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Cholesterol, The Silent Killer – Don’t Be The Next Victim
The average American meat eater has a blood cholesterol level of 208mg/dl. The average American vegetarian has a blood cholesterol level of 160 and the average American vegan is at 133.
An elevated cholesterol level (which is anything above 165mg/dl) promotes atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of cholesterol and fat in the arteries which feed the heart. When this buildup hardens, plaque is formed. This plaque narrows the arteries and restricts blood flow to the heart and brain. That is why heart attack and stroke are so commonplace in our society. The good news however, is that if your cholesterol level is under 152 you are virtually assured of never suffering a heart attack.
Please note however, that the above referred to diseases are by no means natural nor are they merely the result of regular living. Therefore it is not necessary to sit around and twiddle your thumbs until the inevitable heart attack finds you. These and other maladies are mainly due to a paradigm shift from a plant-based diet to an animal-based diet. The hard saturated fats found in animal flesh raise cholesterol levels to dangerous peaks. It is no secret that meat, eggs and dairy products contain large amounts of cholesterol, and saturated fats. Your body produces all the cholesterol it needs and there is no reason whatsoever to supplement your body with more, that is unless you like the idea of a heart attack or stroke. In contrast, plant foods contain absolutely no cholesterol. Actually, soy protein is proven to lower cholesterol as also does the high fiber content inherent in a vegetarian diet. Unlike plant-based foods, meat, eggs, and dairy products have no fiber at all.
Nearly half of all Americans will develop heart disease, simply because the American diet is a heart attack waiting to happen. Every time you consume an animal or an animal by-product your blood thickens with cholesterol and saturated fat, which accumulates in your arteries.
If you are a meat eater you should visit your doctor and have your cholesterol level checked. You should do this because it is almost certain that your cholesterol is too high and that you have a rendezvous with a heart attack or stroke in your future. It is really only a matter of time. There are no symptoms related to high cholesterol levels so if you don’t have your level checked you will probably be the next heart attack statistic and the next believer in what I have been saying. Many before me have surely said it more eloquently than I, but maybe you did not heed them either.
If you abstain from consuming meat and dairy you should have your cholesterol level checked also. However you don’t need to have yours checked because of any imminent danger since in all likelihood you will not be checking out of this life due to a heart attack. In my opinion you should have your cholesterol checked because it is a great advertisement for your vegetarian way of living. When you are asked how much money you have spent on pharmaceutical cholesterol lowering drugs you can tell them you have actually saved around $500.00 dollars per year at the grocery store because you don’t eat meat. If pressed further that you must certainly be one of the millions who spend billions each year on drugs which lower cholesterol, just prove to them that you do not suffer from any liver problems or the painful muscle condition called myopathy. Since these are two of the main adverse side effects inherent in cholesterol lowering drugs, your lack of any dangerous complications associated with pharmaceuticals, should be proof enough. Of course you might also point to your healthy weight since vegetarians who eat a healthy plant-based diet are almost never obese.
The bottom line is that if you adopt a vegetarian diet your food bill will go down, and you will save tons of money on cholesterol lowering drugs since a vegetarian diet will eliminate the need for taking any. A few of the side effects you will experience for switching to a plant-based diet are: weight loss, lower cholesterol, no more constipation, more energy, younger looking skin, a strong immune system, stronger bones and teeth, less body odor, fresher breath, and a reversal of the aging process, just to name a few.
Drugmakers spend billions of dollars promoting cholesterol lowering drugs because the return on their investment is huge. Millions of Americans have high cholesterol and are willing to dole out huge sums of money because frankly, it’s a matter of life and death. And although pharmaceutical companies make billions of dollars annually, the focus remains on treating the disease and not preventing it in the first place. Therefore it is certain they will make billions more next year since they do not sell drugs capable of curing what ails us.
May I be so bold as to make a suggestion to you dear reader? In my humble opinion you should begin the process of saving between $1500.00 and $2000.00 dollars per year (if you are a family of four) and instead of purchasing expensive artery clogging meat, try buying healing foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds and whole grains. You probably have never before given much thought as to how wide is the array of foods and savory dishes you will be able to prepare without meat. Even with a healthy vegetarian diet you will likely not live enough years to experience all of the wonderful vegetarian fare that awaits you. These are not bland nor boring meals but rather they are the tastiest most satisfying foods on earth.
With all the money you will be saving you should treat yourself to some new clothes because very soon you will be losing some unwanted pounds, and happily, this weight loss will seem almost effortless. It will merely be a natural consequence of your new healthy diet. You will be amazed at how great you feel and how much energy you have. You will also find that you are thinking much clearer and that you are sick less often. Thankfully you will not be wasting money and gasoline due to regular trips to your local pharmacy for cholesterol lowering drugs because your new diet will cure the disease. I would venture to guess that you have better things to do with your money anyway… Don’t you?
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