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I developed excruciating muscle pain on lipitore. It immobilized me for a few days even after I went off them. My husband had to lift me under my armpits to the bathroom. My feet couldn't even touch the ground, or I'd be screaming in pain! I told my doctor, I'd rather die with high cholesterol than go back on statins. But, now I'm carnivore and doing great!
All of the heart healthy amino acids are found in red meat - in great abundance and in the right mix. Somewhere along the line, we all got lied to about animal-based diet.
That's interesting that it cured your muscle pain. Our brain is made of mostly cholesterol. That may explain why people who do the carnivore diet say that the brain fog they experienced was cured by eating meat with saturated fat.
I wish there was an independent study in the number of people with Alzheimer’s who have been on statins for years. Our brains need cholesterol and when it’s blocked, it affects brain function.
The last time I went to a doctor was in 1996. He told me that my cholesterol was the highest he had ever seen in a 28 year old. My blood pressure was too low according to him. I was supposed to have a heart attack by age 56. yet I am still here and feeling great.
Keep trying with the heart attack diet Rick! Since Christmas Day 2021 I've lost 8 people from my social circle. All aged 53 to 69. I'm 58 and two years ago was looking likely to be next. None of them were on the heart attack diet 🤔
I got into a big argument with my doctor over statins. We were both on our feet in the examination room, yelling at each other. I thought about it a little later, and I decided that a better approach would have been to simply not accept the drugs from the pharmacy. They can prescribe the drugs, but they can't make you take them! I took an altogether different route. I fired my doctor, canceled all of his prescriptions, and abandoned the American Medical Association. I may not live as long, but I'll be happier!
I get you. I’m heading in that direction myself, for the same reasons. I’m willing to take my chances. I’m 70 and I feel good. If I keel over dead tomorrow it’s not a tragedy. It might even be a blessing to die feeling healthy and strong and energetic and clear headed. Do you know what I mean? My grandmother died at 104, but she spent the last 15 years of her life in a wheelchair not knowing who she was or where she was. Ugh. I don’t want that.
I’m 76, soon 77-yr of age. One year ago PCP put me on 20 mg pravastatin and 6mo later my 130 LDL dropped to 87, my total cholesterol also dropped from 190 to 167, while my triglycerides always were in normal range. After I stopped the pravastatin for 6 mo my LDL again shoot up to 127, along with my total cholesterol still in the upper normal range, and TG still within norm. So, what I should do is the question?
You did the right thing to confront your doctor. You should also sue him for bodily harm from the dangerous medications. Finally you should report him for misconduct sending letters to authorities.
@@stavross3321 And that would be a FRIVOLOUS lawsuit as he wasn’t actually harmed. MY WORD! Lawsuits and malpractice insurance are a large part of the reason that most doctors stick to a very rigid “standard of care” for their patients. And the standard of care involves prescribing medication.
My 87 year old mom had a stroke last year. She is allergic to the all statins. When she was at her worst in the hospital, I saw that they were giving her statins. I found a meta study in the BMJ that showed that there are no studies showing the benefit of statins for stroke victims. But at the bottom of the paper said, “But we suggest taking a statin as a precautionary measure”. Needless to say, I informed the Doctor about her allergy and he removed the statin.
I have read many books, I listened to many UA-cam videos by many of the world's leading gurus and health experts but nothing came close to “the hidden herbs” by anette ray. I recommend everyone giving it a read.
I am 68 male with a CAC score of zero. My LDL is 201 and my doctor wants to put me on statins. I am six months carnivore and have reversed my type 2 diabetes and down to 173 from 200lbs. What do you think doc ? I say no to statins
My old doctor wanted me on statins because my LDL was creeping up as my health improved, & he was very dogmatic & very uninformative. So I found myself a new doctor, a low carb doctor, & she loves my high LDL. Keep saying no to statins. Nice going on your zero CAC score! I also have a CAC of zero, but you have 20 years more than me, & after 50 it’s “supposed” to accumulate, but that’s just more dogma I suppose. Congratulations on everything else you have achieved, & “welcome to the desert of the real.” 🥩🤟🏻
Statins are powerful anti-inflammatories, but they won't keep plaque out of your arteries. That comes from eating a proper human diet, exercise, not smoking and not being overweight.
A better anti-inflammatory is Colchicine, which has none of the side effects of the statins. Of course, the best anti-inflammatory is to significantly reduce carb consumption. I had a heart attack about six weeks ago (age 63), and have three stents. Of course, my very conventional cardiologist put me on 20 mg of Rosuvastatin. I told him that I am fundamentally opposed to statins, but I will play the Numbers game until my follow up appointment in mid November. At that point in time, the least that I will do is reduce the dosage to 10 mg, and that is only if he continues to prescribe 20 mg. I will simply cut the pills in half. ideally, he will cut the dose to 5 mg or to 0. I did convince him to put me on Colchicine, and I am now on a very low carb diet. I have lost a few pounds, but I am at a bit of a plateau right now. I’m hoping to lose about 2 pounds a month over the next year or so to get to my target weight. I happen to have known my cardiologist for nearly 25 years, and in his wife and my wife and I are very friendly with each other. I respect him, and he has helped my mother with her atrial fib problems for many years. I told him that I would listen to his advice For a while, because he is the guy who’s been practicing cardiology for the last several decades, but I did tell him that I will continuously challenge and question him, particularly on the statins. I do have a history of diabetes on my father side of the family, as well as Cardiovascular disease. Long-term statin use increases the possibility of getting type two diabetes, and the inflammation that that causes inside ones arteries is certainly less than helpful in terms of dealing with cardiovascular disease Both my father and grandfather dropped dead of massive heart attacks in their late 70s. When I explained to my cardiologist that my understanding was that cholesterol in your arteries, in other words plaque, was there as a natural Band-Aid to repair inflammation and micro tears, and I mentioned that it was a symptom of the underlying problem, and not the problem itself, he said that I was not wrong. This is when I started discussing Colchicine with him, and he agreed after looking at my blood work that I was a candidate for it. Nonetheless, he insists that my LDL is too high, and reflexively insisted that I need to be on a statin. Like I said before, I will play that game for a couple of months. That is not long-term use, but I am not planning on being on it for the rest of my life. I am also taking 100 mg per day of CoQ10, the ubiquitin known form, which is more absorbable, in order to stay off any mitochondrial problems. Whether I later cut the dosage or even eliminate statins altogether, I am going to continue taking the CoQ10. I asked him, “what is the endgame for me taking the statins?“ He said that you will stay on the statins and live a longer life. I strongly disagree with the latter, and I will not be doing the former. I don’t need tattoo diabetes, I don’t need Alzheimer’s, and I don’t need liver issues or mitochondrial problems. Cholesterol is not the problem, it is a symptom, or a byproduct, of the actual underlying problem, which is carbohydrate induced arterial inflammation. As an aside, I have taken a hard look at some alternative means of fixing the inflammation problem besides reducing carbohydrates. I came across what Dr. Linus Pauling (the only double Nobel laureate in history) recommended, which is very high doses of vitamin C to help repair the damage in the arteries, and high dose lysine to induce a reduction of arterial plaque that will no longer be needed if the underlying inflammation has been repaired. I am currently taking about 5000 mg of vitamin C each day, and about 3000 mg of lysine. I will also be taking pomegranate extract, as there are studies out there showing that one can reduce arterial plaque by a significant amount within one year of taking it. Between reducing the carbs, taking the vitamin C and lycine, and taking the pomegranate, I figure that my arteries should be in much better condition within several months at most. I will, however, not rely on just my hopes and some studies, I will be having imaging of my arteries done to show what their actual status is overtime. I am going to be establishing a baseline within the next couple of weeks with some tests that I demanded that my cardiologist order, and I will re-repeating the same tests, six months and one year from that point in time.
Another excellent explanation, thanks. I’m sure you’ve tried convincing the (supposed) “mainstream” cardiologists and lipidologists about all this until you’re blue in the face! Other popular UA-camrs / podcast guests, such as cardiologist Dr Mohammed Alo and lipidologist Professor Thomas Dayspring are utterly convinced that high LDL cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and that statins are a valuable medicine for reducing subsequent cardiac event risk. Some of us are still trying to make sense of this never-ending debate.
People with all levels of LDL can suffer from CVD (Cardiovascular Disease), so blindly lowering LDL level is not a sure win to prevent CVD. My LDL numbers are considered high. My triglyceride number is super low. HDL is super high. BP is normal. Cough cough...I am on low carb high fat diet (mostly meat based). My doctor freaked out. He wanted me to change. I politely declined all his diet and medical advises and still living my best life. My doctor looked depressed. I feel bad for him.
LDL is directly linked to heart disease across the board and there is no controversy. You are eating one of the worst diets humanly possible. You might think you are living your best life, but have you had a look in your arteries lately? I suggest you get a scan. You should be eating a whole plant-based diet.
Hello Dr O!! Thanks for the video and your campaign to help the public get healthier like you did! Thank you!! Folks need real guidance and to escape the deluge of carbohydrates in foods and drinks.
Statins, widely prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, are effective but come with potential downsides not always highlighted. While they help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, statins can cause side effects like muscle pain, fatigue, and in rare cases, liver or kidney damage. Some studies suggest statins may deplete CoQ10, a nutrient essential for energy production and heart health, leading to fatigue or muscle weakness. Additionally, while statins reduce cholesterol, they don’t address the root causes of heart disease, like inflammation and poor lifestyle habits, making healthy eating and exercise essential for long-term heart health. Great video!
Hog wash ! I am 78 yrs old and a retired Archaeogist, you are not very smart if you think people were not ugly and fat in the past . Now modern bad diet is a big part of this issue , but humans died often early as per starvation, bad water , plague, warfare , very child birth and child mortality ( means died early) . So, many never got old enough to to later die of heart , cancer, dementia. Try some hard criticism of you data and claims. That’s what intelligent people do. After development of grain farming c10,000-8,000 yrs ago, human health declined with all the carbs ( sugars). So that was fat ugly prople way back then with bad teeth.
Thank you for the short and to send message to ovadia. It is so wonderful to see you and other cardiologists speaking out against a one-size-fits-all approach. I really wish more people would take the time to think before they pop a pill and really understand the pluses and minuses of that pill😊
Our brain is made of mostly cholesterol. That may explain why people who do the carnivore diet say that the brain fog they experienced was cured by eating meat with saturated fat.
@@tomlaureys1734 yep you got that right. The brain is the part of the body that uses the most cholesterol and I also said to the doctor I have already got epilepsy, I don't need another neurological disorder coming my way. Statins deprive our brains from the cholesterol it needs.
A year ago, prior to an aortic heart valve replacement---due to a congenital issue, not a lifestyle/food/smoking/disease issue---I had to have a heart cath the week before, to see if there were any other issues, like blockages, that the surgeon would have to fix. The surgical cardiologist who did the cath was impressed---all of my coronary arteries were "perfectly clean", to use her words; the only issue was the bicuspid aortic valve that was to be replaced. Despite those clear arteries, my regular cardiologist still wanted me on a statin. Every time he says "Statin", I say "Never." I tell him I'm trying to AVOID diabetes, not guarantee getting it, as statins tend to do to folks. A week ago, I just had an echocardiogram for my 1-year after open-heart surgery anniversary, and he said everything looks great. Great---with no statin. I swear they're required to recommend statins to all their patients. So glad to add Dr. Ovadia to my watch list on UA-cam!
@@IFixHeartsdoes someone who has a stroke have to be on them? My son 35 had a stroke but it happened because he was moving his neck very hard and had a tore something.
I had the exact same thing happen-congenital. The only difference was they said my arteries were like a 16 year olds. And yep, wanted me on statins that I took for a little bit and then took myself off. No problems at 1 year checkup here either.
@@romns103 Congratulations on your good health a year after your surgery! Last year, at my checkup in October with my statin-pushing cardiologist, I asked him if I could stop the baby aspirin the hospital had put me on in May---"If I'm on Warfarin, why am I also on a baby aspirin? Don't they both thin the blood? Why do I need both?" (I knew I had a better shot at dropping the baby aspirin than the Warfarin.) He said the reviews on baby aspirin are mixed, but he felt I could stop the aspirin. He said, "When there's no clear benefit, I tend to go with not taking it." I smiled and said, "And THAT's why I keep refusing a STATIN." He gave me a scowl, but after being his patient for 30 years, I knew it was more an exasperated scowl than an angry one. Statins are our only disagreement, and I really like him as a person. In 2016, I told him I'd CONSIDER taking a statin but only if I could get a CAC scan first. He told me they were expensive and insurance wouldn't cover it, so it'd be out of pocket. "How expensive?" "I think they're around $700." "I consider that an investment. Call in the order." He was right---that was my approximate cost at the time. But well worth it to have evidence on my side in my continued refusal to take a statin. My CAC score was 0. So I wasn't totally surprised that my cath last year showed clean arteries, but I was glad to have further confirmation after so many years. Best wishes for continued good health to you, romns103!
I quit my statin all together. That's after I've had bypass surgery. It was the sugar and carbs that got me. Coca Cola got me! I've cut out ALL sugar and consume very few carbs. 5 years after my surgery and I feel great.
55. I'm now 60 pushing 61 and feel great. I just had a cardiology appointment and he noticed I wasn't taking statins and wanted to know why. I just said I didn't like the effects they had on me. He then spent the next 10 minutes trying to convince me to take other drugs, to which I declined. He looked at me like I was crazy. Anyway doing great statin free.
I agree I’ve learnt a lot, my Dr has suggested statins, I refused. and he respected my decision. I said I’d try and lose weight, and eat only whole foods cutting out bread and sugar. Thank you Dr ,I really enjoyed this video..
Thank you for this focused and concise video on this subject! It is something I can easily share with family and friends who need to know this information. ❤
From what I've read, the only reason statins sometimes show effectiveness is that they are anti-inflammatory AND increase nitric oxide production. So, a safer option is to reduce inflammation and breathe through your nose! (Nose breathing significantly increases nitric oxide production compared to mouth breathing).
My Father was on 80 mg after a stroke, this strength of statins disables you. He couldn't walk as balance was an issue and pain all over, Came off them for 24 hrs and can walk without a walking stick, GP's need to go back to Uni.
@@lucylu9792 My dad had a stoke and they put him on 80mg , basically could not move and did not want to get out of bed around 4 weeks now he is now walking. My uncles in his 70's also on high doses and couldnt move his hands he is now playing golf again after 4 weeks. I take 20 mg but i'm fine. Sorry to hear about you son.
I wish that rather than offering alternative medications, Dr. Ovadia would emphasize the radical role of diet. Physicians already know about all the other medication’s: what they don’t know about is nutrition.
If people open their mind first, to other therapies than the mainstream pushed statins, maybe (hopefully) diet will follow. People don’t understand what a good diet consists of, but they do know when their diet is unhealthy. People want a quick fix, & diet changes take work. This from someone who eats a very restrictive diet, & practices ADF for health benefits.
You say a number of times that we should talk to our Dr about xyz, do you realise how useful that advise is? I asked my Dr about my triglycerides/HDL ratio shortly after getting a couple of stents about 4 years ago. Her answer, "I don't know anything about heart's, you need to talk to a cardiologist". Shortly after I did get to talk to the cardiologist at our local hospital. So of course I also asked her the same question. Her answer, "triglycerides are for diabetes, they have nothing to do with your heart". I'm struggling to have any faith in the medical system in New Zealand. As a matter of interest my triglycerides were 5.6mmol/L and HDL was 1.0, blood pressure not fantastic at 130something over 80 something, I ate bread with everything, at least 3 times a day, potatoes every night, rice, biscuits etc. Never smoked, not particularly overweight and reasonably active. Now tri and hdl are 0.7 and 2.0, feel better than I have for years, thanks to people like you and the low carb, carnivore type Dr's on you tube ❤
Agree. “Talk to your doctor” - who is a programmed automaton. There are very few doctors who reason, are inquisitive, and garner more knowledge from outside their comfort zone. Very, very few. This is why these rare, stellar investigative doctors, like Dr. Ovadia, Chaffee, Berry, Baker, Dhand, etc … have huge followings on UA-cam. They bring the receipts.
Didn't work for me. I live on a farm, raisebour own food, haven't eaten UPF in living memory. My problems didn't really turn around until I got rid of all grain, potatoes and fruit. Great, unprocessed, fibre rich and utterly stuffed up my glucose control a CGM revolutionised my management
The cardiologist that I see finally listened to me regarding my concerns about my onset of memory problems. I said to him I wasn’t comfortable taking statins because my cholesterol levels are now excellent because of my lifestyle and diet changes. The Cardiologist reluctantly let me discontinue them but prescribed Zetia instead. Geeez I just can’t win.
i guess where you live your cardiologist still has time to care. mine is so overbooked that it's easy to reschedule appointments online and just not go see him for long stretches. he doesn't push statins yet. seeing him in December but meat based eating now. hoping i'm not a hyper-responder.
71 yrs old now. On statins 23 years. The problem is half of doctors say there great half say dont take them. Leaves people totally puzzled and clueless as to what to do for the best. None of it is very helpful to anyone.
Agree. I’ve been on 40 mg Lipitor for 20 years or so with no issues and my cholesterol numbers are great. If I talk to my doctor, he’ll just tell me to stay on them. It sure would be nice if there was some good trial based information out there.
@@rodneybrockeHave you ever had your Lp(a) cholesterol level checked? Normal is 30 and I just tested at 155! I’ve been on 10 mgs. of Simvastatin for years to keep my cholesterol under 200…..it was 300! Now I find out that there is a blind study conducted with thousands of individuals, half taking statins and half taking a placebo. The study indicated that those put on statins actually ended up with elevated levels of Lp(a) whereas the people on placebos had no increase. Most people never heard of Lp(a) because doctors do not test for it because there is no medication to lower it. I am now sitting here wondering if I should go off my statin. This is genetically inherited; my father died of a heart attack at 64 as did his mother. I’m going strong at 77 but now I feel like I am living with a ticking time bomb.
Do you really think humans are smart enough to micromanage millions of years of evolution?? Does it matter to you that the drug companies don't have to publish the data for ALL their studies, and only publish the ones that show an extremely weak association between LDL and heart disease. Or how about the numerous studies that aren't by the drug companies that show the higher your LDL the longer you live? Get out of the matrix! eat a carnivore diet, which is what our ancestors ate for millions of years, without ever getting any of these modern day diseases.
@@rodneybrocke good grief, 20 years??? Do you need to be on Lipitor? I've been on same drug (20mg) dose for three years after my heart attack and subsequent stents. And I'm considering working that off over time, but I have improved my metabolic health.
i asked my doctor "whats the leading cause of death? he said heart disease. so statins have been out for 60 years why is heart disease still the leading cause of death?
Better verbal presentation doc. Disappointed you referenced Alternatives to statins to reduce ldl when the BMJ said high ldl = longer life. Also could have shown the original lipitor ad showing it reduced 3 out of 100 having heart attack to 2 out of 100 and claiming that's a 30% reduction when it's 1% in absolute terms.
I stopped statins it’s amazing how much my health and life has gotten better.I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia got put on disability during the second year my doctor put me on statins not long after my pains tripled my feet burned with needles,restless legs…and for my mental health well being in a zone that didn’t want to do anything stuck in trance like for 8 years been 2 years now since i stopped happy to say i’m 90% better still healing but not suicidal and a want for life that i had lost.Edit Niacin and Vitamin D everyday keeps the numbers low.
Thank you for speaking TRUTH and resisting the Medical and Pharmaceutical industry lies!!!👍🙄 Follow the MONEY we always say!!!$$$ Lies and corruption are always driven by MONEY $$$, UNFORTUNATELY. 😓
Most docs are doing what the computer tells them. If they step out of line, they could be sued for not practicing “standard of care”. It’s best just to see doctors as someone who deals with acute care. You’re on your own when it comes to being preventative care.
@@AncestralFuel Yes, I know. I saw my Dr. last Friday. I warned her that my LDL was going to be high due to increased animal protein in my diet. She then started on the statin rant. I stopped her and told her that if I drop dead from cardiac issues, it is on me, she had no responsibility in it. I don't think she was expecting that.
I told my dr that I do not want him to offer a statin again. I said this is something we need to agree to disagree on. I need him when I need a referral to a specialist, and not for him to be a pill pusher for the pharmacy.
Most doctors haven’t got a clue, because heart disease is still a problem. Do you think the problem is what goes into the body is the first place? The food industry and the health care with all the drugs is the problem. People are addicted to the foods they eat, then run to their doctors to fix them. 😖🤷♂️
I was prescribed statins after my bypass. But my Chols & Trigs were always normal. When I started on ezitimibe, my skin became blotchy and dry, and I started getting chronic back pain. Then the cardiologist added simvastatin. Within a couple of months, my skin got worse, I started losing muscle mass, suffered from chronic leg and back pain. I felt tired all the time and had little energy to do the basic chores around the house, and my body ached 24/7, I mean real bad fibromyalgia type pain. Then, the migraines started! Proper migraines with aura, every bloody week! So, I stopped taking the statins and waiting for my body to return to normal. Not going down that path again! Feel a lot better off the bloody things!
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Don't worry about cholesterol/LDL. Focus on getting your triglycerides down toward 60ish, HDL up to 60ish or above. Trigs/HDL ratio of 1.5x or lower is goal. Do that by eating low carb, REAL food only, zero processed.
I’m going home after my heart transplant last week. Statins are on my med list. It’s my understanding that they provide very little benefit to heart attack victims. I’m already taking a ton of meds so one med off the list would be great.
Eat keto or carnivore to save your life. Give up carbs to heal your whole body. Keep watching Dr O and his colleagues to learn how to eat for health. You can get healthy. You can do it.
I would follow your Dr's suggestions AND do a lot of research on your own. Lifestyle HAS to change first and foremost, here forward for you. Best of luck, I hope all goes well for you in the future.
I would listen to your heart transplant doc on this one. Yours is not a garden variety high cholesterol discussion. Statins have their place with inflammation and clotting. Don't listen to advice from anyone on this comment section. Best on your future!
Hi, my doctor prescribes statins rosuvastatin (Crestor) for cholesterol control.After a year I developed what could be similar to Alzheimer's symptoms. I had difficulty remembering things ( 15 minutes of memory ).I had been tested with the Montreal test and they said that I could have the beginning of Alzheimer's. After that I went to the internet google and UA-cam and from there some UA-cam doctors told in a video that statins were affecting cholesterol and that the brain made up with a lot of it. Guest what, I stopped taking those statins and 2 weeks after I didn't have any symptoms. A real miracle, I could have continue taking that medicine and have bad symptoms for the reste of my life. UA-cam had made me realize what could have been the source of my problem. No thanks to my doctor and his staff. . LESSON : STATINE ARE NOT WITHOUT RISK!
If I asked my PCP any of these questions, he would look at me like I had five heads! They just are stuck on big pharm… advocate for yourself and do it what is best for yourself?
This is what I say to doctors who want me to take them. The rate of heart disease has not fallen in line with Stain use. Statins have been around since the 90s and though there has been a drop in heart disease, it is likely due to reduction in smoking. By now we should have NO heart disease if stains worked.
@@EmilyFoxSeaton Again, wrong. Statins have never been claimed to eliminate heart disease, only to reduce the risk of major CV events, which they have been proven in multiple trials to do.
They also cause cognitive, i.e., brain, deterioration. I recently intervened to advise the spouse of a friend who we thought had come down with dementia to stop his statins. Within only three weeks we noticed a significant improvement in cognitive/memory function. It will be interesting to see whether the improvement will continue and full function will return.
I expressed concerns about taking a statin and questioning side effects...he basically said he'd be considered exercising malpractice if he didn't prescribe me it and implied I was a conspiracy theorist for taking a curiosity on-line
Yup, I know this already. I've had 3 doctors nag me for years to take this crap...I did but the side effects were so bad I stopped and will never take them again. I'm also a lmhr,so naturally I've been nagged to stop hflc. That's not happening either...Thanks for this and I hope you will dp more on these horrible drugs.
Same. The only way I can lower my ldl is to eat carbs. But when I do, migraines, psoriasis, T2d, insulin resistance, sinus infections, etc. all come raging back. My ldl is sky high but I feel great. I’m lmhr also.
Since 3 months taking fenofibrate for my super high triglycerides they have come down . I also am on repatha for cholesterol it has come down to . I’m happy about that
I'm 65 and on 80 mg atorvastatin. Can run two miles in under 20 minutes and bench press my weight for reps. People have asked me if I'm on TRT and the look on their face is priceless when I tell them I'm on high dose statins!
@@vickiladu6755 Well, my brother is on the same thing. My parents have been on them for decades and my mother still plays tennis. My Dad is probably at the gym right now. My grandmother was on a low dose and passed away ten years ago. Seems to be working for my family anyway.
@@vickiladu6755 Seems to be working well for my brother. My parents have been on them for decades and my mother still plays tennis. My dad is probably at the gym right now. They think it's the fountain of youth!
@@vickiladu6755 Seems to be working for my family. My grandmother was on them and she passed away ten years ago. My parents have been on them for decades and my mother still plays tennis. My dad still goes to the gym every day.
Seems to be working for my family. My grandmother was on them and she passed away ten years ago. My parents have been on them for decades and they think they're the fountain of youth. My mother still plays tennis and my dad still goes to the gym every day!
Both the cardiologist and the GP are pushing me to take statins. My numbers are 6.4 millimol/ liter. The normal range goes from 3.5 to 6.5, ideal being 5. So. I am technically in range, even if high side of. The cardiologist prescribed atorvastatin 40mg/ day. The GP prescribed 60 (1 and half tablet). I took two 40mg tablets over six days and still I have GI problems. Very frustrating. 😬 It's unbelievable how much ignorance on the disastrous side effects on the long term especially on brain function, type2 diabetes, muscles pain, insulin resistance, inflammation, cancer, immunodeficiency.
Ask for a CAC scan. That's what I did and it came back with a score of 0. Given the 0 CAC score, my cardiologist was happy for me to continue with a ketogenic diet despite high LDL. He said that with a CAC score of 0, the risk of having a major cardiac event in the next 10 years is extremely low and doesn't see any need to take a statin.
I took myself off of statin meds quite a few years ago and started CoQ10. Also syarted eating Keto and lost some weight. My blood levels haven't heen much of a concern. Im a sedentary, obese 72 yo still struggling with T2. Going carnivore would help but I keep falling off the wagon. Climbing back on asap.
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Dr you failed to address taking a low dose statin like 5mg every three days to aid in the reduction of inflammation of already diseased arteries. Your opinion on this would be helpful!
Statins are very successful. They are the pharmaceutical gateway drug. By asphyxiating your mitochondria, they cause so many strange symptoms (Dysautonomia - readily dismissed as just issues of aging) that you get passed from doctor to doctor, all prescribing new drugs to manage these symptoms. You become a nice steady stream of income until you pass while the next victim is just getting started on the same treadmill.
I have heard both arguments. All I know is that my dad died at 49 in 1988 of a heart attack and he had hypercholesterolemia. I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and have been on statins for 20+ years, have a current calcium score of 2 and am 57. Am not worried about diabetes. I did have some muscle soreness at first but that went away and the brain seems to work fine still. A clogged LAD concerns me more than the concerns listed here. I'll keep taking them.
That’s amazing that you only have a CAC score of 2. What type of test, may I ask, gave you this score? I only ask because I had a basic scan of my carotid arteries as an initial test for CAC and it was 13. Then I had a CT scan which gave me a 70. After a year and a half or so of taking a statin, I had a more in depth CT scan wherein they injected dye into my coronary arteries and then did CT imaging. It gave me a score of 275. So, within 4 years, I went from a 70 to 275. This has me drawing two possible conclusions. One, the only true indicator of how much calcium one has is with a CT coronary angiogram (dye injected). Or two, there is evidence that statins raise your CAC score by stabilizing soft plaque ( hardening the vulnerable plaque).
Side note: I never had high cholesterol until I hit menopause about 8 years ago. I do have a 60-70% occlusion in my LAD as was determined with cardiac catherization. I don’t think eight years of borderline to high cholesterol caused this. However, I do know that 40 years of smoking did. They did not stent because I have 91% blood flow still.
When I read about your father.. What I see in your determined belief in statins is because of the trauma of losing your dad.. and your fear of suffering whatever he suffered from. It reminds me of my sister in law who had both her breaststroke removed because of fears.. Iwould never tell her or you what you should do.. But acting out of fear rather than studying and knowing all the info.. statins have probably changed your body permanently.. just as removing breats is permanent... Maybe in an alternative universe, you would have died young too.. or she would have died of breast cancer.. But it's the knee-jerk reactions that are made out of fear makes me sad. None of us are getting out alive.. Doctors aren't interested in health.. they are interested in treating illness.. getting healthy isn't really at the top of most doctors' minds.
@@creinicke1000I appreciate the note but I don’t think it’s anything related to trauma. I’m a Director for a large company in the cardiology EP device industry and work with a hundred physicians that I trust. Have been on statins for years and while I’m sure some people may have issues with them, for me, they seem to be working great. Is it possible that if I never took them that I’d still be doing well? Maybe. That said, likely not IMO.
Funny all of my medical problems started when I was put on a Statin. My mother died of Alzheimers I started researching them. I took myself off of them about 3 months ago and went on the Carnivore diet. I am down 30lbs my fasting blood sugars are in the low 70s to 80's every morning. My Doctor has had a fit. I told him he could be replaced. I trust my research way more than I trust a Doctor.
My thyroid issue is the primary driver of my LDL, my doctor prescribed a low dose statin, I stopped taking it because the thyroid issues still need to be corrected, hypothyroidism/ hashimoto’s which resulted from Covid vaccines to which their were 3 total. Im on 25mcg a day and a beta blocker for two other issues, 3 regurgitating heart valves and high blood pressure. I cut back on the caffeine intake. And take beta blocker at night as it was making me dizzy and hazardous to drive. Have to return in a year for a repeat eco as when they discovered the valve issues they also discovered ischemic issue in left ventricular as it was and still failing to relax a conduction issue?. At least that was the interpretation. No prior history before Covid, but even up here in Upstate NY they dont consider that an issue, on the contrary, it is very much an issue as I work in healthcare. I dont like being gaslit by the same people who still believe statins are safe. Their not. I was told by a pump man/perfusionist that if anything that was to be fixed properly? To go to either Rochester, NY, NYC, or Boston as that is where the best places to go. Hopefully it wont happen but I would like to know that I’m on the right path? I think NIH has those industry studies as they were mandated to be released to the publick in re: to the research on statins.
Thanks for addressing this. It took me 10 years to realize that my health problems were due to statins, because they came on very slowly, and the connection was not obvious at first. I wonder how many people are in poor health because of statins but don't realize it - mistakenly thinking "Gee, at least I have healthy cholesterol."
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I'm a 67 year old woman. My cholesterol has been high for years. My calcium score was 0 2 years ago. My GI doctor sent me to a cardiologist yesterday. As soon as he saw my cholesterol numbers he started on statins. My mom had Alzheimer's. I'm terrified of them.
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Thank you Dr. Ovadia. One QUESTION, although may not be important one.. but... do you see in your practice a correlation between ear lobe crease (Frank's sign) and condition that may lead to the major heart incident.? If yes, does it disappear once the root cause of it is removed.? Thank you. Answer much appreciated.
Hi Dr Ovadia. My 65 year old mother has been on statins for 10 years for high cholesterol. She wants to come off them after me showing her a few videos. Would you recommend to just stop taking them instantly or wean herself off them? Anything we need to know/advice greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I am 68 and have had high cholesterol since I was 24 or when they first started testing me. My cholesterol is 676 from a few weeks ago. Statins were based on a lie and I have never taken one.
Wow @andredaedo...you've made my day! I'm 62 and, I have very high cholesterol, too. Its always been high but since ketovore, my hypothyroid is out of whack (after reducing levothyroxine...which was a disappointment so will up the dose again). Anyway, thanks again for your comment. It cheered me up!
If poor metabolic health and lifestyle are strong underlying causation for cardiovascular disease and prescribing statins is standard practice, then the statins become proxy causative for the other negative outcomes of poor metabolic health etc. -- like insulin resistance and diabetes. Hence that 71% figure you cited.
My doctor tried to put me on statins. Even tho my cholesterol is considered “normal.” I tried the statins for less than a week and I was in so much pain I couldn’t sleep and could barely walk. They are determined to get us on those meds no matter what. Why?
one question; for a patient with a very high CAC score, does statin use help in calcifying soft plaque which in turn lowers the risk of stroke/heart attack?
Stress, tobacco (including chewing tobacco) products, energy drinks (sugar content) can also contribute to high cholesterol level. It makes sense that the LDL level also increases.
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If cholesterol doesn’t drive heart disease, under what circumstances would they be indicated? Are you playing it safe to avoid backlash? I wouldn’t blame you, but it does muddy the waters. I would never take a statin personally.
Looking at the US heart disease graph, after 1970 heart disease was declining nicely. We didn't have any decent cholesterol lowering meds until Statins were introduced in 1987, yet the decline rate remained the same after statins. Nothing changed that wasn't already happening. Now there is a recent uptick in heart disease despite the population having record low cholesterol levels. If we look at the US heart disease map and the diabetes map we get a very strong match. We also get a strong match with the smoking map.
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I developed excruciating muscle pain on lipitore. It immobilized me for a few days even after I went off them. My husband had to lift me under my armpits to the bathroom. My feet couldn't even touch the ground, or I'd be screaming in pain! I told my doctor, I'd rather die with high cholesterol than go back on statins. But, now I'm carnivore and doing great!
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All of the heart healthy amino acids are found in red meat - in great abundance and in the right mix. Somewhere along the line, we all got lied to about animal-based diet.
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The same here😢
That's interesting that it cured your muscle pain. Our brain is made of mostly cholesterol. That may explain why people who do the carnivore diet say that the brain fog they experienced was cured by eating meat with saturated fat.
I wish there was an independent study in the number of people with Alzheimer’s who have been on statins for years. Our brains need cholesterol and when it’s blocked, it affects brain function.
We do have epidemiology which points to a significant increase in the incidence of dementia and ALS in people who take statins.
@@leemanwrong Why would someone fund that?!
We lost my mom to Alzheimers 😢
Ugh.
I had the aches and also trouble with memory, both of which stopped as soon as I stopped taking the statin.
The last time I went to a doctor was in 1996. He told me that my cholesterol was the highest he had ever seen in a 28 year old. My blood pressure was too low according to him. I was supposed to have a heart attack by age 56. yet I am still here and feeling great.
Keep trying with the heart attack diet Rick! Since Christmas Day 2021 I've lost 8 people from my social circle. All aged 53 to 69. I'm 58 and two years ago was looking likely to be next. None of them were on the heart attack diet 🤔
@@georgegoodenough823 That is good to know! You can see my blood pressure is not high enough to get that heart attack yet.
May we ask how old you are? I’m sooo inclined to quit taking mine!
@@sharoncook2533 I am 56 years old.
Remember processed red meat and salt are the 2 most inflammatory foods on the planet!
I got into a big argument with my doctor over statins. We were both on our feet in the examination room, yelling at each other. I thought about it a little later, and I decided that a better approach would have been to simply not accept the drugs from the pharmacy. They can prescribe the drugs, but they can't make you take them! I took an altogether different route. I fired my doctor, canceled all of his prescriptions, and abandoned the American Medical Association. I may not live as long, but I'll be happier!
I get you. I’m heading in that direction myself, for the same reasons. I’m willing to take my chances. I’m 70 and I feel good. If I keel over dead tomorrow it’s not a tragedy. It might even be a blessing to die feeling healthy and strong and energetic and clear headed. Do you know what I mean? My grandmother died at 104, but she spent the last 15 years of her life in a wheelchair not knowing who she was or where she was. Ugh. I don’t want that.
People taking statins statistically live 4 days longer than those who don’t
I’m 76, soon 77-yr of age. One year ago PCP put me on 20 mg pravastatin and 6mo later my 130 LDL dropped to 87, my total cholesterol also dropped from 190 to 167, while my triglycerides always were in normal range.
After I stopped the pravastatin for 6 mo my LDL again shoot up to 127, along with my total cholesterol still in the upper normal range, and TG still within norm. So, what I should do is the question?
You did the right thing to confront your doctor. You should also sue him for bodily harm from the dangerous medications. Finally you should report him for misconduct sending letters to authorities.
@@stavross3321 And that would be a FRIVOLOUS lawsuit as he wasn’t actually harmed. MY WORD! Lawsuits and malpractice insurance are a large part of the reason that most doctors stick to a very rigid “standard of care” for their patients. And the standard of care involves prescribing medication.
A great and caring doctor, I've refused statins in fact I don't take any drugs,
Thank you for your support!
to me statins are like insulin shots, gives you good numbers on paper but does not take care of the cause of the problem.
And adds other health issues
*No medicine’s* take care of the cause of the problem.
Hmmmmmm…
Worse
My 87 year old mom had a stroke last year. She is allergic to the all statins. When she was at her worst in the hospital, I saw that they were giving her statins. I found a meta study in the BMJ that showed that there are no studies showing the benefit of statins for stroke victims. But at the bottom of the paper said, “But we suggest taking a statin as a precautionary measure”. Needless to say, I informed the Doctor about her allergy and he removed the statin.
Just like some studies published in the last four years, they post a disclaimer statement just so they can get the paper published.
I have read many books, I listened to many UA-cam videos by many of the world's leading gurus and health experts but nothing came close to “the hidden herbs” by anette ray. I recommend everyone giving it a read.
I can't believe you are touting this book on every and I mean every health video I click on are you the author? If so say so
@@cpage839thanks for the warning.
You are (of course) absolutely right. Nice of you to speak out against medical education and the entire medical profession.
It's about time people do
Are you jealous that there are well educated, intelligent and caring doctors? Should have gone to school and become one of them.
Intelligence is not defined by education
Thanks Doc. You and Dr Berry changed my life for the better
I love them both!
Glad to hear that!
I am 68 male with a CAC score of zero. My LDL is 201 and my doctor wants to put me on statins. I am six months carnivore and have reversed my type 2 diabetes and down to 173 from 200lbs. What do you think doc ? I say no to statins
My old doctor wanted me on statins because my LDL was creeping up as my health improved, & he was very dogmatic & very uninformative. So I found myself a new doctor, a low carb doctor, & she loves my high LDL. Keep saying no to statins.
Nice going on your zero CAC score! I also have a CAC of zero, but you have 20 years more than me, & after 50 it’s “supposed” to accumulate, but that’s just more dogma I suppose. Congratulations on everything else you have achieved, & “welcome to the desert of the real.” 🥩🤟🏻
Just say no!
Tell them NO. Plenty of studies showing the higher you LDL the longer you live.
I'm 69. CAC = Zero. LDL >200. My doc said since my CAC was zero there is no need for statin.
I too turned down Statins, CAC zero.Some calcification in Ascending Aorta..
How did you lower diabetes??
Statins are powerful anti-inflammatories, but they won't keep plaque out of your arteries. That comes from eating a proper human diet, exercise, not smoking and not being overweight.
Statins are only mildly antiinflammatory…. The benefit
rarely work the risk
Basically.. thats it...
A better anti-inflammatory is Colchicine, which has none of the side effects of the statins. Of course, the best anti-inflammatory is to significantly reduce carb consumption.
I had a heart attack about six weeks ago (age 63), and have three stents. Of course, my very conventional cardiologist put me on 20 mg of Rosuvastatin. I told him that I am fundamentally opposed to statins, but I will play the Numbers game until my follow up appointment in mid November. At that point in time, the least that I will do is reduce the dosage to 10 mg, and that is only if he continues to prescribe 20 mg. I will simply cut the pills in half. ideally, he will cut the dose to 5 mg or to 0. I did convince him to put me on Colchicine, and I am now on a very low carb diet. I have lost a few pounds, but I am at a bit of a plateau right now. I’m hoping to lose about 2 pounds a month over the next year or so to get to my target weight.
I happen to have known my cardiologist for nearly 25 years, and in his wife and my wife and I are very friendly with each other. I respect him, and he has helped my mother with her atrial fib problems for many years. I told him that I would listen to his advice For a while, because he is the guy who’s been practicing cardiology for the last several decades, but I did tell him that I will continuously challenge and question him, particularly on the statins. I do have a history of diabetes on my father side of the family, as well as Cardiovascular disease. Long-term statin use increases the possibility of getting type two diabetes, and the inflammation that that causes inside ones arteries is certainly less than helpful in terms of dealing with cardiovascular disease Both my father and grandfather dropped dead of massive heart attacks in their late 70s. When I explained to my cardiologist that my understanding was that cholesterol in your arteries, in other words plaque, was there as a natural Band-Aid to repair inflammation and micro tears, and I mentioned that it was a symptom of the underlying problem, and not the problem itself, he said that I was not wrong. This is when I started discussing Colchicine with him, and he agreed after looking at my blood work that I was a candidate for it. Nonetheless, he insists that my LDL is too high, and reflexively insisted that I need to be on a statin. Like I said before, I will play that game for a couple of months. That is not long-term use, but I am not planning on being on it for the rest of my life. I am also taking 100 mg per day of CoQ10, the ubiquitin known form, which is more absorbable, in order to stay off any mitochondrial problems. Whether I later cut the dosage or even eliminate statins altogether, I am going to continue taking the CoQ10.
I asked him, “what is the endgame for me taking the statins?“ He said that you will stay on the statins and live a longer life. I strongly disagree with the latter, and I will not be doing the former. I don’t need tattoo diabetes, I don’t need Alzheimer’s, and I don’t need liver issues or mitochondrial problems. Cholesterol is not the problem, it is a symptom, or a byproduct, of the actual underlying problem, which is carbohydrate induced arterial inflammation.
As an aside, I have taken a hard look at some alternative means of fixing the inflammation problem besides reducing carbohydrates. I came across what Dr. Linus Pauling (the only double Nobel laureate in history) recommended, which is very high doses of vitamin C to help repair the damage in the arteries, and high dose lysine to induce a reduction of arterial plaque that will no longer be needed if the underlying inflammation has been repaired. I am currently taking about 5000 mg of vitamin C each day, and about 3000 mg of lysine. I will also be taking pomegranate extract, as there are studies out there showing that one can reduce arterial plaque by a significant amount within one year of taking it. Between reducing the carbs, taking the vitamin C and lycine, and taking the pomegranate, I figure that my arteries should be in much better condition within several months at most. I will, however, not rely on just my hopes and some studies, I will be having imaging of my arteries done to show what their actual status is overtime. I am going to be establishing a baseline within the next couple of weeks with some tests that I demanded that my cardiologist order, and I will re-repeating the same tests, six months and one year from that point in time.
@@patc1764thats 100% false. It depends on the person. If you have plaque, taking a statin AND eating planted based can reverse that plaque
@@willl4219 statins can stabilize soft plaque by enclosing them with a calcified cap (and your coronary calcium score will go up because of that). .
Great Advise! Dr Ovadia Is my new favorite Doctor!
Thank you for the support!
Another excellent explanation, thanks. I’m sure you’ve tried convincing the (supposed) “mainstream” cardiologists and lipidologists about all this until you’re blue in the face! Other popular UA-camrs / podcast guests, such as cardiologist Dr Mohammed Alo and lipidologist Professor Thomas Dayspring are utterly convinced that high LDL cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and that statins are a valuable medicine for reducing subsequent cardiac event risk. Some of us are still trying to make sense of this never-ending debate.
People with all levels of LDL can suffer from CVD (Cardiovascular Disease), so blindly lowering LDL level is not a sure win to prevent CVD.
My LDL numbers are considered high. My triglyceride number is super low. HDL is super high. BP is normal. Cough cough...I am on low carb high fat diet (mostly meat based). My doctor freaked out. He wanted me to change.
I politely declined all his diet and medical advises and still living my best life.
My doctor looked depressed. I feel bad for him.
LDL is directly linked to heart disease across the board and there is no controversy. You are eating one of the worst diets humanly possible. You might think you are living your best life, but have you had a look in your arteries lately? I suggest you get a scan. You should be eating a whole plant-based diet.
Statins are the leading cause of Dementia. I would stay away from them. Old people with high Cholesterol have the best Brain function.
@@willl4219 you need to read "Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz
Hello Dr O!! Thanks for the video and your campaign to help the public get healthier like you did! Thank you!! Folks need real guidance and to escape the deluge of carbohydrates in foods and drinks.
You are very welcome!
Statins, widely prescribed to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, are effective but come with potential downsides not always highlighted. While they help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, statins can cause side effects like muscle pain, fatigue, and in rare cases, liver or kidney damage. Some studies suggest statins may deplete CoQ10, a nutrient essential for energy production and heart health, leading to fatigue or muscle weakness. Additionally, while statins reduce cholesterol, they don’t address the root causes of heart disease, like inflammation and poor lifestyle habits, making healthy eating and exercise essential for long-term heart health.
Great video!
People were no worse off before statins were invented. We were not fat and ugly, we were not dying from heart disease then. WE ARE NOW.
Hog wash ! I am 78 yrs old and a retired Archaeogist, you are not very smart if you think people were not ugly and fat in the past . Now modern bad diet is a big part of this issue , but humans died often early as per starvation, bad water , plague, warfare , very child birth and child mortality ( means died early) . So, many never got old enough to to later die of heart , cancer, dementia. Try some hard criticism of you data and claims. That’s what intelligent people do. After development of grain farming c10,000-8,000 yrs ago, human health declined with all the carbs ( sugars). So that was fat ugly prople way back then with bad teeth.
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women for over a century...
Thank you for the short and to send message to ovadia. It is so wonderful to see you and other cardiologists speaking out against a one-size-fits-all approach. I really wish more people would take the time to think before they pop a pill and really understand the pluses and minuses of that pill😊
Thank you for your support.
Statins do affect the heart............of pharma execs who see doctors like Dr. Ovadia posting facts.
Refusal certainly affects their bank accounts.
Carnivore here that refused to take the statins prescribed because very happy with the low triglyceride result.
Our brain is made of mostly cholesterol. That may explain why people who do the carnivore diet say that the brain fog they experienced was cured by eating meat with saturated fat.
@@tomlaureys1734 yep you got that right. The brain is the part of the body that uses the most cholesterol and I also said to the doctor I have already got epilepsy, I don't need another neurological disorder coming my way. Statins deprive our brains from the cholesterol it needs.
A year ago, prior to an aortic heart valve replacement---due to a congenital issue, not a lifestyle/food/smoking/disease issue---I had to have a heart cath the week before, to see if there were any other issues, like blockages, that the surgeon would have to fix. The surgical cardiologist who did the cath was impressed---all of my coronary arteries were "perfectly clean", to use her words; the only issue was the bicuspid aortic valve that was to be replaced. Despite those clear arteries, my regular cardiologist still wanted me on a statin. Every time he says "Statin", I say "Never." I tell him I'm trying to AVOID diabetes, not guarantee getting it, as statins tend to do to folks. A week ago, I just had an echocardiogram for my 1-year after open-heart surgery anniversary, and he said everything looks great. Great---with no statin. I swear they're required to recommend statins to all their patients. So glad to add Dr. Ovadia to my watch list on UA-cam!
Thats awesome to hear! and Thank you for your support
@@IFixHeartsdoes someone who has a stroke have to be on them? My son 35 had a stroke but it happened because he was moving his neck very hard and had a tore something.
I had the exact same thing happen-congenital. The only difference was they said my arteries were like a 16 year olds. And yep, wanted me on statins that I took for a little bit and then took myself off. No problems at 1 year checkup here either.
@@romns103 Congratulations on your good health a year after your surgery! Last year, at my checkup in October with my statin-pushing cardiologist, I asked him if I could stop the baby aspirin the hospital had put me on in May---"If I'm on Warfarin, why am I also on a baby aspirin? Don't they both thin the blood? Why do I need both?" (I knew I had a better shot at dropping the baby aspirin than the Warfarin.) He said the reviews on baby aspirin are mixed, but he felt I could stop the aspirin. He said, "When there's no clear benefit, I tend to go with not taking it." I smiled and said, "And THAT's why I keep refusing a STATIN." He gave me a scowl, but after being his patient for 30 years, I knew it was more an exasperated scowl than an angry one. Statins are our only disagreement, and I really like him as a person. In 2016, I told him I'd CONSIDER taking a statin but only if I could get a CAC scan first. He told me they were expensive and insurance wouldn't cover it, so it'd be out of pocket. "How expensive?" "I think they're around $700." "I consider that an investment. Call in the order." He was right---that was my approximate cost at the time. But well worth it to have evidence on my side in my continued refusal to take a statin. My CAC score was 0. So I wasn't totally surprised that my cath last year showed clean arteries, but I was glad to have further confirmation after so many years. Best wishes for continued good health to you, romns103!
I quit my statin all together. That's after I've had bypass surgery. It was the sugar and carbs that got me. Coca Cola got me! I've cut out ALL sugar and consume very few carbs. 5 years after my surgery and I feel great.
sounds like me...but no by pass yet....what age did you have your bypass
55. I'm now 60 pushing 61 and feel great. I just had a cardiology appointment and he noticed I wasn't taking statins and wanted to know why. I just said I didn't like the effects they had on me. He then spent the next 10 minutes trying to convince me to take other drugs, to which I declined. He looked at me like I was crazy. Anyway doing great statin free.
BTW, I do the carnivore diet now and have been for just over 3 years. Most doctors hate it.
@@johnulmer6715 Im in the same situation...Im gonna go off mine for 60 days ...see how I feel...thanks for responding
Statins are like Sugar. You have to pay for them and they both kill you.
I get STATIN DRUGS for Free through my Insurance BUT I'LL NEVER TAKE THEM , I JUST THROW THEM IN A DRAWER to keep my Doctor happy 😂
I'm a practicing Healthcare worker. This video is super lifesaver!❤
I'm so glad!
Best explanation of statins and heart health I've heard! Simple, concise, just facts without recommendations. Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful!
I agree I’ve learnt a lot, my Dr has suggested statins, I refused. and he respected my decision. I said I’d try and lose weight, and eat only whole foods cutting out bread and sugar. Thank you Dr ,I really enjoyed this video..
Great quick overview of statin drugs! Thanks for your time and effort spreading the truth in health.
Thank you for backing up what I’ve always believed. I too work in health care and I wouldn’t touch a statin.
Thank you for this focused and concise video on this subject! It is something I can easily share with family and friends who need to know this information. ❤
Brilliant information, thank you doc.
From what I've read, the only reason statins sometimes show effectiveness is that they are anti-inflammatory AND increase nitric oxide production. So, a safer option is to reduce inflammation and breathe through your nose! (Nose breathing significantly increases nitric oxide production compared to mouth breathing).
And nose-breathing looks better… 😁
My Father was on 80 mg after a stroke, this strength of statins disables you. He couldn't walk as balance was an issue and pain all over, Came off them for 24 hrs and can walk without a walking stick, GP's need to go back to Uni.
Did he came off of them right away? My son had a stroke at 35 and stopped taking them 2 said ago.
@@lucylu9792 My dad had a stoke and they put him on 80mg , basically could not move and did not want to get out of bed around 4 weeks now he is now walking. My uncles in his 70's also on high doses and couldnt move his hands he is now playing golf again after 4 weeks. I take 20 mg but i'm fine. Sorry to hear about you son.
@@lucylu9792 Not sure if you received my first response , yes he stopped taking them straight way.
I wish that rather than offering alternative medications, Dr. Ovadia would emphasize the radical role of diet. Physicians already know about all the other medication’s: what they don’t know about is nutrition.
If people open their mind first, to other therapies than the mainstream pushed statins, maybe (hopefully) diet will follow. People don’t understand what a good diet consists of, but they do know when their diet is unhealthy. People want a quick fix, & diet changes take work. This from someone who eats a very restrictive diet, & practices ADF for health benefits.
Thank you. I threw them away the second day they prescribed them after I got diagnosed with Afib!
You say a number of times that we should talk to our Dr about xyz, do you realise how useful that advise is? I asked my Dr about my triglycerides/HDL ratio shortly after getting a couple of stents about 4 years ago. Her answer, "I don't know anything about heart's, you need to talk to a cardiologist". Shortly after I did get to talk to the cardiologist at our local hospital. So of course I also asked her the same question. Her answer, "triglycerides are for diabetes, they have nothing to do with your heart". I'm struggling to have any faith in the medical system in New Zealand. As a matter of interest my triglycerides were 5.6mmol/L and HDL was 1.0, blood pressure not fantastic at 130something over 80 something, I ate bread with everything, at least 3 times a day, potatoes every night, rice, biscuits etc. Never smoked, not particularly overweight and reasonably active. Now tri and hdl are 0.7 and 2.0, feel better than I have for years, thanks to people like you and the low carb, carnivore type Dr's on you tube ❤
Agree. “Talk to your doctor” - who is a programmed automaton.
There are very few doctors who reason, are inquisitive, and garner more knowledge from outside their comfort zone. Very, very few. This is why these rare, stellar investigative doctors, like Dr. Ovadia, Chaffee, Berry, Baker, Dhand, etc … have huge followings on UA-cam. They bring the receipts.
THANK YOU, Dr Ovadia... been waiting for this video to share with this thinking statins are the way!
Remove all ultra-processed oily and sugary "foods" from your intake, and your metabolic problems will go away in few weeks.
@cag19549
Yes, can even be a year or more for some folks to see substantial improvements!
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I didn't say it will fix all damage which was done. It will fix the metabolism, which then will improve other conditions.
@@cag19549
Ok, I should have been said it will start go away lol.
Didn't work for me. I live on a farm, raisebour own food, haven't eaten UPF in living memory. My problems didn't really turn around until I got rid of all grain, potatoes and fruit. Great, unprocessed, fibre rich and utterly stuffed up my glucose control a CGM revolutionised my management
@@cassieoz1702
Big congrats! You're the Wizard!..😄😄
The cardiologist that I see finally listened to me regarding my concerns about my onset of memory problems. I said to him I wasn’t comfortable taking statins because my cholesterol levels are now excellent because of my lifestyle and diet changes. The Cardiologist reluctantly let me discontinue them but prescribed Zetia instead. Geeez I just can’t win.
You have a choice. A prescription is not a mandate to put it in your body.
i guess where you live your cardiologist still has time to care. mine is so overbooked that it's easy to reschedule appointments online and just not go see him for long stretches. he doesn't push statins yet. seeing him in December but meat based eating now. hoping i'm not a hyper-responder.
You didn't have to do anything a doctor tells you.
Dont take Zetia...my hubby just wrote a suicide note after being on Zetia...the FDA just posted that Zetia causes suicidal tendencies...
I had severe muscle pain, so bad I had trouble sleeping. I had muscle weakness so bad I had trouble doing my job, and I was tired all the time.
71 yrs old now. On statins 23 years. The problem is half of doctors say there great half say dont take them. Leaves people totally puzzled and clueless as to what to do for the best. None of it is very helpful to anyone.
Agree. I’ve been on 40 mg Lipitor for 20 years or so with no issues and my cholesterol numbers are great. If I talk to my doctor, he’ll just tell me to stay on them. It sure would be nice if there was some good trial based information out there.
@@rodneybrockeHave you ever had your Lp(a) cholesterol level checked? Normal is 30 and I just tested at 155! I’ve been on 10 mgs. of Simvastatin for years to keep my cholesterol under 200…..it was 300! Now I find out that there is a blind study conducted with thousands of individuals, half taking statins and half taking a placebo. The study indicated that those put on statins actually ended up with elevated levels of Lp(a) whereas the people on placebos had no increase. Most people never heard of Lp(a) because doctors do not test for it because there is no medication to lower it. I am now sitting here wondering if I should go off my statin. This is genetically inherited; my father died of a heart attack at 64 as did his mother. I’m going strong at 77 but now I feel like I am living with a ticking time bomb.
Do you really think humans are smart enough to micromanage millions of years of evolution?? Does it matter to you that the drug companies don't have to publish the data for ALL their studies, and only publish the ones that show an extremely weak association between LDL and heart disease. Or how about the numerous studies that aren't by the drug companies that show the higher your LDL the longer you live? Get out of the matrix! eat a carnivore diet, which is what our ancestors ate for millions of years, without ever getting any of these modern day diseases.
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@@rodneybrocke good grief, 20 years??? Do you need to be on Lipitor? I've been on same drug (20mg) dose for three years after my heart attack and subsequent stents. And I'm considering working that off over time, but I have improved my metabolic health.
i asked my doctor "whats the leading cause of death? he said heart disease. so statins have been out for 60 years why is heart disease still the leading cause of death?
Diet and lack of exercise.
Yes, why?!!
Thank You Dr. Ovadia for this education.
You are so welcome!
Better verbal presentation doc. Disappointed you referenced Alternatives to statins to reduce ldl when the BMJ said high ldl = longer life. Also could have shown the original lipitor ad showing it reduced 3 out of 100 having heart attack to 2 out of 100 and claiming that's a 30% reduction when it's 1% in absolute terms.
I stopped statins it’s amazing how much my health and life has gotten better.I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia got put on disability during the second year my doctor put me on statins not long after my pains tripled my feet burned with needles,restless legs…and for my mental health well being in a zone that didn’t want to do anything stuck in trance like for 8 years been 2 years now since i stopped happy to say i’m 90% better still healing but not suicidal and a want for life that i had lost.Edit Niacin and Vitamin D everyday keeps the numbers low.
Great video!!! Assuming statins are causing insulin resistance, once you stop taking them will your insulin resistance improve?
Thank you for speaking TRUTH and resisting the Medical and Pharmaceutical industry lies!!!👍🙄 Follow the MONEY we always say!!!$$$ Lies and corruption are always driven by MONEY $$$, UNFORTUNATELY. 😓
Thanks for this video. Every 6 months I dread the conversation with my Dr. about statins.
Respectfully, find another doctor!!!
Most docs are doing what the computer tells them. If they step out of line, they could be sued for not practicing “standard of care”. It’s best just to see doctors as someone who deals with acute care. You’re on your own when it comes to being preventative care.
@@AncestralFuel Yes, I know. I saw my Dr. last Friday. I warned her that my LDL was going to be high due to increased animal protein in my diet. She then started on the statin rant. I stopped her and told her that if I drop dead from cardiac issues, it is on me, she had no responsibility in it. I don't think she was expecting that.
I told my dr that I do not want him to offer a statin again. I said this is something we need to agree to disagree on. I need him when I need a referral to a specialist, and not for him to be a pill pusher for the pharmacy.
I never dread a doctor visit....because I don't visit any doctor! Just turned 67 and feel great!
Most doctors haven’t got a clue, because heart disease is still a problem. Do you think the problem is what goes into the body is the first place? The food industry and the health care with all the drugs is the problem. People are addicted to the foods they eat, then run to their doctors to fix them. 😖🤷♂️
I was prescribed statins after my bypass. But my Chols & Trigs were always normal. When I started on ezitimibe, my skin became blotchy and dry, and I started getting chronic back pain. Then the cardiologist added simvastatin. Within a couple of months, my skin got worse, I started losing muscle mass, suffered from chronic leg and back pain. I felt tired all the time and had little energy to do the basic chores around the house, and my body ached 24/7, I mean real bad fibromyalgia type pain. Then, the migraines started! Proper migraines with aura, every bloody week! So, I stopped taking the statins and waiting for my body to return to normal. Not going down that path again! Feel a lot better off the bloody things!
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Don't worry about cholesterol/LDL.
Focus on getting your triglycerides down toward 60ish, HDL up to 60ish or above.
Trigs/HDL ratio of 1.5x or lower is goal. Do that by eating low carb, REAL food only, zero processed.
That’s the way!
Is it tryglycride divided by HDL.
@@carmenross1077 Yes.
Wow- refreshing information from a legitimate heart doctor. I really appreciate this- thank you!
I’m going home after my heart transplant last week. Statins are on my med list. It’s my understanding that they provide very little benefit to heart attack victims. I’m already taking a ton of meds so one med off the list would be great.
Research PQQ.
Eat keto or carnivore to save your life. Give up carbs to heal your whole body. Keep watching Dr O and his colleagues to learn how to eat for health. You can get healthy. You can do it.
I would follow your Dr's suggestions AND do a lot of research on your own. Lifestyle HAS to change first and foremost, here forward for you. Best of luck, I hope all goes well for you in the future.
I would listen to your heart transplant doc on this one. Yours is not a garden variety high cholesterol discussion. Statins have their place with inflammation and clotting. Don't listen to advice from anyone on this comment section. Best on your future!
Hi, my doctor prescribes statins rosuvastatin (Crestor) for cholesterol control.After a year I developed what could be similar to Alzheimer's symptoms.
I had difficulty remembering things ( 15 minutes of memory ).I had been tested with the Montreal test and they said that I could have the beginning of Alzheimer's. After that I went to the internet google and UA-cam and from there some UA-cam doctors told in a video that statins were affecting cholesterol and that the brain made up with a lot of it.
Guest what, I stopped taking those statins and 2 weeks after I didn't have any symptoms. A real miracle, I could have continue taking that medicine and have bad symptoms for the reste of my life. UA-cam had made me realize what could have been the source of my problem. No thanks to my doctor and his staff. . LESSON : STATINE ARE NOT WITHOUT RISK!
If I asked my PCP any of these questions, he would look at me like I had five heads! They just are stuck on big pharm… advocate for yourself and do it what is best for yourself?
@Catlady52000 these doctors want to believe what they believe no matter the outcome
This is what I say to doctors who want me to take them. The rate of heart disease has not fallen in line with Stain use. Statins have been around since the 90s and though there has been a drop in heart disease, it is likely due to reduction in smoking. By now we should have NO heart disease if stains worked.
Umm, no.
@@marct9587 Um, yes.
@@EmilyFoxSeaton Again, wrong. Statins have never been claimed to eliminate heart disease, only to reduce the risk of major CV events, which they have been proven in multiple trials to do.
They also cause cognitive, i.e., brain, deterioration. I recently intervened to advise the spouse of a friend who we thought had come down with dementia to stop his statins. Within only three weeks we noticed a significant improvement in cognitive/memory function. It will be interesting to see whether the improvement will continue and full function will return.
I expressed concerns about taking a statin and questioning side effects...he basically said he'd be considered exercising malpractice if he didn't prescribe me it and implied I was a conspiracy theorist for taking a curiosity on-line
exactly they are afraid of being sued if they don’t…
The comment friends on statins say is that, “I can eat whatever I want to eat because I’m on statins”
My friend said he feels he is "bomb proof" now he's on Statins, as he piled 4 teaspoons of sugar into his 4th coffee of the morning!
Order your own fasting insulin at Own Your Labs just in case your doc wont order it.
Yup, I know this already. I've had 3 doctors nag me for years to take this crap...I did but the side effects were so bad I stopped and will never take them again.
I'm also a lmhr,so naturally I've been nagged to stop hflc. That's not happening either...Thanks for this and I hope you will dp more on these horrible drugs.
Same. The only way I can lower my ldl is to eat carbs. But when I do, migraines, psoriasis, T2d, insulin resistance, sinus infections, etc. all come raging back. My ldl is sky high but I feel great. I’m lmhr also.
Since 3 months taking fenofibrate for my super high triglycerides they have come down . I also am on repatha for cholesterol it has come down to . I’m happy about that
I'm 65 and on 80 mg atorvastatin. Can run two miles in under 20 minutes and bench press my weight for reps. People have asked me if I'm on TRT and the look on their face is priceless when I tell them I'm on high dose statins!
I think your situation is RARE, I'm afraid
@@vickiladu6755 Well, my brother is on the same thing. My parents have been on them for decades and my mother still plays tennis. My Dad is probably at the gym right now. My grandmother was on a low dose and passed away ten years ago. Seems to be working for my family anyway.
@@vickiladu6755 Seems to be working well for my brother. My parents have been on them for decades and my mother still plays tennis. My dad is probably at the gym right now. They think it's the fountain of youth!
@@vickiladu6755 Seems to be working for my family. My grandmother was on them and she passed away ten years ago. My parents have been on them for decades and my mother still plays tennis. My dad still goes to the gym every day.
Seems to be working for my family. My grandmother was on them and she passed away ten years ago. My parents have been on them for decades and they think they're the fountain of youth. My mother still plays tennis and my dad still goes to the gym every day!
Both the cardiologist and the GP are pushing me to take statins. My numbers are 6.4 millimol/ liter. The normal range goes from 3.5 to 6.5, ideal being 5. So. I am technically in range, even if high side of. The cardiologist prescribed atorvastatin 40mg/ day. The GP prescribed 60 (1 and half tablet). I took two 40mg tablets over six days and still I have GI problems. Very frustrating. 😬 It's unbelievable how much ignorance on the disastrous side effects on the long term especially on brain function, type2 diabetes, muscles pain, insulin resistance, inflammation, cancer, immunodeficiency.
Ask for a CAC scan. That's what I did and it came back with a score of 0. Given the 0 CAC score, my cardiologist was happy for me to continue with a ketogenic diet despite high LDL. He said that with a CAC score of 0, the risk of having a major cardiac event in the next 10 years is extremely low and doesn't see any need to take a statin.
Thanks for this very important education Doc.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I took myself off of statin meds quite a few years ago and started CoQ10. Also syarted eating Keto and lost some weight. My blood levels haven't heen much of a concern. Im a sedentary, obese 72 yo still struggling with T2. Going carnivore would help but I keep falling off the wagon. Climbing back on asap.
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Dr you failed to address taking a low dose statin like 5mg every three days to aid in the reduction of inflammation of already diseased arteries. Your opinion on this would be helpful!
It’s the sugar!
Statins are very successful. They are the pharmaceutical gateway drug. By asphyxiating your mitochondria, they cause so many strange symptoms (Dysautonomia - readily dismissed as just issues of aging) that you get passed from doctor to doctor, all prescribing new drugs to manage these symptoms. You become a nice steady stream of income until you pass while the next victim is just getting started on the same treadmill.
PAIN & memory loss = statins
Hi Dr. Ovadia, which supplements are you referring to?
Thanks Doc ❤
YOU, are a good doctor!
I have heard both arguments. All I know is that my dad died at 49 in 1988 of a heart attack and he had hypercholesterolemia. I was diagnosed with high cholesterol and have been on statins for 20+ years, have a current calcium score of 2 and am 57. Am not worried about diabetes. I did have some muscle soreness at first but that went away and the brain seems to work fine still. A clogged LAD concerns me more than the concerns listed here. I'll keep taking them.
That’s amazing that you only have a CAC score of 2. What type of test, may I ask, gave you this score? I only ask because I had a basic scan of my carotid arteries as an initial test for CAC and it was 13. Then I had a CT scan which gave me a 70. After a year and a half or so of taking a statin, I had a more in depth CT scan wherein they injected dye into my coronary arteries and then did CT imaging. It gave me a score of 275. So, within 4 years, I went from a 70 to 275. This has me drawing two possible conclusions. One, the only true indicator of how much calcium one has is with a CT coronary angiogram (dye injected). Or two, there is evidence that statins raise your CAC score by stabilizing soft plaque ( hardening the vulnerable plaque).
Side note: I never had high cholesterol until I hit menopause about 8 years ago. I do have a 60-70% occlusion in my LAD as was determined with cardiac catherization. I don’t think eight years of borderline to high cholesterol caused this. However, I do know that 40 years of smoking did. They did not stent because I have 91% blood flow still.
When I read about your father.. What I see in your determined belief in statins is because of the trauma of losing your dad.. and your fear of suffering whatever he suffered from. It reminds me of my sister in law who had both her breaststroke removed because of fears.. Iwould never tell her or you what you should do.. But acting out of fear rather than studying and knowing all the info.. statins have probably changed your body permanently.. just as removing breats is permanent... Maybe in an alternative universe, you would have died young too.. or she would have died of breast cancer.. But it's the knee-jerk reactions that are made out of fear makes me sad. None of us are getting out alive.. Doctors aren't interested in health.. they are interested in treating illness.. getting healthy isn't really at the top of most doctors' minds.
@@creinicke1000I appreciate the note but I don’t think it’s anything related to trauma. I’m a Director for a large company in the cardiology EP device industry and work with a hundred physicians that I trust. Have been on statins for years and while I’m sure some people may have issues with them, for me, they seem to be working great. Is it possible that if I never took them that I’d still be doing well? Maybe. That said, likely not IMO.
Funny all of my medical problems started when I was put on a Statin. My mother died of Alzheimers I started researching them. I took myself off of them about 3 months ago and went on the Carnivore diet. I am down 30lbs my fasting blood sugars are in the low 70s to 80's every morning. My Doctor has had a fit. I told him he could be replaced. I trust my research way more than I trust a Doctor.
Thank you so much 💓 💗 💛 💖 for this wonderful information 😊
My pleasure 😊
My thyroid issue is the primary driver of my LDL, my doctor prescribed a low dose statin, I stopped taking it because the thyroid issues still need to be corrected, hypothyroidism/ hashimoto’s which resulted from Covid vaccines to which their were 3 total. Im on 25mcg a day and a beta blocker for two other issues, 3 regurgitating heart valves and high blood pressure. I cut back on the caffeine intake. And take beta blocker at night as it was making me dizzy and hazardous to drive. Have to return in a year for a repeat eco as when they discovered the valve issues they also discovered ischemic issue in left ventricular as it was and still failing to relax a conduction issue?. At least that was the interpretation. No prior history before Covid, but even up here in Upstate NY they dont consider that an issue, on the contrary, it is very much an issue as I work in healthcare. I dont like being gaslit by the same people who still believe statins are safe. Their not. I was told by a pump man/perfusionist that if anything that was to be fixed properly? To go to either Rochester, NY, NYC, or Boston as that is where the best places to go. Hopefully it wont happen but I would like to know that I’m on the right path? I think NIH has those industry studies as they were mandated to be released to the publick in re: to the research on statins.
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Thanks for addressing this. It took me 10 years to realize that my health problems were due to statins, because they came on very slowly, and the connection was not obvious at first. I wonder how many people are in poor health because of statins but don't realize it - mistakenly thinking "Gee, at least I have healthy cholesterol."
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I'm a 67 year old woman. My cholesterol has been high for years. My calcium score was 0 2 years ago. My GI doctor sent me to a cardiologist yesterday. As soon as he saw my cholesterol numbers he started on statins. My mom had Alzheimer's. I'm terrified of them.
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Thank you for this summary. Wow, after I saw my a1c up a few months ago and then discovering the effect of statins on metabolic health I was so angry!
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Thank you!
Thank you Dr. Ovadia. One QUESTION, although may not be important one.. but... do you see in your practice a correlation between ear lobe crease (Frank's sign) and condition that may lead to the major heart incident.? If yes, does it disappear once the root cause of it is removed.? Thank you. Answer much appreciated.
Amen, sir. Thank you!
I vote for Dr Phil for President !
I quit statins in the fall, i seem to have a lot more strength now @ 68 years old.
That's great to hear! Thank you for sharing 💪
Go on the carnivore diet way of life and you will feel like a 30 year old for the rest of your life
I’m 60+ and dumped statins in 2020 when I went keto/carnivore. I’m infinitely more healthy and fit now.
I also dumped my doctor.
How much protein do you eat each day? Do you eat lots of red meat?
Hi Dr Ovadia. My 65 year old mother has been on statins for 10 years for high cholesterol. She wants to come off them after me showing her a few videos. Would you recommend to just stop taking them instantly or wean herself off them? Anything we need to know/advice greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I am 68 and have had high cholesterol since I was 24 or when they first started testing me. My cholesterol is 676 from a few weeks ago. Statins were based on a lie and I have never taken one.
Wow @andredaedo...you've made my day! I'm 62 and, I have very high cholesterol, too. Its always been high but since ketovore, my hypothyroid is out of whack (after reducing levothyroxine...which was a disappointment so will up the dose again). Anyway, thanks again for your comment. It cheered me up!
if no side effects though, she might be the 1 in 730 people that statins benefit.
Dr Ovadia doesn't give medical advice to strangers on the internet. We're not his patients so stop asking him medical questions.
If poor metabolic health and lifestyle are strong underlying causation for cardiovascular disease and prescribing statins is standard practice, then the statins become proxy causative for the other negative outcomes of poor metabolic health etc. -- like insulin resistance and diabetes. Hence that 71% figure you cited.
thank you; very informative!
Of Course! Thanks for watching!
Good morning
My doctor tried to put me on statins. Even tho my cholesterol is considered “normal.” I tried the statins for less than a week and I was in so much pain I couldn’t sleep and could barely walk. They are determined to get us on those meds no matter what. Why?
one question; for a patient with a very high CAC score, does statin use help in calcifying soft plaque which in turn lowers the risk of stroke/heart attack?
Stress, tobacco (including chewing tobacco) products, energy drinks (sugar content) can also contribute to high cholesterol level. It makes sense that the LDL level also increases.
Another great honest doctor!!!!
Wish you were in the UK Thank You ❤❤❤
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If cholesterol doesn’t drive heart disease, under what circumstances would they be indicated? Are you playing it safe to avoid backlash? I wouldn’t blame you, but it does muddy the waters. I would never take a statin personally.
Nonsense. It's a well-known fact that LDL causes heart disease
Sugar,the sweet killer
Looking at the US heart disease graph, after 1970 heart disease was declining nicely. We didn't have any decent cholesterol lowering meds until Statins were introduced in 1987, yet the decline rate remained the same after statins. Nothing changed that wasn't already happening.
Now there is a recent uptick in heart disease despite the population having record low cholesterol levels.
If we look at the US heart disease map and the diabetes map we get a very strong match. We also get a strong match with the smoking map.
"Should I stay or should I go?"
Very good video. I am interested in finding some ways to raise hdl cholesterol which are safe. And also blood glucose.
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