Cholesterol Complications June 22, 2007
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Many people have been perscribed to take cholesterol or statin drugs after theircholesterol test – very few of them have been informed about the real danger of these drugs. First off, it is important to always know who paid for the research and whether the principal author of your Doctors favorite source of info, has a financial conflict of interest. Independent papers are always superior.
Let me get your feet wet;
50 percent of all strokes and heart attacks have absolutely nothing to do
with elevated cholesterol levels and this has been kept from the public eye and from physicians’ medical education. But if you visit your doctor and have even slightly elevated cholesterol, he is quick to fill out a prescription for a cholesterol or statin drug such as Lipitor™, Mevacor™, Pravachol™ and Zocor™. If you watch one of those Lipitor commercials, you’ll think that you’ll be taking a walk down the red carpet at a Hollywood premiere or still be diving into pools at 70 if you take Lipitor, so even if you don’t need a statin, you may beg your doctor to write that prescription.
What the public is not told is that the cholesterol or statin drugs are associated with major complications and side effects. These include depletion of the body’s essential energy molecule coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which can lead to congestive heart failure, extreme muscle weakness, neurological disorders and even death. All cholesterol or statin drugs have been associated with causing or promoting cancer in experimental animals. This is especially important since millions of Americans have been advised to take these cholesterol drugs for the rest of their lives. It will take 20 years before the connection between the statins and a dramatic rise in cancer deaths becomes widely acknowledged — too late for many people! Read more from Dr. Blaylock regarding cholesterol.
Attacking Heart Attacks June 15, 2007
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Each year, more than a million people in the U.S. have a heart attack, about half of them die. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Each year, over 700,000 people in the U.S. suffer strokes, and sadly, stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in this country; it causes more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease. These are the stats from the National Institutes of Health!
Unfortunantly, most people will end up becoming part of these statistics unless we start seriously questioning mainstream medicine and money hungry drug companies.
For instance, we’ve been told for years that the primary cause of heart disease is an elevated level of cholesterol, due to poor eating habits and hereditary factors. We’ve been told to quit eating eggs, to start using polyunsaturated vegetable oils, to eat less fat, and to change over to soy products. And, of course, if all else fails, there’s the option of popping those cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
People should be educated on what’s really going on with their health. Don’t be afraid to ask your doctor some hard questions. Dr. Blaylock has some great info on healthy ways to start preventing a heart attack. As always, do your research!
