Vitamin+D+has+a+key+role+in+assisting+our+bones+to+ regenerate+ themselves+ so+ they+ wouldn’t+age+as+quickly.

Why is cholesterol essential to our body?

Cholesterol is an essential material.

Our+body+uses+it+for+several+purposes.

We need cholesterol:

++ For+producing+Vitamin D.

++ For+producing+sex hormones.

++ As+the+base+material+of+stress hormones.

++ As+a+building+material+for+our+nervous sys-tem+and+brain.

++ For+building+cellular membranes.

++ And+the+list+could+go+on.

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Sex hormonesSex+hormones+are+produced+from+cholesterol+and+they+are+essential+factors+for+women+be-coming+women+and+men+becoming+men.

Women’s+ability to become pregnant+and+men’s+fertility+depend+on+these+hormones.

The+ ladies’+well-balanced+ sex+hormone+pro-duction+ has+ a+ great+ effect+ on+ a+ regular+ and+symptomless+menstruation.

A+ well-balanced+ sex+ hormone+ production+ is+also+a+pre-condition+of+a+smooth+pregnancy.

US+health+authorities+have+ recently+admitted+that+ American people generally suffer from relatively high Vitamin D deficiency+therefore+ they+ have+ significantly+ raised+ the+recommended+daily+intake.

The+ situation+ is+ not+ much+ better+ here+ than+in+the+USA.+The+high+ level+of+Vitamin+D+defi-ciency+can+be+considered+a+general+fact+here+as+well.

So+it’s+not+a+surprise+to+see+the+high+number+of+patients+with+dental+problems+and+osteoporo-sis.++One+of+the+reasons+for+the+frequent+and+serious+occurrences+is+Vitamin+D+deficiency.

Also,+ more+ and+ more+ scientific+ researchers+suggest+ that+Vitamin+D+has+an+essential+ role+to+strengthen+our immune system.

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The nervous system and the brain

It+is+a+well-known+fact+that+our nervous sys-tem+ consists+ of+ a+ large+ amount+ of+ different+types+of+fat+or+fat-like+materials.

The+presence+of+these+materials+is+one+of+the+most+ important+ pre-conditions+ of+ a+ smooth+nervous+system+operation.

The+ most+ important+ building+ material+ of+ our+nervous+ system+ is+ cholesterol+ and+ the+ fats+which+are+built+up+from+cholesterol.

Here+ is+ one+ piece+ of+ information+ to+ demon-strate+the+necessary+amount:10 per cent of our brain’s+dry+content+(that+is+when+we+don’t+consider+water+in+our+brain)+is+cholesterol.

It’s not difficult to realise how important cholesterol is in our healthy brain func-tioning.

Stress hormonesDon’t+ get+ it+ wrong.+ Stress+ hormones+ don’t+cause+stress.+Quite+the+contrary!They+make+it+possible+that+in+stressful+periods+of+our+lives+we+could+keep+going+and+wouldn’t+be+beaten.

In+case+of+an+epidemic,+it+is+quite+easy+to+pre-dict+who+are+going+to+fall+short.Not+ necessarily+ those+ people+ who+ haven’t+gotten+vaccination.

Mostly+those+people+will+get+sick+whose+body+don’t+produce+enough+stress+hormones.

Stress+hormones,+produced+from+cholesterol,+are+ key+ factors+ of+ increased stress toler-ance level.

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Not by chance!Breast milk doesn’t contain cholesterol by chance.

It+ contains+ much+ more+ than+ cow+ milk+ and+approximately+ twice+as+much+than+goat+milk+which+has+a+quite+high+percentage+of+fat.+

Indeed, cholesterol is essential for the development of an intact nervous system of a growing baby.Furthermore+ for+ everything+ else+ we+ have+ al-ready+mentioned+before.

Therefore,+breast-feeding+assists+the+develop-ment+of+a+healthy+baby+much+better+than+the+artificial+formula+poor+in+cholesterol.+

A+point+of+interest:It+has+been+observed+that+when+a+breastfeed-ing+mother+who+normally+smokes,+puts+down+the+ cigarette,+ the+ level+ of+ cholesterol+ in+ her+breast+milk+does+ increase+which+ is+ essential+for+the+healthy+development+of+her+baby.+

Cell membraneWe+ do+ know+ that+ our+ body+ is+ built+ up+ from+cells.We+also+know+that+all+our+cells’+most+ impor-tant+ part+ is+ the+ so+ called+ cell+ membrane,+ a+layer+as+light+as+air.

Cell membranes+have+a+deep+effect+on+our+life+processes+through+their+effect+on+the+op-eration+of+cells.

If+ there+ is+no+ intact+cell+membrane,+we+don’t+have+our+health.

Cell+membranes+contain+large+amount+of+cho-lesterol+and+sources+of+cholesterol.

So+if+we+want+our+cell+membranes+and+all of our cells to stay healthy, we cannot be without the+versatile+cholesterol.

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It’s thought-provokingWould this material be harmful?

The+presence+of+ the+right+amount+of+choles-terol+of+which+depends:

++ The+healthy+state+of+all+our+cells?++ The+well-balanced+operation+of+our+nervous+system?++ The+wholeness+of+our+thinking?++ The+health+of+our+bones+and+teeth?++ The+strength+of+our+immune+system?++ The+faultlessness+of+our+sex+hormones?++ Our+fertility+and+ability+to+become+pregnant?++ The+high+level+of+our+stress+tolerance+level?++ The+healthy+development+of+our+babies?

Thought-provoking, to say the least.

We+need+to+search+for+more+evidence.We+ need+ to+ examine+ more+ data+ to+ get+ the+whole+picture.

It+is+worthwhile+to+know+that+breast+milk+is+rich+in+other+types+of+fat+as+well+as+cholesterol.+It is not by chance!

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Their+cows+didn’t+produce+milk+with+0.1%+of+fat+and+they+couldn’t+get+low-fat+cream,+sour+cream+or+cheese+on+the+markets.Our+ ancestors+ couldn’t+ cook+ tasty,+ crumbly+chicken+breast+ in+a+ frying+bag+without+using+fat.

Is it possible?We+ know+ already+ that+ our+ body+ produces+large+amount+of+cholesterol+for+itself.We+have+also+seen+it+why.

Is it possible that we get into trouble when we consume cholesterol rich food and so we add an extra amount of cho-lesterol to that already produced level?Is+ it+ possible+ that+ the+ consumed+ and+ pro-duced+level+together+too+much?Too+ much+ with+ which+ our+ body+ is+ not+ able+to+ cope+ and+ the+ excess+ is+ deposited+ in+ our+veins?

It+ would+ be+ strange+ if+ nature+ wouldn’t+ have+taken+this+into+consideration.

After+all,+back+then+our+ancestors+couldn’t+get+their+ hands+ on+ mammoths+ with+ low+ choles-terol+level.

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The less cholesterol our food contains, the more our body will produce.

This whole process is very simple, ratio-nal and logical.

Exactly+the+way+we+would+expect+it+from+the+human+body+–+a+redefined+and+perfect+design.

It’s+ sensible+ and+ economical.+ It+ only+ works+when+it+has+to.+If+we+provide+sufficient+amount+of+cholesterol,+our+body+will+work+on+the+back+burner+or+turn+itself+off.

It’s perfect!

1.+Ferenc+Guba:+Medical+biochemistry+(1988)

SyllabusLet’s see what the medical textbook has to say about this issue1:How+does+our+body+cope+with+this+task?

I quote:“There is inverse proportion between the level of cholesterol absorbed from the nutrient ca-nal and the level of cholesterol produced in the body which means that in a healthy body the cholesterol absorbed from the nutrient canal controls the speed of cholesterol pro-duction.”

This means that when we consume cho-lesterol rich food, our body will produce less.

The more cholesterol we consume, the less our body will produce.

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I+know+that+according+to+the+popular+belief,+it+is+forbidden+to+ask+this+question.+I+know+that+I+might+get+a+rap+on+the+knuckles+for+this,+but+I+thought+I+would+risk+it.

I will risk a questionLike+a+child.With+innocence+in+my+widely+opened+eyes.

Based+on+what+we+have+covered+so+far,+ is+ it+possible+ that+ the+higher+our+cholesterol+ level+is,+the+healthier+we+are?

After+ all,+ we+ need+ cholesterol+ for+ so+ many+things.

Are we sure that we should keep its level low?

Wouldn’t that mean a danger?

Without+sufficient+cholesterol+there+might+not+be+ enough+ Vitamin+ D,+ sexual+ hormones+ or+stress+hormones?Our+nervous+system+might+be+in+danger.Our+brain.All+of+our+cells.

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Especially because – 2.Especially+ because+ there+ are+ scientific+ re-searches+ which+ suggest+ that+ people+ with+higher+cholesterol+ level+had+ the+possibility+of+living+a longer life.

Especially because – 1.Especially+ because+ vegans could have “high” cholesterol level too.

You+see,+I+put high+in+quotation+marks.Not+by+accident.“High”+means+ the+ level+which+ is+considered+to+be+high+by+today’s+official+approach.

Is it possible that “high” is not really that high?

Is+it+possible+that+vegans1+who+don’t+consume+cholesterol+at+all,+their+body+produce+this+level+because+that’s+exactly+the+amount+they+need+and+ not+ because+ there’s+ something+ gone+wrong+in+their+bodies?

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In my opinionI don’t believe that the so-called choles-terol lowering drugs – which actually pre-vent producing cholesterol – don’t have harmful effect on

++ Producing+Vitamin+D++ Our+sex+hormones++ Our+fertility+and+ability+to+become+pregnant++ Our+stress+tolerance+level++ Our+nervous+system++ Our+mental+ability++ The+functioning+of+all+our+cells++ And+the+list+could+go+on.

I+have+done+my+research.+I+haven’t+found+one+reference+that+a+research-er+actually+did+examine+ this+ issue+although+ it+should+have+been+done.+

For+ the+ safety+ of+ people+ who+ are+ treated+ by+cholesterol+lowering+drugs.+

Especially because – 3.Especially+ because+ having+ low cholesterol level doesn’t necessarily mean protec-tion+ against+ arteriosclerosis+ and+ its+ conse-quences.+

Yes, that’s right.

People+with+ low+cholesterol+ level,+who+often+get+compliments+from+their+doctors+based+on+the+official+testing+figures,+could+also+have+ar-teriosclerosis,+heart+attack,+stroke+etc.+++++

Moreover,+ the+ risk+ of+ becoming+ affected+ by+these+diseases+is+not+lower+for+those+with+low+cholesterol+than+for+people+with+high+choles-terol+level.+

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AdditionallyCareful+ studying+ of+ the+ research+ literature+suggests+ that+ the blood cholesterol level is different to all of us.

Therefore+the+healthy+cholesterol+level+is+differ-ent+for+each+of+us.+

One person functions well with lower cholesterol level, the other person needs higher level for being healthy.

This+fact+is+generally+true,+and+applies+to+other+factors+as+well+not+just+cholesterol.+

I+ do+ believe+ that+ it+ is+ harmful+ to+ be+ labelled+within+a+frame+of+“valid and mandatory normal cholesterol level for everyone”.We are not machines!

The+medical+literature+suggests+that+the level of cholesterol in our blood changes dur-ing the day.

This+most+significant+issue+somehow+was+put+on+the+backburner+and+instead+the+focus+was+on+selling+larger+number+of+cholesterol+ lower-ing+drugs+as+fast+as+possible.+

I+strongly+believe+that+the+unnatural+and+forced+reduction+ of+ the+ essential+ cholesterol+ level+ in+the+body+is+a highly risky thing to do.

However, safety tests have been failed to happen yet.

You+will+see+that+other+reasonable+safety+tests+haven’t+been+occurred+either+before+distribu-tion+of+cholesterol+lowering+drugs.

Moreover, when+ later+ serious+ side-effects,+for example carcinogenic effects+ of+ cho-lesterol+ lowering+ drugs+ had+ come+ into+ light,+warning+information+was+disregarded+in+a+bold+manner.+

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Let’s exaggerate a little bitLet’s+examine+a+person+who+consumes+cho-lesterol+ rich+ food+ in+ a+ so-called excessive way.Bacon+ &+ eggs,+ sausages,+ salamis,+ fatty+meats,+cracklings+etc.

He+ consumes+ much more+ cholesterol+ than+his+body+would+produce+for+him.We+have+already+seen+that+our+body+registers+the+ level+of+consumed+cholesterol+and+ it+ad-justs+itself+to+that+level.

But what happens when we consume much more than we would need for+pro-viding+a+rich+supply+of+this+essential+material?

Let’s+look+for+a+person+like+that.Does+he+put+himself+and+his+life+to+risk?

I+still+remember+those+facts+I+studied+for+inter-nal+medicine.

Samples+taken+from+different+times+will+show+different+cholesterol+levels.

Therefore+the+results+of+blood+samples+taken+from+the+morning+or+the+afternoon+won’t+indi-cate+the+full+picture+as+they+are+just+random+re-sults+of+your+cholesterol+ level+which+changes+all+the+time+during+the+day.

So this question should be treated with certain flexibility and intelligence.

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That is exactly what it means!

Nature has taken care of us very wisely.

The+ theory+ of+ evolution has+ been+ taught+ by+the+same+science+which+now+generously+tries+not+to+take+notice+of+it.

According+ to+ the+ theory+ of+ evolution+ those+species+which+wouldn’t+be+able+to+learn+to+live+under+ certain+ circumstances,+ have+ become+extinct.

Did+ you+ know+ that+ cholesterol+ related+ dis-eases+have+multiplied+only+in+the+last+few+de-cades?Previously, these cholesterol-related symptoms were found more rarely whilst+people+ consumed+ much+ more+ cholesterol+due+to+their+natural+nutrition.

1.+Magyar-Petrányi:+Introduction+to+internal+medicine+(1986)

What will the increased level of+cholesterol+be+when+someone+has+a+diet+ rich+ in+ fat+and+cholesterol?+Will+it+be+doubled?+Or+more?

According+to+the+medical+textbook1,+weeks-long diet rich in fat and cholesterol causes+only+a 10 or maximum 15% of increase of the cholesterol level.

This+change+is+almost+negligible.Experts+say+this+level+of+increase+doesn’t+even+exceed+the+margin+of+error+which+is+the+pos-sible+ difference+ derives+ from+ the+ imperfect+measurements.

One+thing+is+for+sure.+Even+in+that+case+there+will+ be+ no+ concentrated+ fat+ running+ in+ our+veins.+

So+does+this+mean+that+even+consuming+ex-cessive+amount+of+cholesterol+wouldn’t+result+in+our+body+collapsing?

1.+Evolution:+the+growth+and+development+of+species+in+the+past+and+now;+derives+from+the+Latin+word+evolutum+which+means+unfold,+roll+out

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What ways?Our+liver+simply+filters+our+blood+and+removes+the+excess+cholesterol+and+puts+it+into+the+bile+which+is+produced+by+our+liver.Then+ the+ bile+ together+ with+ the+ cholesterol+evacuate+ to+ the+ duodenum,+ which+ is+ a+ bile+section+after+the+stomach.

The+ medical+ textbook1+ writes+ the+ following:+“Bile formation and biliation are the main ways for removal of cholesterol from the body.”

Then+it+claims:+“Bile contains considerable level of cho-lesterol.”

By the way!Cholesterol+has+gotten+its+name+from+it.

Chole+is+derived+from+the+Greek+kholé,+which+means+bile.+

I+find+ it+hard+to+believe+that+ the+human+body+would+have+become+incapable+of+dealing+with+cholesterol+suddenly,+in+the+last+few+decades.+

The truth is actually the contrary.

1. Our+ body+ is+ capable+ for+ perfect+ function-ing+even+when+our+nutrition+doesn’t+include+1+gram+of+cholesterol+because+our+body+is+able+to+produce+it+for+itself.+

2. If+ we+ consume+ cholesterol+ with+ our+ food,+then+our+body+will+proportionally+reduce+the+production+of+cholesterol.

3. In+case+we+consume+much+more+than+the+efficient+amount,+our+body+is+capable+to+get+rid+of+the+occasional+excess+amount.

Let’s see in what ways.

1.+Ferenc+Guba:+Medical+biochemistry+(1988)

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Do we need to eat fat?So the excess cholesterol leaves with the bile.

When?The+ bile+ evacuates+ to+ the+ duodenum+ if+ the+food+ we+ consume+ contains sufficient amount of fat.

So+our regular fatty meals will+actually+help+our+bodies+to+get+rid+of+the+excess+amount+of+cholesterol.+

Here’s+ a+ quote+ from+ another+ medical+ text-book1:+“The strongest stimulus for evacuating the bile is fats and oils accessing the duo-denum.”

How wise Nature is!

The+reason+is+simple.+For+the+first+time+this+ma-terial+was+found+in+a+living+body’s+bile,+and+in+relatively+high+level.

Sterol+ is+ simply+ a+ name+ from+ chemists+ and+means+ a+ certain+ chemical+ structural+ type+ of+fats.

So+ chole-sterol+ is+ basically+ a+ certain+ struc-tural+type+of+fat+first+found+in+bile.+

We could simply call it “bile fat”.

1.+Péter+Bálint:+Medical+physiology+(1986)

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Always losing itOur blood is constantly losing cholester-ol because it is being used.

One+proportion+of+cholesterol+will+become+Vi-tamin+D+whilst+another+proportion+will+become+sex+and+stress+hormones.+Our+ cells+ also+ constantly+ need+ to+ keep+ their+membranes+intact.Our+nervous+system+also+feasts+on+it.+And+you+might+remember+that+10%+of+the+dry+part+of+our+brain+consists+of+cholesterol.+

So+it’s+not+a+coincidence+that+our+body+con-stantly produces+ cholesterol+ –+ taking+ our+nutrition+ and+ its+ consequences+ into+ consid-eration.

If+it+wasn’t+the+case+we+would+soon+end+up+in+the+intensive+care+unit.

We constantly need new supplies.

Above facts also indicate that a low-fat diet, which is so popular these days, ac-tually prevents the regular evacuation of bile which causes bile stagnation and consequently cholesterol stagnation.

So we can say that a low-fat diet could destroy the effectiveness of cholesterol removal mechanism created by Nature most effectively.

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The remaining 90%The+ internal+medicine+ textbook1+ shows+us+a+really+interesting+experiment.Large+ amount+ of+ cholesterol+ were+ injected+to+ people’s+ blood.+ The+ particular+ cholesterol+used+ for+ the+ experiment+ was+ “tagged”+ so+ it+could+be+followed+in+the+body.

They found that the majority of our cho-lesterol, approximately 90% is soon with-drawn from our blood by our liver and it is transformed into bile acid.Bile+ acids+ are+ particularly+ useful+ materials.+There+is+no+healthy+digestion+without+them.

So+ majority+ of+ our+ consumed+ or+ produced+cholesterol+is+transformed+into+bile+acids,+ma-terials+helping+our+digestion.+This+transforma-tion+happens+in+a+really+short+time.

It+ is+ most+ important+ for+ you+ to+ know+ that+above+ mentioned+ list+ is+ only 10%+ what+ we+actually+use+cholesterol+for.

1.+Magyar-Petrányi:+Introduction+to+internal+medicine+(1986)

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According to thisAccording+ to+ this+ information+ the+ sufficient+level+of+cholesterol+is+essential+for+our+healthy+digestion.

In this case I would like to add to my pre-vious list.

I+ don’t+ believe+ that+ the+ so-called+ cholesterol+lowering+ drugs+ wouldn’t+ have+ harmful+ effect+on+our+digestion.

The+cholesterol+transformed+into+bile+acid+gets+to+ the+ bile+ produced+ by+ the+ liver+ and+ finally+evacuates+ into+the+duodenum.+And+ it’s+there+where+it+exerts+its+beneficial+effects.

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Our+medical+ instruments+can+only+detect+the+suitcases+shaped+as+pure+cholesterol.+Only+10+out+of+100.So+ our+ porter+ moves+ 90+ suitcases+ in+ a+ way+we+don’t+even+see+so+we+leave+it+out+of+con-sideration.+We+ only+ observe+ the+ movement+ of+ 10+ suit-cases.+

So+it+seems+that+our+porter+only+works+with+10+suitcases+a+day.

We+worry+about+the+fact+that+ it+might+be+too+much+for+him+to+move+11,+12+or+–+God+forbid+–13+suitcases,+compared to+his+normal+10?+We+start+racking+our+brains+whether+or+not+we+should+reduce+the+number+of+suitcases+to+9,+8+or+7+to+be+considerate?

Whilst he’s already moved 90.Easily,+as+part+of+his+daily+routine.Without+us+taking+notice+of+his+work.+Do+you+understand+how+funny+this+is?

Ten times moreLet’s+come+back+for+a+minute+to+the+fact+that+in a short time our body transforms 90% of our cholesterol to bile acids.

The+ measuring+ instruments+ couldn’t+ register+that+90%+which+are+transformed+into+bile+ac-ids,+only+the+remainder+10%.+

So what are they actually trying to scare us with?

After+all,+our+body+deals+with+ten times more+cholesterol+ every+ single+ day+ whilst+ others+make+a+big+fuss+about+the+remainder+amount.

Let’s+imagine+the+following+scenario:+our+body+is+like+a+porter+who+packs+100+heavy+suitcas-es+every+day.+That+would+be+100%.He+ moves+ 90+ of+ them+ in+ the+ shape+ of+ cho-lesterol+transformed+into+bile+acids+and+10+of+them+as+pure+cholesterol.+

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Not exactly for nothingAccording+to+market+data,+cholesterol+ lower-ing+drugs+are+the+second best selling prod-ucts in chemistries.

They+ mean+ big+ business+ for+ pharmaceutical+companies+to+distribute+them+in+as+wide+range+as+possible.

Business so big that most of us wouldn’t even dare to dream about.

Our body easily deals with a large amount of cholesterol. As a juggler.+With+at+ least+ten+times+more+than+the+official+theory+takes+into+account.

So+what+is+the+big+fuss+about+cholesterol?Too much hassle for nothing?

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So+what+happened+was+that+a+committee+had+a+ meeting+ and+ the+ next+ day+ an+ additional+ 7+million+ perfectly+ healthy+ Americans+ suddenly+became+patients+who+needed+treatment.++

That’s+how+you+produce+a+lot+of+“sick”+people+with+the+stroke+of+a+pen.+You+ don’t+ even+ need+ to+ pour+ some+ kind+ of+poison+to+the+water+or+spread+some+danger-ous+virus+among+the+population.

The stroke of a pen, that’s all you need.

The+ beauty+ of+ this+ case+ was+ the+ following,+again+quoting+Gábor+Szendi:

„However, it soon turned out that 8 experts of the 9-member committee had financial connection with pharmaceutical companies manufacturing statins.”

The more people take the drugs…

…the+bigger+the+business.

There was a big scandal in the USA in 2004.

Quote+ from+ Gábor+ Szendi+ a+ determined+ re-searcher+of+the+area:

“There was this huge scandal in 2004 in the USA when the committee which decide of the guidelines of the national cholesterol level program, has reduced the healthy level of cholesterol consequently making 7 million more Americans to start taking statins1 to live a longer life.”

1.+Statin:+the+chemical+name+of+the+class+of+drugs+used+to+lower+cholesterol+level

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They claim that at the current level 90 per cent of people aged over 50 could be de-clared high-risk patients and ordered to take drugs.

The two doctors expressed their concerns that people shouldn’t take drugs if they don’t belong to the high risk cardiac patient group as it is unnecessary, costly and also has un-desirable side-effects.

According to the new threshold 76 per cent of Norwegian people would be in the high risk group, including half of people aged 24.Despite the fact that the average life expec-tancy is 78.9 years in Norway.”+(March+2005)

The process is so obvious, even doctors highly disapprove of it.

When everyone takes them…

…that’s+the+best+business.

This+piece+of+news+were+taken+over+from+BBC+News+by+ Informed,+a+medicine-related+web-site+which+purpose+would+be:„to provide professional, valid information, written or verified by doctors.”

Let’s+see:„Don’t panic!A lot of people unnecessarily take cho-lesterol lowering drugs.”

Two+doctors+protested:

„The European Cardiologists Association have determined the threshold of cho-lesterol level too low which might have the consequence of healthy people unnecessarily taking drugs.”

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except for those patients who suffer from very high risk and imminently threatening cor-onary diseases.”

So+ the+ message+ from+ the+ scientists+ is+ that+there is a need to significantly limit the number of patients who+should+be+treated+with+cholesterol+lowering+drugs.+

Who should get cholesterol lowering drugs?

The+ Journal+ of+ the+ American+ Medical+ Asso-ciation1+ published+ –+ in+ my+ opinion+ –+ a+ most+significant+ article+ about+ cholesterol+ lowering+drugs+on 3 January 1996.I’ll+ reveal+ the+ title+ of+ the+ article+ in+ the+ next+chapter.

I’ll+quote+the+summary+of+the+warning+from+the+authors:

“Based on the results of animal research, treatment with lipid lowering drugs, especially fibrates2 and statins3, ought to be avoided,

1.+American Medical Association: one+of+the+largest+American+medical+publication;+JAMA

2.+Fibrates: Bezalip,+Fenobrat,+Fenofibrate,+Feno-Micro,+Fenoswiss,+Innogem,+Lipanor,+Lipanthyl,+Lipidil,+Lipidil+Supra,+Minilip+stb.

3.+Statins: Andever,+Atorgamma,+Atoris,+Atorvanorm,+Atorvastatin,+Atorva-Teva,+Atorvox,+Atosener,+Awestatin,+Bombazol,+Copator,+Crestor,+Decholest,+Delipid,+Dislipat,+

Fluvastatin,+Gletor,+Haepcard,+Hypolip,+Lescol,+Lipitifi,+Liprimar,+Lochol,+Lopamol,+Lovastatin,+Luvinsta,+Mertenil,+Mevacor,+Minicol,+Nikron,+Obradon,+Pharmastatin,+Prastin,+Pravastar,+Pravastatin+Pliva,+Pravator,+Protegis,+Rosutec,+Ro-suvastatin,+Roxera,+Selcol,+Sicor,+Simvacol,+Simvagamma,+Simvalip,+Simvastatin,+Simvep,+Simvor,+Sortis,+Statonex,+Stipatin,+Stoplip,+Tatinere,+Torvacard,+Torvalipin,+Torvatec,+Vasilip,+Visacor,+Voredanin,+Xeter,+Zavixin,+Zocor+stb.

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I+ believe+ it+ would+ be+ just+ fair+ that+ everyone+treated+ with+ these+ drugs,+ should+ be+ able+ to+receive+adequate+information+of+the+risks.

It would be just fair…It+would+be+just+fair+and+honest+that+the+mar-keting+materials+related+to+cholesterol+include+this+above+information.The+title+of+above+mentioned+scientific+article+was+this:

“Carcinogenicity of Lipid-Lowering Drugs”

It+ was+ proven+ that+ the+ cholesterol+ lowering+drugs+belonging+to+the+groups+of+fibrates+and+statins,+caused+cancer+ in+ the+ laboratory+ani-mals.

The+ article+ also+ claims+ that+ the+ tests,+ which+would+be+able+to+safely+rule+out+the+carcino-genic+effect+of+ these+drugs+on+human,+were+actually+never+taken.

It is not a coincidence that the authors warned us to be extra cautious.

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++ It+is+questionable+what+is+considered+to+be+“high”+level.++ Pharmaceutical+ companies+ manufacturing+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+put+pressure+on+committees+ which+ decide+ about+ “normal”+cholesterol+level.++ Even+medical+experts+claim+the+official+“nor-mal”+cholesterol+level+is+too+low.++ It+is+possible+that+higher+cholesterol+level+is+better+than+a+lower+one.++ The+level+considered+to+be+“normal”+ is+dif-ferent+for+everyone.++ The+cholesterol+level+is+different+in+each+pe-riod+of+the+day.+++ Our+ body+ easily+ juggles+ ten+ times+ more+amount+ of+ cholesterol+ than+ what+ the+ offi-cials+calculate+with.++ The+ aggressive+ reduction+ of+ cholesterol+level+could+be+extremely+dangerous.++ Cholesterol+lowering+drugs+actually+prevent+the+ natural+ production+ of+ cholesterol,+ so+it+would+be+more+appropriate+ to+call+ them+preventers+of+cholesterol+production.

SummaryLet’s summarize what we have learned so far:

++ Cholesterol+is+an+essential+base+material.++ We+wouldn’t+stay+alive+without+cholesterol.++ Even+breast+milk+contains+cholesterol+which+is+essential+for+the+development+of+babies.++ Our+ body+ is+ able+ to+ produce+ sufficient+amount+of+cholesterol+for+itself.+++ Our+ body+ registers+ the+ amount+ of+ con-sumed+cholesterol+and+adjusts+its+produc-tion+accordingly.++ Nutrition+ rich+ in+ fat+ and+ cholesterol+ only+minimally+ increases+the+cholesterol+ level+ in+our+blood.++ Our+body+easily+gets+rid+of+the+excess+cho-lesterol.++ Nutrition+ rich+ in+ fat+ assists+ the+ removal+ of+the+excess+cholesterol.++ Low-fat+nutrition+makes+it+difficult+to+evacu-ate+bile+and+cholesterol.++ People+living+on+low-cholesterol+diet+could+also+have+“high”+cholesterol+level.

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating

I have a few important questions:

Why+couldn’t+we+conquer+cholesterol+ in+ this+decades-long+desperate+battle?

Why+ is+ that+ that+ the+ number+ of+ cholesterol-related+ diseases+ (arteriosclerosis,+ heart+ at-tack,+and+stroke)+hasn’t+been+decreased+sig-nificantly?

Why+haven’t+we+become+healthier?

Was it worth eating+low-fat+milk,+cream,+sour+cream,+ cheese+ or+ avoiding+ consuming+ fatty+meat+and+eggs?

Has it proved to be useful taking+ choles-terol+lowering+drugs?

++ Much+more+people+are+treated+with+choles-terol+ lowering+drugs+than+it+would+be+nec-essary.++ Distribution+ of+ cholesterol+ lowering+ drugs+makes+ serious+ profit+ for+ pharmaceutical+companies.+++ Results+of+researches+concerning+the+carci-nogenic+effect+of+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+are+kept+in+secret.++ Low+cholesterol+level+doesn’t+mean+protec-tion+against+cholesterol-related+diseases.++ The+ low-fat+ diet+ advertised+ for+ decades+and+the+treatments+of+several+hundred+mil-lion+people+with+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+haven’t+ produced+ the+ rightfully+ expected+results.

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Back thenI+must+admit,+back+then+as+a+ just+graduated+young+ doctor,+ I+ accepted+ the+ official+ theory+without+doubts.I+considered+ it+as+unquestionable+and+scien-tifically+proven.

It+ was+ obvious+ for+ me+ that+ everything+ I+ was+taught+was+true.I+haven’t+even+thought+about+questioning+the+results.

It is simple though.If there are no convincing results, there is something wrong with the official theory.

So+I+started+to+examine+particular+elements+of+the+official+theory+in+details.+Obviously,+based+on+scientific+facts.

The+more+ research+ I+ did,+ the+more+ scientific+facts+ I+ found+ which+ raised the gruesome feeling in me+that+the+official+theory+is+noth-ing+else+but+an+inveterate,+harmful+dogma.+

In a nutshell: Why isn’t there any convinc-ing result backing up the validity of the official approach?

Have+you+seen+or+heard+any+enthusiastic+re-port+ from+ someone+ whose+ condition+ signifi-cantly+improved?+

Or quite the contrary?Have+the+number+and+frequency+of+cholester-ol-related+diseases+increased?

I think you know the answer for this last question.

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One+of+ the+most+ important+ tasks+ for+ the+cell+membrane+ is+ to+decide+who+ it+ lets+ in+ to+ the+cell.

Nature+has+solved+this+issue+with+the+receptors+or+ receptionists+ which+ are+ small+ organisms+built+in+the+cell+membranes+on+the+surface+of+cells+ and+ they+are+ specialised+ in+ recognising+and+admitting+only+certain+type+of+materials.

There+ are+ a+ lot+ of+ receptors+ in+ a+ cell+ mem-brane+as+all+of+them+recognise+and+admit+only+certain+materials.

The theory of receptors – 1.Why does cholesterol cause arterioscle-rosis?I’ll+introduce+to+you+the+official+theory.

The theory of receptors.Don’t+ be+ afraid+ of+ the+ strange+ word.+ In+ our+case+receptor+basically+means porter.+Like+a+receptionist.+Someone+ receiving+ and+ recognising+ the+guests+ at+ the+ door+ and+ letting+ through+ only+those+who+are+allowed+to+get+in.

The+word+receptor+derives+from+the+Latin+re-ceptum,+which+means+admit, receive.

One+of+the+most+important+parts+of+our+cells+is+the+versatile+and+intelligent+cell membrane.

Our+ cells+ take+ nutrients,+ essential+ for+ their+functioning,+ through+the+cell+membrane,+and+they+also+use+it+for+the+removal+of+the+unnec-essary+roughage+produced+by+their+ life+pro-cesses.

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As+a+consequence,+our+cells+are+not+able+ to+admit+the+produced+or+consumed+cholesterol+delivered+by+our+blood+so+it+gets+stuck+in+our+blood+and+thus+its+level+increases.

There+ will+ be+ too+ much+ cholesterol+ in+ our+blood+and+it+will+be+deposited+in+the+veins.After+time,+calcium+will+be+piled+up+in+the+de-posited+cholesterol+and+this+constantly+grow-ing+swelling+will+make+the+vein+narrower+which+reduces+the+blood+supply+of+the+area.

As+a+solution,+it+seems+unavoidable+to+follow+a+low-cholesterol+diet+and+to+take+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+which+prevent+the+natural+pro-duction+of+cholesterol.

For the first glance, it’s a rather appeal-ing theory.

The theory of receptors – 2.The+largest+amount+of+cholesterol+needed+for+our+life+processes+are+produced by our liver and small intestines. Mainly+ these+ organs+ provide+ cholesterol+ for+our+body.The+ produced+ amount+ is+ admitted+ to+ our+blood+then+our+blood+delivers+it+to+every+single+cell+of+our+body.

According+ to+medical+science,+ the+ tiny+cho-lesterol receptors+–+the+helpful+receptionists+–+sit+in+the+cell+membranes+and+help choles-terols to+be+admitted+to+the+cells.

The theory of receptors claim:

One+ has+ high+ cholesterol+ level+ because+ the+cholesterol+receptors+are+either completely missing or their numbers are significantly decreased.

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I+believe+if+this+theory+was+true,+relatives+would+have+ accompanied+ people+ to+ their+ last+ jour-neys+years+before+the+first+signs+of+arterioscle-rosis+appeared.+

This+nonsense+condition+that+our+cells+are+not+able+ to+ admit+ cholesterols+ cannot be sur-vived for more than a few weeks.

I have a few comments – 1.If+ our+ cells+ really+ didn’t+ receive+ the+ essential+cholesterol+–+as+it+is+stuck+in+the+blood+–+seri-ous consequences would occur in a very short time.

In+days+the+production+of+Vitamin D, sex and stress hormones would+cease.

In+ days+ the+ intactness+ of+ the+ cell mem-branes would+be+damaged+causing+the+rapid+collapse+of+the+whole+body.

Probably+ it+ would+ happen+ before+ the+ occur-rence+of+serious nervous system deficien-cies which+are+unavoidable+in+a+case+like+this.

Due+to+the+damage+of+our brain,+we+wouldn’t+even+have+the+chance+to+think+about+the+dete-rioration+of+our digestion.

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If+there+is+no+outflow+hole,+then+the+water+level+will+be+higher+and+higher+in+the+barrel.

It+won’t+stop+half+way.It will rise and rise and rise.Until+the+barrel+is+filled+up+with+water.

If+the+receptor+deficiency+theory+was+true+then+the cholesterol level of people, suffering+from+ this+condition,+should have been ris-ing constantly.

At+blood+tests,+the+cholesterol+level+should+be+higher+and+higher+every+day.

In+ time,+ as+ cholesterol+ would+ spread,+ there would be nothing else in the veins of these patients but cholesterol.

I have a few comments – 2.If+ our+cells+weren’t+ able+ to+admit+ cholesterol+from+ the+blood+ flow,+ it+would+mean+ that+ the+blood+cholesterol+level+would be increasing day after day.

As+ cholesterol would be produced only+but+not+used.Quote+from+one+of+the+medical+textbook1:“As a consequence […] cholesterol doesn’t get admitted to the cell and thus couldn’t have a regulator effect (that+ is+ to+ decrease+production)+ and this way cholesterol syn-thesis+(cholesterol+production)+will settle.”

Furthermore,+we+also+eat+from+it.

Let’s+see+an+ordinary+example.Imagine+a+barrel+without+an+outflow+hole+and+that+water+is+slowly+but+constantly+flowing+into+it.

1.+Ferenc+Guba:+Medical+biochemistry+(1988)

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I have a few comments – 4.If+ cholesterol+ is+ deposited+ in+ the+ veins+ be-cause+ its+ blood+ level+ is+ more+ than+ it+ should+be,+than+this process should take place at every point in the vascular system.

Particularly+ in+points+where+ the+blood+flow+ is+significantly+slower.After+ all,+ a+ river+ also+ deposits+ its+ alluvium+where+the+current+is+the+slowest.

So+ arteriosclerosis+ mostly should take place in the slow-flowing veins and capil-lary vessels.

But quite the contrary!It+occurs+in+fastest+flowing+parts,+in+the+arter-ies.

Besides, even+ there+ it+doesn’t+occur+evenly+but+only+in+certain+designated+points.

I have a few comments – 3.If+ the+ theory+ was+ true+ and+ arteriosclerosis+is+ caused+ by+ cholesterol+ accumulating+ in+the+ blood+ and+ then+ deposited+ there,+ then+ it+wouldn’t+be+possible+ for+people+with+normal+cholesterol+level+to+suffer+from+it.

But arteriosclerosis does develop in peo-ple with normal cholesterol level.

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I have a few comments – 5.Let’s+suppose+that+ the+official+ theory+of+cho-lesterol+receptors+deficiency+is+correct.Let’s+start+from+this+assumption.

If the theory was true then preventing the production of cholesterol is much more harmful than useful.

Why?Because+ if+ the+ cells+ really+ weren’t+ able+ to+admit+ cholesterol+ from+ the+ blood+ then+ they+would+be+starving.This starvation would be a very danger-ous condition and couldn’t be maintained for long.

If+ the+ theory+of+ receptors+deficiency+was+as-sumed+ to+be+ true,+ then+somehow+ it should be achieved that cells would be able to admit the+ essential+ material+ of+ cholesterol+from+the+blood.

However+ this+ phenomenon+ couldn’t+ be+ ex-plained+with+ the+official+and+widely+accepted+theory+of+cholesterol+receptors+deficiency.

But this is the truth.

Arteriosclerosis only occurs in arteries and only occurs in certain parts of the arteries.

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I would be thinking the same

If+we+wanted+to+achieve+that+the+cells+would+be+able+to+somehow+admit+the+essential+cho-lesterol,+ then+ a+ treatment+ like+ this+ would+ be+sensible.+It+would+be+like+a+therapy.

However, if we added to the cholesterol starvation of the cells with unnaturally preventing the cholesterol production of the body, we would create a serious condition.

You+see,+as+long+as+the+blood+cholesterol+level+is+higher,+at+least+there is a chance that de-spite+the+smaller+number+of+receptors+–+that+is+the+receptionists+assisting+in+the+admission+–,+sufficient+amount+of+cholesterol+can+be+admit-ted+to+the+cells.

If+ however,+ we+ lower+ the+ cholesterol+ level,+there+ is+ no+ chance+ left.+ The+ cells+ become+more+defenceless+and+frail.

Because+we+know+that+we+couldn’t+live+with-out+them+for+too+long.

Let’s+take+a+child+as+an+example+who+doesn’t+eat+ enough+ despite+ the+ fact+ that+ there+ is+ a+well-laid+ table+ in+ front+ of+ him+ with+ plenty+ of+food+on+it.But+he+has+no+appetite+and+doesn’t+eat.+

In+this+case+a+sensible+parent+is+not+concerned+that+there+will+be+too+much+food+left+on+the+ta-ble+but+will+worry+about+the+child+who+wouldn’t+get+the+essential+nutrition+for+his+development.+

Therefore+ the+ solution+ is+ not+ to+ reduce+ the+amount+ of+ food+ available+ for+ the+ child+ but+rather+treat+the+cause+of+the+lack+of+appetite.

As the problem wasn’t the fact that there was too much food on the table but the fact that the child wouldn’t eat anything.

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I have a few comments – 6.

It is possible+ that+ there+ are+ some+ people+whom+this+theory+applies+to.

But+this+reason+could+only+be+a serious ge-netic condition.

The+ gene1+ which+ is+ responsible+ for+ produc-ing+ the+ material+ of+ receptor+ would+ be+ either+missing+ or+ deficient.+ Therefore+ there+ are+ not+enough+receptors+produced+which+would+ad-mit+cholesterol+to+our+body.+

A+gene+deficiency+like+this+affects+one+in+every+100+thousand+people.+

1 in every 100 thousand.10 in every 1 million.100 in every 10 million.

At least that’s what I would be thinking if I represented the official theory of choles-terol receptors deficiency.

1.+Gene: Molecular+unit+of+heredity,+a+stretch+of+DNA+con-taining+a+code+needed+for+a+certain+type+of+material.+DNA+is+a+series+of+codes

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Just in caseCertainly,+ in+ these+ cases+ a+ confirming+ ex-amination+should+be+taken+to+make+sure+that+there+is+a+genetic+deficiency.

Just in case.

Without+ an+ examination,+ it+ would+ be+ barba-rism+ to+expose+people+–+whose+condition+ is+presumed+–+to+a life-long+and+potentially+very+dangerous+treatment.+

I+would+be+extremely+cautious+to+start+a+treat-ment+ which+ carcinogenic effect+ has+ been+proven+ on+ laboratory+ animals+ but+ its+ harm-lessness+on+people+hasn’t.+

One thing is sure: it’s not possible that 76% of the population has a genetic de-ficiency. (Note+the+chapter+on+Norway+page+58).

If+the+majority+of+the+population+had+a+genetic+deficiency,+ then+ humanity+ would+ have+ be-come+extinct+ages+ago.

For+me,+ the+ realistic+proportion+ is+1+ in+every+100+thousand.100+in+every+10+million.

If+ there+was+only+a+100+or+ –+God+ forbid+–+a+few+hundred+people+who+were+supposed+ to+follow+ a+ low-cholesterol+ diet+ and+ be+ treated+with+ reference+ to+ the+ theory+ of+ the+ receptor+deficiency,+I+wouldn’t+have+written+this+book.

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It is unacceptable for meI+think+my+next+comment+is+not+going+surprise+you:The+ official+ theory of cholesterol recep-tor deficiency,+particularly+promoted+by+the+pharmaceutical+ companies,+ is+ unacceptable+for+me.

If it was true, then:++ Cholesterol+ should+ be+ deposited+ in+ every+vein+with+particular+evenness.++ Particularly+in+those+veins+in+which+the+blood+flow+is+slower+(veins,+capillary+vessels)++ People+with+low+or+normal+cholesterol+level+shouldn’t+have+arteriosclerosis.++ People+ with+ receptor+ deficiency+ should+have+ a+ constantly+ increasing+ cholesterol+level.++ Due+ to+ the+ general+ cholesterol+ starvation+of+the+body,+there+should+be+serious+symp-toms+ developed+ way+ before+ the+ develop-ment+of+arteriosclerosis.++ People+ with+ these+ symptoms+ would+ die+before+the+development+of+arteriosclerosis.

It is possible though…It+is+possible+that+I+would+still+have+written+this+book+even+if+the+treatment+of+using+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+had+affected+only+a+hundred+or+a+few+hundred+people+in+every+10+million.

Because I believe that even the unnatu-ral prevention of cholesterol production wouldn’t help them.

The+ only+ treatment+ that+ would+ help+ them+ is+assisting+or+restoring+the+ability+of+their+cells+to+admit+cholesterol.

Their problem is not the fact that they produce too much cholesterol but their inability to use the produced amount.

They+ suffer+ from+ their+ cells+ not+ getting+ suffi-cient+amount+of+cholesterol.

I+ do+ believe+ that+ taking+ cholesterol+ lowering+drugs+would+do+more+harm+than+use+in+their+cases+too.

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Despite the number of theories

Here’s+ an+ abstract+ from+ a+ pharmacological+textbook1:

“The development of arteriosclerosis, its exact pathomechanism2 is still not known – despite the number of theories and intensive researches.“

I+would+ like+ to+emphasise+ that+ this+sentence+can+be+read+in+an+official+textbook+of+pharma-cology.

It+ is+worthwhile+for+you+to+know+that+medical+researches+ require+considerable+financial+as-sistance.

++ Such+ a+ serious+ abnormality+ would+ affect+approximately+ one+ in+ every+ 100+ thousand+people+or+100+people+of+a+10+million+popu-lation.++ If+ this+ abnormality+ would+ affect+ the+ same+number+of+people+than+the+current+number+of+people+treated+with+cholesterol+lowering+drugs,+then+humanity+would+have+become+extinct+ages+ago.++ It+ would+ have+ been+ possible+ to+ achieve+ a+breakthrough+in+treating+cholesterol-related+problems+ages+ago.

And even if the official theory was cor-rect, even then the solution wouldn’t be the unnatural prevention of cholesterol production but rather assisting the cells to somehow admit cholesterol.

1.+Edited+by+Jozsef+Knoll:+Pharmacology+university+textbook+(1990)

2.+Pathomechanism: The+mechanism+by+which+a+patho-logical+condition+occurs.

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They+are+desperate+to+make+everyone+believe+that+ they+ have+ found+ the+ right+ path+ and+ the+best+solution.

Which is none other than the fact that people should take cholesterol lowering drugs.

It+is+also+worthwhile+for+you+to+know+that+now-adays there are very few independent re-search institutions left as+most+researches+are+directly+or+indirectly+financed+by+the+phar-maceutical+industry.

The industry, however, needs fast results. Results which assist them to make profit.

Results+ which+ could+ quickly lead to+ the+mass+production+of+drugs+and+consequently+provide+ significant income and profit+ ex-pected+by+investors.

Thus+ the+ pharmaceutical+ industry+ invests+ in+researches+ that+ indicate+ that+ they+would+get+their+money+back+fairly+quickly.+

And+that+is+the+reason+why+they+ignore+warn-ings+like+the+one+just+you+read+from+an+official+medicine+textbook.

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So the “medicine” of the disease with an unknown origin could start its conquer-ing journey.

With the help of government funding.

Point of interestOn 1st January 1990, the Hungarian Na-tional Institute of Pharmacy+gave+permis-sion+ for+ the+distribution+of+a+cholesterol+ low-ering+drug+(belonged+to+the+group+of+statins)+called+Mevacor (This+same+medicine+was+on+the+pharmacy+shelves+from+1987+in+the+US).+

It’s+ interesting+ that+ the+ quote+ from+ the+ last+chapter+was+also originated from 1990:“The development of arteriosclerosis, its ex-act pathomechanism is still not known – de-spite the number of theories and intensive researches.“

It+seems+that+the+official+curriculum+didn’t+cre-ate+ much+ difficulty+ in+ the+ authorisation+ pro-cess.+ The+ above+ thesis+ was+ taught+ in+ 1990+and+even+after+that.

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Way out of the mazeFortunately there is a way out of the maze.

Following+ the+ warning+ in+ the+ medicine+ text-book+ I+ just+ quoted,+ the+ author+ also+ writes+about+the+areas+which+were+thoroughly+exam-ined+in+order+to+find+the+cause+of+the+arterio-sclerosis.

They+ did+ examine+ a+ lot+ of+ areas+ but+ they+couldn’t+find+the+answer.

It also turns out that there was some-thing they have never examined.

It+ is+ something+ that+ definitely+ should+ have+been+examined+however+ they+did+ ignore+ the+most+ important+ data+ concerning+ arterioscle-rosis.

Let me introduce to you this data.

InvasionWe+can+ascertain+that+the+use+of+these+drugs+have+become+a+general+and+routine+habit.

In spite of+the+official+curriculum.

In spite of+the+expert+warning+that+practitio-ners+should+narrow+down+the+number+of+pa-tients+treated+with+these+drugs.

In spite of+the+incomplete+safety+tests.

In spite of+ the+ unclarified+ carcinogenic+ ef-fects.

In spite of+ the+ fact+ that+ the+ necessity+ and+usefulness+of+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+have+never+been+scientifically+proved.

Indeed!

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The most important but ignored data is the following:The deposit of cholesterol must be pre-ceded by the damage of the artery!!!

Yes, with three exclamation points!

Because+ if+we+understand+this+ ignored+data,+we’ll+ immediately+ find+ our+ way+ out+ of+ the+maze.

This data, however, has never been the subject of an examination before.

The most important though ignored data

Yes,+arteriosclerosis+does+really+exist.Yes,+there+is+larger+amount+of+cholesterol+can+be+found+in+the+calcified+veins.

We+ would+ still+ need+ to+ find+ an+ explanation+though+for+ the+ fact+ that+cholesterol+accumu-lates+in+the+arteries.+Why+there?And+for+the+fact+that+anyone+could+have+arte-riosclerosis,+regardless+the+level+of+cholesterol+in+their+blood.+Why?

Dr.+ Matthias+ Rath+ German+ researcher’s+ ex-periments+ and+ discoveries+ have+ contributed+in+a+great+extent+ to+understand+ this+mysteri-ous+question.

Studying+Dr.+Rath’s+papers+helped+me+a+lot+to+get+the+full+picture.

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More+than+3+million+times+in+a+month.Close+to+37+million+times+in+a+year.Close+ to+ 400+ million+ times+ up+ to+ our+ 10th+birthday.

Arteries work extremely hard.All+arteries+work+really+hard+but+probably+ the+arteries+closest+to+the+heart;+the+coronary+ar-teries+have+the+hardest+job.

It+is+not+a+coincidence+that+the+most+frequent+problem+is+the+coronary+sclerosis+which+is+the+predecessor+of+a+heart+attack.

The+life+of+veins+and+capillary+vessels+is+a+big+vacation+compared+to+that.+The+arteries+ are+more+prone+ to+damage+be-cause+of+the+extreme+pressure+on+them.

The+deposition+of+cholesterol+ is+preceded+by+the+damage+of+a+vein,+every+time.

What does it depend on that the arteries are able to take the pressure or get dam-aged?

Arteries are prone to damage

When+our+heart+contracts,+it+presses+blood+to+the+arteries+with+great+strength.

When that happens, the arteries greatly expand. This+expansion+is+so+great+that+we+could+easily+feel+it+with+our+fingers.+Just+place+your+fingers+on+your+wrist+from+your+palm+side.

The+artery+is+beating.+It expands then contracts. It expands then contracts.This+beat+is+called+the+pulse1.The+ artery+ expands+ and+ contacts+ the+ same+amount+ of+ time+ as+ our+ heart+ contracts+ or+pumps.+On+average,+70+times+a+minute.4200+times+in+an+hour.More+than+100+thousand+times+in+a+day.

1.+Pulse:+derived+from+the+Latin+pulsus,+meaning+beating

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The collagen threads are so strong+that+a+1-millimetre+ diameter+ collagen+ fibre+ is+ able+to+hold+the+weight+of+40 kilograms.If+it+has+good+quality.A+3-millimetres+diameter+collagen+thread+ is+able+to+hold+the+weight+of+a+robust+120-kilo-gram+man.If+the+quality+of+the+collagen+is+really+good.

You+can+guess+that+if+this+material+is+such+an+essential+building+material,+we’ll+need+a+signifi-cant+amount+of+it+to+stay+healthy.

In+ the+body+of+a+70-kilograms+adult,+ there+ is+approximately+12-13+kilogram+of+protein.

Of+this+amount,+at+least+30-40% is this spe-cial protein, the collagen.It+ means+ that+ in+ the+ body+ of+ a+ 70-kilogram+person+there+should be at least 3.6-5.2 ki-logram of collagen.

Flexible and strongNature+–+as+its+nature+–+provided+an+excellent+solution.The+ frame+of+ our+body+ is+built up from an essential special kind of protein,+ invisible+to+the+eye.This material is extremely strong, almost unbreakable and really flexible. An+excellent+solution.

This+material+–+which+also+enmeshes+the+walls+of+our+veins+–+is+called collagen.

This+ same+ material+ can+ also+ be+ found+ –+ in+large+ proportions+ – in the cartilages, ten-dons and bands of the joints –+which+also+have+great+pressure+on.It+also+makes+sure+that+our skin+is+flexible.Also,+ the+ solid+ materials+ of+ our+ bones and teeth are+deposited+ to+ the+gaps+of+ the+col-lagen+mesh.+That’s+how+our+bones+and+teeth+become+strong+and+flexible+at+the+same+time.

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Heavy-dutyIt’s+very+simple.+

Our veins are able to do the hard work in direct proportion to the quantity and quality of collagen found in them.

There+are+two+main+conditions:1. There+has+to+be+enough+collagen.2. The+collagen+has+to+be+in+excellent+condi-

tion.

The collagen mesh interweaves the wall of the veins.At least 14% of the material of the arter-ies is collagen.It+provides+extreme+flexibility+to+the+material+of+the+arteries+and+it+also+makes+sure+that+the+vein+doesn’t+expand+more+than+it+would+be+safe.

If the quantity and quality of collagen is insufficient then+the+arteries+won’t+be+able+to+take+the+extreme+pressure+for+long+and+would+be+damaged+soon.

Everything+you+need+to+know+about+the+gen-eral+ role+ of+ collagen+can+be+ found+ in+ one+of+my+other+books,+called+Beauty and collagen.

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It’s a unique task… It’s+not+surprising+that+collagen+has to have a special composition in+ order+ to+ do+ its+unique+task.

It’s important for the collagen to be strong and flexible at the same time.It+also+has+to+be+extremely+resistant.+The+composition+of+the+collagen+is+very+unique+and+special.

In+ order+ to+ fulfil+ its+ duty,+ it has to be kept fresh at all times.Otherwise,+ even+ this+ really+ strong+ thread+grows+ tired+ and+ loses+ from+ its+ strength+ and+flexibility.

However,+Nature+has+provided+a+solution+ for+this+problem+too.The life span of the collagen threads – under normal circumstances – is not lon-ger than a few weeks.

The weaker wall of the arteries overex-pands and cracks appear in the veins.

The+cracks+will+appear+particularly+in+those+ar-eas+where+the+arteries+have+the+most+pressure+on.+Like+the+coronary+arteries.+

So this is the missing link.

We+ have+ already+ known+ that+ the+ deposition+of+ the+ cholesterol+ must+ be+ preceded+ by+ the+damage+of+the+veins.

Veins,+ especially+ arteries+ are+ more+ prone+ to+damage+if+there+is+less or worse quality of collagen in+their+walls+than+they+would+need+to+have+to+be+more+heavy+duty.

Now+the+only+thing+we+would+need+to+know+is the cause of the decrease+of+quantity+and+quality.

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To keep it fresh – 1.To+be+able+to+constantly+change+the+collagen+for+fresh+ones,+we+basically+need+two+things.

One of them:As+a+consequence+of+the+unique+composition,+it is advantageous to consume sufficient amount of food rich in collagen. For+ ex-ample:+ knuckle+ of+ ham,+ roast,+ chicken+ with+the+skin,+cracklings,+fatty+meats+etc.

The+popularity+of+low-fat+and+cholesterol+diet+have+basically+ ruled+out+ these+kinds+of+ food,+although+they+are+rich+in+collagen.

Still, this is the smaller problem.Our+ body+ is+ able+ to+ produce+ the+ materials+needed+to+build+collagen+even+if+we+don’t+pro-vide+them+for+it.+

We+would+make+ it+ easier+ for+ our+body+ if+we+helped+it+to+get+them+in+the+first+place+but+it+is+not+an+essential+condition.

After+ that+ period+ they+ disintegrate+ and+ our+body+builds+new,+fresh+threads+ready+to+work.+

It+ prevents+ the+ collagen+ mesh+ to+ become+aged.

This way the threads only need to bear the extreme pressure for a few weeks.

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Our need is at least 30-50 milligrams of Vitamin C for every kilogram of weight.

For a 50-kilogram person:50×30-50=1500-2500+milligrams,+that+is+1.5-2.5 grams.

For a 70-kilogram person:70×30-50=2100-3500+milligrams,+that+is+2.1-3.5 grams.

For a 100-kilogram person:100×30-50=3000-5000+ milligrams,+ that+ is+3-5 grams.

At least.Every single day.

To keep it fresh – 2.The other one:The more important one!

We+have+known+it+ for+quite+a+while+that+suf-ficient amount of collagen is+only+produced+when+our+body+receives+enough+Vitamin+C.

What+is+even+more+important+to+know+is+that+the+ collagen+ becomes+ perfect, excellent quality, really unbreakable and flexible+when+and+if+our+body+get+enough+Vitamin+C.

Producing+collagen+is+a+process+which+needs+a+lot+of+Vitamin+C.

How+ much+ Vitamin+ C+ we+ need+ depends+ on+the+individual+and+their+lifestyle.+For+example,+smoking+draws+away+a+lot+of+Vitamin+C+from+the+important+life+processes.

However,+I+can+give+you+some+useful+informa-tion+which+can+be+applied+to+anyone.

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“The more the Vitamin C, the more the col-lagen, the more stable are the walls of veins and the less are the heart attacks.”

“Animals suffer heart attacks so rarely be-cause they are able to produce sufficient amount of Vitamin C.”

“We, humans are not able to produce molecules of this vitamin; furthermore our diet typically contains less than enough vita-mins; therefore our vascular system loses its strength and deposition could develop.”

Dr. Matthias RathSo+the+process+of+producing+collagen+requires+a+lot+of+Vitamin+C.Unfortunately,+ we,+ humans+ are+ not+ able+ to+produce+Vitamin+C+for+ourselves+so+we+com-pletely+ have+ to+ rely+ on+ the+ amount+ we+ con-sume.+

Dr.+Matthias+Rath’s+thoughts+on+the+subject:

“I realised that cardiac and circulatory dis-eases are basically unknown among animals whereas they are the most frequent causes of death among humans.”

“The next discovery is groundbreaking for natural health in the whole world: animals are able to produce Vitamin C in their bodies which they need for producing collagen that is molecules strengthening the resistance of their body and vascular system.”

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That+ is+the+consequence+of+us+not+providing+the+ necessary+ conditions+ for+ a+ constant+ re-newal+of+collagen.

The+faster+ageing+veins+become+sensitive+and+prone+to+damage+and+open+the+door+to+vein damages+ and+ consequently+ deposition of cholesterol+and+later+arteriosclerosis.

Regardless of our cholesterol level!

I’m+not+saying+that+Vitamin+C+deficiency+is+the+only+cause+of+arteriosclerosis+but+I+do+believe+that+it+is+the+leading+cause+of+this+undesirable+change.

Other+ factors+also+play+crucial+ roles+such+as+Vitamin+E+deficiency+which+has+a+serious+affect+on+all+of+us.+You+can+find+more+details+about+this+and+other+factors+in+my+other+books.

But I do strongly believe that the most im-portant of all is the Vitamin C deficiency!

Compared to this…So+we+would+need+at+ least+30-50+milligrams+of+Vitamin+C+for+every+kilogram+of+our+weight.+Every+single+day.

Compared+ to+ this,+ according+ to+ the+ official+data,+we+consume+only 80 milligram of+Vi-tamin+C+altogether+a+day.+Even+those+people+who+regularly+eat+fruit+and+vegetables.+

This,+however,+provides+only+5%+of+the+mini-mum+ amount+ (1500+ mg)+ of+ what+ a+ 50-kilo-gram+ person+ would+ need+ a+ day+ for+ staying+healthy.

No+ wonder+ that+ our+ joints,+ tendons,+ bones,+teeth,+skin+and+veins age in an accelerated speed, twice as fast as it would be nor-mal.Compared+to+what?+Compared+to+our+abilities+encoded+in+our+genes.

An excessively accelerated ageing!

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This phenomenon is called scurvy.

This+is+the+condition+when+the+level+of+available+Vitamin+C+has+fallen+to+so+low+that+maintaining+the+collagen+stock+becomes+impossible+and+it+simply+falls+apart.

ScurvyThere+is+a lowest level of+Vitamin+C+deficien-cy+under+which+everything+just+collapse.

Under+this+ level+the+amount+of+Vitamin+C+we+have+ is+ so+ low+ that+ our+ body+ is+ not+ able+ to+produce+collagen+any+more.In this case the collagen stock exces-sively ages, falls apart and its cohesive power stops working.

This+ is+a+serious+problem+because+the+colla-gen+threads+constitute+the+essential+frame+of+the+body+which+is+invisible+to+the+eyes.

The+ most+ obvious+ sign+ of+ this+ collagen+ col-lapse+when+the weakened veins break one after the other+and+first+smaller+than+gradu-ally+larger+haemorrhages+appear+on+the+body.

In+the+fast+process+the+walls+of+the+veins+sim-ply+disintegrate+until+the+haemorrhages+reach+a+life-threatening+level.

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That+ is+ the+ reason+ why+ scurvy+ was+ called+“sailor+disease”.

Nowadays the majority of people suffer from latent scurvy.

One+ of+ the+ signs+ of+ the+ latent+ scurvy+ is+ the+damage+ of+ the+ veins+ and+ consequently+ the+development+of+arteriosclerosis.

Latent scurvyHow much is it?

It+seems+that+consuming+the+daily+amount+of+60+milligrams+of+Vitamin+C+prevents+but+ just+prevents+the+collapse+of+our+body.

With+this+amount+we+are+similar to tightrope walkers who+can+fall+down+any+minute+but+if+we+are+lucky+we+can+survive+without+our+vas-cular+system+falling+apart.

Unfortunately,+those+sailors+didn’t+survive+who+ages+ago+went+to+long+journeys+but+forgot+to+take+any+fruits.+Because+ the+once+built+up+collagen+stock+ is+only+able+to+function+for+a+few+weeks,+then+it+starts+deteriorating+quite+quickly.

As+a+consequence,+more+than+1+million+sailors+died+ in+ scurvy+ during+ the+ long+ journeys+ be-tween+1600+and+1800.

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Patching and mendingWe+only+patch+and+mend+our+collagen+stock+if+we+only+consume+60-80+milligram+of+Vitamin+C+a+day.There+ is+ no+ real+ maintenance+ with+ this+ low+level+ of+ consumption.+ There+ is+ no+ long-term+safety.+There+is+only+excessively+accelerated+ageing!

Professor Albert Szent-Györgyi+ who+ re-ceived+his+Nobel+Prize+for+his+research+on+Vi-tamin+C+wrote+the+following+to+his+Nobel+Prize+winner+colleague,+Linus+Carl+Pauling+in+1966:“Regarding the ascorbic acid, I have had the feeling for a long time that the public is being misled by the medical profession.You see, doctors claimed that if there was no Vitamin C in our nutrition, scurvy would ap-pear. If however, scurvy didn’t appear, every-thing was fine. I believe this is a serious mistake. “

Ascorbic acidIt+is+well-known+that+the+chemical+name+of+Vi-tamin+C+is+ascorbic+acid.In+Latin+acidum ascorbicum.

What+does+this+name+mean?The+meaning+of+acidum+is+acid.

The+ prefix+ ascorbicum+ very+ wisely+ refers+ to+scurvy.

“A”+in+a+Latin+compound+could+mean+“no”+or+“there is no”.

“Scorbic”= Scurvy

“A” plus+“Scorbic”=+“there is no scurvy”.

Ascorbic+acid+=+acid+against+scurvy.

And with sufficient amount of ascorbic acid that is Vitamin C, there really is no scurvy.

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We haven’t fallen down yet…

The+ fact+ that+ we+ haven’t+ fallen+ down+ to+ the+abyss+yet+doesn’t+mean+that+we+are+fine.+

We+can+live+our+whole+life+as+a+tightrope+walk-er.+Always+balancing+around+the+life-threaten-ing+line,+always+just+a+little+bit+above+it.The+daily+consumption+of+60-80+milligram+of+Vitamin+C+is+just+enough+for+that.+

It’s+ little+ consolation+ that+ we+ are+ just+ above+the+ level+ at+which+our+ veins+would+ start+ fall-ing+apart.

We are really far from that state which could be called healthy.

Anyone+who+have+experienced+bleeding+from+their+ gums+ during+ tooth-brushing+ knows+–+ even+ though+ they+ might+ not+ had+ any+ idea+what+was+that+–+that+their+veins+are+prone+to+damage.

“Scurvy is not the first symptom of Vitamin C deficiency. Scurvy is a sign for the final col-lapse of the body, syndrome before death and there is an extremely wide gap between the edges of scurvy and being healthy.”

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The chicken or the egg? – 1.Which was first?

Well,+ it’s+an+easy+question+if+we+look+at+arte-riosclerosis.The+ official+ theory+ makes+ you+ think+ that+ the+high level of cholesterol itself would be enough for+ the+ deposition+ of+ cholesterol+ in+the+veins.+The+ theory+ states+ that+ this+ deposition+ is+ the+first+step+and+consequently+comes+the+dam-age+of+veins.

But it is not true!

If it was true,+as+I+said+before:++ Everyone+with+high+cholesterol+level+should+have+ arteriosclerosis+ but+ that’s+ not+ the+case.++ No+one+with+normal+cholesterol+level+should+have+ arteriosclerosis+ but+ unfortunately+that’s+not+the+case.

Under+a+certain+ level+of+Vitamin+C,+the+dam-age+and+falling+apart+of+the+veins+will+become+a+reality+very+quickly.+If+we+consume+more+but+still+not+enough+Vita-min+C,+in+that+case+the+same+process+will+hap-pen+only+slower,+in+years,+probably+unnoticed.

The+veins+will+not+fall+apart+but+get+damaged.Small cracks will start to appear. Especially+in+the+arteries,+particularly+in+those+with+ a+ lot+ of+ pressures+on,+ like+ the+coronary+vessels.

There is a really wide gap between scur-vy and being healthy.

To+maintain+our+healthy+state,+we+need+to+con-sume+at+ least+30-50+milligrams+of+Vitamin+C+for+every+kilograms+of+our+weight.+

Every single day.

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Trying to mend itIf+our+body+doesn’t+receive+sufficient+amount+of+ Vitamin+ C,+ then+ we+ would+ have+ less+ and+worse+quality+of+collagen.+The+ flexibility+ and+ heavy+ dutiness+ decreases+as+a+consequence.

The+ weakness+ will+ first+ appear+ where+ the+pressure+ is+ increased+ such+ as+ the+ joints, teeth, skin+and+naturally+the+arteries.

Small+damages+and+cracks+will+appear+in+the+arteries.+Our+body+will+try+to+mend+these+dam-ages+with+producing+more+and+better+quality+collagen+ but+ to+ do+ that+ it+ would+ need+ more+Vitamin+C.

Since+the+body+doesn’t+receive+enough+Vita-min+C,+it+looks+for+something+else.

++ Cholesterol+ should+ be+ deposited+ in+ each+veins+particularly+ in+ the+slow+flowing+areas+but+the+reality+is+the+contrary.+It+is+deposited+only+in+certain+fast+flowing+areas.

And+ as+ you+ already+ know+ the+ deposition+ of+cholesterol+ is+ always+preceded+by+ the+dam-age+of+the+vein.+You+also+know+the+reason+why+this+happens+in+the+arteries+in+the+first+place.

Let’s see now how cholesterol access the damaged parts of the veins.

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As…As+ our+ body+ has+ used+ a+ stopgap+ measure,+the condition further deteriorates.We+don’t+have+more+and+better+collagen.The „cholesterol band aid” doesn’t make the vein stronger, it+only+serves+as+a+good+powder+foundation.+It+conceals+the+flaws.

However,+ the+ vein+ is+ still+weak+ so+more+and+more+damage+will+appear.So+more+cholesterol+is+deposited+to+fill+up+the+gaps.+

But the vein is still weak.

So+finally+our+body+–+in+its+desperation+–+tries+to+strengthen+the+weak+wall+of+vein+with+bring-ing+calcium+so+it+might+become+stronger.++The poor man cooks with water+(Hungar-ian+proverb).

My theory is this:

Cholesterol is a creamy kind of material and is suitable for filling up and making the cracks smooth.

That’s how cholesterol gets into the cracks. It tries to mend the problem.

Naturally it is a stopgap measure+ as+ the+real+ solution+ would+ be+ more+ and+ better+ col-lagen.

But this is still better than nothing.

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The chicken or the egg? – 2.Let’s imagine an incorrectly structured house which foundation is weak.The+walls+of+the+house+built+on+the+weak+foun-dation+will+move+from+their+places+and+cracks+will+appear+on+the+walls.The+walls+will+look+ugly,+full+of+cracks.

We+want+to+repaint+the+house.What+would+be+the+first+step?

Either+tear+up+the+foundation+and+build+up+the+whole+thing+again.+(Which+our+body+would+be+able+to+do!)

Or+at+least+fill+up+the+cracks+on+the+walls.So+here+comes+the+tradie+who+fill+in+the+cracks+with+a+special+material+which+ is+soft,+easy+to+spread+and+makes+them+even.

Here+ we+ have+ our+ walls+ with+ no+ cracks+ but+with+visible+irregular+streaks+in+the+place+of+the+gaps+which+is+filled+with+that+special+material.+Imagine+someone+who+walks+into+this+room.

Without+Vitamin+C,+the+„poor”+body+tries+to+fix+the+problem+with+cholesterol+first+and+deposi-tion+of+calcium+next.

Naturally it can only lead to a shoddy piece of work.

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Dogma is bornWe are always looking for answers for what we experience in our lives. That’s+just+natural.

We+either+discover+the+correct+explanation+or+in+ the+ meantime+ we+ make+ a+ presumption,+that+is+a+theoretical possibility+which+seems+to+be+explaining+that+experience.

One+of+the+most+ important+characteristics+of+a+dogma+ is+ that+an innocent presumption becomes an absolute rule. Without proof. From this point, however, it couldn’t be considered innocent.

How does this happen?As+ time+and+generations+pass,+descendants+with+ the+ appealing+ presumption+ as+ inheri-tance,+forget about the fact that originally the theory was a presumption. Only+ a+ presumption+ and+ not+ a+ scientifically+proven+fact.

Let’s+suppose+that+they+don’t+understand+the+processes,+ don’t+ know+ what+ happened+ for+what+reasons,+they+can+only+see+that+the+walls+of+the+house+is+full+of+this+irregular+fill-in+mate-rial+streaks.

This+person+who+has+never+ seen+ something+like+ this+before,+doesn’t+understand+how+the+fill-in+material+got+into+the+wall.They+ could+ only+ see+ that+ there+ are+ cracks+behind+ the+ fill-in+ material.+ They+ don’t+ under-stand+ that+ the+ precedent+ was+ the+ cracks+ of+the+walls.So+ they+settle+ their+ case+as+being+certain+of+the+fact+that+the+fill-in+material+is+really+danger-ous+because+ it+obviously+caused+ the+cracks+on+the+walls.

And+ then+ they+ make+ up+ a+ theory+ that+ we should avoid the fill-in material to keep the walls’ safe.

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That’s how we saw it back then…

Centuries+ago,+with+no+telescopes+or+modern+astronomical+knowledge+the+Earth+could+have+been+seen+as+the+centre+of+the+Universe.+It+appeared+to+be+obvious+that+the+Sun+moved+around+the+Earth.

It+could+only+be+seen+this+way+because+there+was+not+ enough+scientific+ knowledge+ to+un-derstand+the+whole+truth.

We+shouldn’t+blame+ourselves+because we were searching for explanation.Nor+we+should+blame+ourselves+for+drawing up a theoretical possibility+which+–+at+ the+time+–+seemed+to+provide+the+right+answers.+

The trap opened up when+with+new+ infor-mation+we+weren’t+able+to+admit+that+we+were+wrong.

And+they+would+also+forget+that+ in+time,+that+presumption+could+be+proved+wrong.They+ would+ forget+ about+ it+ and+ later+ they+would+assume+that+they+are+the+protectors+of+the+truth.It+ is+even+possible+that+they+truly+believe+ in+ it+with+no+malice+at+all.

But the fact remains fact.When+ they+ forget+ about+ the+ presumption+that+it+is+only+a possible theoretical expla-nation, that+ theory+ could be turned into dogma.

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Historia est magistra vitaeAccording+ to+ the+ Latin+ saying+ history+ is+ the+teacher+of+life.

Studies of historians suggest+ that+ certain+power+plays+crucial+role+ in+the+establishment+of+dogmas+and+this power+has+an+interest+in+maintaining+the+ignorance+of+people+regarding+the+particular+topic.

History+books+tell+us+that+the+reigning+Church+in+the+Middle+Age+was+afraid+of+losing+its+pow-er+if+people+were+to+look+into+other+aspects+of+the+Universe.

For+them,+ it+was+more+beneficial+ that+people+believed+ the+ Earth+ as+ the+ centre+ of+ the+ Uni-verse+and+they+had+nowhere+else+to+go.

So the powerful institute tied people to this dogma: „the Earth is the centre of the Universe.”

When+scientific+research+proved+the+old+pre-sumption+wrong.+

And when the misconception was still rigorously protected.

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An+ idea+ which+ may+ provide+ explanation+ for+arteriosclerosis+ and+other+ cholesterol+ related+illnesses+or+may not.Back+ then,+ it+ was+ only+ considered+ to+ be+ an+idea,+a+presumption+and+later+ it+has+become+an+–+unproved+–+dogma.

The most important wordsIn 1988, the+most+important+sentence+of+the+presumed+ danger+ of+ the+ cholesterol+ in+ the+medical+textbook+started+with+this:

„According to the current idea…”

These+words+were+ the+most+ important+back+then+and+they+have+the+same+significance+to-day.

„According to the current idea…”

The+textbook+back+then+was+based+on+the+fair+rules+of+science+and+described+the+presump-tion as a footnote,+separate+from+the+other+text.+

That+particular+cholesterol+receptors+deficien-cy+theory.

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There+ should+ be+ a+ warning+ sign+ everywhere+with+large+red+letters+so+everyone+could+see:„Watch out, mate!It was only a presumption.A theory.It still is.Watch out, don’t take it for granted.”

The+ one-time+ possible+ theoretical+ explana-tion+has+ transformed+ into+an+unquestionable+dogma,+set+in+stone.It+is+compulsory+to+believe+in+it.

Enough of the debate! Period!

Enough of the debate! Period!

And+if+the+explanation+is+only+a+presumption,+it+could+be+proved+right+or+wrong.Regardless+how+appealing+the+theory+is.It+ is+ just+ a+ theoretical+ presumption+ not+ a+proved+fact.

The problem is this:

This theory which was only a possible theoretical explanation, a mere presump-tion, has become the binding truth which cannot be questioned and must be ac-cepted without doubts.

Despite+ the+ fact+ that+ the+ theory+ hasn’t+ even+been+proved.+It+ hasn’t+ become+ an+ unquestionably+ proved+scientific+fact.It+has+been+bleeding+from+a+hundred+wounds+as+I+described+it+here+in+this+book.

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This power has built up this dogma with a lot of efforts. It+hasn’t+spared+any+energy+for+decades.As+ they+ say+ it+ nowadays: it pushed it like crazy.

For me it seems that as a consequence this power has tied us, doctors really tightly to this dogma: „cholesterol is dan-gerous”.

The powerI+believe+ that+power,+considered+as+a+signifi-cant+factor+by+historians,+has+played+a+crucial+role+in+this+process.

In+our+case+this+is+a+power+which+has+an+inter-est+in+maintaining+the+dogma+of+cholesterol.

This power has pushed this idea, the indisputable theory of cholesterol to us and the doctors with so much force that the one-time wise footnote in the text-book – “According to the current idea…” have been lost completely.

It+has+been+pushed+under+the+table+by+power-ful+propaganda.+

Probably+ it+ doesn’t+ even+ cross+ our+ mind+ to+question+the+official+theory.Because+everyone+has+accepted+it.+It+must+be+true+if+everyone+believes+in+it.

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Even+back+then,+I+had+to+realise+that+we have lost some of our independence.

Even+back+then,+I+had+to+realise+that+as+a+con-sequence+we have also lost some of our scientific thoughts which+are+supposed+to+stay+independent+from+anything.

It+seemed+obvious+to+me+that+even the medi-cal courses had+started+to+support+the+inter-ests+of+the+manufacturers+and+distributors+of+cholesterol+lowering+drugs+and+other+„magic”+products.

They represent their interests on a much greater level than it would be safe and acceptable.

You+can+find+my+detailed+analysis+in+my+book+titled+Censored health – on the assembly line of the disease industry.Hoping that the adversely directed pro-cesses can still be changed.

Hoping thatI started to pry into this topic in 2003 that+how+dangerous+this+power+could+be+in+terms+of+our+future.

The power which has interest in selling more and more drugs.

Even+then+I+started+to+make+an+estimation+of+the+arsenal+lined+up+by+the+power+of+pharma-ceutical+companies+and+what+effect+ they+will+have+on+our+future.

++ False+scientific+publications++ Financially+controlled+doctors++ Excessive+marketing+campaigns++ Powerful+propaganda++ And+the+list+could+go+on.

In+what+ways+this+ is+against+the+fact+that+us,+doctors+can+stay+free+and+independent?As+for+us+it+is+compulsory+to+represent+our+pa-tients’+ interest+ objectively+ and+ strictly+ based+on+scientific+facts.

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I could also tell you+about+why+they+don’t+go+public+with+those+scientific+test+results+which+would+essentially+disprove+ the+whole+ idea+of+„lowering cholesterol level at any price.”

I believe it’s unnecessary.

If+you+are+ interested+ in+reading+the+collection+of+ cholesterol-related+ scientific+ facts,+ I+ can+recommend+to+you+the+following+reading:+Gá-bor+ Szendi:+ Paleolithic+ diet,+ Chapter+ 4,+ The+myth+of+cholesterol.

I believe I have told you enough.

Howhg!I+ remember+from+my+chillingly+exciting+ Indian+novels,+the+wise+ Indian+finished+his+sentence+like+this:

Howhg! which+means+something+like: „that’s all I wanted to say.”

I+didn’t+want+to+discuss+this+topic+at+a+greater+length.I+would+have+so+much+more+to+say.

I could explain+why+those+experiment+series+were+so+unreliable+which+were+done+on+rab-bits+in+the+1910s+and+became+the+foundation+of+the+whole+cholesterol+myth.

I could explain+how+they+massaged+statisti-cal+data+later+so+they+could+back+up+their+cho-lesterol+theory.

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Eppur si muove…That+is:+“…and yet it moves”.To+be+precise:+…and yet the Earth moves.

According+to+legend,+Galileo Galilei,+the+fa-mous+Italian+astronomer+and+philosopher+said+this+before+his+death+on+8+January+1642.

In+ the+ age+ of+ Galilei,+ the+ official+ theory+ –+ or+dogma,+controlled+by+the+powerful+institute+of+Church,+was+that+the+Earth+stayed+motionless+in+the+centre+of+the+Universe.

This+great+scientist+however+claimed+that+the+Earth+moved+around+the+Sun.

He+was+prosecuted+ for+his+ theories.+He+was+spared+ from+ a+ death+ sentence+ mainly+ be-cause+of+his+merits+and+his+connections,+but+he+was+kept+under+house+arrest+ for+9+years,+until+his+death.+

Dogma or science? – 2.According+to+the+definition,+we+would+need+to+have+independent+opinion+to+avoid+thinking+in+dogmas.

I think I haven’t left any doubt what my independent opinion is.

Everything+I+wrote+down+here,+I+did+it+for+a+bet-ter+future.+

For a better future in which the star of “common sense” will shine brighter than it does today.

As+ a+ conclusion+ and+ a+ goodbye,+ this+ is+ my+message+for+you:

And yet it moves!

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I+ believe+ in+ the+ same+ theory+ about+ choles-terol,+ against+ the+ dominating+ official+ medical+dogma.+++

“Eppur si muove…”

Cholesterol is not harmful.Quite the contrary.