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1/10 The Triglyceride/HDL Ratio is a surrogate marker for insulin resistance. A very high Triglyceride/HDL Ratio is associated with extensive coronary artery disease. The ratio between Triglycerides and HDL-C also dictates the particle size of LDL-C. Smaller LDL particle size /2
2/10 reflects the negative impact of insulin resistance on lipoprotein metabolism.

Triglyceride/HDL Ratio:
Optimal range: 0.5–1.9
Some insulin resistance: 2.0–3.0
Significant insulin resistance and heart disease risk is found at ratios >3.0
Low ratio values indicate good /3
3/10 insulin sensitivity; which means that insulin is doing a great job helping to move glucose and amino acids from the blood into your cells. It also means that you have a relatively low risk of developing pre-diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. /4
4/10 A high Triglyceride/HDL ratio suggests you are insulin resistant. Simply put, even though you are producing insulin, too much glucose is remaining in the blood. As a result, you have a relatively high risk of developing pre-diabetes, T2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. /5
5/10 A high Trig/HDL ratio is also an indicator of ‘small dense’ oxy-LDL particles, which makes you more prone to coronary heart disease and stroke.

So, the next time you have blood work done, calculate your Triglyceride:HDL Ratio.
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6/10 There is a calculator on this site:



The higher the ratio, the higher the risk of developing pre-diabetes, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerosis. It also pays to remember that unlike prescription medications, lifestyle changes /7thebloodcode.com/know-your-tghd…
7/10 (i.e. regular physical activity, healthy diet, quitting smoking, and modest weight loss if needed) cost nothing and unlike statin drugs, have no side effects !
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8/10 Main takeaway: To lower your Trig:HDL ratio. Consider adopting a LCHF, Ketogenic, or Carnivore diet which includes natural saturated fats. Eliminate seed oils, cut out processed carbs, sugar and fructose. Focus on Cardiorespiratory fitness by building muscle, /9
9/10 and practice time restricted eating or intermittent fasting. Sleep in line with circadian rhythm and avoid exposure to blue light before bedtime as it affects when our bodies make melatonin. /10
10/10 Interruption of the circadian system plays a role in the development of both T2 diabetes and heart disease.

As always, LOWER INSULIN to improve your heart health. Statins are not the solution !

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Dec 5
1/4 Hyperinsulinemia and inflammation drive cardiovascular disease. Lowering LDL-C with a cell toxin (statin) results in elevated blood glucose and death of smooth muscle cells lining the endothelium (more extensive calcification). It seems counterintuitive to take a drug /2
2/4 which allegedly protects you from cardiovascular disease yet causes the very conditions which elevate the risk of heart disease 🤔 Image
3/4 “The idea that high cholesterol levels in the blood are the main cause of CVD is impossible because people with low levels become just as atherosclerotic as people with high levels and their risk of suffering from CVD is the same or higher. /4
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Dec 3
1/4 The 'Theory' of heart disease 2024: The basic premise is that an elevated level of LDL cholesterol, as estimated by the Friedewald equation, makes these lipoproteins stick to your arterial wall, causing plaque to develop and eventually rupture. /2
2/4 It is suggested that saturated fat is the main dietary cause of heart disease because it is purported to elevate LDL cholesterol. The lowering of LDL using Statins allegedly protects against, and even reverses atherosclerosis 😳 /3
3/4 The key to treating heart disease is to get LDL-C below some arbitrary number, mostly determined by the need to bolster profits for Pfizer and Merck
Do people still believe this utter nonsense ? 🙄/4
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Dec 1
1/10 Japan pulls red mold supplement pill linked to deaths & hospitalisations, but fails to mention that Red Yeast Rice is chemically identical to Lovastatin. Statin drugs developed from Mycotoxins damage cells by blocking the Mevalonate pathway. /2
aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/27…
2/10 The Toxicity of both Red Yeast Rice and Statins is what enables them to lower blood cholesterol. Only a mold or a fungus can do this. - Red yeast rice is the fermentation product of the mold Monascus ruber. Its main pharmacologically active compound, Monacolin K, was /3
3/10 isolated from red yeast rice and is used as an inhibitor of cholesterol synthesis under the name Lovastatin. The safety profile of Red Yeast rice is highly similar to that of other synthetic Statins. Red yeast rice also known as Monascus purpureus has been used in /4
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Nov 30
1/8 No one can deny that Statins do exactly what they are designed to do: suppress cholesterol production and reduce measurable blood serum levels. The question is, rather, at what price do they accomplish this feat, and for what ultimate purpose ? /2
2/8 Statin drugs inhibit Reductase and block the Mevalonate Pathway. This process up regulates LDL receptors and forces excess blood cholesterol (minus Mevalonate) into organ and muscle cells. Cells which cannot overcome the statin blockade eventually undergo apoptosis. /3
3/8 The National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines, designed by "experts" on the payroll of Statin drug manufacturers, now require ultra-low levels of LDL-C to obtain a strictly theoretical and numerical definition of "health," This means that Statin drugs /4
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Nov 29
1/6 Lower Cholesterol, Lower Immunity:
Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell which help to protect the body against disease & infection. T cells are a type of white blood cell that directs the immune system to defend against bacteria and other harmful pathogens. /2
2/6 CD8+ cells are T cells that release cytokines. Cytokines are substances that communicate to the immune system that there are “foreign harmful invaders": Prof Matthew Muldoon from the University of Pittsburg notes that low cholesterol levels in apparently healthy /3
3/6 individuals are associated with increased death rates from cancer & other causes of death. They found that men with low cholesterol levels, below 151mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) had significantly fewer lymphocytes than men with high cholesterol levels, above 261mg/dL (6.7 mmol/L) /4
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Nov 27
1/5 It cracks me up when I hear people say “Aah but my doctor told me I need to take Statins to 'stabilize' my plaque”🤔 Cells require Mevalonate. When statins prevent cells from obtaining vital isoprenoids via their Mevalonate pathway blockade - cells die !
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2/5 This is very bad news for your heart and your endothelium. “Here we demonstrate that the MYOTOXICITY of Simvastatin is not limited to skeletal or cardiac muscles but also affects VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. /3
3/5 "We demonstrate that Statins can induce irreversible smooth muscle dysfunction, apoptosis, (cell death) and vascular re-modeling. Contractile dysfunction, apoptosis, & structural remodeling in normal vascular smooth muscle may parallel the toxicity of Statins in /4
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