The amla berry doesn’t get much attention, but it’s a modest miracle of heart health

Modest miracle

In all the back-and-forth between the statin cheerleaders and the statin warnings, one critical point keeps getting lost:

Lowering your cholesterol won’t help you avoid a heart attack.

The key to keeping your ticker ticking is to avoid narrowing and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).

And statins can’t do a lick about that.

But one overlooked superfruit is shocking researchers with its ability to control the key health markers that really matter.

The real deal of heart health

“Amla” probably doesn’t ring a bell. But emerging research is showing that it’s one of the most powerful of all the superfruits.

Clearly, it doesn’t have the marketing power behind it that the goji berry or pomegranate have. But this amazing berry has a heart health track record that goes back centuries.

Now, admittedly, most of the human studies that show amla benefits focus on all the key indicators the mainstream has trained us to think matter.

And it certainly stacks up when it comes to lowering total cholesterol, or LDL, or boosting HDL.

But like I said, none of those things will stop you from keeling over.

Every day, people with low LDL and high HDL have heart attacks. And every day, someone with “dangerously high” LDL celebrates his 90th birthday.

Where amla really shines is with heart protection that REALLY matters.

First, amla’s antioxidant activity blocks the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. And oxidation is what makes LDL dangerous.

On its own, LDL will float through your bloodstream going about its business. But oxidated LDL sticks to the arterial wall and leads to plaque buildup. So lowering your oxidized LDL is one of the most critical things you can do for your heart.

Amla extract also tamps down inflammation, which puts less stress on your arteries. And when your inflammation levels drop, so do your C-reactive protein (CRP) levels.

But it gets even better. In two different studies, people taking amla saw their blood sugar levels drop. And that’s critical because consistently high blood sugar causes your arteries to lose elasticity, narrow, and even become sticky — a perfect storm for a heart attack.

Lower blood sugar, less arterial plaque buildup, and lower CRP levels?

There’s not a statin in the world that can compete with that.

Sources:
“Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Naturally” Julius Goepp, M.D., Life Extension Magazine, lef.org