Statin Alternatives for High Cholesterol

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  • @jjohnston6645
    @jjohnston6645 2 роки тому +17

    It's amazing how many people I know that are on statin's with good cholesterol numbers still have heart attacks, and still have to get surgery for heart bypass. You can't pill your way out of a bad diet.

  • @ritaduplessis8228
    @ritaduplessis8228 3 роки тому +18

    May God bless you and yes prayer is the only way to have peace. Rita from namibia

  • @sharoncassel3066
    @sharoncassel3066 3 роки тому +16

    I’ve only been listening for a couple weeks., but I’m so excited to have found you. Always encouraging and peaceful in the middle of this crazy time in life.

  • @Truthmatters6385
    @Truthmatters6385 2 місяці тому +3

    I've always seen the scripture translated as PLANS - which is much deeper and proactive than "thoughts".
    We are beautifully and wonderfully made. He made our bodies to be able function and heal if we treat it as our temple. I've lowered my LDL my natural means; I prayed for God to give me the self discipline and focus. He is always here with me. ❤

  • @thinkbeforesaying244
    @thinkbeforesaying244 3 роки тому +22

    There is increasing research that shows a high carbohydrate diet is actually responsible for cholesterol plaque, not fat. Cholesterol is also very important for brain function and many other organs. It is the small, dense LDL which is bad, but when you eat a low carb diet, the LDL is bigger and fluffier, hence not a problem. Cholesterol is very important to our body. Having a high cholesterol level is not necessarily bad, it's the type of cholesterol which is more important.

    • @directajith
      @directajith 2 місяці тому

      Dietary c does not affect cholestrol level

  • @debhadden205
    @debhadden205 3 роки тому +27

    My husband had 2 stents placed for two 99% blocked arteries in 2012. He then went on a low fat whole plant based diet. In 2015, a nuclear stress test showed no heart disease. His total cholesterol is 124 and with no prescriptions. He takes two berberine, 1 red yeast rice, and coq10 daily... No statins, no blood pressure meds, no beta blockers. We take brisk walks together and he has no heart symptoms.

    • @TheToberman1
      @TheToberman1 2 роки тому +1

      My husband just had a stent placed - surviving the “Widow-Maker” heart attack. His cardiologist stated that the only diet he is aware of that proves to heal cardiac issues is the WFPB (plant based). Dr Esselstyn’s studies and diet were mentioned. Thanks for your information and kudos to your husband for doing what it takes to be well.

    • @mnrois
      @mnrois Рік тому

      My hubby is in the same situation and I implemented similar regimen now I need to switch to plant based and convince him. Thank you for sharing!

  • @yan24to
    @yan24to 2 роки тому +7

    I had a Tia,and was given Statin,my Cholesterol levels were normal,I was given Statin just in case it rose,I refused and am only on blood thinners only,I would really like a natural alternative to using blood thinners as they make me nauseous,I am trusting God to keep me levels normal,and eating healthily and taking lots of Exercise, praise the lord 🙏 for this channel.

    • @pennybrown677
      @pennybrown677 8 місяців тому

      Look into nattokinase. You can google it to find the studies showing it reduced the thickening on carotid artery.

  • @tabaker0499
    @tabaker0499 3 роки тому +6

    You are the epitome of a DOCTOR! The word doctor comes from the Latin word for "teacher," itself from docēre, meaning "to teach."

  • @lr9152
    @lr9152 3 роки тому +28

    A carnivore/ keto diet saved my husbands life. I believe it's the healthiest way of eating.

  • @sheami
    @sheami 3 роки тому +3

    Dr James. Thank you for investing in humanity, the Gifts God has endued you with. Your love for God is contagious. Praying for you. God bless you & anoint you more!🙏❤️

  • @charlesmathews5840
    @charlesmathews5840 3 роки тому +65

    I really appreciate the way you put lifestyle (physical as well as spiritual) ahead of medication and council your patients to consider a healthy diet too. I have found that Omega 3 oil supplement an excellent way of addressing the problem of cholesterol as it fulfills 2 rolls (and more) as it keeps the arteries clean and the veins supple allowing the blood to flow freely. 👏👍

    • @melvillejayathissa7415
      @melvillejayathissa7415 Рік тому

      I just stumbled on a China- made krill oil Omega-3 supplement saying that Krill Oil can increase the beneficial NAD+ in our body? Bears investigating? Melville from sunny Malaysia

  • @eliezer6937
    @eliezer6937 3 роки тому +8

    Thankyou Lord father... For your beautiful promises...

  • @thegabbygailshow2838
    @thegabbygailshow2838 Рік тому +1

    I was trying to look for the 7 Week Biblical Scriptures for life.
    I want to do this. God Bless you Dr.

  • @marioj.-thebassicsofplayin5207
    @marioj.-thebassicsofplayin5207 3 роки тому +48

    I was given a statin to lower my cholesterol. After 3 weeks of taking it I broke out in a rash literally all over my body. I went back to the doctor he took me off the statin. My cholesterol was total 216, after I got off the statin , went to a completely vegan, vegetarian diet my cholesterol after 8 months my total numbers were 185. You CAN lower it naturally and is the healthy way to do It.

    • @joyceelmer131
      @joyceelmer131 2 роки тому +2

      So glad to hear this! That’s wonderful!

    • @gladyrose21
      @gladyrose21 2 роки тому +3

      The same happens to my husband.

    • @HeatherWilliams-dz4fh
      @HeatherWilliams-dz4fh 3 місяці тому +1

      I had to go off the statins they were doing the a lot of harm

    • @EdgardoEstacio-q5x
      @EdgardoEstacio-q5x Місяць тому

      Oh ​@@gladyrose21

    • @lifeslessons9889
      @lifeslessons9889 Місяць тому

      The minute you quoted GOD I lost respect . Shame you started there, as I was all ears 👂

  • @mystrength5640
    @mystrength5640 3 роки тому +15

    Probiotics Work, having a sensible lifeStyle… And Strong Faith in God.. increase Vegetables and Fruit…

  • @williamturner1441
    @williamturner1441 3 роки тому +17

    I was on a Statin for 7 years after my Window Maker Heart Attack when I was 50.. I eat mostly healthy with lots of salads and am in good shape and do not smoke or drink. I started losing my memory and found my Type II diabetes was impacted. After stopping the statin my Diabetes medicine started working much better and I could actually remember things again w/o staring off into space. I even lost 5 pounds. My Cholesterol is 200 w/o medicine.

    • @gladyrose21
      @gladyrose21 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for you input my husband is o. This tipe of medication and I'm worried about the side effects and his is only 57 years old.

    • @denisehadfield7995
      @denisehadfield7995 2 роки тому +1

      200 isn’t high it’s normal isn’t it

    • @williamturner1441
      @williamturner1441 2 роки тому +1

      @@denisehadfield7995 My doctor said it was fine when I was 17 years old. He wasn't concerned at all. Current doctors want it waaaay down and my body said noooooo.

  • @susanhawkins3890
    @susanhawkins3890 3 роки тому +4

    Had a heart attack 6 mo. Ago dr. Prescribed avorastatin…legs&feet hurt constantly. No bad habits here but cholesterol runs in the family…you’re so uplifting,so knowledgeable,so helpful!

    • @judycrisenbery2982
      @judycrisenbery2982 9 місяців тому

      Did your statin cause weight gain? I'm taking that same statin:-(

  • @danielbacani6372
    @danielbacani6372 3 роки тому +9

    It's important to mention why cholesterol sticks to arterial walls,it is bodies internal bandage to help repair damage to arterial walls caused by circulating oxidative free radicals which comes from continuing consumption of inapropriate processed and preserved foods,unfortunately continuing the same diet causes more damage which follows more accumulating self repair,which lead to inevitable blockages of blood flow,hence heart attacks and strokes,God bless

  • @simonelimaUSA
    @simonelimaUSA 3 роки тому +16

    Thank you! My son has high cholesterol he watched the video with me ,he said he learned a lot.

  • @joyceelmer131
    @joyceelmer131 2 роки тому +4

    Have you heard of NMR Lipoprotein Particle Size Test? It measured the small dense LDL vs the large fluffy LDL.I have HDL 90 ,VLDL is 12, Triglycerides are 60. All good. My lDL is 243and Total Cholesterol is 327. I have explained to my Cardiologist, that I’ve been on Ketogenic diet for 2 years,and this is known as a Hyper Responder. I’ve been on statins in the past. (I’m an otherwise healthy 75 year old female). I’ve tried 3 Statins. They all gave me terrible muscle aches. I’m going to try your plant base diet. I thank you for this video. I do take Niacin, perhaps should up the dose. Will call the Doc tomorrow. Thank you so much again. God bless you and your channel💕✝️

    • @judycrisenbery2982
      @judycrisenbery2982 9 місяців тому

      What about the flush???? Do you have a flush with your niacin?

  • @keysforrenewal9767
    @keysforrenewal9767 3 роки тому +14

    He did try Lipitor once, but Holy Spirit woke him up & said to stop it. He spends 2 hours time in AM on Scriptures, singing, prayers in AM.

    • @3n1man4
      @3n1man4 3 роки тому +1

      I believe this, God has spoken to my health issues many times !

    • @HeatherWilliams-dz4fh
      @HeatherWilliams-dz4fh Місяць тому

      @@keysforrenewal9767
      I was on that I’ll never use it again
      It caused me to have constant dry mouth snd a few other Symptoms

  • @agadababa3883
    @agadababa3883 Місяць тому +1

    A million thanks
    God bless and keep you

  • @juliuslim3000
    @juliuslim3000 3 роки тому +11

    What an informative and insightful video. Thank you so much.

  • @jasgough3011
    @jasgough3011 Рік тому +1

    May the Lord Jesus continue to bless you immensely for your extremely valuable insight, keep up the excellent work and your walk in Faith Brother 👍🙏😇

  • @johnnelson9252
    @johnnelson9252 3 роки тому +6

    Read the study in June 2020 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Ratios between LDL, HDL and Triglycerides are more important than actual numbers. I'm surprised to see Ansel Keyes still being touted in 2021.

  • @randomthoughtstoday
    @randomthoughtstoday Рік тому

    Dr. you are an amazing gift and amazing help. You are doing a great work on behalf of our father God. May God bless you!

  • @sfloridapatriot5572
    @sfloridapatriot5572 3 роки тому +6

    My husband was put on Crestor. At last check his total cholesterol was 125 🤯 Now he is having memory problems and brain fog. Is at risk of losing his job. I just went through his meds and found 4 that are sedating.2 heavy duty antihistamines, a muscle relaxer and cbd + thc drops (has med Mary card) I am beside myself. He has been off the unholy mix for 6 days and says well I don't notice a difference....I really think it will take time..unless the damage is permanent. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

    • @Nine_Bun_Bun
      @Nine_Bun_Bun 3 роки тому

      I just can't imagine that cholesterol lowering drugs are doing the brain any good since the brain requires cholesterol. Also, the production of vitamin D in the body requires cholesterol (the molecule name is cholecalciferol). Statins are over-prescribed according to Dr. Sinatra, he only prescribes them under specific set of conditions. People in their 30's with no heart disease are getting prescribed statins for basically the rest of their lives. Oh, and without the addition of CoQ10 the heart muscle is being directly harmed by statins, which is incredibly ironic, and complete insanity that there's no plan whatsoever to get people OFF the medications.

    • @pennybrown677
      @pennybrown677 8 місяців тому

      He needs an anti-histamine that doesn't cause drowsiness - they are some. Also, check the dose of Crestor. The side effects are dose related and Dr Attia says no one - or hardly no one - needs to be on high dose since you can get 80% of the total benefit at the very lowest dose.

  • @robertbrown8416
    @robertbrown8416 8 місяців тому

    Sir... I wish you were here in Baton Rouge", because you are the Kind of Person, I would Trust.. Im 63 and Hight Blood pressure", I would Travel to see you...
    You are a Godly Man, and I am so happy to have found you.... God Bless you Sir!! You know the Secret to Life!!!

  • @keysforrenewal9767
    @keysforrenewal9767 3 роки тому +34

    We need cholesterol in our brain, right, or memory loss can be an issue with too much of a Statin.

    • @mystrength5640
      @mystrength5640 3 роки тому +2

      I’m working with a Man aged 60, Whose losing The Plot… ! He’s not functioning properly.. daily. And he’s in a Management position.. !

    • @mystrength5640
      @mystrength5640 3 роки тому +2

      He’s taking a large Dose of Statins/ and very proud of it.. He tells everyone… 🙀

  • @rosieong8928
    @rosieong8928 Рік тому +1

    Amen. Hallelujah !!! Thank You Dear Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit. All Glory To God !!! 💖💖💖🔯🕎✝️🎊🎊🎊🌈🌈🌈🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍✌✌✌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

  • @kctechie
    @kctechie 3 роки тому +9

    Years ago my doctor prescribed a statin. I asked how long will I need it? The rest of your life was her answer. I went home and looked up the possible effects. Big pharma stopped looking for cures many years ago and now only creates lifelong drugs. I threw the medicine in a drawer and changed my diet, started eating healthier, cleaner, exercising more. My next checkup the doctor says you're cholesterol looks great. The statin is doing it's job. I told her "well.. surprise, but I never took it. Didn't want it. Refuse to be on a lifetime medication if I can avoid it. I just changed my diet " she said "well okay then keep it up. Is working"

    • @3n1man4
      @3n1man4 3 роки тому

      I've heard others testify to he same results! I feel we can end heart disease and diabetes if everyone took control of their health by first following a proper human diet. Go to naturopathic doctors who are not bought by big pharma and support getting off meds. I'm off "life long" thyroid medication for past 2 years doing High fat, low carb. Moderate protein. No more depression, off stations, down 30 pounds after first 6 months and staying

  • @molivares5340
    @molivares5340 3 роки тому +9

    Thank you so much. I appreciate your informative video Dr
    The Lord Bless you.

  • @thegabbygailshow2838
    @thegabbygailshow2838 Рік тому

    Hello, I was looking up about mental health for someone and so Biblical Prescription /mental health which I was grateful to listen to it. In which I subscribe to hear about a few others and this one, in which I am on. I know Father God, knows I want to get off medication, and one at a time my doctor is taking me off of them. As I have decided vto eat and exercise better. God Bless you!
    I have shared on my Facebook page. I am Excited of not being ignorant any more as a Christian.

  • @karenmessinger9609
    @karenmessinger9609 3 роки тому +18

    A friend told me that statins can have very negative side effects & what most drs don't tell people is that even if you have high LDL, it's the HDL number that really matters. I've had 260 LDL for over 6 yrs & I'm still here. I just need to do a plant based diet with low carb diet along with vitamin k as well as others & start exercising. My cholesterol levels are genetic. My mom & grandma, both of whom I inherited all else, had high cholesterol & lived to almost 80.

    • @小牛-o5f
      @小牛-o5f 3 роки тому +9

      I've had high LDL since over 20 years now. Seems to be in the family. Still around and intending to stay a little longer. Eat lots of salads, try to keep the sugars low and trust in the Lord.

    • @karenmessinger9609
      @karenmessinger9609 3 роки тому +5

      @@小牛-o5f Yes, I agree- always trust in the Lord. Thanks for the advice as well.

    • @paulasusan63
      @paulasusan63 Рік тому +4

      Its actually tryglycerides you want to watch...Dr Eric Berg and Dr. Ken Berry on UA-cam

    • @karenmessinger9609
      @karenmessinger9609 Рік тому +3

      @@paulasusan63 Thank you!! I will check them out.

  • @rosieong8928
    @rosieong8928 Рік тому +1

    Thank you Doctor for sharing. Godbless you always ! 💖👍👍👍

  • @ltmphotographydesigns
    @ltmphotographydesigns Рік тому +2

    I started the carnivore diet about 6 weeks ago after loosing 50 plus pounds on keto. Carnivore is no joke and I ended up in the ER after going to my local fire dept. for a weird feeling in the left side of my chest. My total cholesterol was 306, HDL 34, LDL 256LDL/HDL Ratio 7.5 and NON HDL was 272. I was told to stop the diet ASAP! I just started to feel better on this diet. I don't know what to do, My blood panel was stellar on keto and never knew Carnivore would do this. I turned 50 November of 2022.

    • @larryc1616
      @larryc1616 10 місяців тому

      Carnivore diet = atherosclerotic heart disease = 💀
      Stop listening to Quacks. Stick with the +95% majority doctor's and scientist consensus. Don't cherry pick minority consensus from Quacks trying to make money off ignorant laypeople. That goes for everything in life.

  • @karennorris6135
    @karennorris6135 3 роки тому +20

    Low carb brings cholesterol down too.

    • @lucilaparga12
      @lucilaparga12 3 роки тому +1

      Agree.

    • @valerieobrien5521
      @valerieobrien5521 3 роки тому

      Are medications SAFE is my particular question. I'm on heart tablets , was prescribed Atorvostatin, I stopped it because I also have a heart stent, and I'm also on Apixaban known by the name Xeralto I don't trust either and am on several other tables for Atrial Fibrillation with Arythmia. The Arythmia began after I received CPR during a Cardiac Arrest. I just want to get off the 5 heart tablets I'm on.

    • @karennorris6135
      @karennorris6135 3 роки тому +5

      @@valerieobrien5521 which is why I said there was another solution to meds. I don’t trust them either

  • @yuenhansoong2374
    @yuenhansoong2374 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much. God bless your ministry.

  • @mnrois
    @mnrois Рік тому

    Thank you Dr Markum! I know God sent me to your channel.

  • @gladyrose21
    @gladyrose21 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for this videos and for including the scripture.
    My husband is 58 years of age on the 29 of December we when to the hospital because he was having chest pain and just like a thought he was having a hard attack that it couse damage to his heart.
    This is the 3 time he has a catheterization he being smoking for about 30 years of his live I cook a healthy diet and with natural ingredients but him being a truck driver don't help.
    He stopped smoking 🚬 Thanks God but I'm praying now that the lord will give him the strength to stop driving.
    To help him understand that he needs to take care the lord temple which is our body.

    • @BiblicalPrescriptionsforLife
      @BiblicalPrescriptionsforLife  2 роки тому +3

      We'll join you in prayer for your husbands health, Glady. May God heal and restore!

    • @gladyrose21
      @gladyrose21 2 роки тому +1

      @@BiblicalPrescriptionsforLife thanks so much, thanks for sharing your videos and more importantly scripture the lord is our great healer, praying for everyone who make this channel possible and for the lord to keep open this door for people like you. God bless you 🙏

  • @LK-bz9sk
    @LK-bz9sk Рік тому +4

    I took rouvestatin and in five days had upper extremity weakness and aches. Got off that garbage with a quickness.

  • @michaell3711
    @michaell3711 3 роки тому +1

    I even subscribed before the video reached a minute . As soon as he read from the Bible i did. Not many doctors are religiously inclined.

  • @sarabeltran9734
    @sarabeltran9734 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you Dr. God bless you!!🙂🙏

  • @e.mckenna6834
    @e.mckenna6834 3 роки тому

    This an amazing understanding , gods promise is the answer., and guide.

  • @lindaoberholzer228
    @lindaoberholzer228 3 роки тому +9

    Statins increase Any Arthritis, degenerative and Fibromyalgia pains!!! Believe me i stop taken statins because i couldnt live with the pain.

  • @sandeesingh5375
    @sandeesingh5375 3 роки тому +6

    Your words give peace, hope and future by educating people. Thanks Doctor.

  • @nesheiwg
    @nesheiwg 4 місяці тому

    God bless you doctor.

  • @leopold9913
    @leopold9913 3 роки тому +20

    Thanks for you input. I too have high cholesterol but not other health issues. I know also that the liver makes cholesterol. Barring any cholesterol due to diet, isn't it fair to assume that the liver is making more cholesterol as "it" sees the need (by God's design"? Also you did not talk about arterial calcification being another cause of heart attacks and the benefits of K2 supplementation to reduce heart attacks due to this condition. I feel that, for your last patient, you could have recommended that she get a Coronary Calcium Score test done before resorting to a Statin drug. God Bless

    • @denisehadfield7995
      @denisehadfield7995 2 роки тому

      All our bodies are different, what’s good for your body might not be good for my body.. that’s the way God. Made us all different…..
      doctors drive me crazy they lump everybody together and say anyone over the age of 60 should be on statins JUST IN CASE.

  • @gracerojani4917
    @gracerojani4917 3 роки тому +2

    I had been told my cholesterol has nothing to do with what I eat!? 🤔 But lots to do with my genes!!! 😢 you are a great man of God Dr. 👏

    • @gkarenstratton
      @gkarenstratton 3 роки тому +2

      Doctors learn nutrition 1 hour in all years of med school,
      My nutritionist w a master's in Biochemistry has us either take
      • legume beans 1/3cup 3x/day or
      • 2 tsp psyllium husk 3x/day
      • OR TRADE OFF - THREE SEPARATE TIMES PER DAY. TO REMOVE FATS AND FATTY TOXINS LIKE NITRATES FROM GI SYSTEM BETTER. - Research "Enterohepatic Circulation System.". THIS WORKS. I DROPPED TWENTY POINTS OF LDL CHOLESTEROL IN TWO/2 MONTHS!! BUT I ALSO
      • DRANK GOOD WATER a gallon a day.
      • NO SUGAR or EXCESS CARBS. (IN FACT I JUST GAVE UP CARBS OTHER THAN BEANS.)
      •.ANIMAL PROTEIN DAILY. LEAN. MEAT, POULTRY, SEAFOOD, FISH, OR EGGS.
      • NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS
      • STOP CAFFEINE! Gradually. IT JOLTS all your systems and makes you hungry.
      • Aerobic exercise not needed. Walking more is good.
      • SLEEEEP! 8-9 HOURS A DAY, NOT NECESSARY TO DO ALL TOGETHER.
      • LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR STRESS REACTIONS. I SOUGHT THE LORD JESUS.
      You CAN KNOW you have eternal life! 1 JOHN 5:13
      It can't be earned by religious deeds or baptism or "doing more good than bad" Ephesians 2:8-9
      • Romans 3:23
      • Romans 6:23
      • Romans 5:8 or John 3:16 and then
      • Romans 10:9-10
      💜🤍💜

  • @thecreativenetwork87
    @thecreativenetwork87 3 роки тому +1

    The Most High is so faithful

    • @valerieobrien5521
      @valerieobrien5521 3 роки тому

      HMG Creative Network. Why do all black people give themselve s away by calling Almighty God " the most high " ?

    • @thecreativenetwork87
      @thecreativenetwork87 3 роки тому

      @@valerieobrien5521 cause us indigenous people read The Word, you racist. Bless your heart
      “For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.”
      ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭97:9‬ ‭
      “I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.”
      ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭57:2‬ ‭ESV‬‬
      He is El Elyon “Most High”

  • @christan9881
    @christan9881 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Doctor!!! God bless you!!! Amen Amen and Amen!!!

  • @johnmaggiorino4493
    @johnmaggiorino4493 3 роки тому +1

    That's what I need hope, feels like my life, my family we livin a in a curse

  • @keysforrenewal9767
    @keysforrenewal9767 3 роки тому +1

    My husband's LDL is high, but see other comments about his overall health. He also excersices.

  • @TannisM
    @TannisM 3 роки тому +21

    Thank you so much. God bless you. Your a beautiful soul. I will not take the statins prescribed to me by my doctor.

    • @lucilaparga12
      @lucilaparga12 3 роки тому +2

      I stopped mine and watching my fat intake. Will lower it with Excercise and healthly eating

    • @joyceelmer131
      @joyceelmer131 3 роки тому +3

      @@lucilaparga12 All fat is not the problem Coconut Oil,Olive Oil, avocado and even real butter is good for you. It’s the vegetable oils that are bad for you (canola oil , soy oils, crisco.).

    • @lindamaskus5142
      @lindamaskus5142 3 роки тому +1

      @@joyceelmer131 exactly correct!

  • @valariehunter5389
    @valariehunter5389 3 роки тому +2

    I use Carlson Fish Oil is this helpful to help lower cholesterol? I also use Red Yeast Rice with Co-Q10

  • @chelin7023
    @chelin7023 2 роки тому +4

    You are the ONE doctor that talks about alternatives to medication; most doctors would go with the meds and be happy to feed the pharmaceuticals’ pockets for the life duration of the patients. Additionally, the level of cholesterol considered to be high, was changed few years back, no by new data based in studies, but by the means of a meeting of some “authority” in the matter and now a higher percentage of the population “needs” the statins. Follow the money and you’ll have the truth.

    • @Seek_Him
      @Seek_Him Рік тому

      When they give you prescriptions it keeps you coming back to them...
      It's Business

  • @eviemn1
    @eviemn1 2 роки тому

    Thank you! I just happened to run across your channel. A Godsend!

  • @selilelbi8342
    @selilelbi8342 Рік тому

    Very instructıve🌹

  • @jamescalifornia2964
    @jamescalifornia2964 2 роки тому +3

    Like me many cannot tolerate statin side-effects. I use SloNiacin - 1.5 grams daily. Good for anxiety too ! 😙👌

    • @LK-bz9sk
      @LK-bz9sk Рік тому

      Has the SloNiacin lowered your cholesterol to normal range? How long did it take. Thanks

    • @jamescalifornia2964
      @jamescalifornia2964 Рік тому +1

      @@LK-bz9sk - Yes. I now take only 500mg. I see some research that shows niacin can actually reduce vascular inflammation.

    • @LK-bz9sk
      @LK-bz9sk Рік тому

      @@jamescalifornia2964 thanks James. Going to ask picks some up and see if that helps. The regular statins messed me up in less than a week.

  • @saltyaussie9482
    @saltyaussie9482 Рік тому +1

    Has anyone thought of hemp seed oil in Capsule form. Just a year ago I was in hospital for a slight stroke. I was talking with a nurse who was looking after me and we got talking about statins and then she said to me that she took 2 hemp seed oil capsules every day for her cholesterol. She also said that I should get onto having an avocado every day because their loaded with the good cholesterol.

  • @eliezer6937
    @eliezer6937 3 роки тому +1

    Praise the Lord Doctor thankyou for encouragement and all information... Doctor could you please help me I suffering from zanthelasma on my eyelids I am daily doing exercises... 🙏🙏

  • @maureenwagner5724
    @maureenwagner5724 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you! It helped.

  • @lydiarodriguez6133
    @lydiarodriguez6133 3 роки тому

    God bless you ! I needed to hear that .

  • @beaulagnana4190
    @beaulagnana4190 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you doctor for ur information

  • @janne2744
    @janne2744 3 роки тому +3

    I'm in UK. When I was about 50 my cholesterol was 5.2 with twice as much good as bad. I was put on statins. My legs were swollen, burned at night and I had to give up my exercise. I ate fresh fruit salad, yoghurt for breakfast, oily fish for lunch and a healthy meal in evening. I tried various statins which didn't suit me. Then Ezitimbe. I ended up in the cardiac unit. I was taken off nicotinic acid as at 750 my I was getting stomach pain. About 3 yrs ago I was persuaded to try Crestor, 1 or 2 a week leading up to everyday. Well on the occasion I took them everyday I couldn't walk, get dressed or do anything but fall asleep so I stuck to 1 or 2 a week. I thought that I had altzheimers my memory is so bad, I've not been for a walk since Christmas I'm so stiff and desperately tired I fall asleep crocheting. My stomach is dreadful especially middle top. I've let everything go. I was always busy and couldn't switch my brain off and now I can't switch my brain or my body on. I'm desperately depressed. A shadow of my former self. I spoke to my clinical pharmacist a week ago who has told me to come off them and have blood tests including one for liver damage. I'm a Christian and would rather die than live my life incapacitated. I care for my mum who has altzheimers and I'm just so exhausted all of the time I resent having to drive there all of the time and having phone calls. All because I'm overwhelmed with side effects. My hands and arms don't even work right so crafting has gone out of the window.. I don't know what the next step is but I can't take statins again. I had a healthy lifestyle despite my cholesterol but now it's all gone out of the window. I've had bad side effects with other drugs and I'm told by the clinical pharmacist that it's my metabolism but I think that the doctor's think I'm a hypochondriac. What's next? I ask myself

    • @anntaylor8065
      @anntaylor8065 3 роки тому +4

      Pray....ask God to direct you as to what you should do.

    • @janne2744
      @janne2744 3 роки тому +1

      @@anntaylor8065 thank you Ann. I'm praying. My blood tests are ok. I've to be patient now untill the side effects wear off. Also my BP meds have been reduced. The clinical pharmacist says as my pulse is low he can't understand why I've been prescribed them. God's in control thankfully.

    • @anntaylor8065
      @anntaylor8065 3 роки тому +2

      @@janne2744 Amen....keep trusting and believing.

    • @denisehadfield7995
      @denisehadfield7995 2 роки тому

      Bloody Doctors ! they just like to pump you full of pharmaceutical drugs. God gave us an immune system and taking drugs ruins that. Jane trust yourself your body will guide you

    • @snezanavl8580
      @snezanavl8580 Рік тому +1

      Hope you are doing ok , I've just got my blood tests back high cholesterol but don't want to go on statins trying to naturally lower it. I've cut most added sugar out and carbs , carbs turn into sugar so no more pasta and bread for me . Only have 2 pieces of good quality bread twice a week instead of 12 pieces every week. Been listening to Dr Paul Mason from the Low carb down under learnt so much from them.

  • @veganangel68
    @veganangel68 3 роки тому +15

    So true! I lowered my cholesterol from 248 to 125 in 6 months by eating WFPB and cutting out all saturated fat and added oils.

    • @michellegrice6939
      @michellegrice6939 3 роки тому +2

      What is WGPB? Thank you

    • @simplesofisticatedjs3106
      @simplesofisticatedjs3106 3 роки тому +1

      @@michellegrice6939 plant based whole foods

    • @karenmessinger9609
      @karenmessinger9609 3 роки тому

      Keto by any chance?

    • @kathleenmonsegue9700
      @kathleenmonsegue9700 3 роки тому

      I have high cholesterol, what kinds of plant based foods should I eat? Also, which cooking oils should I avoid? I use olive oil, when im cooking. I love my red meats besides fish, and chicken. I just haven't eaten fish in a long time.

    • @sandracrandall4561
      @sandracrandall4561 3 роки тому +3

      Trig. Is the worst caused by SUGAR & CARBS. The American diet is killing us. 8 went Ketovor ...lost 20 lbs stopped stations which made me ache. Meat meat meat & fresh veggies. Numbers normal, foggy brain gone, aches gone & sleep better. I fired my Dr who wanted to do nothing but drugs & doesn't believe in suppliments. Best decision I made.

  • @dianamarie1652
    @dianamarie1652 2 роки тому +3

    What about natural cholesterol supplements like bergamot, red yeast rice, plant sterols??? I have high cholesterol but don’t want stains

    • @jamescalifornia2964
      @jamescalifornia2964 2 роки тому +1

      - I take 1.5 gram niacin each day. Works as good as statins and helps anxiety too 🙂👌

    • @judycrisenbery2982
      @judycrisenbery2982 9 місяців тому

      Do you have a flush with that amount of niacin?

  • @keysforrenewal9767
    @keysforrenewal9767 3 роки тому +3

    What about Tryglecerides, if lowered to a healthy level that's good too, right?

  • @nenadcubric2663
    @nenadcubric2663 3 роки тому +1

    I take 20mg Lipitor, for 2 Years, and i am so Fatige, and my Blood sugar went up, never had problems with Blood sugar before

    • @sandracrandall4561
      @sandracrandall4561 3 роки тому +4

      Yup...sratins create type 2😡 After 20 yrs on stations I said no more. I ached, had no energy, couldn't sleep thru the night on & on. My Dr said if I went off them I might lose 5 yrs if my life. I'm taking a chance as I feel so much better. I cut out sugar/carbs. They raise Trig. Total chol. # means little. LDL is " the one" Dr. Berry on U tube also has a great take in this too👍

    • @mariloureiko5108
      @mariloureiko5108 2 роки тому

      Nenad, read and learn from the comments. They will help you. Thanks.

  • @2dstreetfight506
    @2dstreetfight506 Рік тому +1

    A friend of mine took statins for the longest time, because of his Hereditary-Cholesterol issue. His sugar levels rose as a result plus always feeling ill. Is there another way?

  • @llaattredhead
    @llaattredhead Рік тому

    Love your combination of medical and spiritual. Fabulous. I'm in a truly active professional dancer singer my entire life. My LDL is high I do not know if it's the LDLC, or the LDLD. Everything else is fantastic. My mother has high cholesterol it is genetic, completely genetic I fear I am now walking in her footsteps.. I'm the redhead in the picture. I did red yeast rice for a while No change My diet is superb. I've never had an alcoholic drink. I've never smoked. And I live a super clean healthy fast-paced life but my stress level is moderate, got any ideas. I refuse to go on the Staten. I just don't like to take any meds and I really don't think they would be what I need I prefer more of a natural way. Got any ideas. Thank you

  • @charlesdixon4930
    @charlesdixon4930 3 роки тому +11

    I couldn't disagree more. High insulin levels cause problems from a high carb diet. LOW carb diet, and then regain proper liver function. High triglyceride levels are the clear indicator of improper liver function. Fatty Liver. Low carb, will help heal fatty liver, pancreas and reduce insulin levels. Go low carb and watch your health greatly improve. Avoid grains, sugar in any form, alcohol and TOXIC vegetable oils. Takes courage to change. Good quality butter is your friend.

    • @pitbullwinkle
      @pitbullwinkle Рік тому

      You disagree or agree?

    • @julie4js
      @julie4js Рік тому +1

      What about oatmeal its a carb, is it OK to eat then?

    • @charlesdixon4930
      @charlesdixon4930 Рік тому +2

      @@julie4js Please watch Dr. Eric Berg and Dr. Ken Berry. Both of these Dr's explain food items and how it affects your body. And yes oatmeal is a carb and I try to keep daily carbs as low as possible. No oatmeal for me.

  • @windowwithaview4209
    @windowwithaview4209 3 роки тому +9

    My LDL is very high 230 That's in my family I cannot take any Staten drugs it turns me to 90 year old person it caused a lot of pain not sure what to do I am 58 years old I eat healthy I do not smoke

    • @carolgarrett7708
      @carolgarrett7708 3 роки тому +5

      Krill Oil lowered my LDL.

    • @windowwithaview4209
      @windowwithaview4209 3 роки тому +1

      @@carolgarrett7708 how do you take it?

    • @carolgarrett7708
      @carolgarrett7708 3 роки тому +7

      @@windowwithaview4209 I take 500mg daily. I buy Sam's Club Member's Mark brand which are identical to the more expensive Mega Red Krill Oil gel caps.

    • @Nine_Bun_Bun
      @Nine_Bun_Bun 3 роки тому +1

      I recommend following Dr. Sinatra, he wrote The Great Cholesterol Myth and he has great tips on his website. He suggests doing the Keto Mediterranean diet (salmon, olive oil, etc) and taking the Awesome Foursome supplements: Magnesium, Carnitine, CoQ10 and Ribose daily to maintain energy the heart requires and especially to repair damage after a heart attack or bypass surgery.

  • @DonnyDump
    @DonnyDump 3 роки тому +5

    I have hereditary high cholesterol. Nothing I can do to affect that.

    • @denisehadfield7995
      @denisehadfield7995 2 роки тому +1

      I have always had high cholesterol, it’s also in my family….it’s not my weight, it’s not my diet I eat very healthy…no matter what Dr Said I should be on statins. No thanks.

  • @johnmaggiorino4493
    @johnmaggiorino4493 3 роки тому +1

    Yes my Doc suggested station's not happy, can I come off them once started?

    • @3n1man4
      @3n1man4 3 роки тому

      If not very high elevation you're better off doing a lifestyle change (like Ketogenic, etc), look into quality krill oil supplements, because long term side effects can cause other issues that will prompt Dr to prescribe even more pills... Suggest watch Dr Berry or Dr Axe on UA-cam

    • @pennybrown677
      @pennybrown677 8 місяців тому

      It is your body. Trust what it feels llike. I stopped generic Lipitor after 2 weeks. It made all my joints sore, legs weak. I eat mostly the Mediterranean but no meat or chicken - just fish.

  • @DavidMartin-tw1zy
    @DavidMartin-tw1zy 2 роки тому +1

    I have read several doctors say that the real issue is not cholesterol but inflammation. I have reduced this greatly in my body through special treatment and diet. No more red meat, selective foods that do not raise inflammation, moderate partaking of those that can affect inflammation. Also, alot of walking at least 3-5 times per week of an hour, going up and down hills. Can i drop my statin now - 20mg crestor - or decrease it by half? I get painful muscle cramps in my thighs most nights, and even some pain in my hip joints. Many thanks

    • @janeteddddd
      @janeteddddd 2 роки тому +2

      Terrible med. Weak and painful legs. Heart irregularity. All symptoms eventually went away when I stopped med.. take control of your health. Research and question everything. Your body..your choice.

  • @jeffwhite1789
    @jeffwhite1789 Рік тому

    My wife Debbie saw you in Cleveland January 2022 after severe COVID. We live in Alabama and need a new cardiologist. Concerned about bradycardia. Can you recommend one in Huntsville or Chattanooga?

  • @maryjaneisidoro6153
    @maryjaneisidoro6153 3 роки тому

    Thank you Doctor

  • @odijeremiah5739
    @odijeremiah5739 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks

  • @RWOSR1
    @RWOSR1 Рік тому

    I've been on a statin for close to 20yrs...Dr's have never tried to remove it from my regimen. Is it possible to get off from it now to take a different path to benefit my organs, or am I simply too far gone?

  • @debratrial7071
    @debratrial7071 3 роки тому +3

    thank you good info. i have a question when someone has high ldl do you check the other factors of ldl thing it was s-ldl..i watched a video by dr berg discussion this would love your option
    respectfully

  • @Carol_-tv6jv
    @Carol_-tv6jv 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for your videos. How can we find the Bible study you're referring to? (the link above doesn't work)

  • @debratrial7071
    @debratrial7071 3 роки тому +2

    it is debra T again. the test i was refirming to is the sd-ldl-c info?
    thanks i hope you can shed light on this

  • @simplesofisticatedjs3106
    @simplesofisticatedjs3106 3 роки тому +1

    Touche! In my case nothing helped I am vegetarian with underactive thyroid and post menopausal no other problems and I am active . ..so what can I do? I don't want statines

  • @edgardoestacio140
    @edgardoestacio140 3 роки тому

    im at a loss doc. my cardiologist doesnt want me to stop statins but my God I have very painfull side effects.I have 3 stent since 4 years ago.what shall I do .Please help. God bless you and your family.

    • @mariloureiko5108
      @mariloureiko5108 2 роки тому +2

      Edgardo, changed your diet. Instead eat a plant based diet. Stop eating junk food. Avoid processed foods. Avoid carbohydrates, starchy foods. Take supplements like berberine, niacin, omega 3 and vitamin d3 + k2. Do exercise like walking 3x a week. Pray and meditate daily. Hope this will help.

    • @mariloureiko5108
      @mariloureiko5108 2 роки тому +1

      STATINS DRUGS ARE VERY DANGEROUS TO YOUR OVER ALL HEALTH. IT DAMAGED YOUR ORGANS IN YOUR BODY.

    • @edgardoestacio140
      @edgardoestacio140 2 роки тому

      @@mariloureiko5108 thank you very much....God bless you.

  • @jeanettemccay
    @jeanettemccay 3 роки тому +5

    I do have high cholesterol yet my drs don’t put me on medication for cholesterol

    • @mariloureiko5108
      @mariloureiko5108 2 роки тому +1

      Hi, Jeannette. You are lucky that your doctor did not prescribe you a statins medication. Many people had changed their diet into a plant based. This doctor advice to take berberine or niacin (vit. b3). Vitamin d3 with k2 and walking. Some says, Omega 3 and avoid carbohydrates.

  • @jittaun248
    @jittaun248 3 роки тому

    Is Krill Oil just as efffective for chloresterol?

  • @keysforrenewal9767
    @keysforrenewal9767 3 роки тому +1

    How about C.R.P. #'s if good, no bad heart history, low Tryglecerides, eats mostly vegetarian, very little grains, no sugars.

  • @brendabaker9248
    @brendabaker9248 2 роки тому

    I have been taking a statin for almost a year and have cramps in my legs, sometimes severe. My skin does not have a rash but has an intense itch.

  • @annajeanfelix668
    @annajeanfelix668 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for your help God bless you 💕 .

  • @wifigrannyl.1354
    @wifigrannyl.1354 3 роки тому +6

    I just came across your channel today I’m so glad I did! I plan on doing your Bible study soon.
    I have a question if you don’t mind. Do you know if eggs are used in the making of the Covid vaccines as flu shots are? I’m highly allergic to eggs & cannot eat eggs or take vaccines that are cultured in any part of an egg. Thank you.

  • @GodCreations8
    @GodCreations8 2 роки тому

    Dr. James Marcum, please be informed that when I clicked the link of your "bible study regarding your health," it is blank. Why?

  • @kathymazzola1200
    @kathymazzola1200 10 місяців тому

    Some people say seed oils and others such as canola, sunflower, soybean oil, vegetable oils are the cause of heart disease. I’ve seen videos that say we need to go back to beef tallow, real lard, butter, olive oil, coconut oil, and avoid carbs and all processed foods. They say heart disease exploded after the introduction of these bad oils.

  • @roseannallan4944
    @roseannallan4944 Місяць тому

    Told doctor I was not acccepting the prescription for statins she asked me why does doctors not know the bad reviews on them

  • @caroledrabble3404
    @caroledrabble3404 3 роки тому +1

    I have been on statins for 30 years now. I do not smoke. My Dad died at 54, his Father was 50. We have hereditary high cholesterol. I would like to come off them, for several reasons. I do not know who to turn to, who to trust. Surely there are other meds apart from statins to lower cholesterol that do not have side effects? Can anyone help me please?

    • @mariloureiko5108
      @mariloureiko5108 2 роки тому +5

      Hi, Carole. I have been reading all the comments and alot of them I have learned. Just read their comments and learn from them. Avoid high carbohydrates, bad fats, processed foods, meat, etc. Eat plant based diet, exercise like walking). Take supplements, like berberine, niacin (vitamin b3), Vitamin D3 + k2. Meditate and pray to God daily. I hope this will help you.

    • @caroledrabble3404
      @caroledrabble3404 2 роки тому

      Mariliou Reiko - God bless you - thank you so very much for replying - how wonderful you are xxx

    • @caroledrabble3404
      @caroledrabble3404 2 роки тому

      So sorry - I spelt your name wrong xxx

  • @dawnbolton6024
    @dawnbolton6024 3 роки тому +2

    I am so confused with my high cholesterol. I'm a 59-year-old female that's been vegan for close to 10 years now. I have been on several statins and I'm just not able to take any of them they call side effects within my body. Again I am vegan. Why is my cholesterol high. I am not a junk food vegan I am cooked from scratch whole food is much as possible vegan. Also I have hashimoto disease for the last 20 years. Any body able to have any input on why my cholesterol is high would be much appreciated. Have a blessed day. Has anybody seen the show, The Chosen?

    • @3n1man4
      @3n1man4 3 роки тому +2

      Being vegan can be your problem ..if you love meat...See Dr Berry UA-cam about high cholesterol..his wife also had Hashimotos

    • @michaelgallery4582
      @michaelgallery4582 2 роки тому

      you could be a gene carrier for high cholesterol/have infection/parasites/heavy metal issue or fatty liver-diet issue

    • @npoweh
      @npoweh 2 роки тому +2

      What are you drinking? I am a raw vegan who HAD the same issues: but I was drinking coke zero like water. Once I started juicing (homemade, NOT processed) and drinking plain water, along with my strict diet, my health started turning around.

    • @hightidelowtide6380
      @hightidelowtide6380 2 роки тому

      GENETICS

    • @pennybrown677
      @pennybrown677 8 місяців тому

      Read "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" by Caldwell Esselstyn. Make sure you thyroid is working because poorly treated low thyroid can cause elevated cholesterol. See if lowering carbs helps you or not. We all work differently. Take fish oil, red yeast rice, or bergamot.

  • @HERBYWALLACE3
    @HERBYWALLACE3 4 місяці тому

    Sure miss Chattanooga

  • @risa4781
    @risa4781 3 роки тому

    Hi. Does vitamin k2 help with cholesterol?

    • @michaelgallery4582
      @michaelgallery4582 2 роки тому +3

      K2 may not help cholesterol levels but it will help your arteries to stay less calcified

  • @yan24to
    @yan24to 2 роки тому +1

    Amen

  • @renesspiritualways3971
    @renesspiritualways3971 3 роки тому +1

    What if your patient has the genetic defect FH factor the body is crea9to much cholesterol what would suggest for there treatment?