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Gugulipid

Gugulipid has been used for many years to lower cholesterol and

triglycerides in India, where it has received prescription drug

status due to its high level of efficacy, as determined in human

clinical trials.

Remarkably, gugulipid is a very safe agent relative to most

cholesterol-lowering drugs used in modern medicine (especially when

compared to the commonly used statin drugs, which inhibit the HMG-CoA

reductase enzyme in the liver and can lead to liver damage).

Gugulipid shows a similar therapeutic effect to many cholesterol-

lowering drugs without any apparent risk of liver damage.

Gum guggul or gugulipid is derived from the mukul myrrh tree, which

is native to India. Upon injury, the tree exudes a yellowish gum

resin known as gum guggul, gugulipid or guggulu.

The extract isolates ketonic steroid compounds known as

guggulsterones have been shown to be the active constituents

accounting for its cholesterol- and triglyceride-lowering effects.

Gugulipid was granted approval in India for marketing as a lipid-

lowering drug in June 1986. Studies show it lowers total cholesterol

and LDL cholesterol while elevating HDL cholesterol (the good

cholesterol).

It appears guggulsterones increase the uptake of LDL cholesterol from

the blood by the liver.

Studies in humans demonstrate that guggulsterone can produce a

cholesterol reduction of 14-27 percent within four to 12 weeks, and a

22-30 percent drop in blood triglyceride levels in patients with high

cholesterol and/or high triglycerides.

A striking feature is its lack of toxicity. Unlike other cholesterol-

lowering drugs, the administration of gugulipid has not revealed any

significant side effects, liver damage or toxicity in human or animal

studies to date.

http://www.naturopathydigest.com/archives/2008/oct/meschino.php

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Fish Oil Works Better Than Statins at Improving HDL Cholesterol

A study has shown that fish oils are more effective than the statin

drug Lipitor in positively affecting the levels of HDL ( " good " )

cholesterol in obese and insulin-resistant men.

HDL cholesterol protects against atherosclerosis by removing excess

cholesterol from arterial cells, and low HDL levels can increase the

risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly for those who are obese

or insulin resistant.

In the six-week study, fish oils and Lipitor were given to 48 men,

both separately and combined. Fish oil and Lipitor together greatly

lowered plasma triacylglycerols and raised HDL cholesterol levels.

But only fish oil also influenced HDL cholesterol by altering the

production and catabolism rates of HDL apolipoproteins (catabolism is

the breakdown of complex molecules metabolically into simpler ones).

Lipitor did not increase this effect when combined with the fish

oils, and did not produce a similar effect on its own.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition July 2006; 84(1): 37-43

http://www.beinghealthynaturally.com/naturalcures/fishoilldls.htm

Alana