Kong May Much?

dimck421

I'll be brief, and try to avoid WTMI! Several relatives ran into high cholesterol numbers. Some agreed to pharmaceuticals and became worse. Others took Kong May capsules. Guess who has perfect numbers now? Kong May users do. That said, I am not a doctor, consult with yours (most have not heard of Kong May). These great results may not be indicative of your results.

dimck421

Now for the part you can skip or read. My cousin was in China. She ended up in the hospital for an injury. Her doctor asked about her med list, which included a treatment for high cholesterol. "Ooooooh, we don't have high cholesterol. We have Kong May," he explained. She began using Kong May immediately, and spread the word, as her results were amazing, upon return home.

My mom just had heart surgery. First thing her doctors put her on was a statin drug, which made her quite ill. She insisted she had been taking her Kong May and, at last check, had wonderful numbers. She demanded they check her blood, as she had stopped taking the statin, and continued Kong May. Her numbers were so wonderful, her nurse returned and gathered information to begin taking Kong May.

Torey

I had a look at the list of ingredients. Contains cordyceps and red rice extract; both lower LDL or bad cholesterol. Hawthorne is a cardiotonic and helps modulate blood pressure. Natto has been used for centuries to promote heart and vascular health. Red Sage root is generally prescribed for "stasis in the heart meridian". So as a synergistic compound, this looks pretty good.

dimck421

@torey Solid research! Thank you!

judsoncarroll4

Do remember though that high cholesterol is a symptom. If you only treat the symptom, whether with herbs or drugs, you are not addressing the underlying cause. Our modern medicine is very misleading on the subject of cholesterol. No medical study has ever proven that high cholesterol is actually harmful to one's health. Low cholesterol though, is deadly. Taking meds for cholesterol is like taking anti-depressants without ever addressing the cause of the depression. If your doc recommends it, and you trust him... bearing in mind that medical error and over prescription is the leading cause of death in America, than by all means do as you are told. But, you may wish to dig a bit deeper. It could be a sign of insulin resistance, stress or lifestyle. But, some people just have higher cholesterol genetically - much of my family does and most live to be in their 90s without any meds. You might find some good advice in the Weston A Price Cookbook, "Nourishing Traditions".

judsoncarroll4

https://archive.org/details/NourishingTraditions

Torey

In agreement @judsoncarroll4.

Lifestyle must be addressed before meds of any kind, including herbs, are prescribed. The SAD (Standard American Diet) is not conducive to good heart and vascular health. Trans-fatty acids in most processed foods are of more danger to health than if you were to have small amounts of saturated fats in proportion to everything else in a more natural diet. Most people don't get nearly enough fibre (insoluble or soluble) in their diets. The medical field has been badly influenced by the processed food industry. A friend of mine who has type 2 diabetes said that Cheerios and All Bran were on the list of foods she was supposed to eat for breakfast from the diet handed out at the diabetes clinic. These are high glycemic carbs even if they do have a bit of fibre. 83 grams of carbs per every 100 grams of Cheerios! 34 grams are listed as sugar! Similarly, another friend still uses Becel because it was recommended as heart healthy when her father had a heart attack 20 years ago. Labels can be misleading. Under Canadian labelling laws, it can say 0 gr of trans fat as long as it is less than 1 gr, so .9 of a gr can be listed as 0. This goes for each ingredient. Last time I checked there were 3 oils listed in Becel and if each one could have .9 gr of trans fat then this product could have 2.7 gr of trans fat in a "trans-fat free" product.

As you say, there may be other underlying issues such as insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, poor digestion and assimilation, chronic infection or inflammatory states, etc, But far too often, the medical field just looks at numbers on test results and doesn't look at other factors. In fairness to doctors, partly due to governments or HMOs or insurance companies, their time is often limited for each patient and they are not able to delve further into a patient's history or other symptomology to get to that root cause.

I think statins are one of the worst promotions ever done by the pharmaceutical companies. They may be useful in a small number of cases in which plaque build up is occurring to the point of occlusion or where a heart attack or stroke may either be imminent or has already occurred. But for most of the population, I think that the risk factors for diabetes and senility out weigh the benefits (if those benefits actually exist). I am not a doctor and you should never stop taking your medications without consulting with your prescribing physician. But you should always have a conversation with your medical practitioner about the risks and benefits of any medication they are prescribing.

If you and your doctor are concerned enough about your cholesterol levels to want to bring them down, then this product may be an option to help avoid statins.

Nourishing Traditions is a great cookbook. Thanks for posting the link.

judsoncarroll4

Yep, ditto. I'm not a doc. I give no advise. I'm just a skeptic of modern medicine based on personal experience and a lot of reading.