Dr. Maryanne Demasi: My Experience of Exposing the Statin Controversy
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- Dr. Maryanne Demasi earned a Ph.D. in rheumatology from the University of Adelaide, but perhaps the most formative experience she had with the medical sciences occurred while she was an investigative journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). During her tenure with the ABC, she produced a two-part series called “Heart of the Matter,” which challenged the role of cholesterol in heart disease and addressed the overprescription of statin drugs. The fallout from the series was not swift, but it was decisive. In this presentation, delivered on June 8, 2019, at a CrossFit Health event at CrossFit Headquarters, Demasi shares her personal experiences and the challenges she faced while trying to relay the limitations of statin data to the public.
Demasi recalls how, while performing research for her projects as a medical reporter, she would often do a deep dive into the science and … would come out with very disappointing conclusions.” “Over my career,” she explains, “I started to become a little dismayed with the quality of the science.” She describes uncovering methodological problems and argues that such problems contribute to the replication crisis, produce conflicting health recommendations, and lead to dwindling trust in medical professionals.
Demasi has devoted a considerable amount of time to researching and relaying the corruption inherent in what she terms the "Statin Wars." By way of offering background on the “acrimonious debate … about statins,” she explains, “I think a lot of the problems started in the mid-80s when former U.S. President Ronald Reagan decided to significantly slash funding to the National Institutes of Health.” This shift, she claims, “allowed private industry to move in and start funding their own clinical trials.”
The problem with industry’s infiltration of the health sciences, she explains, became abundantly clear as she researched the "Statin Wars." She notes the drug companies began to design their own clinical trials without oversight by unbiased parties. In addition, she explains, “we started to discover through legal suits that pharmaceutical companies were hiring marketing firms or getting marketing people to do the first drafts of their manuscripts that they would submit for peer review in order to give a positive spin on the trial data." She notes that although such practices “might not sound ethical, it’s a perfectly legal thing to be doing.”
In the documentary series “Heart of the Matter,” she and her colleagues shared these findings and highlighted that the benefits of statins had been exaggerated while their side effects had been downplayed. Despite receiving accolades for hard-hitting reporting and carefully executed research, Demasi and her colleagues eventually started receiving backlash, first from the Australian Heart Foundation and then from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists Collaboration (CTT). By December 2016, Demasi, along with the colleagues who worked on the series with her, was out of a job.
Reflecting on the experience, Demasi says, “I'm okay about this, and I wear it as a badge of honor. I think I did my job as a journalist.”
“I ask the questions without fear or favor,” she adds.
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3 relatives of mine were on Statins
1. My dad was 39 when prescribed to prevent heart attack. While on statins he was depressed, sleeping problems, muscle pain and DIED OF HEART ATTACK 2 years later
2. My grandma and grandpa. My grandma died of diabetes and liver cancer and grandpa alzheimers. Both suffered long months in bed before dying.
3. My aunt developed and died of breastcancer and diabetes.
So when I was prescribe statins with LDL cholesterol just a little over 200 I also had the worst insomnia, muscle pains, cognitive decline and more. I stopped it after 4 months. Started eating eggs fried in virgin coconut oil, pork belly with turmeric and black pepper, started eating butter, ginger/turmeric tea, vitamin C, multivitamins, magnesium glycinate, omega 3s, exercise and sunlight exposure. I regained joy in life, more energy, and cognitive function
My father had severe back pain for over ten years--he never suspected his statins. He mentioned his back pain to my uncle who suggested it could be his statins. My father finally read the insert, saw it was mentioned--so he went off them. Magically, his back pain went away! He was furious NONE of his doctors mentioned or suggested it could be the cause. He is now in better health at 84 (pain-free) than he was at age 70. SHAME on those doctors and the pharmaceutical companies for causing needless suffering.
Whats criminal is the mds will insist the statins dont cause this, yet your read the adverse effects and mechanism and literally statins cause muscle damage as a downstream effect
I have been rising-up every morning for the last 5 years with this lower back pain , seems this all came about
since i have been taking Statins . I heard that memory loss is also a side effect of these drugs
I am seriously contemplating giving these up for several months to see if these side effects will go away !
@@Barfsimpson911 i convinced my father on statins the side effects outweight the benefits.
@@Barfsimpson911 not really a side effect but yes, taking statins interferes with many necessary biochemical
pathways and one effect is cognitive issues, muscle damage, diabetes etc
That's why smart patients ALWAYS read the drug package inserts
I'm a 70 year old female with no cardiac history, BMI within normal range, BP 123/83, resting pulse is 55, on no medications, on a plant-based diet, and do vigorous aerobic exercise 4-5 days a week. My GP wants me to take statins based on *one* biomarker only: slightly raised cholesterol. As she is new to the practice, she has not seen me in person; indeed, I have never met her - this recommendation came via phone - and very snippy she was too when I objected. No ECG. No physical exam. No lifestyle advice or consultation. It's a joke.
tell her off in no uncertain terms what you just mentioned about a totally arbitrary diagnosis with the overtone of arrogance and greed playing the prescription game
Poop show. Love, nurse.
Your cholesterol is likely from post-menopausal hormones. And they know nothing about that either (not a mistake). And we can't even trust the labs. You did the right thing
Funny, I got a phone call from my doctor who I had not seen since before the lockdown, he said he was issuing me a prescription for statins. I asked my doctor why he was giving me statins, first he said one thing, when I dismissed that, he said another thing, and this went on and on. He finally gave up, but said they are there if you want them. It’s like doctors are just pushing them for the money they get from the pharmaceutical companies.
Tell them if they want statins swallowed they should swallow them . Very wise to stay away from statins!
Truth tellers who tell the truth even when it makes their lives more difficult but do it for the benefit of others are the real heroes in life. Thank you Dr. Maryanne Demasi , we send our love from Alberta Canada
I refused to take statins after a heart attack...I am alive and well and have a calcium score of zero. You are just at the beginning of this battle. Please don't stop.
Interesting, was your diet different prior to your heart attack, such as the S.A.D. ? Are you carnivore since? Did you have a high or moderately high CACS before the heart attack? Thanks.
Good on you Jennifer. My cardiologist says NO STATNS if Coronary Calcium score tests show a reading under 99.
interesting that you had a heart attack with a calcium score of zero. That would be unexpected, don't you think?
@@MarkHolmes Very but I have a CD of the angiogram - so I believe them
British GPs (general practitioners) are PAID to prescribe statins - in what way is that not corruption?
Same in the USA
Same in Taiwan
I mean, it's global common sense
If not paid directly with money
GPS are financially pressured by big pharma to become drug pushers. I have a saying: the success of a drug company is inversely proportional to the length of the skirt of its female reps. So the shorter the skirt the bigger the profit. 😂
My friend who is GP said that everyone over 50 should take statins. I argued that they cause side effects and asked her to watch this video but she wasn't interested
Drug companies spend millions influencing physicians. See The Fugitive.
With all due respect, I love this woman. This is what true scientists do.
And she is hot.
I love her also! Mainly because she is sooo beautiful. Yes I know how shallow I am!
@@hughkelly9073 scanning the comments for the hotness remark. Thanks to you I didn’t have to scroll down too far. But alas I basically look like a person who eats billy goats under a draw bridge. Yet, I can still appreciate a fact based distribution graph. I will await the next life for that which comes easy to others. Perhaps I will roll a good roll on the next game of craps.
Brains = beautiful.
@@venomq2409 wot the?!? That’s a very weird thing to write! You are definitely off your head.
@@hughkelly9073 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was a board certified Internal Medicine specialist in the USA. I had to retire early when I realized that allopathic medical doctors had become to a great degree simply pawns to push pharmaceuticals to end users for the benefit of pharmaceutical companies. About half of the disease burden in the USA is due to lifestyle choices and can be ameliorated by lifestyle changes. Pharmaceuticals like statins are inferior to diet changes but your family doctor does not know this because he or she is not taught this in medical school and this approach is suppressed in the medical literature.
Some years back I was diagnosed with an untreatable chronic condition. I realised that my best hope of ameliorating the symptoms was to optimise my diet. So I visited a famous medical bookshop located directly opposite a renowned teaching hospital, and wandered around looking for their nutrition section. Eventually I asked the staff and they said: "oh - we had to close it - no-one was buying the books. The students read the nutrition chapter in their textbooks, and that's it."
The mainstream medical profession has lost touch with the elements of health - especially nutrition. They are woefully ineffective at prevention, and industry interests control the public discussion.
There is hope for change in the emerging discipline of Functional Medicine being pioneered in centres like the Cleveland, but we have a long ways to go...
my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/functional-medicine
Agree. I'm a retail pharmacist and my store fills 700+ prescriptions in a 12-hour day. I'm required by the company to contact ALL diabetic patients who are not on a statin and convince them they NEED a statin simply because they're diabetic. I make good money but I also feel as if I'm being forced to be unethical. I'm unhappy with my career choice and feel like my profession is nothing more than pushing pills on every soul that walks in.
Spot on Meesh. Exactly how it is!
Well said.
Pawns? I wouldn't say that. Most are compensated to push the toxic drugs. One could say they are drug pushers/peddlers working for the Pharmaceutical Drug Lords.
One month ago i had an emergency admission to a hospital in NZ. MY age, 76. Diagnosis? Congestive heart failure, Fibrillation, Type 2 Diabetes and a raft of inflammatory ailments. After deciding to take charge of my own health, throwing away the prescribed Metformin, I now have normal fasting glucose and after meals levels are in normal range too. ALL INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS GONE!
I'm busting with energy, Blood pressure normal after Cardiologist cut out my Diltiazem, my fatty organ syndrome gone, losing weight nicely.
How?? I went on the Carnivore "diet", with intermittent fasting. THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET.!!!
Dear Reality Check, As I started reading your message, I was thinking I wish I could advise you to try carnivore diet. I am beyond delighted that you alrady do. I wish more elderly would really look into helping themselves instead of blindly trusting their doctors.
@@ellanola6284 Dear Ella's, thank you for your comment. I would strongly advise anybody to take charge of their own health, do research of prescribed remedies, look at both sides of that research, particularly at who funded it. You should be making the decisions based on your Doctors recommendation AND the results of that research you undertook.
Good on you! Taking charge of our own health, is the way to a better life. #carnivore
Could you please share what exactly do you eat daily and are you fasting 14 hours a day ?! Greatly appreciated 🙏
good for you , I don't believe thats an end all the way some zealots rant about it but it does work for them that are adverse to all the usual refined carbs . just watch your colon health and get the right fibre
I quit cold turkey with statins because of serious mobility issues i.e. virtually crippled up. Within 5 days I could move again and my physician, while disappointed at first, finally echoed the abortion industry mantra, "My body, My Choice! Thanks Doc!
When i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes my dr. Wanted to put me on a statin. A side effect IS diabetes. How crazy is that?
Time to find a new doctor. Ask for an insulin resistance test, and eliminate starches and sugars from your diet.
Good luck. My cardiologist is quite happily ignorant about diabetes, even though heart disease caused by diabetes is why he has a lot of his patients. It would be convenient to ignore that statin’s side effect is diabetes, a series conflict of interest.
Dementia suspected also.
Yes, I thought about this too, most of the heart drugs fuck you up one way or another, but don't worry your doctor will give you more pills to compensate for the other pills. Drug companies are corrupt in my opinion.
Try vanadium and chromium or bitter melon to reduce glucose resistance. It works!
Thank you for confirming what I suspected all along. When my "doctor" at the time prescribed statins without bloodworks, simply based on my ethnicity, I remember the knee joint pains and what he said at the time: "we have drugs for that too". I remember thinking he was trying to set me up as a future cash cow for big pharma and all the kickbacks they get. I subsequently weaned myself of this 3 month experiment and have been back to normal ever since. I see the same thing happening again with big pharma and the current worldwide pandemonium. I will fight this one tooth and nail as well. There has to be better accountability, but it's a difficult uphill battle when so many are on the take.
Here's a problem with GP doctors. If they diagnose you with high cholesterol and don't prescribe you statins they could be guilty of medical malpractice. Our doctors are in a bad place.
Doctors go to med school....they are taught to use meds...1 diagnosis and meds.......they have to follow the protocol if they want to keep their license....no options. Your doctor is only a pawn for the lucrative pharmaceutical industry....he has no choices
@@karenpeaden271 More of a middle man for Big Pharma. I asked my doctor if he would prescribe me some ivermectin and he said "no because it wasn't FDA approved" but the was telling me to get the Covid jab before it was FDA approved.
It's not so much setting you up for being a cash cow for 'big pharma', it's more a situation where doctors practice 'cover your ass' medicine, where they have to toe the line and follow what is considered current 'expert' recommended treatment, because they're afraid of being sued if they don't. Hence, the proliferation of prescribing statins to everyone, because of a few 'experts' in cardiology who ARE paid by the pharmaceutical companies to promote their use. Why do they do this? Because they have no other ideas on how to decrease heart attacks; once they got people to stop smoking, that was all they had. The suggestion that elevated blood sugar caused blood vessel damage which would increase heart disease, would tell the world that they had been wrong about dietary fats for 80 years, and that would open them up to lawsuits as well.
As always, it's all about money..... not your health.
Especially when governments grant immunity from prosecution to Big Pharma, against both criminal and civil prosecution. I'd love to see the bank account balances of all politicians worldwide to check for large "donations."
Thank you, Dr. Demasi. I sheepishly allowed my GP to put me on Lipitor at 70, despite misgivings at the time. After three years, my ophthalmologist casually mentioned during a routine checkup that I had early glaucoma and was developing cataracts. He put me on the two standard glaucoma drugs and, after three years, I began to experience severe vision problems...blepharitis, cloudy vision, etc. I opted for SLT laser op on the eyes, dumped the Lipitor and glaucoma meds and my eyes started improving on the third day. No heart history.
Plus studies show patients over 70 years old live long with high cholesterol with some researchers feel that LDL are involved with immune system
Try serrapeptase! It's not a drug but an enzyme that's beneficial for our bodies. 🙏
I used to work in the meeting planning department for a large pharmaceutical company that sold a statin. We regularly held "Key Opinion Leader" long week-end conferences at very posh resorts that doctors and their families would attend. Eventually governments stepped in and we were tasked with creating a very cumbersome method for tracking and reporting the amount we were spending on each doctor, and meet new restrictions (all different) being implemented by countries all over the world. I remember one doctor lamenting the end of these "conferences", bragging that we (our company) had paid for his honeymoon! A few years later when I had a high cholesterol test result, my doctor put me on that same statin, which gave me very painful leg cramps, so fortunately I stopped taking it. So glad I did now that the truth about statins is out!
I was told by a doctor that even if my cholesterol was nil I needed to take statins because I am over 70. Don’t think so !
Lol I’m glad you didn’t listen to them !!
@@willcook403 I actually heard a person say a doctor joked about needing to do surgery on a patient because the payment on his Mercedes was due that month. Sad when money takes precedence over truth and compassion, but there seems to be little of that these days. In the Old West you knew they were trying to kill you when the shots rang out, but now they try to do it by slander, loss of a job, and denial of credit or income. It's what they call the Cancel culture.
Really? We were born needing medication were we? Total poppycock! If we ate properly we would be far healthier but of course we followed the guidelines given to us by the health professions and food industry and found ourselves in trouble.. wasn’t it the health industry that once upon a time said smoking was good for us? We need low calorie high nutrient food and very little fat. Whole food not isolated components.
Reading my kindle edition of 'Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease--and the Statin-Free Plan by doctors Jonny Bowden and Stephen Sinatra. Strongly recommended. It categorically asserts statins should not be prescribed to those over 69. Nor to women.
Hi, our fingers have prints unlike each other, meds are concocted for RX to all patients, with possible reactions, even death. What's minimal side effects, good you're still alive ! DON"T SMOKE OR QUIT. I'm 90, Retired military, 137/70.
One of the best videos I have ever heard. Thank you for being brave and standing up for truth.
Thank you for your work Dr Demasi
Not very many people I respect any more. Follow the Money! The industry is extremely disgusting. This person, at least on this subject is amazing and deserves respect and support. The added benefit is she has beauty, integrity, and intellect.
Thank you Doc for reconfirming the data and corruptions behind this drug. You are one brave and courageous lady. May the good Lord protects you as you continue your mission to bring truth to this world. You are saving lives! Please keep up your good work.
Yeah...my "physician" wanted me to get on a drug that purported to reduce heart attack by 15%. 🤔 That was the last time I went to a doctor. And, God forbid, I have to go to the hospital. We're on our own, folks!
I worked in Alzheimer and dementia aged care and ALL bar one were on statins plus antidepressants etc.One was off all drugs thanks to her daughter and she walked better and was not as agitated.
That's what happens when your brain lacks the necessary cholesterol.
Yep, sounds about right... The best way to deal with someone who is factually correct and trying to prove dirty underhanded tactics... Is to threaten them and gag them, and add in a pinch of despicable slandering into the mix... Good on you girl for staying the course! 😁
Thank you Maryanne for exposing the Drug mafia. Today, many top notch doctors in US like Dr. Esselstyn, Dr. Collin, Dr. Mcdougall, Dr. Barnard & Dr. Lustig echo your sentiments (findings) on Statin & similar drugs. Unfortunately, here in Australia, many cardiologists including my own, still play second fiddle to the Drug giants. Kudos on your achievement because it is certainly an achievement. Keep firing the shots.
Thank you Maryanne, you’re a godsend. The doctor called today to put me on a statin. No. Time to dump HRT as well, it isn’t helping. I’m looking into changes but I’m not unhealthy or unfit ( although the doctor is trying to tell me otherwise). Statins killed my dad and the medical profession slowly murdered him. Keep up the excellent work.
Eat plants
@@kate60Eat meat
@@eddkennedy6458 Yes, go carnivore!
Great talk. Your calm professional presentation belies your toughness and determination in hanging in there. And, of course, it is not over. Joseph Hill, editor of Circulation, wrote an editorial blaming social media and other critics for daring to question statins. I wrote to him, pointing out that, among other things "the solution to the problem seems to me to be simple. All that is needed is for you, other editors and individual authors to confront the critics. I do not see the the matter as settled and the misgivings I have do not come from celebrities on social media.... comments and those of other critics should be taken seriously. The failure to do so contributes to the suspicion...." His answer was non-committal of course. And the problem may get worse in that comments by "Alan the Cat," below point to their using the association between diabetes and CVD to recommend statins for diabetes and, worse, his point that they will refuse to recommend low-carb/keto, insuring that the diabetes will still be there.
Bravo Madame Dr. Maryanne Demasi
Je vous félicite de votre courage, de votre tenacité, de votre droiture.
Mon cardiologue m'a aussi prescrit des statines, la discussion sur le bien fondé à mal tourné, je vais donc devoir trouver un autre médecin.
Continuez, je vous souhaite beaucoup de courage et persévérance.
Salutations d'Europe
Thank you Doctor for your standing up against toxic drugs. It makes me ask, what can we all do in our own little orbs to make the world safer and better for all. Courage prevents a lot of problems! We all need to express courage in a peaceful way that helps correct wrong ideas. All problems now or in the past have all come from bad ideas and ideas are easier to overcome than physical wars.
Thank you sooo much for fighting for all of us!! You are an angel!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👍🏽
Women, QUIT SMOKING, UNknown chemistry affecting unknown body functions.
My respect to this doctor. Integrity is what we need today. I haven't used any pharmaceutical drugs at all and have gone through very difficult illnesses healing with different natural therapies. The most important thing is to remember we are the only ones who decide in our minds and bodies.
It's just a question of time before UA-cam shuts here down. Dr. Jason Fung is probably next on the hit list.
In 1990s my husband was given statins by his g.p. He was in agony through the night with muscle pains all over his body.He started to get very morose, low mood, but working very hard.I went to speak to his g.p. He wouldn’t discuss any aspect of my husbands health.we went through divorce 15yrs later. He died in 2016.Missed by all who loved him.Take care over 70s please.
I am so sorry for your loss and all you’ve had to endure. I cut my Pharma-shill cardiologist loose a couple days ago and stopped the rosuvastation and zetia nonsense immediately- all at the risk of death, or so my GP has advised me. Now I need to come to terms with the anger and the shame. All the best to you, Barbara.
One of the most impressive young women I have ever heard speak. In addition to revealing facts about statins and the dishonesty of drug companies, she bolsters my belief that we have raised generations of highly "educated", and "indoctrinated" individuals. They sell their credibility and character to the highest bidder. Thanks to social media, there is now hope that the corruption at the highest levels of the academy, government, the bureaucracy, and the corporate suite will see a day of reckoning - hopefully in this decade.
Some years ago during a very stressful period in my life I had some sort of mental disturbance characterized by insomnia and some memory lapse. I had a number of different diagnoses, first with depression, then bipolar, then another doctor said it was neither, just anxiety. In the end the bipolar diagnosis stuck and I was told that it was incurable but treatable with meds. The meds, however caused severe side-effects including elevated cholesterol, cognitive dulling and urinary incontinence and along with that I basically just wasn't myself. Finally I got fed up thinking that since I was neither a danger to myself or anyone else I'd rather deal with a brain attack than a heart attack and the urinary incontinence was just insufferable. I told my doctor I wanted to try getting off the meds, slowly and in a controlled way so I didn't have to deal with any adverse withdrawal symptoms. He strongly counselled against it but reluctantly agreed. The less meds I took the better I felt until I was finally off them entirely and completely feeling like my happy normal self again. That was years ago and I haven't looked back since. The thing about psychotropic drugs is that the side effects are the same as the symptoms of the illness they are supposed to be treating and one of the side effects is nothing less than suicidal ideation! Then the label tells you if you feel that way call your doctor, but it was your doctor who had prescribed the medication in the first place! In that case I'd feel more inclined to call the police or my lawyer!
I know this is off topic because we are talking about statins but the problems with statins is I think even worse with psychotropic drugs where the drug companies as well as the doctors are really just whistling in the dark. Caveat emptor.
@Laughingathwrld I think that mental illness like all other illness is part of the human condition and a lot of it may be both inexplicable and ephemeral. I completely agree that psych drugs should not be prescribed without, as you say, deep medical investigations but usually they are and once the diagnosis is made it sticks because the side effects of the drugs are similar to the symptoms which creates a vicious circle or a self-fulfilling prophecy.
As to your final point of psychological socio-economic problems creating mental illness, all too true. It is not even controversial that every rise in unemployment rates results in a rise in suicides; that climate alarmism has led to anxiety and depression, especially among children; that the pandemic school closures have done the same on an even larger scale. But where are the psych workers who should be on the front lines protesting all of these developments? As far as I can tell, crickets.
My low carb life-style begun at a physicians office as I was introduced to a pie-plate chart of what to eat and a prescription for a statin drug. I went home and dived into the Internet. My initial search input was "why I do not believe that cholesterol is bad for my health" At that point I stopped believing in any main stream dogma. Now I do not believe in covid-19 hazard risks anymore. Oh, I am 54 and feel already better than at 21 when I competed in sports at the international level.
So proud of you for standing up for truth. Thank you for all your work!
Such a brave lady 👏 very clear presentation
I saw data where the the mortality gap between Statins and placebo was 0.3%. So 99% on Statins did not die compared to 98.7%. So they then claimed a 30% benefit for Statin use. Any layperson would look at the numbers and suggest 99% is so close to 98.7% that there is effectively no difference
It is worse than that even, they claim a 30% (Relative) reduction in one area only (such as CAD) and do not publish “all cause mortality” figures.
Same lecture since 4 years ago. Yes I’ve just stopped my Statin ♥️🇨🇦🌏🇺🇦
I’ve discovered the problem occurs when the Business of medicine gets in the way of the Practice of medicine.
Excellent talk. Thanks for the upload
Thank you Dr.Maryanne for standing up for these issues.. Statins may gave a use in only certain situations. But they are definitely over-prescribed.. Sugar is as harmful as cigarette smoking. That should not even be controversial.. Thank you again. Cheers from Izmir, Turkey…
Gotta love the Heart Foundation references she mentions, 60% Sugar Honey Cheerio's are approved by the Heart Foundation!
Of course they are! They also approved margarine as better for you than butter! It's a bit of a joke really that people place trust in these organisations.
Oh Dr. Demasi you are my favorite online doctor.
Some thirty years ago I produced the first thesis in the Sthn Hemisphere (according to the Univ of Melbourne, Brownless Medical Library, on medical complaint systems. While studying/ researching, I discovered the heinous link between Big Pharma and doctors. The effective bribes... etc etc. My thesis did lead to the creation of what is today the Health Complaints Commission but the Big Pharma issue has been ignored by successive Health Ministers.
Absolutely 100% correct. $$$$$$ is their RX.
pharma is so good at bribing any gov agencies and NGOs.
Thanks for your efforts.
An awesome woman who's been as determined as she is today in the 30 years that I've known her. Stay awesome Maryanne!
Thank you young lady for your commitment to the truth 🙏
Stopped at 77 six months before watching this excess side effects...............
God Bless this woman. She is the epitome of integrity. She is exactly what the leaders of the human race need to be. Just tell the truth for Christs sake. No agenda, no financial gain by lying. PERIOD. Sad what we have become.
I can only hope that the "special place in Hell" that was mentioned is expressly reserved for the jackwagons that use our lack of knowledge to profit.
Sociopaths tend to not tell the truth. It hinders their ambitions and goals
In order for people to 'telling the truth'....one must have conscience with their science,.
'The Great Cholesterol Myth' by authors Jonny Bowden, PHd and Stephen Sinatra, MD is essential reading here.
Reading it now. Doctor called today to put me on a statin. I nicely stated to go piss up a rope. Statins killed my dad.
Well done Dr Demasi, a brilliant presentation
I was on rosuvastatin (Crestor) for about 15 years. Along the way I developed sore muscles, especially in my legs; brain fog, poor memory, and balance problems. These symptoms lead to my being forced to take early retirement (not all side effects of statins are bad!) I quit the Crestor last November and all of these symptoms were much reduced. I'm quite surprised at the hostility that people show towards people like me who have read the literature and come to a conclusion similar to Demasi's.
Hello. When you went off Crestor, how long did it take for you to start feeling normal again? And did you go through any weird "withdrawal" type issues the first couple weeks (like mood swings or lingering memory issues/confusion)? Asking because someone I know stopped taking Lipitor last week. She was doing well, feeling upbeat, etc, but then had an episode of confusion this morning and she's been pretty moody all day.
@@prplmeanie4 6 months keep fluids up vitamin coq10. Exercise start carefully to avoid injury to drug weakened muscles
Dr. Demasi, you are awesome! Please continue your investigative science journalism.
Until I heard her lecture on statins I was seriously thinking that I would soon be in a care home @66. I had very limited and painful RoM’s esp shoulders,elbows and knees. It was a lightbulb moment. I stopped taking statins after emailing my GP. Another doctor rang me and agreed .The difference in a couple of weeks was remarkable. I’m even gardening again albeit lightly.
NB My doctor had put me on them twice. First time it was just pain. The second time I was unable to perform ADL due to loss of movement. Don’t be afraid to question what we are given..just look at the vaccine push.
Well said!
Glad that you're feeling better off statins.
God bless you.
That's amazing!
Now that you mention it, I wish they would stop referring to a bioweapon as a vaccine.
It's not a 'vaccine'.....none of them are. Flu shot, HPV, covaids.....nothing preventive about them.
@@ladygrace2741 100%
This is great stuff. Thank you so much for your important Work og gathering these informations abd sharing. Thank you thank you
You aren't paranoid if you are really being attacked!
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the bastards aren't out to get you"!
Mild paranoia isn't an evolutionary disadvantage... it _is_ a massive *_advantage_* in that a lack of paranoia leads to complacency and the self-imposition of mental "blinders" so you can avoid seeing the truth.
QUIT SMOKING !!!!!!
So brave . I love her.
Had the heart attack and was expected to take statins as a matter of course. I refused based on evidence I gathered regarding side effects and was subjected to much disapproval from the cardiac care team who proceeded to gaslight me within the cardiac care program. I was implementing life style changes based on LCHF and exercise and doing well so declined to continue with the program. As a observation, the other CVD patients in the program seemed to be very passive and didn't seem to engage fully were-as I felt like I was jumping out of my skin to get back to a healthy full life. Was that an example of the 'brain fog' from taking the statin? Don't know but I felt like I was in a room of sleep walkers.
I wish I had refused to take statin drugs after my stent implant but at least I did eventually take myself of them and also the blood pressure meds, of course this was against doctors orders but I never regretted my decision, my condition is still improving but anxiety and headaches are still popping up when I am under stress or worry a lot!
I think, having a meds reaction and quit the RX on my own. Meds have the place to provide help for immediate use, too much or long RX may produce reactions, reactions are supplied normally, however, if possible or with outside help, check the Meds history.
@@urschristen5920 most of this presentation was about whether statins were beneficial in primary prevention and not really about its benefits to people who have had a stent implanted. Like yourself I too have had a stent put in ,I am 51 and wondering do I need to be taking a statin for the rest of my life? For those who have a stent placed we are supposedly at risk of stenosis(blockage) reoccurring,what are taking in place of the statin? Thanks for any info you can share.
@@urschristen5920 see Rath Foundation's video. Dr Linus Pauling and Rath have figured out why we get heart diseases. animals dont get them. Long term vitamin C deficiency causes all kinds of problems including CVDs.
@@mkl126 Hmmm, I believe I heard something to the affect of "carbs block Vitamin C receptors" Makes me wonder if that is yet another reason to avoid carbs??
It's not easy doing the right thing. May everyone know this kind of pain in their life. This is how you make the world better.
Sure it is! It's very easy doing the right thing. When you serve God and not mortal gods? :)
Excellent!
Thank you!!
Thank you for your important unappreciated work!
Marianne, you are a Godsend. Keep it up. They can't hide forever.
Thank you so much for clearing up all about statin drug. you are a perfect Dr. Merci
We humans can be proud that we have someone of such integrity to represent the health interests of our species.
Dr. DeMasi, you are a brave honest knowledgeable person who sooner or later will be recognized for telling the truth. The obstacles for you are not new because the food and drugs lords will be against anyone uncovering the dirty game they play. May you be protected by your highest Angels above.
I’m one who started feeling tremors and out of zinc after taking lipitor. Hope you’ll never stop doing a great job.
Wow, thank you for doing this!
Very enlightening - thankyou
I am only watching this in 2024, and thank you for all the great works in exposing all the flaws, lies, and false information! I just wish there was more we could do to make the world a fairer place. My heartfelt thank you for your effort and courage!
I never did understand the indiscriminate use of statin drugs when it appears that it's sole function is to prevent the liver from fulfilling it's purpose. Unless there's a really good reason to intervene, I'd prefer the body to sort itself out and to support it by sticking to a sensible diet (including cutting down sugar, which is a really sound idea).
The brain must have cholesterol, as well as every cell in our body
Fantastic speech! Bring forth the truth!
Thank you for taking a stand 👍👍👍
Damn...! 🏆👍 1st time seeing this UA-cam video (5/16/22) . That was just terrific, absolutely terrific 🏆👍 Thank you Dr. Maryanne Demasi. Loved your presentation. 🏆👍 (ie., for illuminating so much that isn't illuminated or is so shaded and tainted, that would make a huge positive health benefit(s) in the choices people would otherwise make in taking this or not taking that medications....as opposed to what they will get as a health risk...not benefit!)👍
Why there aren't more thumbs-up reviews of this video/information blows my mind and worries me about the public's ability to understand straight forward information about health. Blindly following one's doctor's advice can be hazardous to one's health.
Five and a half million thumbs up to date 👍👍👍
I observed my mother-in-law's pain and mental decline after she was prescribed statins. I was able to convince her doctor to take her off of the drug and change her blood thinner for a three month trial period. Her improvement was so dramatic, it caused her doctor to rethink the efficacy of that drug and others. I believe all of the major health difficulties she has experienced have been the direct or indirect result of all the drugs she has been giving, starting with HRT.
The best substitute for Warfarin and rubbish like that is to take Cayenne pepper in a glass of water a couple of times a day, it works better than Warfarin or Aspirin and it has no side affects! ua-cam.com/video/utQVtnnz60A/v-deo.html
@@urschristen5920 Excellent change. Quit or don't smoke.
take massive dose of vitamin C.
@@mkl126 moderation is key!!! Even healthier than quality & quantity is consistency
Outstanding important review. God bless you for standing strong against the mistruths of several big organizations who put profits above people. Thank you 👍🇺🇸
One thing that scared me was when it said it can raise your blood sugar. You don't need diabetes added to high cholesterol.,
What's wrong with having high cholesterol? Nothing! High triglycerides are bad, not high LDL or HDL cholesterol, the whole premise for statins is a lie.
The studies I've seen show that people with high LDL (the supposedly bad cholesterol) live longer than people with low LDL.
Check out the Carnivore diet with intermittent fasting. NO HUNGER PANGS!! I had been diagnosed with Level2 Diabetes. Scared me into action.
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TG:HDL ratio is a good marker
And one can get definitive results if doctors do the right tests, which they usually don’t.
LDL-C is nearly useless.
I have friends in their 30’s prescribed statins from one blood test. I told them perhaps some exercise and a better diet would be a better option than statins because of one blood test. It’s beyond ridiculous.
High vs low density is the diff in the chol counts. One dangerous the other much less. One you worry about if high,the other you dont. Look it up
I admire you of your courage, please continue to inform us against these bad guys.
Sounds like the sugar industries and the drug industries have taken pages right out of Scientology on how to discredit your enemies. Dr. Demasi you are a true hero and I have great gratitude for your honesty and courage.
You are a fantastic scientist & woman. Thank you. We now have the same issue with the COVID vaccines. Follow the money! Take care.
What a brave, good and inteligent person!
My lipid numbers were always bad and they just got worse as I aged. Doctors recommended statins, but I resolved to work with diet and exercise. At about age 62, my doc had me get a cardio calcium CT scan, which would reveal atherosclerosis. It was below detectable levels. My lipids continued to worsen and a few years later, he had me do a more precise test that scans carotid arteries. Doc told me I have the arteries of a 30 year old at age 65 and I've been eating carnivore diet with much cheating for about 3 years. Why do we keep getting suckered by drug pushers?
FYI for those in the U.S. in particular - I am in Vermont and the doctor I talked about statins with in my 50's gave me a hard fact: in the U.S. alone, statins cause a minimum of 45,000 cases of diabetes PER YEAR. I challenge the doctors pushing statins to define "serious adverse effect" and exclude diabetes. This number comes from multiple independent medical studies following actual cases. And by 2010, the research had already resulted in the American FDA requiring a medical Warning to be put on statin packages sold in the States, stating that the statin can cause diabetes. Is there such a warning about diabetes on statins sold in Australia? In the U.S., we have an epidemic of late onset diabetes, for a combination of causes. But NO ONE with a family history of late onset diabetes, or at high risk for it for any reason, should take statins. We have no heart disease in my family, or heart attacks, beginning with my great-grandparents in the 1800s down to my generation in 2021. But there IS a genetic history of late onset diabetes. I would consider it abuse of Stand of Care for any doctor to prescribe them for me with that history. There is no way I would take them.
👏👏👏 I applaud her strength and courage! My young dr put me on statins. I told her I had a liver condition. She said it was fine. 1 year and 3 months later, my body aches were bad, an old injury pain flared up, my liver enzyme levels doubled, I had bad insomnia, anxiety and just felt really badly. I decided to stop the statins and eat foods to heal my liver. My body aches are getting better, I'm sleeping better... only 1 week later. I am taking ginger, turmeric tea, eating liver supporting food. I will NEVER go on statins again!!!
I'm proud to be part of the cult. Thanks for your courage and commitment to telling the truth
Keep up the good fight! Thank you!
Thank you, Dr Marryanne Demasi you are invaluable.
Great you are! It really need courage to open your mouth against these giants.
you are really good and explains well, unlike the doctors who are prescribing this lipitor. its very difficult to ask them coz they don't want to explain when you asked them.these pharmaceutal companies in connivance with the doctors are cheating the people.GOD BLESS YOU.
And poisoning!
I took statins religiously after my first heart attack. I got my LDL’s down to 100 ended up with another heart attack stopped all statins, discovered less stiffness, muscle pain and weakness, gain strength, clear, thinking, better health, normal, blood pressure, etc. etc..
I am 81 n was on Atorvastatin for 3 years n suffered from severe body pains n urgency for urination. After reading about the side effects of statins, I discontinued statin since 3 years n perfectly healthy n happy.
My heartiest commendations to Dr. Maryanne Demasi!!
Dr.Demasi, 30 years ago if I use cholesterol medicine "baycol", I couldn't watch your lecture, because i'll be 6'
below ...Thank You
What was the role of Dr Norman Swan behind the scenes in informing the ABC decision makers in relation to the 'gag order' from the ABC management? As Dr Swan has been outspoken in support of statins - it makes me very suspicious if his opposing views relating to statins swayed the ABC board to override independent research challenging the statin vested interests. Was his role to push a risk management approach to the ABC?
Thank You for the TRUTH!!!
Thank God for people of integrity
What wonderfully brave woman!
She's so brilliant, courageous and beautiful!
What a gal!! Excuse the sexism but she is marvellous. I am so very impressed by her dedication to scientific integrity.
It's not sexism. Just be normal, natural and don't think about how to say stuff. It's FINE :)
Fantastic presentation with factual content. No wonder she and the ABC parted ways (the ABC are not big on facts).
Her hair is beautiful too!
Excellent video!
Dr. Demasi, you are gold. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching, Toni!
I loooove good analysis, and this is lovely stuff Maryanne. Mark Martens, Accidental Scientist.
I finally realized that statins giving me bad lower back pain and virtego. I stopped the statins and the problem went away
How quickly did the problem go away after you stopped taking the statin?
@@prplmeanie within a week the problem went away