Everyone knows that cholesterol is bad for you, right??? At least, that is what every other television commercial says.?? Your doctor has been saying that for years and now the big drug companies are getting into the act.
Every big drug company has their favorite “statin” drug.?? You know, the miracle statins that began with Merck’s Mevacor about 20 years ago that reduce your cholesterol levels?
But has anybody actually proven that cholesterol CAUSES heart disease??? It doesn’t.?? Hugely elevated cholesterol?? is merely a symptom of something that is not right.
When I was going through medical school about 25 years ago, we were taught that “normal” cholesterol levels were between 250 – 300.?? By the time I finished residency, it was 200 – 250.?? Some years later it became 150 – 200.?? Now it is some ridiculous level around 100.?? This is total cholesterol, not LDL.
Did you know that low cholesterol is associated with a higher death rate? Elderly females who have a cholesterol level below 155 have a 5.2 fold higher death rate as compared to women with a cholesterol level of 272.?? You read that right.
The lower the LDL, the higher the risk of Parkinson’s Disease. An LDL less than 92 is associated with a 260% increased risk of Parkinson’s.
There are five major studies on the statins. No study showed a dramatic decrease in mortality (death) in those that took a statin. The average of the studies showed a less than one percent (0.775%) death rate that those who didn’t take statins.
So why is your TV blaring about statins? Money.
In the US alone in 2004 (which is many sales records ago), Lipitor brought in $7.7 billion.?? Zocor brought ini $4.5 billion.
Statins probably, no they do, cause more harm than good.?? There is no measurable good with statins.?? It is a complete fraud perpetrated on innocent consumers like you.?? The big drug companies, in cahoots with the FDA, brainwash doctors on this garbage of how it helps your cholestol.
Let’s talk about cholesterol.?? You need it.?? You cannot survive without it.?? You need lots of it.
What is cholesterol good for?
- It is a precursor to Vitamin D production in your skin.
- It is necessary for fat and mineral absorption.
- Every cell wall in your body needs it or your cells fall apart.
- Cholesterol forms the myelin sheath for your nerves.
- Over 50% of the dry weight of your cerebral cortex is cholesterol.
- It is important for serotonin receptors.
- Your immune system cannot function without it.
- It is necessary for the production of all your adrenal hormones.
The list goes on…
What do Statins do?
- They kill older women 5 times faster.
- Statins cause heart failure.
- They block CoQ10 production, which in turn, sets you up for nerve diseases, macular degeneration and maybe Parkinson’s disease.
- Statins cause muscle pain and weakness in at least 5% of users.
- Statins may induce dementia. (What about all that cholesterol that comprises your brain?)
- All cholesterol drugs are associated with higher rates of cancer.
- Breast cancer is increased 1500% in statin users. (That is 15 times normal).
- Statins disrupt all the adrenal hormones.
- Numerous articles report an increased rate of depression in statin users.
I think you get the idea that statins are bad for you.?? If you like conspiracy theories, it doesn’t get much better than the FDA, big drug companies and mainstream medicine collaborating on promoting statins for the last 20 years as the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Statins are a fraud.
The same people pushing the statins are the ones telling you that there is no cure for migraine headaches.
We know better about statins and we know better about migraines.
Andrew Jones, M.D.
Medical Director, Women’s Health Institute of Texas