Is Policosanol the Best Answer to Lowering Your Cholesterol?

Could policosanol, a safe natural ingredient made from sugar cane, provide better results than Lipitor, Crestor, Vytorin or generic statin drugs...without the debilitating side effects that these drugs have on our muscles and brain?

My name is Gene Millen, your guide and the owner of this website. To avoid a heart attack, in 1990 a heart surgeon, sawed open my chest and stitched in bypasses to six of my favorite heart arteries.

That was twenty-one years ago, and since my "hospital experience" I’ve spent hundreds of hours studying the research to find the best natural supplements to keep my heart and brain healthy.

I discovered Policosanol in 2003, and believe you would be doing yourself a big favor by giving it a really hard look.

Statin drugs and their generic counterparts have been proven to have serious negative effects on the human body.

Dr. Duane Graveline, MD, a former NASA astronaut who was one of the scientists selected for the Apollo space program, relates his story of how Lipitor was the source of his transient global amnesia (TGA).

“I soon realized the adverse reactions involved far more than impaired cognition, including personality change, myopathy, neuropathy and a chronic neuromuscular degeneration similar to ALS, and all statins were contributing to these adverse reactions, not just Lipitor.”

Dr. Beatrice Golomb, Assistant Professor and her associates at the University Of California San Diego School Of Medicine have collected thousands of stories from patients describing the side effects from statin drugs. Following is a summary of their studies:

Lipitor and other statin drug side effects include:

· Changes in liver function.

· Muscle pain and/or myopathy.

· Memory and Concentration loss.

· Depression and Irritability.

· Higher rates of death from suicide and accidents.

· Headaches, Joint and Abdominal Pain.

· Peripheral Neuropathy.

· Sleep problems, sexual function problems, fatigue, dizziness and a sense of detachment

 Here's a few words from one of our first customers:

"I was afraid policosanol might just be 'snake oil' but I went ahead and ordered it because I hated the thought of being on Lipitor."

"My cholesterol was 397 and my doctor wanted to put me on Lipitor but I was afraid of the side effects.

Gene gave me the research information on policosanol for my doctor to review and although he was somewhat skeptical he gave me the go ahead to give it a try.

When I got my first follow up test after 8  later total cholesterol had dropped to 240.  But the best news is that my HDL cholesterol was up which improved my ratio from 7 to 4.3 which is very good.

I am elated and my doctor was pleased and I think a little bit surprised. He said "Keep on doing what you're doing." — Edith Mc Gregor

Let's ask one of the most renowned natural doctors for a "second opinion".

Dr. Michael Murray,ND, author of Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine says this about policosanol:
"The results from the clinical studies involving nearly 30,000 total patients clearly demonstrate that policosanol is overall the absolute best answer to high cholesterol levels, whether we are talking about a nutritional supplement, herbal product or drug."

Policosanol shown to be more effective
than Zocor and other statin drugs.
Reported in New Hope Natural Media, 6/6/02

"In a six-month study, 10 mg per day of Policosanol reduced total cholesterol by 16% and LDL cholesterol by 24%, and increased HDL cholesterol by 29%."

Several other studies have compared Policosanol with some of the conventional medications used for lowering cholesterol and the results have shown that of 5 to 20 mg per day to be more effective than Lovastatin (Mevacor®), pravastatin (Pravachol®)and Simvastatin (Zocor®).

Double Blind Study Comparing Policosanol to Statin Drugs In a 1997 head-to-head study policosanol was compared with statin drugs lovastatin (Mevacor), simvastatin (Zocor) and pravastatin (Pravachol)

Policosanol and ZOCOR were found to be equally effective in lowering cholesterol during an eight week study...but policosanol also significantly increased HDL-cholesterol levels and Zocor did not.

Is policosanol safe?
Policosanol is one of the most widely tested natural products. In clinical trials of nearly 30,000 persons policosanol derived from sugar cane has been proven to be safe.

In long-term clinical studies, it has been simultaneously used with calcium antagonists, beta-blockers and diuretics with no evidence of clinically relevant adverse interactions.

NASAIDs, anti-depressants, digoxin, warfarin, thyroid hormones and anti-ulcer drugs have also shown no evidence of clinically relevant adverse interactions with policosanol.

What are the side effects of policosanol?
The side effects of policosanol are rare and minimal. In studies of 27,879 patients (17,225 patients for two years and 10,654 patients for four years), only 86 patients (0.31%) reported adverse effects, the most frequent of which was weight loss. Take time to read a recent unsolicited testimony from a very satisfied user!

How long does it take to get results?
Detailed clinical trials have shown that Policosanol produces beneficial effects on cholesterol control within the first 6-8 weeks of use.

What is the recommended dosage?
Dosage used in the clinical studies was from 10 mg to 20 mg per day. It was shown that increasing the dose to 40 mg had little additional benefit. The majority of persons take 20 mg per day but others prefer to start with 10 mg and increase to 20 mg if needed.

Cautions
It is a good idea to have your cholesterol checked after 8-12 weeks of use and reduce your dosage if it causes your cholesterol to drop below 150 mg/dL.

Many doctors fail to tell you that your risk of stroke increases if your cholesterol becomes too low.

Additional Benefits of Policosanol
Policosanol is not only virtually side effect free it also has a number of health benefits.

* Increases protective HDL cholesterol levels.

Most statin drugs do NOT improve HDLs. HDL cholesterol levels typically increase by 15 to 25% after only two months of policosanol use.

The "good" HDL cholesterol is the "Superman" heart protector. HDL cholesterol acts like a miniature hydraulic vacuum cleaner, streaming through your arteries scooping up the heart- stopping LDL cholesterol, and carrying it back to your liver where it can be “dealt with”.

 * HDLs douse the fires of inflammation. It is this smoldering inflammation and oxidation that causes the cholesterol in our arteries to turn rancid and clog our arteries.

 * New research studies show that oxidation and inflammation are more important contributors to artery clogging than just high LDLs alone.

* Policosanol doesn’t interfere with sex life as statins often do.

* Reduces platelet aggregation (stickiness) which lowers risk of arterial blood clots.

* Improves intermittent claudication (pain in the leg muscles due to inadequate blood supply).

*May prevent and reverse atherosclerotic lesions and thrombosis (clotting).
 

* Unlike statin drugs such as Lipitor, Crestor and Zocor, side effects are rare and minimal.

Summary
Lipitor and other statin drugs have serious side effects and the best natural solution to lowering cholesterol is policosanol.

The benefits of policosanol are well documented by numerous studies and come with recommendations from recognized authorities such as Dr. Michael Murray.

You may still be skeptical about trying this all safe, all natural product. I know I was when I first learned about policosanol...and before I gave it a try.

 Following are Gene Millen's personal results:

"After 60 days on policosanol I had my cholesterol checked and my total cholesterol dropped from 255 to 226 but the best news is that the HDLs went up 43% and LDLs dropped 14% for an improvement in the important Cholesterol to HDL ratio of a whopping 38%. Triglycerides also dropped 100 points, from 167 to 67,a 60% improvement." I really like the fact that the 20 mg Extra Strength Policosanol replicates the exact same formula that was used in the clinical trials. You can find cheaper products but none with the quality of Vital Life Nutritionals. I guarantee it!          Gene Millen

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