Another blunder for the Pharmaceuticals

[tim_from_pa]

Vytorin, a newer cholesterol lowering which is not a stain, had disappointing results as statistics claimed it did not really do any better to prevent heart disease. You may best remember Vytorin as that irritating commercial with a stringed orchestra playing and picking in the background and they said you "have two sources of cholesterol": your family and what you eat.I don't know how many people noticed, but I have been dropping comments here and there lately that high cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease and I also claimed that "medicines that lower numbers are basically worthless". I must admit, I snickered when I saw this study. No, actually, I did not snicker---- I rolled on the floor with uncontrollable laughter. Now the doctors say that people will have to return to statins. I'll tell you what. Don't bother with that, either. There are so many lawsuits now over them that it is not funny----- mainly does muscular and nerve damage.Rather, if you want to treat cholesterol, treat the basic cause of it---- poor health in the arteries. Probably one contributing factor is improper nutrition.The B-vitamin niacin helps lower it (watch out for the flushing however) as does Inositol and Choline. Also get lots of vitamin C, not just the RDA which is way too low. As a matter of fact, take all of the vitamins and minerals with a healthy diet, and yes, a healthy diet besides fruit and vegetables includes eggs (WITH THE YOKES) and some meat as well as we need fats, too. Stay away from man-made or man-altered stuff and eat what God gave instead.Here's a link, and also check the "cholesterol myth" link at the bottom of that article. If I can get some people away from expensive do-nothing-but-damage drugs, it will be worth it. Vytorin

 

[tim_from_pa]

I found a link to that irritating Vytorin commercial at youtube:CommercialI now feel vindicated!!

 

[Mikey]

Arn't your cholesterol levels raised BECAUSE of the heart attack? They are an effect of the heart attack, not the cause. With people staying on low fat plus margarine diets, everyone is going to die of heart problems. The most disgusting thing is the Becel containers with the Heart and Stroke Foundation tag on them. Your heart needs saturated fats to work.

 

[tim_from_pa]

(Mikey;43902)
Arn't your cholesterol levels raised BECAUSE of the heart attack? They are an effect of the heart attack, not the cause. With people staying on low fat plus margarine diets, everyone is going to die of heart problems. The most disgusting thing is the Becel containers with the Heart and Stroke Foundation tag on them. Your heart needs saturated fats to work.
Well, I guess raised levels do not mean you had a heart attack, otherwise millions of otherwise healthy people would have indeed had one because of their high cholesterol. However, raised cholesterol may be indicative of a problem coming on. On the other hand, it may not mean anything at all.I agree with the saturated fats idea that we need them.

 

[followerofchrist]

Stuff like this makes me thankful I am still a teenager and have a ridiculously fast metabolism!!

 

[Christina]

(followerofchrist;44526)
Stuff like this makes me thankful I am still a teenager and have a ridiculously fast metabolism!!
remarks like this make us olders folks want slap you upside the head

just kidding follower you know I luv you.

 

[David161099]

Tim, Great Post!I am a follower of the Atkins diet.I don't believe in the Lipid hypothesis either.Yet millions have been brainwashed by corrupt government agencies and Big Corporations.

 

[arniem]

Among our Canadian Indians diabetes runs rampant. Much of the diet is white bread , bologna , chips and pepsi.Recently one band decided to eliminate all these junk foods , they went back to traditional meats and fishes with some vegetables and fruit Some excellent results have been observed , some have even been able to stop taking prescribed medicines for diabetes control.