Statins

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by Pekelo, Jul 21, 2017.

  1. I tweeted this last week:

     
    #31     Jul 21, 2017
  2. And this one:

     
    #32     Jul 21, 2017
  3. One more:

     
    #33     Jul 21, 2017
  4. All fine and dandy unless the goal is to live longer- in which case the Framingham Study established that people with the highest cholesterol lived the longest. An inconvenient truth.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jonny-bowden/cholesterol-health_b_2035487.html
     
    #34     Jul 22, 2017
  5. NeoTrader

    NeoTrader

    How about showing where IN THE FRAMINGHAM study this is written and not just some random newspaper article that just says that? People have a tendency to distort things when reading and interpreting it in order to fit whatever they want to believe and that is the sadest truth of all. However, what the Framinghan study DOES have is table after table showing a clear and progressive relationship between high LDL cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease.
     
    #35     Jul 22, 2017
  6. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    I made an accidental discovery yesterday, shopping in the Indian store. Amla, what is an Indian gooseberry is the best fruit to lower cholesterol levels, if somebody wants to do it in a natural way. Its effects are comparable to statin's. It is available in juice (you have to drink very little and it is very sour) or powder form.



    And if you don't care about cholesterol (as you shouldn't really) it still lowers Tryg levels too. Oh, have I mentioned blood glucose?

    Relevant part starts at 3:15

     
    Last edited: Apr 5, 2019
    #36     Apr 5, 2019
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  7. There's a lot of BS on the web about everything. Everyone's an expert. Go see a specialist, maybe 2, get a second opinion. Then it's best to follow your doctors advice.
     
    #37     Apr 11, 2019
  8. Pekelo

    Pekelo

    Sure, but you didn't watch the first video, did you? Go watch it first, then you can attack the scientific study in it.

    And what specialist should we go to see? The one who gets a free Hawaiian vacation after each 10 statin prescription?
     
    #38     Apr 11, 2019
  9. I take a statin but i don't have any side effects.
     
    #39     Apr 11, 2019
  10. destriero

    destriero

    Atherosclerosis is wholly the result of VLDL.
     
    #40     Apr 11, 2019