It is now clear that cholesterol lowering drugs cause diabetes. But the proponents have clearly stated that the risk was in those already at risk. Ironically, pretty much everyone with cholesterol issues is, to some degree, already on his or her way to developing diabetes. Giving a drug that is now proven to push patients […]
Despite all the less-than-stellar research on cholesterol lowering drugs, the powers-that-be want us to take even more of it. The latest “cholesterol guidelines” released late in 2013 have drastically increased the number of patients who would potentially be given a statin. They have finally dropped the fallacy that total cholesterol has any value (you know–total […]
DO THE DRUGS THAT LOWER CHOLESTEROL ACTUALLY MAKE THE CONDITION WORSE? It is a sad state that most cases of elevated cholesterol are actually due to being pre-diabetic. How do we know? Look for lowered HDL and elevated triglycerides. Clear sign. So, enter mainstream medicine and respond with knee-jerk reaction. Give statins. Numbers look better. […]
IS YOUR DOCTOR EDUCATING YOU? The latin interpretation of “doctor” is “teacher” and this should be first and foremost our jobs. Patients generally do not have the background in physiology that is needed to more clearly understand what is happening to them and help them make the right changes to improve health. Unfortunately, this is […]
You can’t see a cholesterol lowering drug commercial without hearing some poor guy saying he tried everything, but diet and exercise just wasn’t enough. Once I finish yelling at the TV and vomiting the remnants of my lunch in disgust, I’m reminded that this is just marketing. The reality, however, is that exercise will […]
