"If statins work, in preventing heart disease they do so by reducing inflammation, not because they lower cholesterol." (1)
Statins block the production of mevalonate leading to inhibition of platelet clumping and reduction of inflammation in the artery walls.
However, simple changes in the diet can achieve the same effect without also cutting off the body's vital supply of cholesterol:
&bull Avoid trans fats, known to contribute to inflammation
&bull Avoid refined sugars, especially fructose, known to stimulate clumping of the blood platelets
&bull Eat plenty of saturated fats, which encourage the production of anti-inflammatory prostaglandins
&bull Eat coconut oil and coconut products; coconut oil protects against bacteria and viruses that can lead to inflammation in the artery wall
&bull Eat foods high in copper, especially liver; copper deficiency is associated with clot formation and inflammation in the arteries
&bull Avoid reduced-fat milks and powdered milk products (such as powdered whey); they contain oxidized cholesterol, shown to cause irritation of the artery wall
&bull Take cod liver oil, an excellent dietary source of anti-inflammatory vitamin A, vitamin D and EPA
&bull Take evening primrose, borage or black currant oil, sources of GLA which the body uses to make anti-inflammatory prostaglandins
Your 3d Coach
Craig Burton
Reference:
(1) Fallon, S and Enig, M PhD., "Dangers of statin drugs: what you haven't been told about popular cholesterol-lowering medicines", available at
