The study profiled patients with unsuccessful multiple back surgeries, pain from pregnancies, special back injections and  “normal” therapy.  These did not respond to conventional therapy but were successfully treated with vitamin D supplementation. Of course there has to be a deficiency of vitamin D to begin with.  This is easily confirmed by laboratory tests.

Vitamin D is enormously powerful and recent study after study is proving its multiple benefits. The majority of populations are, at some time, deficient  in vitamin D.  The emphasis on lowering cholesterol with drugs and a lack of sunshine exposure propels this deficiency.  (Vitamin D is produced naturally by ultraviolet B rays from sunshine and  cholesterol under the skin.)

With the over prescribing of cholesterol lowering statin drugs and a lack of sunshine, the deficiency of vitamin D is pervasive in most populations except those in poorer countries with less medical care and more sunshine. If you haven’t already downloaded the free cholesterol & CoQ-10 report on this site ( http://naturalhealthsecrets.ws) you can discover some amazing benefits from cholesterol and CoQ-10 that are little publicized. The cardiovascular benefits as well as disease resistance are enormous…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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I quote neurosurgeon and researcher, Dr. Russell Blaylock:  “While I am opposed to the use of statin drugs, if you must take them, at least take 100 mg of CoQ-10 a day in the form of ubiquinol.” Source: Blaylock Wellness Report, July 2009.   Muscle weakness occurs in all muscles when CoQ-10 is deficient because energy production is impacted.  Heart muscle suffers the most, causing heart failure.

Heart failure also comes from deficiencies of magnesium and the presence of MSG (mono sodium glutamate). This has to do with electrical conduction that produces heart arrhythmia.  First, regarding magnesium.  The majority of  U.S. residents are deficient in magnesium…so a little has to go a long ways.  It is necessary in 325 chemical reactions of the body, sometimes only as a catalyst.

Magnesium is extremely important in cardiovascular health. It plays a significant role in protecting heart, blood vessels and the brain.  In the laboratory it was found that cells low in magnesium aged much quicker.  Aging diseases such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome…diabetes 2, some cancers, Parkinson’s, and osteoporosis all appear to be accelerated by low magnesium levels.

Magnesium regulates heartbeat, lowers blood pressure, relaxes cramped muscles and can stop acute asthmatic attacks. It works with calcium for optimum function of muscles. Without adequate amounts of magnesium and calcium, cramping of muscles occurs. Not a lot of magnesium is required in many of the body’s biochemical reactions because it acts as a catalyst; nonetheless a deficiency will be the weak link that breaks the chain of events in the body’s biochemistry.

Regarding the flavor enhancer, MSG:  It not only overexcites the nerve cells of the brain, causing damage, it also detrimentally affects the heart.

The coronary arteries of the heart have glutamate receptors in their endothelial linings. This makes them vulnerable to oxidative damage and inflammation.  Inflammation is the primary cause of all heart disease. (It damages cardiac tissue and attracts LDL cholesterol plaque, producing atherosclerosis).

Omega 3’s, especially the DHA ingredient, “has been shown to reduce over activity of the glutamate receptors and may do so in the heart muscle and the heart’s electrical systems”...according to Dr. Russell Blaylock.

Mainstream medicine, as well as alternative medicine, clearly agree that omega 3’s are beneficial in heart health. Many studies show all around better heart health and reduced arrhythmias  (that produce heart failure).

Both magnesium deficiency and significant amounts of MSG co-relate to arrhythmias and ultimately heart failures.

The “take away” from this information is make sure you have adequate levels  of omega 3’s (fish oil, flax oil, hemp oil), CoQ-10 and magnesium.  Avoid MSG (mono-sodium glutamate)…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Free radicals are chemical compounds that are deficient in electrons.  They are oxidative. Just as oxidation of iron causes rust, so also do free radicals damage your body chemistry.   They do so by stealing electrons from healthy bio compounds.  Free radicals are aggressive and hungry for electrons to complete their chemistry.

They don’t seem to care where they get the electrons or how much damage they cause. When they rob electrons from essential body compounds, the tissue from whence they came, suffers.   That is why anti oxidants with “spare” electrons are valuable to your body.

CoQ-10 is a powerful and essential antioxidant. The body does manufacture it’s own CoQ-10.  The major source is the liver but it can be produced by most cells of the body.  The problem is CoQ-10  naturally diminishes with age.  It is estimated that from age 20 to age 80 the levels of CoQ-10 diminish by 57%…leaving a level of only 43%.  Not only age, but toxins, drugs (especially cholesterol lowering drugs), all reduce the CoQ-10 levels needed.

How do you treat coronary heart disease?  It is not by lowering CoQ-10!

The statin (cholesterol lowering) drugs are especially bad for CoQ-10 because they block the production of not only cholesterol but also CoQ-10 in the liver.

Numerous studies clearly show two thirds of statin users are in heart failure. The heart is not strong enough to pump adequate amounts of blood.  Why? Because CoQ-10 is the spark in the energy chain needed for energy to the heart muscle.

The mitochondria are the energy factories found in every cell of the body.  It is here that carbohydrates, fats, even proteins  can ultimately be converted into ATP, your cellular energy.  CoQ-10 is essential to this process.

As researcher and cardiologist, Dr. Stephen Sinatra says, it is the spark that ignites your energy burn. Eighty percent of the CoQ-10 found in the body resides in the mitochondria.

The form of CoQ-10 is important because of the availability of electrons.  The most popular form is ubiguinone which is oxidized and only 4% bio available to your body. It does not have the available electrons to easily contribute like the ubiquinol form does.

Research show that ubiquinol is the  most powerful, oil soluble, anti oxidant that body can produce. Studies are confirming that the crystalline (non oil) and the ubiquinone (oxidized) form are very poorly assimilated by your body.  Hence we have , at best, a 4% bio availability for them.

Certain vitamins like C and E are also good antioxidants, so they easily lose their spare electrons.  The good news is that ubiquinol CoQ-10 replenishes or re-charges the vitamins.  In effect it recycles them for use again...Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Magnesium is needed in 325 biochemical reactions of the body.  It is found to be deficient in numerous studies, typically 70% to 80% of the population. More than 1 out of 3 people have two thirds less magnesium than they need.  This is huge.  Why?

Magnesium not only is essential for electrical conduction in the heart and essential for muscle contraction,  it also is needed to relax the blood vessels.  This dilation reduces blood pressure.

Other minerals that are very important to blood pressure are sodium and potassium.  The ratio of these 2 minerals is the real issue. Too much sodium in relation to potassium raises blood pressure.  The easiest way to correct this imbalance is to reduce the intake of table salt (NaCl), and increase the potassium either by foods like bananas, or take a good potassium supplement. (Here you should be monitored by a medical doctor)

A third and frequently unknown blood pressure reducer is co-enzyme…CoQ-10. In recent studies it is shown to reduce blood pressure by an average of 7% to 9%.    This is quite significant but the effectiveness of CoQ-10 for blood pressure reduction is dwarfed by its antioxidant and energy production for every cell in the body.

According to Dr. Frank Shallenberger, M.D., 62% of all cardiovascular disease patients are deficient in CoQ-1o.  (The heart failure rate alone is twice as high when CoQ-10 is deficient.)

How do you achieve lowering blood pressure without drugs? Many alternative heart doctors, including cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, routinely recommends ubigquinol CoQ-10 (the best assimilated) in the amount of 100 mg per day… for heart and general health.

As a side effect, supplementation with CoQ-10 can significantly lower blood pressure and reduce the need for drugs. Some alternative health doctors report reducing as many as 3 to 5 “blood pressure lowering drugs” when supplemental CoQ-10 is given.

Reducing table salt (sodium), plus  supplementing with magnesium glyconate is recommended by many doctors to help balance the mineral deficiency.

Dr. Frank Shallenberger recommends 330 mg of magnesium in the form of magnesium glycinate 2 to 4 times a day for 2 or 3 months. The most serious side effect reported with too much magnesium is a loose stool!…Denis Van Loan DDS.

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• CoQ-10 is an anti-oxidant that fights stress that produces free radicals. It is believed to be effective in all types of heart surgery.
• CoQ-10 helps cells convert oxygen and food into energy (into ATP…cellular fuel)

His research on old rats found an improved  cardiac function of 74% when supplemented with CoQ-10 for only 6 weeks.  The oxygen consumption increased by 66%.

If you consider yourself young you can also be helped. As you age, or with the consumption of prescription drugs, especially the cholesterol ones,  you lose the level of CoQ-10 which is optimum for every cell in the body.  If you are over thirty or take a cholesterol lowering statin drug you normally need more CoQ-10 for optimal function and energy.  (Remember heart disease is the number 1 killer in the U.S.A.)

The journal Pharmacotherapy found over 50% of patients who had high blood pressure and were taking drugs for their condition were able to get off between 1 and 3 blood pressure drugs with 4 months of CoQ-10 supplementation.

The Heart Healthy News reports that more than 1000 studies involving CoQ-10 (on both humans and animals) demonstrates this:

1.  Stronger and more protected heart due to improved muscle strength and endurance

2.  Circulation of blood is improved

3.  Heart surgery success is better and less damage can occur with the heart

4.  Arteries are kept more clog free of dangerous plaque

5.  Heart beat is stabilized and more efficient

Dr. Peter Langsjoen, a cardiologist and researcher at the University of Texas, found in his research that the most popular cholesterol lowering drug, Lipitor, created serious CoQ-10 deficiencies. (Many other studies also clearly demonstrate cholesterol lowering drugs lower CoQ-10.)

Low levels of CoQ-10 are a serious issue. Research finds that a 25% decline in CoQ-10 is associated with increased disease and organ malfunction.  A reduction of 75% means death…especially due to heart failure. Cholesterol lowering drugs, in multiple studies, are found associated with twice the heart failure rate.

If you want more a comprehensive report on cholesterol and CoQ-10, leave your name and email address…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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I know that is a brash statement, but stay with me and I believe I can prove it. I compiled and published a comprehensive report on the subject that is free for you…leave you email address it you want it.   The American Medical Association has released new guidelines that dupe the busy M.D.’s and unsuspecting public into believing that healthy people need to lower cholesterol. Why?…because the myth has persisted that high cholesterol, especially LDL (low density lipids) cholesterol is causing heart attack and stroke.  The guidelines of “healthy” cholesterol keep being lowered to the benefit of drug companies and to the detriment of the public who take the statin drugs.

Julian Whitaker, M.D. reports in his June 2008 HEALTH & HEALING Newsletter:
“As for statin drugs, for most of the 40 million Americans recommended to take them for the rest of their lives, they’re an ineffective, expensive, side effect-riddled fraud.”

The truth is that high levels of cholesterol do not co-relate with higher cardiovascular accidents and mortality. Dozens, even hundreds of studies, (including international research) provide compelling evidence that lowering cholesterol is the wrong approach to health…but not drug funded ones. Mainstream medicine either ignores this or is unaware of it.

A large, well controlled study done by Harvard University found that half the people with heart attacks had normal (150 to 200) cholesterol levels. While it is true that heart attack and stroke victims are found to have plugs of high content cholesterol blocking coronary or cerebral arteries, inflammation is the real problem.

The reason that the bad (LDL) cholesterol is found obstructing arteries is co-related to inflamed blood vessels. The LDL  cholesterol is attracted to the blood vessel linings through inflammation.  It is natures attempt to “bandage” a wound.  Furthermore, the irregularity caused by a plaque reduced lumen increases the incidence of clots forming.  These blood clots also obstruct coronary or cerebral blood vessels, producing heart attack and stroke respectively.

Numerous studies demonstrate that inflammation, as measured by CRP (C-Reactive Protein) or Interlukin 6 tests, highly co-relate to these cardiovascular accidents.  This fact was validated by the famous Mayo Clinic as well as research at Harvard University.

You may ask what causes inflammation? There are a number of reasons but a few of the risk factors are:  Smoking, trans-fats, excess homocysteine (from red meats), diabetes, AGE’s (advanced glycation end-products), toxins and preservatives from food and water. Basically, excesses of anything or a foreign substance will cause irritation and produce  inflammation. Diet is a huge factor.

Reducing cholesterol with a statin drug also reduces CoQ-10 enzyme which is essential to every cell in the body… for cell wall integrity, and is a link in the energy production inside the cell. Twice the heart failure rate is found in those on statin drugs unless supplemented by CoQ-10. In addition, the cholesterol molecule is the core ingredient for vitamin D-3 and the cortical hormones (including testosterone, estrogen, cortisol and many others). Cognitive decline, muscle weakness and pain, low vitamin D-3 are common symptoms of those on statin drugs…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is also related to CoQ-10 levels. As much as 39% of  the hypertension patients were found to be deficient in CoQ-10.  A study was done that was followed by the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in this regard.

The study gave an average dose of CoQ-10, consisting of 225 mg, each day.  This supplementation caused a reduction of hypertension from 159 to 147 mm/Hg for the systolic blood pressure.  The diastolic blood pressure was reduced from the average of 94 to 85 mm/Hg. This occurred within 3 to 4 months of supplementation.

Age and numerous drugs reduce the body’s levels of essential CoQ-10. The body’s natural production of CoQ-10 starts declining at the early age of 20 years.  It makes a lot of sense to to supplement with a good CoQ-10.  The ubiquinol form is best, because the common ubiquinone is only 4% bio-available…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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According to Robert Rowan, M.D., “CoQ-10 is the richest anti-oxidant in your cell membranes.” Other sources say that 50% of all cell membranes in the body consist of cholesterol… and CoQ-10 is needed here. Without  it, the integrity of the body’s 70 trillion cells will age more rapidly. That’s not all it does.

Coronary heart disease is severely impacted with deficiencies of CoQ-10 because the heart muscle needs enormous amounts of energy.  CoQ-10 is like the spark that ignites the energy burn of ATP fuel.

CoQ-10 has become a booming business even though many medical doctors don’t even know the significance of it. Unfortunately the body does not easily replace CoQ-10 on its own, nor does diet provide a good source of replacement.  It is important to get a supplement that is in the oil based, ubiquinol form.  The ubiquinone form is oxidized and is only 4% bioavailable…according to Dr. Rowan.  Don’t waste your money on inferior forms, buy only the ubiquinol form…Denis Van Loan, D.D.S.

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Certain supplements, CoQ-10, D-Ribose and L-Carnitine are very valuable in fighting heart disease. Cardiologist and expert on CoQ-10, Dr. Stephen Sinatra, is a big fan of these 3 supplements.  There is a significant reduction of CoQ-10 for those taking a cholesterol lowering statin drug.  Dr. Sinatra says that in his experience 70% of those on a statin drug are deficient in CoQ-10 and have aches and pains in the muscles.

Dr. Sinatra recommends  a supplement of 100 mg a day or more of ubiquinol, CoQ-10, to his heart patients. Muscles (and all cells) need CoQ-10 to complete the utilization of the ATP energy molecule. This is the fuel that every cell in the body needs and the heart muscle needs 4 to 5 times as much.  Without sufficient fuel (energy) heart failure is the consequence.

What does D-Ribose do? It is the instant material that the body needs for quick energy. D-Ribose is part of the equation for the ATP energy molecule. It is rapidly depleted in seconds, so is significant for only quick bursts of energy. It also helps in platelet function, preserving their function and longevity.

What does L-Carnitine do? It is the “long term” energy ingredient because it helps breaks down long chain fatty acids.  It is involved in a more complex process of producing ATP from fats.  Without L-Carnitine fats cannot be utilized as energy and become stored in the fat beds of the body. L-Carnitine works with lipases (fat enzymes),  bile and  oxygen to produce the material needed in ATP energy production. All three of these supplements, CoQ-10, D-Ribose and L-Carnitine, are important for health in heart disease.

A comprehensive ebook on heart disease will soon be available for my email list. (Access sign-up at the beginning of my blog)…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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Half of the people who have strokes and heart disease have “normal”  (150 to 200) levels of cholesterol. Since the obstructive agent (arterial plaque) has high cholesterol content many believe lowering cholesterol is a good idea.  Dozens of studies show that the level of inflammation (which collects the cholesterol) is the problem and not cholesterol per se.

One of the major problems with those taking cholesterol lowering (statin) drugs is that of muscle weakness. This is the most common negative side effect.  Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra say that 70% of the patients that he sees on a statin drug have muscle weakness, aches and pain. Numerous studies show the depletion of CoQ-10 is the cause of this problem.

The second most common symptom (according to the International Heart Journal) is that of transient global amnesia (TGA). Their research shows that taking a statin drug is the cause… and that CoQ-10 helps this condition.  What is TGA? It is a temporary loss of memory that last up to 24 hours.  Every cell in the body needs cholesterol and CoQ-10 for proper health and function.  Depletion of CoQ-10 (removed by the statin drug) breaks the “energy chain” in the cell.  CoQ-10 is needed to “fire” the cellular energy (ATP) in every cell of the body.  All cell walls of the body also need cholesterol.

Supplementation of CoQ-10  in the amount of 100mg to 200gm in an oil base is  most frequently prescribed by medical doctors who treat heart disease and understand this  co-relationship with statin drugs…Denis Van Loan D.D.S.

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