Statins may not slash the risk of dying from heart disease: Controversial study claims the cheap cholesterol-busting pills offer no 'consistent benefit'

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 3 August 2020 | ELEANOR HAYWARD

[thesearethetimes...]

Thank you. My diet is, and has been, working toward lessening inflammation. Will have to see if there is something I might have missed 😉

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

That is what I am worried about.

Dad is still sharp and active. Does not smoke, does not drink,still cuts his own grass, chops his own fire wood, teaches a class once a week and eats healthy. Normal weight, normal blood pressure, normal blood sugar, no medication.

Has occasional back pain but don't we all.

Started having dizzy spells about a month ago so we took him to the doctor which is why he is getting all these tests in the first place. They found he has an obstruction in his carotid artery but the rest of his vascular system is clean and healthy. They are not sure how or why the obstruction happened and just in that one place but they suspect at some point he might have had an injury in that area. They are planing surgery to remove the obstruction in the next week or so.

But I just am not comfortable when one of the doctor's first reaction is to start him on medication for a problem he does not even have.

[GnuThere]

Nah. I think your instincts are right.

[mlo]

"But the dirty little secret is that it is almost impossible for most folks to lose enough weight, so pills are easier."

It's almost impossible following standard nutritional advice. That's because the nutritional advice is wrong. It's pretty easy once you follow a diet meant for a human being.