LipiCare: A Blood Lipid Optimizer Developed by Neuticare

LipiCare is a blood lipid optimizer that we developed specifically to help deal with the needs of millions of patients around the world (including myself!) who find themselves at increased cardiovascular risk arising from high "bad" cholesterol levels (including triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL) and low "good" cholesterol levels (such as HDL).

Containing a powerful combination incorporating proven anti-lipid nutraceutical components such as niacin (as nicotinic acid), resveratrol, green tea extract, policosanol, lecithin and omega-3, among other key ingredients, our initial studies have shown that LipiCare can be effectively used both as a complement to medical treatment with statins (such as Crestor, Lipitor or Zocor) and other anti-lipid pharmaceuticals (such as Lipanthyl) as well as on a stand-alone basis by those who choose to use LipiCare as part of a natural diet/exercise weight management program for blood lipid control.

Based on my clinical experience working with a growing number of patients, I believe that LipiCare is especially likely to benefit those who have:
- total cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dl, and/or
- poor total cholesterol/HDL ratios of 4.0 or higher, and especially
- HDL levels below 50 mg/dl for males (below 60 mg/dl for females)

Patients can expect, on average, to see a 15-20% increase in HDL within a month and increases of as much as 30-40% or more within about 3 months of starting LipiCare. Together with concomitant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL and triglyceride levels, patients typically see improvements in their total cholesterol/HDL ratio of 30-40% or more within 3 months. Some patients have substantially better results: one post-bypass patient with a past history of 3 by-pass operations and 12 stents, for example, reported a jump in his HDL level from just 28 mg/dl to 52 mg/dl in less than 3 months on LipiCare.

My own personal experience with LipiCare has been superlative. Combining this product with on-going statin treatment (simvastatin 40 mg daily in my case) and an integrated diet and weight loss program, I saw my total cholesterol level fall from 270 mg/dl to 120 mg/dl and my HDL level jump from 32 to 58 mg/dl within a period of about 6 months. In fact, the program proved so effective that I found myself having to reduce my simvastatin dose to 20 mg daily to ensure that my total cholesterol levels did not go too low. In the process, I saw a reversal of moderately severe diabetic retinopathy, metabolic fatty liver and microalbuminuria that I attribute largely to the benefit of LipiCare and VitaCare (another product we developed at Neuticare.com to address the challenge of metabolic syndrome).

I will blog on my personal fight against risk factors for heart disease and the results of our research with LipiCare, VitaCare and other products in our portfolio over the next several months.

In the mean time, I'll be happy to share my experiences and insights with anyone who is interested. Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or suggestions...

Dr. Gurinder Shahi
Co-Founder
Neuticare.com
gurinder.shahi@gmail.com
skype: dr.shahi

PS It is important to note that LipiCare contains Vitamin B3 or niacin (as nicotinic acid) which is well-known to cause the so-called "niacin flush". In fact, the literature suggests that some 30% of patients who try niacin give it up because they find the erythema and itch associate the niacin flush difficult to tolerate. Our testing has confirmed that the niacin flush is worst in the first few days of use, and that patients who are prepared to "bite the bullet" typically find that the associated erythema and itch are reduced considerably after the first 3-4 days of use, especially if they avoid scratching and therefore inadvertently creating a chronic rash. Using a prescribed combination of loratidine (a long-acting anti-histamine) and ketotifen (a mast cell stabilizer) given about 2 hours before taking LipiCare during the first week of use, we have found that 95% or more are able to work through the challenging first days of the niacin flush and to then continue taking LipiCare successfully for maximum benefit.