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from Matthias Rath, MD:

The fourth-greatest cause of death: "Polypharmacy"

The above statistic by the World Health Organisation does not take into account that the serious side effects of medical drugs have now become the fourth-greatest cause of death, after heart infarction, cancer, and stroke. To keep people from finding this out, the pharmaceutical industry has even come up with a diagnostic term for this cause of death: "polypharmacy," meaning too much pharmaceutical medication.

killer "polypharmacy" - an epidemic caused by the pharmaceutical industry itself.

What are some options?

If you are currently taking diuretic medication for blood pressure lowering, you might wish to know -

These drugs remove sodium and fluids from your body. These drugs also lead to reduction or serious loss of calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, which are important minerals for health. The mineral loss may promote osteoporosis.

Sodium and water are very important to the fluid balance mechanism of your physiology.

Ask about a test called the plasma renin level. More information

Some choices for natural blood pressure lowering supplements diuretics are garlic, hawthorne, olive leaf, valerian, parsley, juniper berry, mistletoe, vinca, motherwort, essential fatty acids (omega 3); high absorption (protein bound) calcium, magnesium, or potassium; a vitamin-mineral supplement, lecithin, or vitamin B complex.

Drink distilled water, and take a 'lick' of natural mineral salt (Blackfoot Traditional Salt) daily.

Statin drugs for cholesterol lowering

These drugs reduce by 40%, or eliminate the ability of the liver to manufacture CO Enzyme Q10. It is necessary to add 60 mg. up to 300 mg. of CO Q10 daily to make up for this loss.

LDL or low density lipoprotein increases your risk of ateriosclerosis and heart dis-ease. Liver disease, immune system dys-function, and periodontal dis-ease are common with low levels of CO Q10. CO Q10 provides vital energy to the heart.

Choices for natural cholesterol lowering support include niacin (vitamin B3, taken with bioSupplemente Naturalle for B complex support). Garlic has been studied and is known to reduce LDL up to 15% and increase HDL by 10%. Guggul has been studied and has shown the reduction of LDL up to 25% and an increase of HDL up to 20%. Lecithin may lower your cholesterol.

Other supplements that may be helpful are: Beta-Carotene, Selenium, Vitamin E ( mixed natural tocopherols of 400 IU to 1200 IU daily - begin with 100 IU daily if you have high blood pressure), Vitamin C, Flax oil, Fish oil (lemon Cod liver oil is my choice), and the amino acids lysine and proline. Adding fiber to your diet is also very important.

CO Q10 CAN REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS, Mature Times, March 05" - A daily supplement of coenzyme Q10 could avoid serious damage to the heart & liver in people who are prescribed statins,
cholesterol lowering drugs," says Julian Whitaker, a US medical doctor in a petition to the American Food & Drug Administration.

The petition requests drug manufacturers to advise patients taking statins to take a capsule of 100-200 mg. of Q10.
This is because statins disrupt the body's production of Q10, so increasing the risk of serious liver dysfunction; heart failure.Worldwide there are approx. 25m statin users.   COenzyme Q10 is a natural substance produced inside the body cells & is sold in health food shops.

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