Dr. Paul Mason - 'The truth about statins'

Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician.
Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature.
For a number of years, Dr. Mason has been applying this knowledge in treating metabolic and arthritis patients who have achieved dramatic and sustained weight loss and reductions in joint pain. Dr. Mason has recently become the Chief Medical Officer of Defeat Diabetes.
Defeat Diabetes is Australia's first evidence-based and doctor-led program that focuses on the wide range of health benefits of a low carb lifestyle, particularly for those wanting to send into remission pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic illnesses.
Founded by Dr. Peter Brukner OAM with support from a medical advisory panel of doctors and dietitians, the Defeat Diabetes Program is delivered via a mobile app. It provides 100+ hours of video from health professionals, masterclasses, cooking demonstrations, recipes, a meal planner, and a rich library of resources, with new content regularly added.
Created by Australians, for Australians, the Defeat Diabetes Program simply and effectively enables Australians to take control of their pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
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[@babybugtoo]

Between my muscle deterioration, severe cramping and brain drain, I'm done arguing with doctors about statins. What good is a couple of days of life when it's not worth living and I can't remember it. Increasing my activity level (which I couldn't do on statins) and dietary changes have had a much more profound positive change to my life.

[@MAC35REM]

I 100% Agree. My muscle pain has kept me from exercising. I am ditching the statin. After much looking into statins, I am positive this is the cause of my extreme muscle pain. It's not worth living like this for years for a few extra days.

[@ElsieDreamWorld]

I wasn’t taking any sun, always at home. Cholesterol over 400. Started to go to the pool and sunbathing at least 30 minutes three times a week. In a few months cholesterol down to 256.

[@davenockels5028]

Well done. Take control of your own health……

[@Jake-ke3eh]

My mother died from statins. Every cstore? Body, is one third cholesterol. Statins stop the liver from making cholesterol. So eventually, your cells die off. Scaring on kidneys, muscle loss pooping in pants, because that shut off valve can't rebuild itself, ect: , and then your brain goes. And you lose your mind. : This is the problem--- Hydrogenated oils r toxic to liver, causing it to make sticky plaque . That sticks in your vessels. Causing high cholesterol readings. Doctors r trained to treat symptoms, not cure you. So they r not taught these things. The AMA is a union to protect jobs. If they cured everything, they would have to shut down clinics and hospitals. How are staff gonna pay bills, if they cure you? Doctor's , "practice " medicine. I use them to diagnose, then heal myself. You can clean your arteries out with k2 as mk7 and d3. It works, but no money in cures.. Stop using Hydrogenated oils too. Google, Mediterranean diet for long healthy life. Watch Dr Berg on u tube. Ever been in a health food store? What happened to my mother was demonic, evil, terrifying, all because of statins. She wouldn't listen to me, only her doctor. He murdered her in a most vile way. And it's legal. I cured myself of diverticulitis in 10 days with 3 herbs. Doctors told me there was no cure. There is several cures, for every disease. Bible says, we r to heal ourselves. Meaning it's up to you to study, learn, how to heal yourself. Ever been in a health food store? Be blessed people, for profit only capitalism grinds us to pieces, for profit. Wake up, Satan is real, Jesus said, "be careful, becauze satan is running planet earth." This is his medical system, giving us drugs, like statins. Satan did this.......

[@texasnewt]

Amen!

[@peterbougoure5356]

I was certainly heading towards dementia until I realised that my statin use could be causing memory loss. Within 3 weeks of not taking it, my short term memory returned, so I haven't taken it since. Unfortunately, my doctor doesn't know that I stopped taking it and is concerned about my cholesterol levels, until I convinced him to check my hdl / ldl ratio on the next test. This he agreed to. I have been on a mostly carnivore diet since March this year and have lost over 40kg and put my type 2 diabetes into remission. I couldn't be happier - just wish my doctor would get on board!

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Congrats on the weight loss and diabetic remission! You must be feeling so much healthier - both physically and mentally. Alas, you're experience of the medication profession is not unique. My experience was exactly the same: derision followed by anger.

[@andrewblake2254]

I would love to know how it panned out because a family member's memory loss has improved out of sight after giving up statins. Now her cholesterol is way up. Difficult.

[@robertbryant4485]

current GPs follow a gospel called therapeutic guidelines....or australians medical handbook.. there is little independent thought,, their evidence base is corrupted by BigPharma

[@NEILANIL1]

You should get a new doctor, if they aren't getting in board with the results you've alluded to.

[@andrewblake2254]

An update. Said person back on statins, confusion and bad sleep started immediately. I discussed it with GP. Said GP has now prescribed a non statin cholesterol drug after accepting our observations.

[@losonsrenoster]

I used statins for 10 years, muscle pains grew progressively worse, my muscles weakened, my eyesight worsened seriously, I developed diabetes, my ancles swelled up and I started having memory loss during those 10 years. I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago, there are already improvements in my muscle pains and eyesight.

[@juanitahardy8583]

Similar experience and my doctor denies it was statins.....I proved him wrong and he is still pushing them.....big perks from Big Pharma no doubt.

[@Laaabadi]

What about the memory loss? Has it improved?

[@Truth15freedom]

@@Laaabadi what memory loss.

[@edithtierce8209]

How long did it take you to get off of it???

[@SetInStoneNow]

Did you stop all at once or did you taper off with a reduced dose?

[@vtgirl1969]

Thank you so much for this info!!! I've been on statins for 25 years. At 71, after having a CAC with a score of 20, I've decided to go off them. My LDL was 196 and HDL 77. Triglycerides were in normal range. I'm healthy, thin, and exercise daily. Apparently didn't take any of that into account because he yelled at me for stopping the drugs and said I shouldn't listen to these other doctors! Ugh. Such a battle!

[@mikehughes6582]

Good for you. I've always had high LDL but no symptoms. I also have a very high calcium score, also no symptoms. HDL of 57 and triglycerides of 49 with no history of high blood pressure. I passed a treadmill stress test but they still wanted to stent my coronary arteries. That was 10 years ago and still no symptoms. I'm glad I always refused to take statins.

[@HocusPocus6969]

And the reason you are healthy is your lifestyle, not the statins. Great job!

[@Fedeleness]

My doctor wrote "non compliant' and circled it on my medical records because I wouldn't take them.

[@sct4040]

Your LDL was higher than your HDL. That’s not good. Maybe lower the statin.

[@MarilynMayaMendoza]

I would forget about the LDL, which is useless and ask your doctor for a APOB test, which is more accurate on risk. Also, if you decide to take a statin, take the lowest dose possible. Higher is not better.

[@privateerburrows]

Cholesterol is a precious substance that our bodies make, backed up by millions of years of evolutionary wisdom, and it is used in the making of myeline, the insulationg substance that coats our neurons, which is about 97% cholesterol. Statins artificially prevent the production of cholesterol, which in the long term causes the loss of myeline, shorting out our neurons; in other words, statins INDUCE multiple sclerosis (MS) conditions. Cholesterol is also the prime substance from which we make pregnenolone, from which we make progesterone, from which we make testosterone, from which we make estrogen ... Statins interfere with the production of cholesterol, and therefore with the production of all steroidal hormones, leading to a need for hormone replacement therapies ... if we are lucky enough to get the condition diagnosed. Another use of cholesterol is as a putty to repair arterial lesions. The lesions are often caused by calcification of arterial walls, which results from lack of vitamin K and/or lack of acidity in the diet (some stupid people believe we need to consume more alkaline, like a religion), the excess calcium there causing the arteries to become hard and brittle. And if we are older than middle age, we may fail to repair the arterial cracks due to lack of vitamin C and the amino-acid lysine, both of which we know from evolution are hard to get in the needed high amounts for the production of collagen. So, as a last resort, we use cholesterol to patch the arterial cracks; which was noted but incorrectly assessed to mean that cholesterol was the CAUSE of the cracks, when in fact it is there to patch them. The intentionality of all the cholesterol deceit in the medical literature is best attested by the use of such terms as "HDL cholesterol" and "LDL cholesterol", both being contradictory terms. HDL and LDL stand for "high density-" and "low density-LIPOPROTEINS". Lipoproteins are a type of proteins. Proteins are not fats. Cholesterol is a fat; therefore is not a protein. Therefore, neither HDL nor LDL are any such thing as a "type of cholesterol". HDL and LDL are lipoproteins, which are HUGE compared to the size of a cholesterol molecule. They are proteins that are thousands of amino-acid units long, curl into ball shaped wicker-basket-like meshes, with a lipid-friendly side to the inside, and water-soluble to the outside. Their purpose is to transport fats in the blood. Many kinds of fat. Sometimes they carry cholesterol; sometimes they carry triglycerides; sometimes they carry vitamin E. You have no way to know what kind of fat they carry at any moment without opening them up; and they are too small to use tweezers. Assuming that they are always carrying cholesterol is definitely wrong, absurd, and unscientific. And the difference between HDL and LDL is their size. LDL is about half the size of HDL; HDL can carry up to just over 1000 molecules of cholesterol. But they could be carrying any other fat. And even if we could assume HDL and LDL are carrying cholesterol, the cholesterol they carry is the same; there aren't multiple "types of cholesterol". It is as if we were to say that toilet paper in 30-roll bags is "GOOD toilet paper", but toilet paper in 12-roll bags is "BAD toilet paper. It is the height of absurdity. Liked and subscribed.

[@waystomove]

Thank you so much for this explanation. The crimes and fraud of the pharma industry increasingly evident with these new pieces of info I acquire. We've been told such lies!

[@mscreighton8589]

Thank you for your great explanation! A valuable piece of information. It helped me to understand HDL, LDL etc. Thanks again.

[@51Humanspirit]

Can I copy this?

[@ramieskola7845]

Too many errors to comment in detail.

[@johncollins8304]

@@ramieskola7845 In detail ?? Other than say 'Nah', you haven't commented at all.

[@Byrdie777]

In 1992 my dr nurse practitioner read my cholesterol results as dire and life threatening ( 250’s) told me I needed to go on Lipitor right away. I said no, i would change my diet, she was very condescending and said if I didn’t I would die…her words. Well, I’m 72 now, my current dr says I’m in great health and no need for statins. I take NO prescriptions, but I do take vitamins and try to eat healthy (meat,fish, seasonal Vegas and fruits) walk daily and lift weights. I always do my research and I’m lucky I have finally found a dr who isn’t prescription happy. I think it’s important to research anything a dr wants to give and try to change your diet first. Just my opinion

[@hexxan007]

A very GOOD opinion, i would say. Well done! :-D

[@edensmith552]

I agree with you 💯

[@mikelibbey2271]

Very well explained. When statins first came out the physician desk reference booklet stated it increased the risk of liver cancer in rats. This statement was then withdrawn from this book. I've seen so many problems with statin in my patients but doctors keep pushing them.

[@mb8219]

🙊🙈

[@kitsiewr]

Big Pharma trains, funds and owns them.

[@robertamorrison3462]

Both of my parents had dementia, so I absolutely refuse to take a statin. I also avoid polyunsaturated fats.

[@Robert-cd2ht]

Sugar, oil in a bottle and grains are all processed products responsible for every metabolic/medical doctor guided dementias. Alzheimer is also a cholesterol and essential nutrient deficiency. We have to look at the whole picture and stop this problem.

[@loganwolv3393]

polyunsaturated fats are good, especially Omega 3's but not in the rancid form found in the seed, legume, grain oils

[@warriorsamongstmen]

your brain, central nervous system and nerves are fueled by glucose and mineral salts. That means your brain and nervous system run on naturally salty vegetables and the glucose from fruits! Do not be fooled by a current trend that inaccurately claims your brain runs on fat. The truth is, to heal any neurological issues, you must provide an abundance of sugars and mineral salts to your system, not through corn syrup, cane sugar, and table salt, but through fresh fruits and vegetables.

[@hails.3506]

Why do you avoid such fats? I'm curios.

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

@@warriorsamongstmen The body is adept at making sugar out of dietary fat. The brain tells the liver to make however much glucose the brain wants, and the liver obliges. Conversely, the body is also adept at making fat out of dietary sugars such as fructose and glucose. This is why serum triglycerides rise upon consumption of sugars - the body has converted the sugars to fat for storage in the adipose tissues for later use..... The human body can, fortunately, be fueled by either fat or sugar or both. Some folks do just fine running on sugar - the low-fat diet. Some folks, like me, get sick by running on sugar, the low-fat diet. Now I run on fat (nearly 3 years), and am becoming well again. I minimize carbs with the objective of hammering serum triglycerides toward zero. No grains, no sugars, no bottled oils.

[@gailivis5971]

I gave up every single prescribed drug I was on since I started reading what the pharmaceutical companies are doing to us. That's 12 tablets including antidepressants which I was told I can NEVER go without (since 2006). Well, it over a year now and I'm feeling great. In fact I have not needed a Dr, Im 63. Go figure. And no jabs either👍

[@cheryldavis9912]

This is a Doctor whom I would love to be my doctor. Giving the truth and not in someone’s pocket! Thank you for your research and honesty Dr Mason. 🙏🏼

[@Victor-qy1uy]

This guy isn’t even a real doctor and will not know how to treat you if you get ill

[@hexxan007]

@@Victor-qy1uy With thanks to Marans Candy: "Just to be clear for anyone who may be wondering, Paul Mason, MD, obtained his medical degree with honors from the University of Sydney and also has degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health."

[@joyfouzai6336]

@@Victor-qy1uy he is a fully qualified MD

[@wesleygordon1645]

@@Victor-qy1uy Don't be so stupid, if you choose to swallow the rubbish the medical Mafia dish up to you you will reap very bad consequences !!I had 2 sisters who both died of prescription drug poisoning !!They were both convinced by doctors that they would die without them - instead they died because they took them !!I am 75 & know what is good for me!! My wife's family has several doctors among them, & they Know not to argue with me, & that's because l listen to the right doctors!!!

[@normanreed572]

@@Victor-qy1uy After reading the 2 other comments I wonder where you got the information that he wasn’t a “real” doctor.

[@kayeszymanski6945]

Thanks Dr. Paul! Sharing this to social media. My mother in law was prescribed 2 statins, which she dutifully took. Her brain went to mush 😢 I saw it happen before my eyes. She had other symptoms too, muscle pain, diabetes, she would forget to eat. Wasted away to 100 pounds before she died in 2016. I have told my primary doctor that I will never take a statin. She knows now not to bring it up during our visits. My LDL went from 95 five years ago to 145 this year. I’m very happy 😃 Brain needs cholesterol to function properly. Following keto and carnivore woe for 3.5 years.

[@NariKims]

I fear this will be both my parents as well. :/ I spoke to my mom the other day how I've noticed her rapid decline in memory after she started her statins a while ago, but yeah.. :/

[@y.g.1313]

good call, my LDL is above 200 and i am super happy, keto diet, never took statins and I outperform in deadlift 20 yr old guys, who are 1/3 of my age! I also prohibited my mom to even consider taking that statin poison.

[@Victor-qy1uy]

This man is a physiotherapist not a real doctor

[@MF9000]

@@Victor-qy1uy Doesn't mean he's wrong. He is using references you can look up yourself. I have also listened to MDs say the same thing. When you have to invent a new statistic to make something look better than it is should have alarm bells ringing.

[@maranscandy9350]

Cholesterol is integral to every cell in the body.

[@MicheleLHarvey]

EXCELLENT summation! Thank you Dr. Paul Mason. About 10 years ago I had an obese doctor (with candy & soda machines in her waiting room,) prescribe low-dose statins because "I was of a 'certain age'! Needless to say the Rx was tossed in the trash & I never went back to her again. I now consider myself one of her luckier patients.

[@wyattfamily8997]

Is she still alive.?

[@y.g.1313]

i dumped my doctor too, under similar circumstances. he merely suggested that I don't need to know my vitamin d3 levels

[@maryfeldwick2505]

Typical. Many doctors in the past (and maybe still?) tended to treat patients like idiots, or lab rats. "We know best ... don't you dare question us".

[@JrJVintage1956]

Thank Goodness I gave up statins a year and a half ago... against the dire warnings of my doctors..... within a week I felt better than I have in YEARS!!!

[@beautifulmessages6256]

This man is a legend (Dr. Paul Mason)

[@kathleencook3060]

There is no product information in Crestor. Just try and get the information . A specialist treating me for another (gastro) problem, simply said "I don't like you taking that "

[@jedmaple]

In his own mind.

[@balexandras]

@@kathleencook3060 wow... somebody looking out for you in the medical field.. yay!

[@elainepitkin3561]

Date 26.11. 22. I worked in a care home with dementia sufferers for some years and the residents were routinely given statins. I think now after learning about side effects how many of these people have had their symptoms worsened by these drugs. Also, given the other side effects such as muscle pain etc. how many of these people suffer in silence because they don't have the ability to complain. Barbaric.

[@haruspex54]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this succinct, BRILLIANT overview! I'm a 68 year old female (USA). Just a couple days ago I had an annual physical, something I would probably never do if I didn't "need" to have my slightly elevated BP managed. Once again, I was harassed and gaslighted by my PCP to get aboard the statin Titanic. There was no discussion of the risks and benefits to these drugs, just a notepad at the ready for the doctor to write a prescription. I kept saying no, but the coercion attempts were strong, and he ended up telling me that according to the calculator they use for CVD risk, I had a 10% chance of an event OR DEATH in the next 10 years. Needless to say, I couldn't wait to get out of the examination room. This happens annually, and it seems every doctor I've been to adheres to the same coercive tactics. My total cholesterol is generally on the low end of the 200s (about 214) and has been since I was in my 30s. I am at a good weight for my height, I'm otherwise healthy, I eat nourishing food and I do long hikes and run/walks through my neighborhood as well as bike. I don't smoke, nor do I have any cardiac issues. Women in my family generally live well into their late 80s. My HDL is usually around 70, Triglycerides are consistently at 90. My HDL to Total Cholesterol ratio is around 3 (I guess nobody uses these anymore to calculate risk). I'm about to give up on the medical industrial complex altogether, as I would like to stay well, feel good and be happy. And now she wants to see me every six months instead of a year. Why??? Thanks for "listening."

[@patengness4719]

excuse me...... but doesn't EVERYBODY no matter what have a 10% "risk" of dying in the next 10 years??

[@lagatha1037]

@@patengness4719 probably higher these days🤭

[@methag-mm1he]

Sadly it's all about the $$$$$$, not your health.

[@hexxan007]

I guess your PCP feels the need to put more pressure on you in order to secure his/her income, now that you've ripened to the right age to promise a big harvest... I'm 61 and live in Sweden. From what i see here, the older you get, the more meds you're expected to take. It starts with 50 and the longer you manage to keep them off, the more offended the MDs seem to get by you refusing to take any meds. I always felt like i'm sabotaging their business plan. The last 12 years, IF i needed medical care, i've been visiting my veterinarian instead. After all, there is a reason why medical treatments are tested on animals: we're just mammals, too. It is only advantageous that i, in contrast to his furry patients, can tell him exactly where it hurts. Another advantage is that he also works with alternative methods as e.g. medicinal plants, acupuncture, homeopathy and TCM. My advice: go and find yourself a vet like mine! (Although I guess that any MD Naturopath would also be a huge improvement compared to the disciples of the Pharmaffia (-; )

[@seattlesix9953]

I inquired with my GP at Swedish Medical about discontinuing and was told it would add 10 years to my life… by the time I realized it added 10 days, I’d be dead. My Catholic Health Services GP just said I should discontinue if I’m experiencing side effects.

[@johngosnell3847]

This is a great video to share with family who are on statins. Big thank you to Dr Paul Mason!

[@anybodyoutthere3208]

Exactly!

[@denvawareley8506]

I tried talking to my wife and her family. End result I don't know what I'm talking about. I stopped taking my 40mg close onto 2yrs now and feeling much better.

[@vas4739]

Oh how I wish you could talk to my cardiologist. I make my foot scarce there a couple years now because of his denial of keto and still offering a statin and aspirin... how absolutely ridiculous. I got off ALL meds with keto & IF and he lives in another universe...

[@TheSpicehandler]

Same.

[@tombirney7276]

n=1 means I am my own medical science experiment. I fired my cardiologist and GP and stuck with my neurologist who will admit "lipids are not the best tool in his tool belt" and quoted the standard published by the American Heart Association for statins. He covered himself legally should he get sued for malpractice in the future. He is concerned with other interventions I/we can do to ameliorate my chance for a second stoke.

[@edwigcarol4888]

Get rid of him.

[@CelineNoyce]

I told my doctor I refuse to submit to anymore blood tests for cholesterol. She used to sneak them in to other orders but now when I go for lab tests, I ask them what is going to be tested and tell them to delete the cholesterol tests. I get the cholesterol tests done at a lab not in my doctors control. Everyone should stop submitting to cholesterol tests.

[@stevenjohnson9855]

And I bet you are feeling wonderful

[@melaniej.roberts206]

When I went to the doctor a year ago I was not surprised to find out my cholesterol was high, but was very surprised to find out I was prediabetic, although I shouldn't have been. I suspected I had high insulin levels, and by working through this puzzle piece by piece, and largely thanks to Dr. Mason here, I have figured out that I really need to eat low carb. Long story long, the first thing this doctor did was try to slap me with a statin. I absolutely refused because I have long known the science behind statins - but so many take these pills without question. It is infuriating and sad.

[@stiggydore4543]

Within 1yr of being prescribed statins I went from a fit & healthy person weighing 12.5 stone to a 9 stone skeleton. I lost all my weight through muscle wastage and I ended up not being able to function because of it. My doctor doesn't know I gave up statins over 6 months ago and my blood tests confirm I have LOW colesterol. Giving up was the best thing I have done and I am slowly rebuilding my body and life

[@vegasrichsave]

Congratulations! Hope you're still feeling better today

[@billhesford6098]

I was put on statins by two doctors. I went for another opinion, but that is what they recommended. I was sick for months. I developed bad memory. My skin was flaky. I couldn't sleep, but they said I would die if I didn't take those statins. Such lies. I stopped and immediately improved. I don't trust any doctors now. I will take my chances.

[@NariKims]

Even if the statins were proven to make you live e.g. 5-10 years longer, what kind of life would it be if you had to spend decades in misery? I don't think most people would want that..

[@maryrenaud6732]

I feel the same way about many doctors who are nothing more than lapdogs for the big Pharma drug and money machine treadmill. They will give recommended drugs to us even if it destroys our brains and bodies and will never admit the side effects are far worse than having high cholesterol. There are some good and righteous doctors who are trying to save us, just like Dr Mason.

[@maryrenaud6732]

@@NariKims there is no evidence that statins extend life beyond a few days. Much of the research shows that people with higher cholesterol live LONGER than those with lower levels….

[@raymondwilliams5661]

Dam doctors. There bullshit about the jab was enough 😒

[@saratkumar2484]

That is a clear n wonderful talk on the bad side effects of statins. I was a victim n after stopping statins 2 years ago, I feel great.

[@wagnerlopes5360]

Great lecture! I took that for almost 4 years and my legs hurt a lot and my memory was never the same...

[@SIRDKA]

Instead of taking statins I improved my cholesterol score significantly by stopping eating sweet stuff and consuming lots of olive oil, avacado and nuts( especially almonds). Glad I did.

[@YenDiki]

EXCELLENT RESEARCH!!! DR. MASON - YOU HAVE MY FULL RESPECT!!!✔

[@datchentai3047]

Thank you Dr. Mason for posting this very interesting video and pointing out these published studies! Well done!

[@brianwalls9253]

Pure Gold👍.Love the video Paul. Please keep up the great work getting the word out. Its appreciated 🙏

[@magimac9979]

Ty Dr Mason for your truth & integrity - a rare commodity in these challenging times.

[@chapter4444]

Probably the #1 cause of Dementia is, in my humble opinion... Statins

[@robertamorrison3462]

I wish I'd known what I now know when my mom started to lose her memory. I would have gotten her off the statin and been making coconut oil camdies to enjoy.

[@CelineNoyce]

Agree

[@chapter4444]

@@robertamorrison3462 i agree. There is many people you could save with your knowledge. However unfortunately, we can't save everyone. Myself personally, i lost 3 people who would be alive if i was 5 years ahead at the time

[@hedleyfinger]

You'll have to do better than your opinion. A famous Australian actor said "Opinions are like arseholes -- everyone has one". Can you point to a paper or study, etc. that I can follow up?

[@dawnelder9046]

I think it is a combination of many things. The woman who first designed the food pyramid refused to have her name put on it after the senator in charge let his grain growing and vegan buddies change it to the monstrosity they put out. She warned them if they put it out and people followed it that amongst many thing there would be an increase in dementia. It is full of grains, sugar and the use of the lamp oils they sell as healthy vegetable oils. But statin add to the problem.

[@odette8905]

Excellent review of the studies. A doctor with integrity... what a rare find these days. Thank you.

[@juliesabatino6595]

Always learn something from your videos and I always share them with those that need to hear it as much as I do. Please keep up the good work. You are a true healer.

[@billmarsh1971]

Halved my 80mg dose three weeks ago and I'm experiencing less muscle pain in my legs and back. Never got any answers to why my dose was doubled a couple of years ago. Since finding out about the fudged studies and important info that's been omitted about statins I'm gradually building up the confidence to kick them out of my life altogether. Thanks for the video

[@sheldonlipschitz5952]

Me too.

[@christopherd6399]

I was on 80, too. Dropped them a few weeks ago and my brain fog went away.

[@terry2346]

I am on 10 mg Lipitor and halved that dose and then halved that again! And I take 100mg of Co Q 10 to supplement what is lost due to Lipitor. Never had muscle aches, perhaps due to low dose. Now I am strongly considering stopping the statins all together.

[@abuimran1292]

@@terry2346 how long u taking statin n how is your cholesterol level after some time taking it? Tq

[@y.g.1313]

for the sake of your health stop taking them immediately! they only slowly kill people, zero benefit

[@OptiVida]

I truly believe without a doubt that the drug-pushing pharmaceutical companies are the cause of the misery my mother endured during the last 5 years of her life. If she hadn’t taken and stayed on the statins and anti depressants for 20 years - she would still be thriving.

[@dorsetboronia6744]

@Christine Britt. It makes me so sad to hear the story of your mother’s few last years. My best girlfriend is now in a nursing home, requiring full care and she is still on statins and ant depressants. She experiences extremely painful muscles and brain fog +++. I am sure it is the cause. She can’t even decide what to wear day to day. Soon she will forget how to eat. What a huge sadness for us both. I have contacted her family and her Dr. But of course nothing done. Only ever increasing painkillers. I can’t bear to visit her.

[@angelamary9493]

Its a money making Buisness ..

[@dahof2789]

Same here! To my mother, clergy and doctors were too esteemed to dare question.

[@watchmanonthewall14]

This is why I refuse to take statins.

[@FalcoGeorge]

+1

[@edensmith552]

Since my husband started using Statins I notice he's getting forgetful. My mother in law used Lipitor and now she got Dementia. It's so sad 😔. Our mother is alive, but we lost her because of Lipitor.

[@maxibake9323]

Thank you muchly for sharing this very important information with us all. Take care too everybody. ❤🙂🐶

[@msmeyersmd8]

Thank You. Something I can direct friends and acquaintances to because they sure won't listen to me. I'm just a retired MD anesthesiologist. Who is begging them not to get the latest Big Pharma profit injections.

[@ShelleybutyoucancallmeShell]

Well, then let me be the first one here to tell you that you're a really good person for trying to help your friends. It is unfortunate that they aren't taking your advice.

[@kencory2476]

I agree with everything Dr. Mason has to say. I was put on Crestor about 15 years ago, and I had muscle pain and brain fog that caused me to take early retirement (not always a bad side effect of statins!) My beef is this: Don't show pictures of people throwing medications into the garbage (or the bin as you say down under)! Drugs should not enter the waste stream. Bring medications you don't want to the pharmacy, and they will dispose of them properly.

[@professorr.5427]

Good recommendation. The public water supply can't be fully filtered for all contaminants. We are slowly being dosed with medications we've never been prescribed.

[@basketballfan5763]

Well they used2....they refused here Ireland last time I carried loads there....said put em in your own bin!!!!

[@joyfouzai6336]

@@basketballfan5763 my chemist here in ireland took mine. They are meant to take them.

[@unclerob617]

Where do you suppose drugs go when we Pee and Poop them out?

[@user-cc5od3zk4p]

Return everything to the pharmacy for destruction.

[@kathleenanderson452]

Caused crippling and intensely painful muscle cramps in legs and feet.

[@Marta_is_here]

In approximately 13% of patients it causes symptoms like yours. And that is a primarily genetic response. There are other LDL lowering meds to take if you can’t handle statins. And if you have genetically high LDL (FH) you should be on meds.

[@johnlangdon6341]

I have permanent muscle pain in my calf muscles from 40mg of Creator, massive criminal overdose that has ruined my life.

[@chriswilson3009]

@@Marta_is_here Why would anyone need cholesterol lowering drugs,cholesterol is made by the body to help repair damage caused by a high carb diet.

[@ricodelta1]

I put this guy up there with Fung, Noaks, Lustig and Nadir Ali. Great info

[@stevegray4012]

Great info, my Dr did a Calcium scan on me, and the first thing he did on my return was to try and get me onto a statin, fortunately I had seen your video and declined. Keep up the good work

[@michaelhegarty788]

Thank you Dr Mason for your continued contribution to real science and our health you are a doctor in the true sense, not like the shameful majority of doctors who pedal harmful statins from an industry that" doctor's the data" for sick greedy profits .

[@Victor-qy1uy]

Is this like the shame that physio Mason has about his own profession where he has to call himself “Medicine Doctor”?

[@AFS-2]

Rosuvastatin was crippling me. My memory was deteriorating, terrible cramping, weakness, and my mobility was getting like I couldn't walk anywhere. I quit that poison almost 2 months ago, and the change is amazing. I'm convinced that poison was killing me slowly.

[@francoisoosthuizen6663]

Love your work doc. Honestly, you go a long way in restoring credibilty in your profession.

[@janeth.3283]

Great easy to understand information, thanks Dr Paul!

[@tombirney7276]

CONGRATULATIONS! You are perfecting your communication to the layman with brevity without losing the medical references and visuals to aid in remembering your points. Future suggestion, American patients need to walk into their Dr. appointments with the code numbers for terms and insurance billing actions. I get summarily (sometimes curtly) cut off from starting a discussion of diet and lifestyle interventions to improve my health. Dr. Ken Berry hinted at these codes which allow him to get paid for the erudite discussion with his patient using test scores and lifestyle interventions which can be recorded as improving in follow up visits with test scores. Again congratulations on losing the long posts to mds and convention attendees. Meet us where we are, we need the tools (code #s) to keep ourselves as equal partners with our physicians.

[@prof.5251]

Thank you Dr. Mason for the TRUTH!!!! 🙏🏼 God Bless You!!!

[@toni4729]

You keep digging up all this crap about chemicals Paul. We love to hear about it. Thank you for the content and your hard work.

[@mindmybusynassm1645]

I took it for short time but also changed completely what I eat. I am ok now. Thank you doctor. Thanks God.

[@barbaragabbert386]

My mother was healthy and vibrant, sharp mentally well into her 80's. Her doctor talked her into taking Lipitor, and I saw her mental acuity decline rapidly over the next 3 years - very sad. No wonder some people call statin drugs 'memory robbers'.

[@patbalderrama2077]

😮 Whoa 👀!!! Thank you Dr Paul Mason for having a moral compass!!!! God 🙏 bless you!

[@solice8844]

In my early 40s my doctor prescribed Lipitor (lowest dose 10 mg) for my slightly elevated cholesterol (220s). My readings immediately went down to around 180s and well within the good guidelines. To my surprise he wanted to jump the dosage to 40 mg tablets. What for? My health plan changed and I no longer saw that doctor. In my 60s Kaiser Permanente prescribed Lipitor again and I experienced notable memory loss and pre-diabetes where I never had a sugar problem before in my entire life. I quit the statin and memory returned and sugar readings dropped. That’s empirical proof to me.

[@richt6353]

Thank You for the TRUTH!!

[@db6655]

I'm from the US. A cardiologist told my husband the other day that he needs to take a statin because his LDL needs to be 50. The doc told him he was trying to get his own to that level because Aborigines have an average LDL of 50. I don't know much about Aborigines but I'm pretty sure they don't eat processed food and don't take a statin either. 😂

[@raymondwilliams5661]

Good one mate. I would

[@Debbie-jz6ef]

I would run away fast from that guy. 50 is way too low. Scary

[@SopwithTheCamel]

Thank you for leading me to a decision. Outstanding video.

[@ronaldcruickshank3545]

Excellent, fair, objective, transparent and informing, Thanks for acting on your oath Doc, keep up the great and inspiring work. I've just sent your materials to my Doctor and will be interesting to see his response. I truly hope he will take the time to at least engage his brain in material and science.

[@michaeltaylor7407]

Great lecture Paul. Well done!

[@DebbieB2023]

After I had Covid, I started having TIAs. Dr. put me on Atorvastin. I always vowed never to take a statin but he carried on I would 'die' without it. I had gotten very weak I used to be a trail runner but now I could hardly walk a few feet without pain, weakness and fatigue. I researched and took myself off of it. My doctor also put me on a BP med with a diuretic. My muscles began burning, not just legs but arms. Lab work revealed I was now in renal failure because of the diuretic in the BP med. It's amazing how the ER doctors and others I've since seen have said It's good I took myself off the statin and why was I on this particular BP med, that most seem to know the dangers but just prescribe anyway and if the patient says nothing all the better. I would hear "Well, as we age..." Like it's expected the first pain or weakness, find yourself a rocker or lazyboy and sit til you die. I'm not having any of that.

[@tyrroo]

I'm a middle-aged woman. A few years ago, I took a statin for just over a month. One day, I received some very frustrating news, and was suddenly seized with the impulse to throw my cell phone into my television, smashing both to bits. I am NOT a violent or impulsive person, I have never once had such an impulse in my life! After refusing to smash my electronics, I then felt like I wanted to go into my bedroom, grab my cat, and repeatedly rip the fur from her body. And I mean I WANTED to do it, it took all my willpower to not do this. I literally spent the next two hours sitting completely still on my couch. I felt I couldn't trust myself to not harm my cat or myself if I got up, so I just sat there until the feeling eventually passed. I immediately threw away the statin medication, and have never had a repeat of those horrible impulses despite worse experiences. I know for an absolute fact that the statin is what caused those feelings in me, and I will never ever take that horrible "medicine" again.

[@user-cc5od3zk4p]

Rip your doctor to shreds. That's who deserves it for pushing this poison.

[@rudra62]

Yikes! I'm glad you didn't follow your impulses. I've read a study about 10 years ago that involved people on statins doing "uncharacteristic violent acts", and then not remember doing them. Some of those acts were crimes.

[@davidsullivan8236]

I have a mother in aged care she has some form of dementia but her doctor prescribed statins

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Thanks for clarifying all the mumbo jumbo that passes for information. Many doctors enter medicine with the right intentions,that is to help people achieve better health.Unfortunately many are caught up in the system and become pill pushers for big pharma,just as you say sometimes against their better judgement. I had a heart attack march 2019 and was put on various meds. I did not like all of the side effects,when I spoke to doctors they would just tell me this and that was fairly well tolerated or try to down play what I was telling them. In October that year after much research I decided to change my diet to WFPB (whole food plant based).Within 6 months I was off all meds and feeling much better.I am now 62 and avoid going to the doctor since I distrust much of the medical profession.There are some good ones like yourself ,Dr.Neal Barnard,Dr.Jason Fung,Dr.Sam Bailey and others.

[@karenpeaden271]

The md is controlled by big pharma...medical school teaches how to employ medications....that is a doctors only tool..they get paid and monitored to follow big pharmaceutical guidelines...1 diagnosis. At least one prescription ....they have no option if they want their license

[@NEILANIL1]

Need to be more educated on topics. I appreciate your input on this matter and you've opened up my curiosity as to my daily practice. Because as a training resident I was told "Statin's should be in mother's breast milk" by my cardiologist instructor. That was back in 2008, 2009. So I'm trying to research more of the incorrect information that I have learned and accumulated over that time. Good news went for my recertification, and statins connected to diabetes was point that was made, physicians are definitely being updated but like any field that has continually evolving the practitioners need to update themselves.

[@pepper419]

Thank you once again Paul for your interest in our health.

[@danielmccarthyy]

The warning sheet that comes in the box with name-brand statins says they have not been shown to prevent heart disease.

[@karenpeaden271]

Funny....the doctor missed that information....he's only abiding the pharmaceutical guidelines ..he is monitored to follow

[@JoeS97756]

That's interesting, now that you mention it I always get a detailed sheet with a prescription, but with my statin, nothing. No information at all. Hiding something?

[@rudra62]

@@JoeS97756 You're supposed to get the patient insert that comes with EVERY prescription drug, at least the first time a particular pharmacy fills that prescription - and again if the information changes before every refill. If you don't get it, you can file a complaint. First, just politely ask the pharmacist. If it's still refused, contact the agency in your jurisdiction that licenses pharmacies or pharmacists.

[@MichaelTripper]

Horrific, we must tightly control/regulate pharma from now on.

[@billhesford6098]

Put them in jail!

[@harveybc]

I do think one good thing came out of the pandemic. Enough questions were raised that many are now questioning accepting medical advice without hesitation. A lot of eyes have been opened as to the financial incentives, not health incentives, being a large motivating factor.

[@edensmith552]

That's 💯 correct

[@raymondwilliams5661]

So very very true mate 👍.

[@68rileyray]

I've been looking for this information for years. No one will tell you not to take statins. Thank you, after ten years of lipitor it ends today.

[@frasierkrane266]

Had CABG AT 50, took statins for a year before finding the truth published here by several courageous doctors, told my cardiologist to get lost.

[@catrina5947]

I had the same heart operation at 55 I’ve been on satan for 6 years. Never felt right could it be the satans reading the comments I would like to come of them. The nurse said my sugar levels are a little high thst could lead to diabetes I’m getting worried

[@CalmingAnxiety]

I went Carb free 3 months back after watching a fair few of your videos. 57 year old male. Reversed type 2 diabetes and now lost 15 kilos. I've been wondering about statins and will talk to my GP and start coming off them. Thank you for all your thoughts and insights.

[@Prep-vu1tl]

My brother took statins for years and died of a heart attack at 66, my sister took statins and suffered severe muscle pains and ultimately died at 71 after taking 3 jabs developing an aggressive cancer. Another brother is on statins and now has diabetes and kidney issues. Another sister was told she needed to take statins or she would die due to experiencing angina even though she had cholestrol in the normal range. I suggested she do some research and she is now off the drug. My doctor loves to push drugs but I have respectfully declined all of them. This same doctor has taken five cv jabs so I wouldn't take her advice about anything. Instead I'll work on losing weight and eating better.

[@bobbivaneman1584]

Thank you. That was extremely informative. God bless you Doc. ➕

[@juliochingaling5824]

Thank you Dr Paul. Great video. God bless.

[@barrylaferriere896]

Excellent video

[@JOEfromthebuttonfactory]

Dr Mason. Thank you for your excellent work. Love all your videos. Consider reading Dr Brownstein’s books on iodine and thyroid. His work is excellent but doesn’t get as much coverage as it should.

[@brendabrown1691]

Beautiful presentation. Thank you.

[@brenharris6214]

I love that you described it as mischievous reporting!

[@rjreddenbaker4351]

Any drug company whose motivation is profit and not health care will behave this way. Money is more important than people, whether they want to admit it to themselves or the world. Great info, doc. I think your videos so clearly explain some of the complex issues involving nutrition and the conflict between true patient care and the quest for the almighty buck.

[@ayangarmurali4811]

Dr Paul... you are a legend.❤

[@100youron]

Great report. Thanks so much.

[@SandrinaN]

Brilliant! Thank you Dr. Mason!

[@mystatinfreelife]

I was on statins for 10 years. Took me 7 years to have an inkling that they were messing with my brain, and 3 more years to convince myself (but never my Doctor) that they were really the cause, at which time (5.5 years ago) I gave them up for good.

[@zz-ec]

did your brain function returned to normal?

[@suzannelooms7658]

Many thanks for the new info on the UK's High Priest of statins.

[@utubehillg]

I wish you had posted a list of all of your references. Many thanks for this informative talk.

[@casapilanola]

I wish you were MY doctor! I have been downright bullied by a neurologist to take statins because of a scrinched blood vessel in my brain. Meanwhile my HDL ratio was 2.5, and my triglycerides betw 59 and 89 when tested (non fasting and fasting) ... I tried statins on his demand, and they almost killed me; 4 years later I STILL have muscle pains and crampy weirdness, which had NEVER been an issue before statins.. Thank you for your objective and clear data summations and explanations. You are an oasis of sense. THANK YOU..

[@deereverywhere]

Thank you. My doctor wants me on statins. I advised her that my triglycerides hdl ratio was 1.4 and I am in fat burning mode of of course my ldl is high. The fat that is being burned releases collestral into my blood stream. The collestral is carried to the elimination system. Keto is quality of life. I wish everyone could experience the true anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Now can we get the medical industry to research the endocannabiniod system suggested to be the master gland system of the body..oh wait..its against the law🤔...therefore it must work because 'they cannot make money from natural plants. Thank you for being a hero, Dr. Mason ❤

[@UwUPLAYZ.]

That’s a valid argument. What would you say tho… when you already in super ideal weight… no longer losing weight/burning fat and cholesterol still high?

[@nojepnt]

I'm on my ideal body weight. My height is 165 cm and my weight is 61 kg. Im 32 yrs. old. I eat 2 meals a day. I do 20:4 ratio intermittent fasting everyday. Low calorie diet, low sugar diet(i don't like sugar that much). I don't eat fatty foods, just once in a while. But when I took the blood test I found out that I have high ldl cholesterol(250.1 mg/dL) normal is 0- 130. I had watched a video before that doing IF causes the LDL to rise. My doctor prescribed me to take statin 20mg. I honestly don't want to take any meds because I don't want to be dependent on it. So I'm now worried about the potential side effects.

[@hektor6766]

@@UwUPLAYZ. It's still the transport for a lipid-based metabolism, even when the adipose reserves are depleted.

[@hektor6766]

@@nojepnt What's your HDL/LDL ratio? Is your triglyceride level low? These are more important than raw LDL levels.

[@Nivek_Fartswamy]

Dr Mason, this was a great overview of the questionable efficacy of statins. But you did leave out that Big Pharma lobbied to have serum blood cholesterol guidelines lowered so that a larger share of the population would be classified with "unsafe" LDL and total cholesterol.

[@progress-ms3du]

Absolutely! It used to be 7mmol/L in the UK - but then it was reduced to 4mmol/L because because the low-fat crap did nothing to reduce the population cardiac health - if anything it got worse because of the over consumption highly procesed carbs & veg oils

[@edensmith552]

Yes

[@raymondwilliams5661]

The barsdids😳

[@jackkreighbaum783]

I took simvastatin for several years before information like this from Fr Mason when I stopped on my own authority. Yet, I "needed" two stents recently when undergoing a valve replacement. Taking the statin without changing my crappy American Diet didn't solve anything. Currently 82, and on a low-carb regimen.

[@chriswilson3009]

Well done ,yes, the change to low carb and fasting is very important as well as ditching the statins

[@jamesmilton8765]

High blood pressure/double by-pass, statins gave me shin splints. Stopped them and recovered very quickly. The body knows best!

[@thechansfamily]

Thank you Dr. Mason for telling the truth, or at least a difficult different professional opinion.

[@stevehughes275]

I've been on stations for years for cholesterol and when I asked my Dr should I stop taking them when it's normal and she replied that most people are quite happy to keep taking them. I'm now type 2 diebetic and have muscle aches

[@dilettanter]

Can you start CoQ10 and try intermittent fasting and or low carb for muscle aches and diabetes ?

[@stanleydaise4899]

I had major muscular pain after being on statin for years. I did not ask my doc’s permission to stop it. I stopped and the pain went away. I also started LCHF diet. My doc tried to get me to resume statin . No way!

[@karenpeaden271]

Its your body .....listen to it.....just say no

[@frankeckdall4577]

Thank you very much Dr. Paul Mason!

[@TJB-zt9tx]

Good for you. I was told by a doctor, none of them read the flyers that come with the meds.

[@m.a.nugent8278]

Well done! Unfortunately, many medical providers are unable to “think outside the box” and do not understand what they read in journals and trial studies. In my experience, many medical providers would celebrate that 40+% improvement per the study as a great thing without realizing that the possible length of life may only be extended for 1 or 2 days and that the drugs are actually very dangerous! The youngest graduates from medical schools seem to take everything they are told in medical school as gospel. Many cannot think for themselves and will not/cannot question anything. I remember when many, many

[@m.a.nugent8278]

(Part 2) physicians were excellent diagnosticians. That, unfortunately, is no longer true. I commend you for speaking out about the truths in medicine and the misconceptions promoted by big pharma!! Other physicians to watch are Dr. Jason Fung, nephrologist from Toronto, Canada regarding diabetes and weight loss and more, and also Dr. Nadir Ali, Cardiologist, from the Houston, Texas area. His talks include information on statins, diabetes, weight loss, etc. Many of their talks can be found on their web sites and on KZbin.

[@keb9030]

@@m.a.nugent8278 The problem is that now we have guidelines. A doctor to protect himself has to follow them or he could be very vulnerable against lawsuits. For exemple the guidelines say statins for high cholesterol. If you don't prescribe them and patient has a heart attack he could sue you.

[@wolfrahmphosphoros5808]

@@m.a.nugent8278 I've watched Them Both and my favourite of All if Professor Robert Lustig. -many of his videos are freely available on KZbin. He's published books. I've not read them yet but by what He says in his seminars and interviews I can bet the books are masterpieces. regards.

[@bonniebenz8792]

I think doctors today are tremendously overworked and simply don’t have time to read every study and rely to heavily on the Drug reps for advice, which is so bad !

[@smooth_pursuit]

@@m.a.nugent8278 Dr Aseem Malhotra is also a cardiologist (UK) with a lot of interviews online and he’s just written a book called A Statin Free Life (just adding to your list!)

[@paulreesor8200]

The most profitable drugs increase the diseases that they claim to treat. Works like a charm.. As the diseases progress take more.

[@rodneyadamson8270]

After taking Simvastatin for a year and muscle cramps and tiredness for four months I threw it away.. feel better now!!

[@michaelelder9821]

excellent discussion...thank you!

[@kennethcarter5720]

Stopped using them. Muscle cramping, memory problems. My cholesterol is still under danger levels. Won’t be using them again.

[@dennisbauer3315]

Thank you Dr Paul Mason.

[@patriciaa3462]

Thank you for this video. It popped up when I entered youtube today. My current GP keeps at me to take statins and I constantly refuse. He also prescribed metformin. After some research, I stopped taking that. Reduced my bread intake and my blood sugar levels are normal. For the 3 months before the blood test that put me on metformin, I had been stress binging on bread. Now I try to take a walk instead of popping a piece of bread in my mouth. Can't be rid of the stressor as it is my sick husband. That's life.

[@freeshrugs63]

We probably also should not get our medical advice from a KZbin video, but Dr. Mason seems genuine, he is not trying to sell us anything, and his information is repeated in other seemingly reliable sources. Key word "seemingly". It's still just my moderately educated guess that he's telling it like it is.