Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, this statistic is not limited to men. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, not breast cancer, not uterine cancer. Although a very common health problem currently, coronary heart disease and heart attack date back to the early 18th century. The first issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, in 1812, included an article about angina (chest pain from coronary artery disease). Since that time much has changed in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease; unfortunately most of the currently popular treatment modalities do not address the causes of the disease but rather treat the symptoms (the result of the disease). There are alternatives, there are choices, and there is a better way.
It is believed by the medical profession, and generally accepted by the public, that high cholesterol is the cause of hardening of the arteries, heart attacks and strokes. There is ample scientific evidence to the contrary. Currently treatment of hardening of the arteries includes lowering cholesterol levels in the blood by diet and or drugs. One example of the ample scientific evidence suggesting that cholesterol is not a significant factor in heart disease is a study done by the UCLA medical school citing 75% of people who had heart attacks had cholesterol levels within the acceptable range.
It is a fact that cholesterol is a major constituent of the plaque that builds up in an artery. It is also a generally held belief that there is good and bad cholesterol (HDL and LDL). The simple presence of LDL cholesterol does not make it harmful. It becomes harmful when it is altered from its natural form. In an altered form it is more likely to contribute to plaque in the artery wall. Damaged LDL cholesterol, when situated in the arterial wall, gets stuck and over time more is added and plaque progresses. So a key question to ask is not what the LDL cholesterol level is, but rather what may be going on causing damage to LDL cholesterol?
The answer to this question is of critical importance; anything that contributes to free radical damage is the primary culprit. Insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, flame retardants, artificial food coloring, artificial food flavoring, sugar substitutes, medical drugs, toxic metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, uranium and others) are especially damaging to normal cholesterol.
The treatment of coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis in general must then include decreasing exposure to all of the above. As treatment, removing as much of the above contaminants as possible, already accumulated in the body, is key. The removal of chemicals is achieved via a sauna detoxification program. The removal of toxic metals is achieved with an appropriately prescribed comprehensive chelation therapy program. The importance of the removal of toxic metals and metastatic calcium (calcium located in soft tissues, where it is not supposed to be) cannot be over emphasized.
Numerous studies over the 60 years that chelation therapy has been used therapeutically have shown its potential to improve circulation and as a result, decrease the risk of heart attack, stroke and amputation. A study funded by the National Institute of Health and reported November of 2012 is the latest study proving chelation therapy decreases heart attack and stroke even in people, who prior to the study, had heart attacks. The improvement shown was especially significant for people in the study who had heart disease AND diabetes.
So if you have coronary artery disease, or if you have coronary artery disease AND diabetes, you might want to learn more. The Maulfair Medical Center provides free educational seminars. Our website is drmaulfair.com.