Posted on 05/20/2021 1:25:57 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
Dr. Maryanne Demasi is a former medical scientist who completed her PhD in Medicine at the University of Adelaide. Her research focused on the pathology of Rheumatoid arthritis and potential therapies. Her innovative research has appeared in several internationally published medical journals.
Leaving her lab coat behind, Maryanne accepted a position as a political advisor and speechwriter for the South Australian Minister for Science and Information technology portfolios. She advised on issues concerning Intellectual Property and commercialisation of research.
Maryanne was headhunted by the ABC ‘s Catalyst program in 2006 and gained a reputation for reporting on relevant and sometimes controversial medical stories. She has won numerous accolades for her work and in 2008, 2009 and 2011 was awarded the National Press Club of Australia’s prize for her excellence in health journalism.
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Read "The Great Cholesterol Myth" by Sinatra & Rawlings
Sugar is the enemy to heart health
Agreed.
I’ll go ahead and tell Freepers, you take statins and you’re a moron. More drug company BS. The side effects are numerous and some are permanently debilitating.
On the chance they’re beneficial, I wish I could tolerate statins. After less than a week on them I went from feeling normal to having excruciating cramps and fatigue so extreme that I was barely able to walk across the room.
They really helped me. Carotid scan showed artery was 10 years younger.
Look it up, see what it does to other people. https://www.askapatient.com/
I had the dosage cut in half following leg pain. No difference in bloodwork.
I’m now on 80mg of Atorvastatin daily, and have the muscle pain side effects. My 2 Cardiologists and PCP (Primary Care Provider) of 26yrs, insist that I stay on it, for my CHF, 5 heart stents for bundle blockage. CBD Pro-Level 5 Pain Ointment helps assuage the L/S hip, thigh, knee and shin pain, so I can exercise once again.
Statins can cause damage to the heart muscle and also cause strokes.
I have had to go through 4 doctors to find one that is not constantly asking me about my decision to not take statins.
for those with heart disease, developing heart disease, and/or a genetic propensity for heart disease, one of the best supplements you can take is Vitamin K2 MK-7 ... lots of legitimate, published research that shows that this vitamin plays an essential role in keeping calcium in the bones and out of the tissues ...
Misled by the evidence??
Well ... were you following the science??
Seriously: some scientists just care about money from Big Pharma and they can mislead other scientists.
I’m sorry to hear that, and I hope you find relief. I think this video is aimed mainly at people who have not had a heart attack. The evidence might be different for those who already have heart problems. The studies have been so compromised that it’s hard to know the truth, but every person has to do what he thinks is best for him.
As others have said, you might want to take CoQ10 if your doctor approves. God bless.
A bowl of oatmeal three or four times a week keeps my cholesterol in check. Cut total cholesterol from 260 to 190, and LDL from 175 to 114. Recent carotid artery scan had me clean as a whistle, I am 66.
HerrBlucher (do I hear a horse whinny?), wish I could join you, but I’m doing the keto diet. No carbs for me! :-)
Thank you.
I do take CoQ10 daily, and have not yet had a heart attack or stroke. We’re in “prevention mode” since 2017, and I’ll just have to go along with it. I also am on Entresto, Pacerone and some other meds for heart, and Type 2 Diabetes onset, down from Type 1, also in 2017. Besides severe/acute pancreatitis, 15 operations, so many CT Scans and MRIs I can’t even count, it was a bad year, but I’m fighting all the way. I thank God every day, for another day.
Honestly, I don’t know how you cope with all that. I will definitely pray for you.
Yeah, that is the bad news about oatmeal....carbs. And in order for it to taste good for me I load it with raisins, and brown sugar, so I get even more. Oh well.....Still, I do not want to take a statin and fortunately my doc is ok with that.
Statins lower cholesterol. But lowering cholesterol without other lifestyle changes does not reduce your chance of dying.
Yes, people with higher cholesterol levels have higher rates of heart disease. No, taking statins does not reduce this risk.
Ask your doctor to show you the study.
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