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7 Reasons Why We Die of Heart Disease

According to the US Surgeon General, heart attacks and strokes are highly preventable. In fact, seven of ten Americans who die each year, die of a preventable chronic disease such as heart disease and diabetes [1]. A former US Surgeon General, David Satcher, said, “Currently, 95 percent of the health care dollars in the US are spent on treating disease, with relatively little attention paid to preventing disease, which should be a national priority [2].”

Here are seven things we’re doing wrong…

We Smoke
The risk of dying of a heart attack is four times higher in people who smoke than in those who don’t smoke. Many of us are under the impression that the major danger from smoking is cancer but that’s not quite true; smoking is the major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. In fact, about 40 percent of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease are due to smoking.

We Don’t Walk
Over the past 50 years, health professionals have examined the association between physical activity and the risk for heart disease. The findings consistently reveal that people who are physically active have half the risk for heart attacks than people who are not active. Those studies show also that at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, on most days of the week, is sufficient to reduce the risk of heart attack [3].

We Eat Too Much Saturated Fat
There’s a reason why health authorities advise us to limit the consumption of saturated fat:

Saturated fat is the most rigid of all fats and is solid at room temperature. Solid fats are hard to dissolve and can easily get stuck in your arteries.
When you eat too much saturated fat, your liver keeps producing cholesterol and you end up with much more cholesterol than you need.
Limit saturated fat consumption to less than 10 percent of the total calories ingested per day.

We Ingest Too Many Foods Containing Hydrogenated Oils or Trans Fats
Hydrogenated oils or trans fats as they are usually called, are produced artificially by injecting molecules of hydrogen in vegetable oils, a process called hydrogenation. Through this process, the oil, which is liquid at room temperature, changes its original form and becomes solid. In other words, it becomes saturated fat. In addition, the unnatural shapes of trans fats cause our cells to become malformed and to malfunction. And that includes the cells of the heart and the arteries.
Read the food label and avoid products which contain trans fats or hydrogenated fats.

We Don’t Eat Enough Fruits and Vegetables
We know that people who consume plant foods regularly have a lower incidence of heart disease than those who don’t include them in their diet.

Fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals, nonnutritive chemicals found in plant foods that protect their host plants from infections and microbial invasions. However, phytochemicals are also crucial in protecting humans against many diseases, including heart disease.

We Have Too Much Stress
Eighty percent of the population suffers from some kind of symptoms caused by stress which many times end up in illnesses such as high blood pressure—a risk factor for heart attack.

One of the reasons why you succumb to disease easily is because tension reduces your capacity to adapt to today’s changing environment.

We Drink too Much Alcohol
Avoid high alcohol consumption. 5 to 7 percent of the hypertension we see in people is due to high alcohol intake. The World Health Organization estimates that almost 2/3 of strokes and 50 percent of heart attacks are caused by high blood pressure.

The good news is, Bios Life is here to help.

References

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/publichealthpriorities.html
http://www.tobaccofreeutah.org/finalpressrelease.doc
Thompson P. Preventing coronary heart disease. The role of physical activity. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2001 Feb;29(2).

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Bios Life Can Help You Too

I’m a pharmacist and diabetes educator in St. Petersburg, Florida, and have had approximately eight years experience using BiosLife2 with my diabetic patients. Typically, most people think BiosLife2 will only help type 2 diabetics, however, I’ve found a greater benefit from using it with patients with type 1 diabetes. And that is simply because of the ability of BiosLife2 to level the blood sugar.

The problem that occurs with people who have type 1 diabetes, especially children, is that their lifestyles and their activities cause such a fluctuation in their use of glucose, metabolism of glucose and the amount of insulin they require that it’s very hard to level those blood sugars. I’ve found that by consuming the soluble fiber in BiosLife2, this helps moderate the absorption of the glucose, makes it stay longer, pretty much giving them a slow-release form of glucose, so that they don’t have those swings.

As we all know, low blood sugar for a type 1 diabetic is probably more harmful than high blood sugar. The ability to help stave off those lows with the Bios Life 2 gives them an opportunity to have better control over their high glucose. In addition, it will help with the high glucose. And as children tend to eat a little more irregularly and irrationally than adults do, taking the Bios Life 2 before they eat will help temper some of the effects that cause high blood sugar as well.

Dave J.

Charlie’s Bios Life Story

I was introduced to the Unicity products by another pharmacist. As far as my own experiences with the products, they are excellent — especially Bios Life. Since I have been on that, which as only been about four or five months now, I have not experienced any hypoglycemia, no nervousness, no irritability since the first month that I was on the product. Secondly, my level of cholesterol has dropped. I had a profile run before I started. One month after starting on the product, my cholesterol profile dropped from 218 to 204, triglycerides from 237 to 108. Previously my ratio was in the bad spot, it was 6. 4. But after being on Bios for one month, my ratio dropped to 5. 1. The HDL went up 20% from 34 to 40. So, essentially, I’m in much better shape, plus maybe eight or ten pound lost–and I’m not on a diet regimen. I still eat all those things that I like to eat.

Charlie A., Pharmacist Graduate of University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

Bios Life Success Story

For eleven years, I have struggled with diabetes. I have had seven eye surgeries, have lost my left eye, and have diminished vision in my right eye due to diabetic retinopathy. In July of last year, I was taking 220 units of insulin a day. I had gained 50 pounds and still had blood sugar levels running from 190 to 390. My doctor took me off insulin and started me on maximum doses of Glucophage and Amaryl. After several months, he told me these drugs were not working. I was scared.

Meanwhile my business partner told me about a nonprescription, natural product that was helping other people control their blood sugar levels. At this point, what did I have to lose? I took a packet of Bios Life 2 and a list of ingredients to my endocrinologist. He said, “There is nothing in this that can hurt you.” On January 9th I started taking Rx for Life (containing Bios Life® 2) while on Amaryl and Glucophage with no insulin. In less than one week, my blood sugar was 153, in two weeks under 100 and have had blood sugar readings of less than 80. I reduced the Glucophage by 2/3 and Amaryl to 1/2 of the original dose So far, I have lost 32 pounds.

My last examination by my eye surgeon showed no new leakage and no new bleeding in my eyes. I am saving the vision I have left. I needed a miracle and I thank God for guiding me to this.

Dick B.

How to Buy Bios Life

Bios Life can be purchased through the following ways:

1. A local franchisee selling Bios Life in your local market
3. You can also purchase Bios Life at http://www.bioshealth.com/

Still not convinced Bios Life works?

My practice is a mental health outpatient clinic, and I have training in mental health and pediatrics. Personally, I love Bios Life because it has stabilized my blood sugar, I have lost 25 pounds, and it’s lowered my cholesterol 60 points. These are wonderful products.

Dr. Caroline R.

What is HDL Cholesterol?

What is HDL?

HDL is getting all the buzz lately—but what is it?

HDL is High-Density Lipoprotein—or “good” cholesterol. High levels of HDL seem to protect against heart attack. Low levels of HDL (less than 40 mg/dL) also increase the risk of heart disease. Medical experts think that HDL tends to carry cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where it’s passed from the body.

In practical terms, the bottom line is simple: The higher your HDL cholesterol, the better. Data from the Framingham Heart Study suggests that raising HDL by 10 mg/dl has a similar reduction for the risk of heart disease than lowering LDL by 60 mg/dl.

In studies presented at the American Heart Association’s 7th Annual Conference, Dr. Peter Verdegem, Unicity Chief Science Officer, presented clinical evidence that showed that Unicity’s Bios Life increased HDL levels by 26.3% in a group of statin users that had HDL levels below 40 mg/dl at baseline. Prescription statin drugs usually treat cholesterol by lowering LDL levels, but do nothing to raise HDL levels.

What is “Bad” Cholesterol?

Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is known as “bad” cholesterol. When too much LDL cholesterol circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain. Together with other substances, it can form plaque, a thick, hard deposit that can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible. This condition is known as atherosclerosis. If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, a heart attack or a stroke can result.

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How HDL Helps

At first, scientists believed that HDL was simply a garbage collector that picked up cholesterol from an artery’s walls and delivered it to the liver for disposal. That’s still considered the main role of HDL, but research is starting to suggest that HDL can help protect the heart in many ways…

Reverse Cholesterol Transport. HDL latches onto LDL embedded in an artery wall, lugs it back into the bloodstream, and carries it to the liver. The liver collects cholesterol from the HDL particles, packages it into bile salts and bile acids, and dumps it into the intestines and rids it from the body.

Antioxidant Activity. LDL cholesterol in the artery wall is bombarded by oxygen free radicals, which turns it into oxidized LDL cholesterol. Oxidized cholesterol is the stuff that’s actually responsible for arterial damage—and research shows that HDL can help protect LDL cholesterol from free radicals.

Anti-inflammatory Action. HDL helps to quiet the inflammation of an atherosclerotic plaque. Elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) reflect the inflammation of such a plaque and HDL may neutralize CRP’s tendency to perpetuate the inflammatory cycle.

Antithrombotic Activity. Plaque rupture triggers the formation of an artery-blocking blood clot. By halting the flow of oxygen-rich blood, the clot kills heart muscle cells (heart attack) or brain cells (stroke). HDL reduces clot formation and accelerates the healing process that dissolves clots.

Endothelial Function. Blood vessels plagued with atherosclerosis sustain other damage. In particular, the endothelial cells lining the arteries fail to produce normal amounts of nitric oxide, the chemical that allows arteries to dilate (widen) when tissues need more oxygen. HDL helps preserve nitric oxide production and protect endothelial function.
How Much Does HDL Help?
The Framingham Heart Study was responsible for many landmark discoveries about HDL cholesterol, and the Physicians’ Health Study helped confirm that HDL was protective. Data continues to show that the good cholesterol is very good indeed!

Heart Disease. Low HDL levels are associated with an increased risk of heart attacks, while high levels are protective. According to the Framingham Heart Study, cardiac risk rises sharply as HDL cholesterol levels fall below 40 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). In general, each 1 mg/dL rise in an HDL cholesterol level can be expected to cut cardiac risk by 2% to 3%.

Stroke. Strokes come in many forms, but the most common type, ischemic stroke, shares many risk factors with heart attack. High HDL cholesterol levels reduce the risk of stroke; in several studies, HDL cholesterol is a much better predictor of risk than LDL cholesterol, particularly in people older than 75.
Gender Differences Related to Cholesterol
Women benefit from cholesterol-lowering activities as much as men do. Beyond age 45, a greater percentage of women have high cholesterol levels than men, and heart disease has emerged as the leading cause of death among women.

It has also been shown that HDL levels tend to drop in women who have just given birth, and that this reduction can continue for as long as 10 years. However, women are far less likely to seek or receive treatment for high cholesterol. In addition, studies have suggested that high LDL levels are not as significant a risk factor for women as for men.

Longevity. Several investigations suggest that high HDL levels are linked to longevity, particularly exceptional longevity. Other research links high levels of HDL cholesterol to preserved cognitive function in old age.

All-natural Bios Life Raises Improves Cholesterol Levels and Raises HDL Safely and More Effectively Than Prescription-Strength Drugs
Bios Life is a unique matrix of fiber, vitamins, and natural ingredients that work together offering numerous health benefits including achieving and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, and stabilizing blood sugar levels.

Merks Trial Drug Cuts Side Effects

Hey Guys,

I just received word that Merk’s trial drug significantly reduces the “flushing” effect that is normally caused by Niacin.
This is big news for Merk and Abbott Laboratories (which makes a competing drug).

Here are some excerpts of the article written by SARAH RUBENSTEIN and WSJ.com:

“In a 1,613-patient randomized study, Merck said 69% of those who took Cordaptive experienced no or mild flushing symptoms during the first week, compared with 44% of those on extended-release niacin without the anti-flushing agent.”

“Niacin doesn’t appear to raise HDL as much as CETP inhibitors — which target the cholesterol ester transfer protein — studied so far, and it doesn’t reduce LDL to the degree that drugs such as Merck’s Zocor and Pfizer Inc.’s Lipitor typically do, says Elliott Antman, director of the coronary-care unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Merck believes improvement of the flushing problem may encourage more patients to take the drug to help control cholesterol.”

You can read the whole cholesterol lowering article here

While Merk is reducing the amount of “flushing” their drug was causing, there are still other side effects that you should be concerned with. We recommend you talk to your doctor before taking any drug.

If you are looking for an all natural way to lower your cholesterol, we recommend Bios Life Complete. Bios Life is recommended by doctors around the world and is considered safe, even for pregnant woman. If you would like more information on Bios Life we recommend BiosHealth.com – The authority on Bios Life information.

Another Bios Life Testimonial

When I started taking Bios Life 2 on the recommendation of my physician in February, my weight was 225 and my fasting blood sugar readings were 220 to 240, and that was while taking 58 units of insulin in the morning and 48 in the evening. As of April my weight is 202 (a 23 pound loss) and my fasting blood sugar readings are now 76 to 95. I only take 20 units of Insulin in the morning and 15 in the evening to maintain those readings. Best of all, I don’t have to starve myself to do this. Unicity saved my life.

H. Ralph S.

Bios Life Testimonial – Cloyce

I am a family physician certified in Preventative Health, Occupational Medicine and Bariatric Medicine. I was a flight surgeon, flying in F-16’s and F-15’s in the Kansas Air National Guard. I was also a Clinical Associate Professor with University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine and Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. I am currently a member of the Ethics Committee of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians.

In several cases of hereditary hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol and triglycerides), I have seen cholesterol decrease over 300 points and triglycerides over 500 points in one month with BiosLife2. My own cholesterol went from 221 to 177 in 30 days and my current cardiac risk ratio is 2. 7 (below 4. 0 is good).

With BiosLife2’s niacin bound chromium, I have helped diabetics get off 70-120 units of Insulin per day. My cholesterol was in the so-called normal range and I was able to lower the LDL 21 points which changed my risk factor significantly. My risk ratio is below normal range now, with no change in my exercise or diet otherwise.

The matrix of fibers in Bios Life® 2 definitely changed my risk of developing the number-one killer in the United Sates. As a pathologist, I studied the effects of cholesterol on our arteries and the scientific evidence is clear that we can make changes in our risk by using Bios Life® 2 daily.

Cloyce M., M.D.