Dr. Mike’s Healthy Lifestyle Advice: Statin Drugs do NOT Lower Cholesterol!
Filed Under: Doctors & Drugs
We already discussed that cholesterol is NOT a deadly poison, but a vital substance! It’s the cholesterol-reducing drugs (or statins, as they’re called) that are the poison, and further more…recent facts show they even don’t work! High cholesterol can indicate a health problem BUT can be totally innocent by itself.
It’s true that heart disease is the #1 killer in the United States. And men over the age of 40 are particularly vulnerable. But, the big pharmaceutical companies (and even your doctor) won’t tell you that the majority of strokes and heart attacks have NOTHING to do with elevated cholesterol levels. Actually, recent reports from the American Heart Association indicate that more people with a low cholesterol die from a heart condition than people with high cholesterol levels; which is totally NOT a surprise! The fact that the majority of all strokes and heart attacks have absolutely nothing to do with elevated cholesterol levels is a guarded secret. It’s these statin drugs that are associated with major complications and side effects such as 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. Cholesterol is a vital substance and the drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol are simply dangerous.
What about cancer? All 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 drugs for the rest of their lives. The results of one study were especially frightening: statin drugs produced significant suppression of vital immune cells called helper T-cells. These cells play a major role in protecting us against cancer and fungal, bacterial and viral infections. The immune suppression was so powerful that authors of the paper even suggested that statins might be used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients. The drugs tested in this study included Lipitor, Mevacor and Pravachol. Chronic immune suppression in these millions of people would mean that a tremendous number would be at high risk of developing cancer, and those already having cancer would see tremendous growth and spread of their cancers.
Statins do not seem to benefit postmenopausal women, or anyone without a history of cardiovascular disease. Yet, doctors are prescribing statins for anyone with an elevated cholesterol, and also for all diabetics – no matter their cholesterol level.
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My own mother, who still resides in my home country of Belgium, was put on Lipitor about 2 years ago. I wasn’t aware of that, but she called and expressed pain and numbness in her legs. I tried to diagnose her over the phone and spent countless hours to figure it out…until I asked her: “De doctor heeft jou toch geen cholesterol-drugs voorgeschreven zeker?” Did you get that? I guess not! I talk Flemisch (a Dutch dialect spoken in the Northern part of Belgium) to my mother…anyway what I asked her was: “Your doctor did not prescribe you cholesterol-lowering drugs, did she?”. Well, she did. I advised my mother to discontinue the Lipitor immediately and within 3 days all her symptoms in her legs were gone. I also educated her on what to do naturally to treat the CAUSE of the high cholesterol, and more importantly on what to do to protect your heart. A Danish study found that those taking statin drugs long term were 4 to 14 times more likely to develop nerve degeneration leading to difficulty walking and painful extremities. Regardless, read the side-effect profile of these statins on your drug label and you’ll see.
Cholesterol is just a BIG HOAX!
How many of the 12 million Americans now taking these drugs for their heart health understand that they are just treating the symptoms and NOT the cause of high cholesterol?
Cholesterol-reducing drugs or statins are currently as common as aspirin, with commercials running non-stop on primetime TV. Drugs like Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Crestor and Mevacor carry many serious health risks, including destruction of muscle, liver damage, increased risk of cancer, malformations at birth, and suppression of the immune system, just to name a few. Drug companies don’t want you to remember that statins like Baycol had to be pulled from the market due to multiple deaths.
Let’s face facts. If you or a loved one has been told you have elevated cholesterol or take cholesterol-lowering statins, invest 2 minutes out of your busy day and educate yourself, it will pay you a very healthy dividend.
FACTS:
- The whole cholesterol industry is a BIG HOAX. The “supposed” dangers of dietary cholesterol have been strongly exaggerated and one made sure that most people would test ‘positive’ for high cholesterol levels so the drugs could be prescribed and sold to almost everyone. Yes, that’s what happens when BIG money is involved!
- Statin drugs DON’T WORK anyway! The mainstream media can no longer ignore the mounting evidence that these drugs are not a panacea. One study found that for every hundred people taking statins for three years, only one death will be prevented. Other studies hint that the number is far higher – that up to 250 people would have to take statins for at least three years to prevent a single death! A recent publication even shows that one such drug, Vytorin, simply does not even work for its intended purpose; the reduction of artery plaque. You read that correctly – “does not work.”
- Having low cholesterol is not only bad for you, but can be just as dangerous, if not more so, than having elevated cholesterol levels.
- Cholesterol is only “bad” if it becomes oxidized . . . and how to prevent this dangerous reaction from happening in your bloodstream.
- Lowering cholesterol will NOT improve your health or prevent heart disease. However, simple changes to your diet can protect your heart much better than expensive statin drugs.
- Dietary cholesterol does NOT raise blood cholesterol and therefor does NOT cause hardening of your arteries (artherosclerosis), so please start eating your organic eggs again…they are one of the most nutritious food items available! For more info, read my article “The Chicken or the Egg?”
- It’s not eating eggs or foods with high dietary cholesterol that are the main problem; it’s the ‘bad’ foods that stimulate cholesterol production! Consuming ‘bad’ foods (processed, synthetic foods, trans-fats etc.) forces the liver to produce more cholesterol. Why? Because the cell membrane has to increase its fluidity in order to absorb and break down these ‘foreign’ substances. The production of cholesterol in our body actually increases when we consume less cholesterol. That’s also why cholesterol-diets have very limited result.
- Mental stress, body weight, diet and level of physical activity influence blood cholesterol. Genetics are NOT a primary indicator in cholesterol-health.
- Diet and exercise alone have limited results in lowering blood cholesterol. With the right nutrients, optimal LDL – HDL ratio’s can be obtained.
- Many doctors have no or little knowledge about nutrition, vitamins and natural medicine and blindly and mistakenly follow the advice of drug companies…at the expense of your health.
Achieve an optimal LDL-HDL ratio, naturally!
Avoid saturated fats and consume more oat bran, soy products, fresh garlic, and phytostyerol-rich foods such as olive oil, nuts, flax and other seeds, and beans which inhibit the body’s ability to absorb dietary cholesterol.
Take the following supplements (if you really want to lower your cholesterol levels):
Fish-oils, red yeast rice, Niacin (very effective in promoting healthy levels of cholesterol and Lp (a), another ‘toxic blood’ risk factor for heart disease), CoQ10 (supports healthy HDL and prevents excess oxidation of LDL), and Policosanol (derived from the wax of sugar cane, and very effective for lowering total cholesterol and LDL levels).
Note: neither niacin nor red yeast rice extract should be used if you have liver disease or elevated levels of liver enzymes. For these individuals, garlic, guggal preparations, or panthethine are recommended.
So, eat your eggs BUT STOP (or limit) the junk food, fried foods and bad fat intake; and take your supplements (because our food does not provide enough of the right nutrients to maintain a healthy ratio of LDL – HDL).
And if you want to protect your heart, you need to focus on eating heart-healthy foods and consume or supplement with specific nutrients. The most powerful and effective quantum nutritional supplements to support your cardio-vascular system and heart are the following:
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Cardiocidin-ND™ (8 oz.) Nanized nutraceutical concentrate: supports the entire cardiovascular system, including healthy blood flow, circulation, blood pressure already within the normal range; also supports heart and artery health.
CircuZymeTM (535 mg.) 90 Vcaps, Advanced support for blood circulation and associated nerve, heart and arterial health; promotes healthy micro-circulation of blood to peripheral tissue, including the arms, legs, eyes, testicles, penis and other areas; support healthy male erectile function and the adaptive response.
Heart Complex, Q. (495 mg.) 30 Vcaps, Nutraceutical heart support formula; promotes heart and circulation support; often used with the HCL Detox Kit*
CoQ-QuinolTM (2 fl. oz.) The world’s only probiotic-generated, live source, fully-reduced CoQ-10H (ubiquinol; not oxidized), for maximum cell energy performance; outperforms common CoQ-10; quantum-state heart, nerve, brain and immune support*
Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Mike.
Resources:
Statin Drugs: Bad news gets worse; Newsmax – Monday, January 28, 2008 by Dr. Russelll Blaylock, MD.
Premier Research labs (www.prlabs.com)
Avoid saturated fats and consume more oat bran, soy products, fresh garlic, and phytostyerol-rich foods such as olive oil, nuts, flax and other seeds, and beans which inhibit the body’s ability to absorb dietary cholesterol.
Take the following supplements (if you really want to lower your cholesterol levels):
Fish-oils, red yeast rice, Niacin (very effective in promoting healthy levels of cholesterol and Lp (a), another ‘toxic blood’ risk factor for heart disease), CoQ10 (supports healthy HDL and prevents excess oxidation of LDL), and Policosanol (derived from the wax of sugar cane, and very effective for lowering total cholesterol and LDL levels).
Note: neither niacin nor red yeast rice extract should be used if you have liver disease or elevated levels of liver enzymes. For these individuals, garlic, guggal preparations, or panthethine are recommended.
So, eat your eggs BUT STOP (or limit) the junk food, fried foods and bad fat intake; and take your supplements (because our food does not provide enough of the right nutrients to maintain a healthy ratio of LDL – HDL).
And if you want to protect your heart, you need to focus on eating heart-healthy foods and consume or supplement with specific nutrients. The most powerful and effective quantum nutritional supplements to support your cardio-vascular system and heart are the following:
Cardiocidin-ND™ (8 oz.) Nanized nutraceutical concentrate: supports the entire cardiovascular system, including healthy blood flow, circulation, blood pressure already within the normal range; also supports heart and artery health.
CircuZymeTM (535 mg.) 90 Vcaps, Advanced support for blood circulation and associated nerve, heart and arterial health; promotes healthy micro-circulation of blood to peripheral tissue, including the arms, legs, eyes, testicles, penis and other areas; support healthy male erectile function and the adaptive response.
Heart Complex, Q. (495 mg.) 30 Vcaps, Nutraceutical heart support formula; promotes heart and circulation support; often used with the HCL Detox Kit*
CoQ-QuinolTM (2 fl. oz.) The world’s only probiotic-generated, live source, fully-reduced CoQ-10H (ubiquinol; not oxidized), for maximum cell energy performance; outperforms common CoQ-10; quantum-state heart, nerve, brain and immune support*
Yours in Optimal Health,
Dr. Mike.
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