Dear Shanthini,
 
I thank God that you warned us about the dangers of taking cholesterol down too low. The drug companies have sold the doctors on getting people's levels down to 180 because they know this cannot be done without artificial means.
 
A non diabetic person needs to keep a level of no lower than 200. A diabetic needs to keep it at 180 or a little higher. (the doctor will want it 20 points lower which is dangerous). Several years ago 240 or a little higher was considered "normal". Anyone can make a few changes and keep the level there. Then I remember when it was lowered to 220 and then 200 and now 180. All to get patients on dangerous statin drugs! There has even been rumors that doctors are going to tell patients to take levels down even lower.
 
The heart needs cholesterol to support and cushion the heart. Without maintaining a level of at least 200 medical scientists are finding people have massive strokes and heart attacks. I have been in touch with doctors who are blowing the whistle on how damaging low cholesterol can be. Also your cholesterol should go up with age because your heart gets weaker. (My Mother, 86 years old, now sees a good MD who absolutely will not allow her levels below 200.)
 
When a person eats a diet excessivly low in fats and oils, cholesterol goes up to compensate. Then they get put on drugs to counteract that life saving function. Instead they should have been told to add more healthy oils and whole eggs to the diet. (Science is proving now that eggs never did raise cholesterol. Those so called studies were put out by companies that wanted people to buy their products instead of eggs. In fact God put lecthin in egg yolks to disolve fat in the arteries. Eggs are still nature's perfect food.)
 
What to do if your doctor bullies you? Take a safe phyto-nutrient with omega 3 oil like PhytoMega (This is what I take; this is my advice and not that of the company that makes this product). This will, by using the proper dose, get your levels to 180 in a couple of months. Get your blood test then either go on a maintenance dose or drop it. Your level will return to 200. Since you will be taking a totally natural product, Doves, you should be ok until you can get the test but please do not keep your level there.
 
The Word says, "My people perish (die) from lack of knowledge". Now that you have the knowledge please protect yourself. Check out what William Campbell Douglas, M.D. has to say about this. Cannot remember the other doctor's name now.
 
May God bless us one and all,
Shelva
hallelujah74@hotmail.com