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Cell Repair to the Rescue: Benefits Continued


July 2011: Vol 6 No 7

To explain more benefits of taking “Cell Repair”, we need to give you some background information about other processes in the body.

 

Lipoproteins include lipids, phospholipids, cholesterol and triglycerides. Lipoproteins transport serum lipids or fats. Physicians use the term cholesterol to describe the risks involved in coronary artery disease (CAD). These risks can be caused by an imbalance of lipoproteins. MD’s prescribe cholesterol lowering agents called “statins” (Mevacor, Zocor, Pravachol, Lescol and Lipitor) to reduce the risks of CAD. Statins inhibit the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) This is a reductase enzyme, an important enzyme in the synthesis of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) by the liver. This lowers the concentration of LDL’s (the bad guys) in the body, which reduces the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. This reductase inhibitor also increases the HDL cholesterol (the good guys). Physicians say that low levels of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) do not respond well to diet changes to increase the concentration levels, but do respond to exercise and some medications.

 

Physicians order lab reports to review the concentration levels of three types of lipoproteins.

            High levels of Very Low Density Lipoproteins (VLDL’s) is a risk factor for CAD, primarily in middle-aged men and individuals who have other lipoprotein abnormalities or diabetes.

            High levels of Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL’s) is the strongest risk indicator for CAD. Increased LDL has been shown to result in endothelial dysfunction and increased oxidation by macrophages with incorporation of the oxidized LDL into the coronary vessel wall and a key step in atherogenesis. Oxidized LDL is another term for free radical LDL’s.

            High levels of High Density Lipoproteins (HDL’s) is thought to prevent or delay atherogenesis and is the protective element, because it is this entity that brings the cholesterol back from the tissues to the liver where is can be used for good purposes like the inhibition of smooth muscle proliferation, stimulate endothelial repair, stimulate vasodilator prostaglandins, and facilitate fibrinolysis. It is the high levels of this lipoprotein that inhibits CAD.

 

Cholesterol is important in the function of the body and when it is low, the body suffers from other nutritional problems. High levels of total cholesterol or LDL, and low levels of HDL may even be a greater risk even when total cholesterol levels are normal. So, when we speak of cholesterol levels they must be in the proper ratio for that specific individual. To just reduce the LDL levels arbitrarily is to disregard reason and cause abnormal cholesterol balance. I believe that the bad cholesterol is the free radical form of LDL, because it has not been methylated to prevent it from causing damage in the body. This non-methylated LDL is the problem. “Cell Repair” helps to methylate LDL and helps it from remaining a free radical. Methylation of DNA, Proteins, Neurotransmitters, Lipids (fats), and other structural moieties are essential in the balance of the entire body. “Cell Repair” may assist the body with methylation.

 

In our next discussion, we will consider the nutritional factors that help in the nutritional approach.

 

Cell Repair to the Rescue: Benefits Continued. Copyright 2011

 

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