Herb for health - guggul

Hi all,
Got this on one of my other Groups and found it interesting. Love Elaine. ..........................................................................

Herb of the Week / Series On High Blood Pressure / Guggul
HERB-OF-THE-WEEK
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After much thought and some feedback from some of the members, I
decided to discuss some foods, herbs and nutritional supplements that
would be useful in the fight against hypertension or HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE.

Off the top of my head...
Four foods that are extremely helpful are cayenne pepper, celery,
garlic and olive oil.
Three minerals would calcium, magnesium and zinc.
Two herbs would be guggul and red rice yeast.

The good news is that those four reasonably priced foods that I
mentioned are EXTREMELY effective!!
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But since this is Herb-Of-The-Week, let us begin with the herbs. And
let's go in alphabetical order. Let's talk about GUGGUL.


GUGGUL

Guggul (Commiphora mukul) is an Ayurvedic herb, a resin, that has
been shown to lower cholesterol and triglycerides, while maintaining
or improving the HDL (good cholesterol) to LDL (bad cholesterol)
ratio. It is used all over the world and is currently becoming very
popular in America, Japan, Europe and many other western nations.
Guggul is known to increase white blood cell counts and has
disinfecting properties. Guggul is a panmacea, one of those "broad
spectrum drugs" used for everything. It has proven helpful even in
protecting against ailments such as common cold, and various skin,
dental and ophthalmic infections.

"....Guggul possesses strong purifying and rejuvenating powers.
People today most commonly use it to benefit from Guggul's lipid
regulating and immunomodulating properties. It has been shown that
Guggul can lower blood cholesterol by 14-27% and can lower
triglycerides by 22-30%. The effects that Himalaya's Guggul has on
the blood cholesterol levels is comparable to prescription
medications but, being a natural plant extract, it is a far superior
and much safer product. Guggul works on the liver by increasing the
metabolism (or break down) of the bad cholesterol known as LDL
Cholesterol. After taking the product for 4 to 12 weeks, total
cholesterol levels can drop, triglyceride levels can drop and an
increase in HDL (the good cholesterol) of approximately 16% can
occur. Its benenfits as a weight-loss and fat burning agent have been
well researched and documented in several studies...."


I need to make a MAJOR COMMENT at this point. Many of the herbs
studied reduce cholesterol or regulate cholesterol or reduce sugar or
regulate sugar and all kinds of wonderful things by 10%, 20% and 30%.
Those are not high numbers.


BUT I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WHAT WORKS!!

Herbs work SYNERGESTICALLY. Using two or more herbs together will
compound the effects of 30% here and 15% there. For instance combine
blood pressure herbs with garlic and/or cayenne and/or extra virgin,
expeller pressed organic olive oil - sold in a DARK or non-see-
through bottle.


Gugulipid is already on the market as a nutritional supplement. Be
sure to look for the word "gugulipid" on the label. Some products
contain guggul or guggula, which are unrefined versions and are not
as safe. Until we get more information, it's probably not wise to
take gugulipid if you're pregnant. It's also not a good idea to
discontinue conventional cholesterol-lowering treatments without
consulting your physician. Guggul also may interfere with drugs for
AIDS and cancer. The researchers found that, specifically, gugulipid
could interfere with, for example, the effect of AIDS drug AZT,
various anticancer agents, and cholesterol-lowering statins. So, what
should you do? Consult a CAM - a doctor that practices conventional
and alternative medicine.


Search anything mentioned in this posting yourself. Two good
search engines are www.mamma.com, which will search at least 22 other
search engines and www.google.com.


Until next time remember .... most illness (upwards of 80% according
to experts) can be attributed to FOUR important factors that can
weaken your immune system and your ability to fight off disease:


1. Anxiety, depression, anger, guilt and other STRESS factors
LEARN TO FORGIVE AND LET GO

2. Improper and/or inadequate NUTRITION habits
LEARN TO AVOID PROCESSED AND/OR REFINED FOODS

3. A sedentary lifestyle that does not include enough EXERCISE
FIND SOME KIND OF PHYSICALLY ENGAGING ACTIVITY IF IT IS NOTHING BUT
MORNING OR EVENING WALKS.

4. Not enough rest and quality SLEEP time
GO TO BED. "EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE; MAKES A MAN HEALTHY,
WEALTHY AND WISE"


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