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Cholesterblock. Another Cholesterol supplement scam??

Question: from Beth

Warren: I have been taking your products for over three years now and I love them, of course.  I do take the Cholest-Natural when necessary.  I was sent the following information in a recent email and I would like your comment on this product called Cholesterblock which uses plant sterols (mainly soy) to control high cholesterol.  Here is the website:

Answer: from Warren

Hmm...this company and product has all the hallmarks of a scam!

1. They do not identify themselves.
2. They do not reveal any of the actual ingredients other than in general terms.
3. They state that diet has no impact at all.
4. They infer that the product has had clinical studies which is not true.  The studies they refer to are isolated studies relating to sterols which have no direct relationship to this product.
5. The page in which the credit card details are placed when ordering is not a secure page even though they claim it to be.  Their secure certificate expired last year.

You can see some comments on this product at this link.

Also the FDA has issued a warning letter to them

Best to stick to our Cholest-Natural when you have the need Beth!  You know what you are getting!
 

Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 08:39PM by Registered CommenterWarren Matthews in | Comments6 Comments

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I've spent 3 weeks surfing the net and have decided to stop taking my statins.
I cant find any evidence that statins save any lives at all and nothing to sugest lowering
my cholesterol will do me any good either
I feel we've all been hoodwinked.
June 21, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterGifford
Hi Gifford,

Well yes and no. The public have been hoodwinked about the safe levels of cholesterol in the campaign to promote statins, and the importance of triglycerides levels and C-Reactive Protein have been ignored.

You are right in that there is no little concrete evidence if any suporting the assertion that statins save lives. However, there is support which proves the dangers of excessively high cholesterol particuarly if combined with high triglycerides.
June 21, 2007 | Registered CommenterWarren Matthews
Hello Warren. I have an unusual situation as I've found, through many years of experimentation, that I can only eat raw foods, fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegatables, to be healthy. Any animal products, even in moderation, I've found to be detrimental to my health. I've been eating raw for 25 years, though not always consistently. I've discovered your supplements in September of 2005 and have used them off and on since. Part of my regimen is the use of Flax See Oil. I would prefer to use Cod Liver Oil but I have fears of negative effects because it is an animal product. Would your Omega3 capsules be sufficient to replace the flax seed oil or even the cod liver oil? I might also mention that I actually like the taste of cod liver oil.
June 22, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterJohn Robinson
Thats an interesting question John so I am posting it as an individual question along with my reply.
June 30, 2007 | Registered CommenterWarren Matthews
there are supplements out there that can be very beneficial in monitoring cholesterol levels! Nutrients such as soy, fiber, vitamins C, B6, and E can all help promote healthy living. You can read up more on supplements for cholesterol over at the <a href="http://www.supplementinfo.org/index.php?src=directory&view=HealthNotes&srctype=detail&refno=119&category=HealthNotes">Dietary Supplement Information Bureau</a>.
May 10, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterEleanor
Thanks Eleanor for the link. This is tied to 'Healthnotes'. Some of the info that they have is good but some of it is quite 'off the mark'. We considered using this service some years ago but on examination of some of their assessments we decided against it.

Some of the ratings for cholesterol on their site are out of line. They are right however about the red rice yeast extract but they should give a warning that the side effects are similar to a statin.
May 12, 2008 | Registered CommenterWarren Matthews

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