WHAT DO HEART ATTACK, STROKE AND ALZHEIMERS HAVE IN COMMON?

Recently, I was given a book by Dr. Kilmer S. McCully called The Heart Revolution. Astoundingly, Dr. McCully says heart disease, the number one killer in North America, is not caused by cholesterol but by a toxic amino acid in our blood called homocysteine. The following seven paragraphs from this book describe why controlling homocysteine levels is a matter of life or death.

What Is Homocysteine? .........(Page 1) What you believe about heart disease is about to change. Many Americans, including medical scientists have a one track mind when it comes to the condition. In the past, fats and cholesterol in the diet were blamed for causing heart disease. But years of medical research have produced no convincing evidence that these components of foods actually cause hardening of the arteries. In fact, scientists have proven that pure cholesterol does not cause arteriosclerosis and that elevation of blood cholesterol is a symptom, not a cause-of heart disease. Discoveries about a substance in our bodies, homocysteine, are revolutionizing our understanding of the cause of the nation’s number one killer.

(Page 2) We have learned that deficiencies of 3 B vitamins in the diet, folic acid, vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-12 trigger heart disease by raising the level of homocysteine in the blood. Now there is a way to prevent heart disease and to achieve a longer, healthier life.

(Page 3) Homocysteine, an amino acid present in our bodies, has been identified as the cause of heart disease as well as blood clots, stroke, and gangrene. It's a matter of life and death that we control the level of homocysteine in our blood.

(Page 4) Homocysteine is intimately involved in the aging process and certain other diseases including Alzheimers, arthritis and cancer.

(Page 10) When there is too much homocysteine in the blood, arteries are damaged and plaques are able to form. The result is arteriosclerosis and heart disease.

(Page 11) This happens when we don't get enough of certain vitamins, namely B6, B12, and folic acid. These B vitamins are missing in our diets because processing and refining (as in white flour, sugar, and canning) destroys these sensitive vitamins.

(Page 12) When you eat processed, preserved, and refined foods, deficiencies of B vitamins lead to a buildup of homocysteine and heart disease. In a sense, heart disease is a modern disease because it’s man made.

Almost every adult is deficient in these extremely important nutrients, more so as we get older. Costly B-12 injections had been the primary way to lower your homocysteine level. Now however, you can get the same dose of B-12 into your bloodstream plus B-6 & Folic Acid within minutes by placing a Sublingual tablet under your tongue. You can reduce the risk of two major health concerns, heart disease and stroke (JAMA, Aug.28, 2002), actually three if you consider Alzheimers (NEJM, Feb.14, 2002), just by taking these nutrients. If you are concerned about your health or the health of someone you know, this information could be vital.

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