Cholesterol Shield

By Shane Crafton

Overview

Cholesterol Shield is a case in point, after visiting several distributors I still am not entirely clear on how this product could be any better than others that are accompanied by plenty of product information. Personally, I'll take a product loaded with consumer support and guidance before I'd ever consider one that the only concern seems to be an accurate UPC code.

Cholesterol Shield is said to be a clinical formula developed with plant sterols. You may know nothing about plant sterols and the role they can play in reducing the LDL cholesterol levels that can cause significant heart problems, so I'll tell you more about them below. Another ingredient in Cholesterol Shield is pantethine, and together the two ingredients may address the two main factors for high cholesterol-genetics and diet.

Ingredients and What They Do

Pantethine and Phytosterols

Plant sterols, sometimes referred to as phytosterols are found in small quantities in nuts, grain, fruits and vegetables. The compound present in plant membranes resembles the chemical structure of animal cholesterol and by including them in your diet; you may lower blood cholesterol levels. The intestines don't know the difference between animal cholesterol and plant sterols, so when you consume plant sterols they in effect trick the body into using them instead of the high fat animal cholesterol you consume. That cholesterol will be flushed from the body through normal digestion and the good cholesterol will assimilate through the intestinal wall. This is how plant sterols can be claimed to lower LDL cholesterol levels. If enough are consumed every day, they will compete, so to speak, with the other cholesterol in the digestive tract-the end result being less bad cholesterol returning to the liver. The key to positive benefits is consuming enough plant sterols and controlling the diet.

Pantethine and pantothenic acid are found in most foods, including vegetables, dairy, eggs, grains, and meat. Liver, salmon and yeast have especially high concentrations of pantothenic acid, which the body uses to produce pantethine. Pantethine has been shown to significantly reduce serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL (lousy) cholesterol levels while increasing HDL (happy) cholesterol levels. Pantethine is considered an effective treatment for high cholesterol without the negative side while avoiding the effects of synthetic lipid-lowering drugs, such as Lipitor and Crestor.

Pros

• Contains plant sterols

Cons

• No product guarantee
• No testimonials
• Very little product information

Final Thoughts

The two ingredients used to formulate Cholesterol Shield are verified as helpful ingredients for naturally lowering LDL cholesterol levels. You can learn what more about supplements like this one by visiting product review sites.

Before purchasing any product, it would be a good idea to see what people are saying about Cholesterol Shield on the very popular DietBlogTalk.com

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