Click here to listen to the July 9, 2008 conference call with
Dr. Eric Stocker introducing the NEW PureCardio® Daily Pack

Dr. Eric Stocker, M.D., F.A.C.C., the newest member of Matol’s Health and Nutrition Board, is a certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. For many years, Dr. Stocker has been helping his patients by advising them to take small, manageable steps towards a healthier lifestyle. He was concerned about the reactions and aversion some of his patients had to prescription drugs. He is using
what he has learned in his years of seeing people struggle with weight and cholesterol and combining that with the extensive research he has done into obesity, diet, and exercise.

Cholesterol, which is consumed, enters the intestine, is absorbed, and eventually makes its way to the liver. Plant sterols are structurally similar to cholesterol, so they compete with cholesterol for absorption by the cells lining the intestinal wall. This competition leads to less cholesterol being absorbed, and over time, a reduction in blood cholesterol levels.

• Natural plant sterols are one of the proven methods of dietary cholesterol reduction that are accepted by national experts and organizations such as the National Cholesterol Education Program and the American Dietetic Association.
• More than 140 published clinical studies have proven plant sterols lower LDL cholesterol. ‡
• Products containing at least 0.4 g per serving of plant sterols/stanols, consumed twice a day with meals for a daily total intake of at least 0.8 g, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.
• A serving of PureCardio® Phytosterols supplies 0.9 g of plant sterols/stanols. Diets that include plant sterols/stanols and are low in saturated fat and cholesterol are consistent with “Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans”, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Government Printing Office (GPO).
• The scientific evidence establishes that including plant sterols/stanols in the diet helps to lower total blood cholesterol, LDL cholesterol levels, and triglycerides.