Approximately 1 in 4 Americans over 40 takes a statin. But how many understand the actual benefits and risks? One important measurement is the Number Needed to Treat (NNT): how many people must take a medication to prevent one cardiovascular event? For people without previous cardiovascular disease (primary prevention), approximately: • 200 people must take statins for about 5 years to prevent one nonfatal heart attack. • 500 people must be treated to prevent one cardiovascular death. • For patients with previous cardiovascular events (secondary prevention), the NNT is substantially lower, around 40. In medicine, this is one of the worst NNT we have ever since. IN other words, they are among the less effective drug ever created. What about side effects? • Muscle symptoms: 20–30% in those taking a statin which is about 40-150 persons. • Type 2 diabetes: Statins increase diabetes risk about 6-10% which represents 12-50 persons. • Cognitive symptoms: Memory complaints have been reported at about 25% which represents 50-125 persons • Cancer risk of about 1% which is 2-5 persons. • CoQ10: Statins reduce circulating CoQ10, but the clinical significance remains uncertain. LDL cholesterol is not inherently harmful. LLDL particles transport cholesterol throughout the body. Cholesterol is essential for cell membranes, hormone production, and vitamin D synthesis. Elevated LDL alone does not necessarily mean someone has arterial plaque. Statins lower LDL but don't address every cardiovascular risk factor. Lowering LDL doesn't necessarily correct underlying metabolic dysfunction. 3. Metabolic health deserves greater attention: • Insulin resistance and elevated blood sugar • High triglycerides • Visceral fat accumulation • Chronic inflammation • Overall metabolic dysfunction 4. Lifestyle interventions should be central to prevention like improving insulin sensitivity, reducing visceral fat, building muscle, improving sleep, controlling inflammation, and adopting sustainable lifestyle habits.

Let's take a look at some of the areas that ginger has been shown to benefit health: - Cancer: Several studies have demonstrated ginger's ability to defeat several types of cancer cells, including some of the most aggressive and difficult to treat: lung, ovarian, colon, breast, skin carcinoma, prostate, and pancreatic. - Diabetes Prevention: Studies have shown that diabetes may be both prevented and treated, along with the related abilities to lower blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood fats. - Antibiotics: Ginger's antibiotic effects may be exceptional. At least one study that compares the effects of ginger and antibiotics on Staphylococcus aureus and S. pyreus infections shows that ginger extract may be superior. The effects on drug-resistant infections are, as yet, unknown. Ginger has been shown to have an antibacterial effect on respiratory and periodontal infections. - Antifungal: Fungal infections are among the most difficult to treat, and drug-resistant fungi have been developing. However, there's no need to despair, as ginger has been found to have antifungal capability, including to drug-resistant forms. - Ulcers: Intestinal ulcers can be prevented with ginger. There is a generally recognized acceptance now that the Helico pylori bacterium is associated with ulcers, and at least one study has shown that a derivative of ginger has been shown to inhibit H. pylori. One study has demonstrated that ginger can inhibit existing ulcers, too. - Diabetes Complications: Complications of diabetes may be limited by ginger. Studies have shown that it may reduce urine protein levels, decrease water intake and urine output, and reverse proteinuria. It's been shown to aldose reductase inhibitors, which reduce damage done by diabetes. Ginger can protect nerves in diabetes and lower blood fat levels. - Inflammation: Inflammation is a serious problem with many chronic conditions, both in terms of causing them and causing pain, and ginger can be highly effective in managing it. Neurodegenerative diseases may be aided by ginger's ability to inhibit nitrous oxide production and proinflammatory cytokines. Its anti-inflammatory ability may be helpful in arthritis, cancer prevention, prostate disease, and general inflammatory processes.

1.Xylitol Xylitol is a sugar alcohol derived from xylose - a crystalline sugar found in birch bark. Sweet like sugar but with only 40% of the calories, xylitol is fast becoming the preferred sweetener of health-conscious consumers. Low-carb dieters will find xylitol appealing, with less than a quarter of the carbohydrates found in cane sugar. It also stands apart from synthetic sweeteners thanks to its natural origins. Besides birch trees, xylitol is found in the cellular structure of fruits like raspberries, and in vegetables like the corn-cob. Even our bodies produce xylitol (between 5-15 grams per day) during normal metabolic processes. With a glycemic rating of 13, xylitol is metabolized around eight times slower than regular sugar, making it a safer choice for diabetics. Unlike sugar, which provokes the release of insulin in response to its consumption, xylitol is metabolized independently of insulin in the gut. It metabolizes slower and steadier than sugar, making it a much safer sweetener for hypoglycemics and the sugar-sensitive. 2.Raw honey Identified as containing more than 181 health-promoting substances, raw honey converts the vital, healing energy of plants into a medium that is perfect for human consumption. Rich in phytonutrients (nutrients absorbed from plants), raw honey is renowned worldwide for having powerful anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. Raw, unfiltered honey is very different from the pasteurized product you find on most grocery store shelves. Nearly all commercially-produced honey is heated to kill potentially harmful bacteria, reduce crystallization, and improve product flow. Unfortunately, this process also kills the vital, living enzymes and good bacteria which make raw honey one of the world's oldest-known superfoods. The bacteria in raw honey serves as a prebiotic: a substance containing helpful microorganisms that aid in the process of digestion. When consumed raw, honey's natural enzymes aid in the breakdown and assimilation of the many nutrients it contains.

1. Coconut Oil - Two human clinical studies now exist showing that dietary coconut is safe and effective in reducing midsection fat in both women and men. In the women's study, the treatment group received two tablespoons (30 ml) of coconut oil daily for 12 weeks, resulting in reduced waist circumference and higher "good" HDL cholesterol levels. In the male study, obese men received two tablespoons (30 ml) of coconut oil per day, taken in 3 divided doses, half an hour before each meal, for one month. The men experienced an average reduction of over one inch (2.86 cm) in their waist circumference, with no adverse changes in their blood lipids. 2. Green Tea - Green tea has been called "the medicine which grew into a beverage." Indeed, our project identified research on over 200 health conditions that may benefit from its use, with obesity at the top of the list. In a 2009 study published in the journal Obesity, catechin-rich green tea was found to be safe and effective in reducing weight in moderately overweight subjects, including an over two-inch reduction in waist circumference. 3. Sunlight - A 2011 study in The Journal of Investigative Dermatology revealed a remarkable fact about metabolism: The exposure of human skin to UV light results in increased subcutaneous fat metabolism. While subcutaneous fat, unlike visceral fat, is not considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a deficiency of one of sunlight's best-known beneficial byproducts, vitamin D, is associated with greater visceral fat. A solid body of research also links vitamin D deficiency to obesity. One of them, titled "Association of plasma vitamin D levels with adiposity in Hispanic and African Americans," which was published in the journal Anticancer Research in 2005, found that vitamin D levels were inversely associated with adiposity in Hispanics and African Americans, including abdominal obesity. The point? Exposure to UVB radiation, which is most abundant two hours on either side of solar noon and produces vitamin D, may be an essential strategy for burning midsection fat naturally.

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