The dark history of statins - from causing cancer to billion dollar lawsuits

The first cholesterol lowering drug to enter the market, Triparanol, was an unmitigated disaster and left a trail of human wreckage behind, even after it was pulled from the market.
It was replaced by statins, shown to cause cancer in dogs before they even reached the market, and surrounded by controversy ever since. To this day, independent researchers do not have access to the data which could reveal the truth about statins.

[@KenDBerryMD]

Excellent lecture doctor! Keep up the great work; I'm going to share this because people deserve to know the truth

[@rhondae8222]

Hi, Dr Berry. I was going to suggest that you invite Dr Paul Mason as a guest on your channel, and here you are. Lol🙂

[@mrbigm76]

Obviously statins are bad for us. So what's the solution? Because it sounds threatening just like my doctor threatens me to take statins. I after bypass surgery have no diabetes, no insulin resistance, I am an athlete but I have FH. What will replace my statins ????

[@mrbigm76]

Obviously statins are bad for us. So what's the solution? Because it sounds threatening just like my doctor threatens me to take statins. I after bypass surgery have no diabetes, no insulin resistance, I am an athlete but I have FH. What will replace my statins ????

[@patrickkelley4463]

Hi Doc 👋 I watch your videos also

[@Marta_is_here]

Why are you so afraid or unwilling to discuss the need for statins in FH patients.

[@shanerivers7616]

I was told by a doctor in Australia, that because my cholesterol levels were above a certain level, by Australian law he had to prescribe a statin to lower my cholesterol. I told him he could prescribe anything he wants, but that doesn't mean I'll take it. After viewing this, I'm happy I didn't take his advice.

[@PeeedaPan]

I'm a doctor in the USA. Dr. Mason's research on diet and metabolic syndrome is very convincing. Fantastic work.

[@beaubolinger1521]

Thank you Dr

[@mikeLgriebel]

@Engelbert Humperdinck Not a singer?

[@skincarejerk6040]

We need more doctors like you! Doctors who can objectively weigh evidence!!! Thank you for your service. Your patients are fortunate.

[@ausforaus7617]

When my regular GP of over 10 years retired I went looking for another. One of the GP's I 'interviewed' did not like me questioning him. He said if I would not do as he said he would not treat me and kicked me out of his surgery. Not a loss, I admit, but indicative of the arrogance and ignorance of some doctors.

[@chazzamarriage2606]

I have had similar problems. My gp is (fatter and younger than me) open minded, but the favoured cardiologist is not, I need to shift him

[@JYAN2852]

Most physicians are drug dealers for the cartels. Take away that tool they have nothing else to offer

[@oregon32nursenurse43]

Most doctors I work with are arrogant and pig headed!!

[@FINDINGFITNESS101]

Yeah, sounds familiar.

[@krollpeter]

Not doing as a doctor said is different from asking him questions.

[@oregon32nursenurse43]

I worked in a very large internal medicine clinic with 45 doctors. Looking back now, I can see where we had almost every man over 40 on a statin. It was like clock work. No discussions on ‘what are you eating’? No class on nutrition and the benefits of cholesterol. Nope, they were immediately given a statin according to their LDL level. Now, we see that folks with a higher LDL live longer!! We also saw a huge increase in metabolic syndrome!!

[@denisephil7967]

My mom took many years statins(doctor's advice) for no benefits, but muscular problems, cataratas, thining hair came along. NOw she takes nothing and is in much better conditions, eat low carb and with 84 is she kicking around, my lord!

[@witcheater]

Good for your mom. Going Low Carb was a good choice... as well as getting off the statins.

[@RaysDad]

In the USA patients over 65 receive Medicare benefits, and part of the benefit is a yearly check-up which is often performed by a Nurse Practitioner. During that check-up the doctor or nurse will discuss the possibility of prophylactic treatments such as flu shots, or low-dose statin to lower cholesterol. In truth, these treatments are sometimes encouraged, which causes me to wonder if pharmaceutical companies have undue influence on the health care providers giving these check-ups.

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

Lifestyle prevention (prophylactic) approaches are much more important. Medications such as statins are evidence based and often patients find it much easier to take a medication, than actually putting small efforts into improving diets, increasing physical activity, and minimising substance use. However, the evidence base from which these recommendations are made are affected largely by the pharmaceutical companies. This can be very useful at times since they invest billions in dollars to developing new medications. But sometimes it can be a real problems since the pharma companies are trying to optimise profits, which results in imbalanced published studies. Statins is a good example of this.

[@donandlynnross6426]

I refuse to take ANY cholesterol lowering drugs...most especially statins! I have shared this! I hope my friends who believe in them will watch this video :)

[@johnfausett3335]

Snake oil has been a part of human culture from the beginning. In modern times, the institutions that train and credential snake oil salesmen are financed from profits from the sales of snake oil. It's a well designed and insidious machine. Kudos to Paul Mason for his closer look.

[@annesweeney7993]

My doctor prescribed me some statins at least 20 years ago. For some reason I googled them, and found out the side effects that people had, even after stopping taking them. So I told my doctor that I wasn’t going to take them and I haven’t done since. I’m very pleased that I haven’t after hearing this video.

[@erynlasgalen1949]

Same here after a test back in 1998. I had no health insurance and couldn't afford stations, so I complied with Niacin, which made me feel like I was being attacked by fire ants. A new internist took me off the niacin about ten years later. When I learned about the link between stations and dementia, I refused ever to take stations, and I don't even bother to have my cholesterol levels tested. What would be the point? I'm 72 now, and last summer I reshingles my horse shed roof, among other maintenance activities. I think my heart is just fine.

[@golfinguna]

From my own personal history of problems with myself and family members I can honestly state that most UK GP`s, surgeons and so called specialist have been an absolute disgrace and that is putting it mildly. I was told over 10 years ago that if I didn`t take statins I would end up in a wheelchair. Basically I had a blocked artery in the brain. I changed my diet to a keto lifestyle, (fats and proteins.) No breads, white salt, or sugars. No tap or bottled water (only purified through RO system) No junk foods. Meaning anything that is sold in a packet or tin. No processed meat etc etc. Now over 10 years later the blocked artery has not changed and I am in almost (lol) perfect health. DO NOT TRUST ANYBODY THAT CALLS THEMSELVES DOCTORS OR SPECIALIST. THEY ARE SIMPLY PILL PUSHERS FOR THE BIG PHARMA COMPANIES. THE WHOLE UK HEALTH SYSTEM SHOULD BE CHALLENGED AND CHANGED.

[@dianavp9054]

I always say that a practicing doctor can practice on someone else. I'll practice on myself, thank you. N=1

[@rolandovelasquez135]

I'm 68. So, if I take statins I will live an average of 5 days more, having lived the last 25 years of my life with diabetes, muscle pain and weakness and the last 15 with dementia. Wow! What can I lose? 😂 Thanks Doc. Your videos are saving lives 👍🏼

[@lindasampson7386]

Hi, a friend was taking statin drugs & he developed dementia, stopped taking them & returned to normal, the specialist gave him a different brand that didn’t cross the brain barrier, that led to severe leg cramps. He stopped statins at once that was roughly 15 years ago and he is fine. Also went back to eating butter. When you research use alternate browser eg. duck duck go

[@lindasampson7386]

Also if you research there are many Drs to help with Diabetes, eg Dr Jason Fung

[@alphacause]

Thank you Dr. Mason for this concise overview of the sordid history of statins. Its a great primer for those unacquainted with the subject, and it is a quick way to disabuse people of the notion that these drugs are safe.

[@stevelong9328]

I love the way you turned the tables on the effects of memory loss, good job.

[@spunkhildur]

I haven't trust a doctor in many, many years. This is the most believable talk from a doctor I have seen in years.

[@russbrown6453]

Dr Paul Mason is a brilliant Doctor and researcher!

[@tserevenad]

I fall in the LMHR phenotype; all my markers and I mean everything, are excellent except high LDL. Cardiologist won’t hear my low carb viewpoint, my NMR analysis (dropping sdLDL) and suggests I consider a plant based diet and go on a strong statin. That ain’t happening, heck I have no need for a cardiologist anyway!

[@beaubolinger1521]

Great thinking tserevenad

[@JustBrowsing777]

Same here mate. Masons message helped me now that doubt came around again on if I am doing the right thing not listening to my doctor.

[@witcheater]

I've heard Dr. Sam Bailey exclaim aloud to question if going to a doctor is the right thing to do considering the current condition of the marketing of drugs that doctors do. Unfortunately there are times when they are the only option, like last year when I fractured a bone at my wrist, but even then I only use the one prescription out of the ones offered. Research and study is something we all do. Beside that unfortunate scenario I do the Low Carb High Fat thing to stay out and away from the medical profession.

[@beaubolinger1521]

@@witcheater Keep up your proper thinking for your health

[@anitahamlin2411]

I think many would be far better off if they were to change their lifestyles rather than take a pill or at least be given the option before drugs! Our system is broken!

[@dianavp9054]

So true, yet many - my brother included - say they would rather take a pill than change what they eat. Sigh.

[@rhondae8222]

Thank you, Dr Paul Mason, for this much needed information.

[@toni4729]

I haven't heard the term "Beavering away" in decades and oh it's so appropriate. I love it.

[@pederjohansen2029]

Dr Paul Mason is one of the best.

[@gstlynx]

The best health presenter on the internet. Bar none. Thank you Dr. Paul Mason.

[@midwestribeye7820]

This man has integrity and intelligence.

[@ant7936]

Statins are poison. While taking them for three months, they made me ill, with three (known, obvious) side effects - extreme fatigue, erectile disfunction, rhabdomyolisis. The alleged "benefits" were not worth such deleterious effects. As for memory loss, I asked my doctor how could one possibly know (or remember!) if one has memory loss?

[@JYAN2852]

I always ask doctors these questions. If they cannot answer then I refuse 1)What is cholesterol 2)Why don't cholesterol clog blood vessels, veins, capilaries 3)What lipids comprise all cell membranes, precursor to active Vitamin D, sex hormones, bile acid 4)What is the brain made of 5)Does red blood cells require it 6)If it's so harmful why do the liver and brain produce it Sadly most doctors cannot answer these questions

[@Marta_is_here]

@@JYAN2852 then ask them What is familial hypercholesterolaemia, do I have it. What’s the mortality rate if I am not treated with cholesterol lowering medication. Because understand that people with FH have had high LDL since birth and it does not recycle.

[@paolocosmo6310]

I lowered my cholesterol 82 points in 3 months using natural means (gugulipid, flaxseed oil, resveratrol, and krill oil) as well as a diet based on fish!

[@Tubbybowls]

@@Marta_is_here what answers have you received?

[@cmwHisArtist]

When they put my no- pill- taking 92 years old mom on a statin, within 3 months she had dementia so bad I had to stay at her house.

[@Joanna-hm5ji]

'At the end of the day you have the RIGHT to question your healthcare professionals and to ask them for the evidence upon which they base their advice'. Heated agreement Dr Mason; have you mentioned this to the State and Federal Governments of Australia! Aussies would do well to be asking a lot more questions on a range of 'health mandates', not just taking statins.

[@LTPottenger]

It's outrageous, the government is a criminal syndicate.

[@KenanTurkiye]

This Doc is an amazing person to listen to, wish he would upload more often. :)

[@ccamire]

Thanks for a great presentation and also the references. Love your review of the stats and use of numbers

[@mjjm6220]

Generally, Px drugs, including statins, do more harm than good. I told one doctor, “not in this lifetime.” when I was told I needed to take Metformin. Well, 14 years later, I’m still kicking and never even took one dose. And have out lived many of my contemporaries.

[@petermitchell6348]

Lowering cholesterol also leads to a lowering of hormonal Vit D.

[@JYAN2852]

Thank you Paul you speak the truth keep bringing these facts to the public

[@bazo0]

Dr. Paul Mason is an international treasure. Thank you for everything you teach!

[@JustBrowsing777]

Thank you. Doctors want to put me on statins for high ldl (very high) but I have been reluctant. It does stress me though and sometimes I think I am doing harm to myself not doing what the doctor says. This info helps yhank you.

[@atvmax99vico32]

You should read the book The Great Cholesterol Myth

[@witcheater]

"What size of LDL" is a good question to ask... for size matters.

[@jacobdebernardi4385]

@Juha Look into what a Fractionated Lipid Panel is. Here's the thing, two scenarios can high LDL numbers and the context matters. 1) High processed food/sugar & little exercise over decades because the liver is supposed to re-absorb LDL after it's done it's job. If it's been damaged by a poor lifestyle it can't and it can float around the blood and create an arterial blockage. And 2) Dave Feldman's self termed 'lean mass hyper responder' who are low carb eaters who are physically active, this happens because LDL also transports triglycerides (fat energy) which is demanded more in a high fat diet. A fractionated panel will tell you which profile you fit, hope this helps.

[@kaal2820]

HERBS work miracles. Get some real nourishment as food is GMO chemicals etc.

[@dawnelder9046]

If you can not get a full blood profile where you live, look at your triglycerides. The lower, the healthier your lipoproteins.

[@wendy-leemorrissirrom8636]

Higher LDL means live longer. Opposite to medical advice.

[@beaubolinger1521]

Great to have you back Dr Mason

[@butaayijohn5335]

Thank you Dr Paul for such wonderful message

[@mikenelson1387]

Wow, well assembled and presented. Thank you so very much. I have saved your video for future reference.

[@johnsmith-fr3sx]

Measuring LDL without measuring the oxidized vs non-oxidized fraction and then prescribing statins is simply criminal negligence or outright malice. The real medicine involves controlling blood sugar and insulin. Glycation of LDL makes it more prone to oxidation and thus accumulation in atherosclerotic plaques. But that is not even most of the story. It is reactive oxidation species (ROS) damage of the arterial walls and the ensuing inflammation aggravated by high insulin levels that is driving the disease that this toxic "medicine" is supposedly trying to treat. But statins do exactly zero to reduce this ROS damage and inflammation.

[@antkin608]

Thank you for this presentation. 🙂🙏

[@mdesm2005]

not enough time is spent on stressing the problems with "relative risk". I now know about it, and it was so fast, I almost mist it.

[@jaquelineaparecidamarini3964]

Gratitude for the information, new hopes in the world of health are available, by you and many other doctors, reverence in your dedication

[@pepper419]

Thanks Paul, brilliant talk and very educational.

[@user-vg6kc2hh7t]

Excellent lecture doctor!

[@greglaroche1753]

Your subjects are very interesting and insightful. Thank you for them. It would sure be nice to have links to, or titles and authors of studies you referenced.

[@T-aka-T]

Love the lipstick on the pig! (Thanks for this, Dr Mason. It justifies my dogged, "wrong-headed" refusal to touch the things.)

[@jillfield3102]

Wow ,I really appreciate you, thank you. 👍💖🇬🇧

[@joannekerr8839]

Awesome summarisation of the topic, concise and easy for laypeople to understand.

[@BruceStouder]

Thank you Dr. Mason :)

[@nitfitnit]

The brain contains the highest level of cholesterol in the body; it contains approximately 20% of whole body cholesterol. What do you think happens when you take a drug that lowers cholesterol?

[@maryknight3580]

Excellent point!

[@FreeTurtleboy]

Drug dealers.... gotta make $$ Regardless of..... consequences

[@shelly2758]

Well done, Sir 🙏

[@robt8042]

Cardiologist I went to for a check up (mid 2020) before I started training again for cycle racing (i'm 50yo ex amateur bike racer) gave me a script for statins (Lipitor I think) I told him I reject the cholesterol hypothesis and that the NNT was too high and there were other risks more relevant such as inflammation and processed carbs and sugar etc(I binned the script as soon as I get out of the surgery) he disagreed with my assesment but said that he was still prepared to see me again which I thought was good of him. I didn't bother going back though.

[@dr.gstreadmilltechnician7997]

Excellent video again. Thank you! Will share with people that don't listen to me but do listen to doctors. 😅

[@Myself500]

great work, thanks a lot.

[@Fian_so]

Always radiating

[@randypierson106]

Great Lecture, I had a stroke 5 years ago and 3 days after the stroke I had a blood clot go to my brain behind my right eye.. I am on Lipitor and since I started 5 years ago I am borderline diabetic, I have cataracts and cognitive issues Oddly I never had glucose issues as my sister had me check many times and it was always in the 80s, I didn't have a hard time remember things but now every day it is a problem Seems none of the doctors I see want me to go off the lipitor, I eat predominantly a vegetarian life style I went from 265 lbs to 195. My annual screenings have been normal for the past 4 years with the exception of the good cholesterol which is always low and it is my understanding the the lipitor causes that to happen.

[@maryknight3580]

Maybe you should throw away your statins and educate yourself about a low carb way of eating?

[@totallyraw1313]

Turn the volume up please, Paul.

[@dianavp9054]

Does the audio sound muffled to you? Me too.

[@Harrycowlton]

10/10, have shared this important message!

[@wongliangtze]

Dear Dr. Mason, very grateful to have great person like you with wonderful excellent teaching. I sincerely wish to get your kind help in the following issues which bother me for ages without answers. (1) in your lecture, elevated LDL is not necessarily bad, and evidence shows saturated fat with elevated LDL linked to longer lifespan. Could you elaborate the special group called familial hyper cholesterolemia with highly elevated LDL and total cholesterol, aren’t they at lower risk of death than general population? (2). Ketones generated from ketogenic diet or time scheduled fasting is metabolically beneficial. On the other hand, the ketones that generated from diabetic ketoacidosis due to inter-current illnesses or those diabetics on low carbs diet or doing intermittent fasting yet taking SGLT2 inhibitors or insulin may put them at risk of death. How to explain the same ketones yet giving two sides of extreme medical conditions? Very very thankful

[@Appleblade]

How do you show standing (some personal harm that is the basis for litigation) that would permit you to demand all the drug company's buried studies for discovery? Plenty of people are obviously harmed by statins. Is it just that no one rich enough or confident in a win will touch this stuff?

[@George-ph6qo]

I was put on a number of drugs because of pneumonia and the discovery of blood clot in the heart and blocked arteries but I have had this since heart attack about 9 years old. First three months on lower doses not bad next three started well but within the first month I deteriorated back to unable to walk 15 feet and not catch my breath or move my legs. I stopped medicine. But before that for a month I started vitamins herb regimen. I'm not up to strength of thirty years ago but I can walk and do physical labor for more than a few minutes. As well my heart which liked stopping after dropping to 37 beat a minute has stabilized and is currently running at 91 to a 105 or higher maybe the coffee but it's steady and stronger just on the suppliments

[@macherie300]

Doctors don't bother providing preventative advice to patients but keep giving quick fixes to cover themselves

[@shillout7270]

Been there! I can verify I have suffered all the symptoms. Surely these doctors know!

[@markiangooley]

Got a physical exam before a cataract operation and the examining doctor harangued me because I have slightly high LDL in my carnivore diet and don’t take statins…

[@dianavp9054]

Don't ya just feel sorry for the uneducated medical doctors?!

[@FINDINGFITNESS101]

AND THEY WONDER WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE "V" FORCED ON THEM!

[@michaelb.8953]

If people only knew that it did more harm than good, and sit tight as we haven't seen what the future bodily damage of the "v" brings out yet.

[@chazzamarriage2606]

Are your videos available in french? I have to deal with statinists in france where I live and its an uphill struggle 😫

[@dianavp9054]

If you turn on captions, then go back into KZbin Settings -> Captions -> Auto Translate -> you can choose the language. I've used it to translate French YT videos to English. It only works from my computer, though. I do not find this same option on my iPhone.

[@janeth.3283]

Great presentation Dr Paul, thank you! Have you any information/studies on osteoporosis drugs?

[@Kathleenschweiker]

Yes that would be appreciated!

[@patriciadunmore9767]

I’m on a six monthly injection of Prolia for osteoporosis but I just found out that if I fail to continue the injections my calcium levels will crash dangerously. Had I known this to begin with I would never have started on this treatment. Further information would be greatly appreciated as I would like to halt the treatment.

[@minxthedog2769]

I have seen a lot about osteoporosis being caused by vitamin D deficiency. If you take high dose vitamin D your body will absorb calcium but you have to take it with vitamin K which makes the calcium go to the bones not the arteries. Sorry no links but should be easy to find

[@joesweeney2z562]

They don't even update positive comments about you. It is hard to find you. You need to go to rumble and gettr to be able to tell your truth. God bless you

[@laurabarker5558]

Hi Paul - thanks for this lecture! My dad's side of the family all have very high rates of cholesterol, whether overweight or very slim and fit - a few have died young from heart attacks. I am 24 and not overweight at all, I do have a higher than expected cholesterol for my age. I want to follow a low carb diet but I am fearful that this family predisposition could mean I am more susceptible to heart disease, it would be great to hear your thoughts, or anyone else who is more educated on this than me!

[@BCzepa]

hi laura, a low carb diet results in a lower risk of heart disease. you want to lower intake of all seed oils and other sources of omega fatty acids which have been oxidized. clean sources of fresh food like fish are the best of fatty acids. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5-koH6DrJWeh6M (timestamped at 8:21). for your cholesterol, high LDL is absolutely fine, but high HDL is bad, i think paul recommends checking triglyceride in blood to find HDL to triglyceride ratio, ask a good doctor who is interested in learning and not just exerting power over other people, maybe a 'functional medicine' doctor who is actively researching and learning. i have been fasting and experimenting modifying my diet for a few months now and ive learned that you should take some care in eating carbs/sugar toward the end of the day, its important to feed your gut microbes before you feed yourself, so vegetables are good in the morning (so is fat and protein) but the easy way is to take a fibre supplement (metamucil) in the morning. and the easy way to look at this is to realise that carbs and sugar are so easily absorbed by your body, you ever felt lethargic from eating something really sugary? thats from spiking your blood sugar. anyway, if your muscles havent been worked (like when youve just been sleeping) then you shouldnt eat sugar cause the liver then has to do the work and store this glucose as fat. when your muscles are tired, your muscles also do some of the work absorbing this glucose. i hope this helps. insulin can be kept low and sensitive by following a low carb low sugar diet and that lowers your risk of heart disease significantly

[@greendeane1]

The New York Sime has become an agenda-supporting publication, not a fact-finding one.

[@maryvanduuren5161]

I am mostly following a carnivore diet, In an other video you talk about dairy which I also use. But I am wondering what you think about cheese and how that affects your gut. Somehow I've been told it is glue for the bowel but I really like it and I would love to hear what you think about it.

[@judithtaylor6916]

Dr Mason, what do you consider is the acceptable level of Cholesterol LDLs?

[@thegram9207]

History repeating it self

[@Philly1958]

Would love to have you address the role of statins in people with positive CAC scores

[@terrancegrant1664]

This information is shocking!

[@tomgoff7887]

It's misleading.

[@pepper419]

Drug companies only look after themselves.

[@lamk9729]

Can you do a video about gw501516/Cardarine? Did it really cause cancer? Or was the drug to good and would have replaced to many other medications?

[@petermercer8359]

Any opinions on Repatha and similar drugs?

[@__-bc4bs]

What is Dr Paul Masons opinion on NAC?

[@edwardkodai1319]

I went off the statin because of bad side effects. Or should I just say.. Effects

[@mpoharper]

I stopped because of muscle weakness and cramps.

[@mrcusa]

Very nice presentation.If your doctor advises a statin ,look into niacin (vit.b3): the original anti-plaque drug. Both safe,cheap and effective,if you do not mind the skin flushing effect( I like it ) .

[@dianavp9054]

Yes, I read "NIACIN: the Real Story" and learned about its use as a cholesterol lowering drugs before statins. It has other benefits too. I've been taking 50mg niacin with meals. After the first couple of doses, I stopped having a flush as long as I take it consistently. I started using it and thiamine to help with ATP production and gut function. I'll never take a statin.

[@c_b5060]

11:47 "Now consider for a second what would happen if we flipped this kind of mischievous reporting data on its head.". If the graph at 11:27 showed the percentage of NOT myocardial infarction, the 2 bars would be almost to the top of the chart and would be almost identical in height. Comparing those 2 bars would result in a much lower percentage decrease.

[@marcjacobson757]

I am not a fan of statins, but I believe Dr Mason makes leaps to causation that the literature does not support. For example, the study he cites to claim that statins cause osteoporosis was not a RCT or even observational study. It was an analysis of osteoporosis diagnoses over 1 year in Austrian patients taking different statin doses. In fact, the conclusion of the study was that statins might be associated - not causal - with osteoporosis at high doses but INVERSELY associated at low doses. Furthermore they concluded more rigorous studies were necessary to reach any firm conclusions. This study did NOT prove or even suggest that statins “cause” osteoporosis. Dr Mason unfortunately damages his credibility by misstating what the data actually show and by assigning causation where only association has been established.

[@Lenzer50]

Nothing like corruption!

[@johnbutler3141]

When drug companies pay commission for using their drugs. Do the doctors get paid into their practice acc or their private acc.

[@pepper419]

Doctors get sucked in just as patients do. They're assured that the drugs are the best and they're lied to just as we are. If you want to learn more look up Dr. Aseem Malhotra about the way people are conned by drug companies.

[@jeffmyers7062]

excellent

[@vivienrhodes4248]

Yes you do not need them at all some people have a real genetic problem and require medication . Geriatric research confirms this.

[@pinkoceanflower3045]

What about Betablockers? What do they cause?

[@rhlang11]

is there a connection w statins and kidney function?

[@gerardklauner902]

There should be a law obliging to publish the results of a study, even if it doesn't confirm what it was supposed to prove. This is how I see it : BEFORE starting a study, it should be clear what it is about, how it is financed, and what the methodology is. This announcement should be published in all medical journals. If it was not published beforehand, the authors should not be allowed to publish the results. But also, if those results were NOT published, everyone would know, and could suspect they were not favorable to those who commissioned the study.

[@seercyful]

I’m trying to understand why I hear the audio and the video is black. Can’t see the grafts .

[@monstrosity194]

So, should people just stop taking them? How do you “unprescribe” statins?

[@dianavp9054]

I watched a recent (3/16/2022) Dr Ken Berry video on statins. At 9m27s he said you can safely throw them in the trash. (9m27s) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGesdGypm9OSkK8

[@jimmyhoffman6932]

People say I'm stupid for not going to a doctor.

[@tomgoff7887]

Most low carbers are it seems.

[@pepper419]

Just be care what you're eating and you'll be fine.

[@mpoharper]

Colon cancer is increasing in younger people. Could this be because of statins?

[@mrmansoor269]

Hi Paul, My total cholesterol is 7.3 Triglyceride 1.8 HDL cholesterol 1.8 LDL cholesterol 4.7 I am 70 years old male with absolutely no health conditions none whatsoever and my doctor has put me on Rosuvastatin 20mg. Any comments about the above stats

[@zhangjason2263]

Look at this Rosuvastatin side effects muscle weakness in your hips, shoulders, neck, and back; trouble lifting your arms, trouble climbing or standing; confusion, memory problems; or. liver problems--upper stomach pain, tiredness, loss of appetite, dark urine, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes) If I am you, I will NOT consider any statins because the side effects purely damage your body and make your health worse. Do low carb, Or at lease do get rid of sugar and processed carbs and do IF, they are free, you will save your health and money.

[@BR-hi6yt]

I would bin the Rosuvastatins.

[@eutectoid1]

Hi mate I'm not a doctor but have done a load of reading on the subject - and am 65 and on a low carb diet. My only comment would be your Triglycerides are high which to me looks like you eat a lot of carbs. Ideally you should aim to get the TG's below 1.0. And as for the statin - look at the presentation again! As a comparison my TG's are 0.8, LDL 4.5, HDL 1.4 and have been that way for years and my doctor tried to get me on statins numerous times - luckily he retired (and I told him it ain't happening anyway) and now I generally go to doctors as little as possible - definitely not for advise on diet and nutrition.

[@cmorrison5466]

Dr. Mason has a video about this. I hope this helps to answer your question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eomue5SHmtmYe5I

[@witcheater]

Just a quibble. The doctor marketed the product to you but it was you that put you on the drug. I have been marketed many drugs in my 65 years that I chose never to take.

[@xhaltsalute]

Wow! 4 whole days of life! I am unimpressed. No statins for me.

[@garytango]

👍👍

[@mystrength5640]

I met a young man of 60, who is taking a top dose of a Statin! I worked with him…. He’s in constant pain in his Feet, and legs! He not over wt, he’s of Normal Weight, No high Blood pressure.. Cycles and runs weekly. ! He never had these pains prior to taking this Statin.. He is Rude, Aggressive, Angry, Nasty, always Short Tempered!!’ And Just a horrible person.. Just Sooo Grateful, I don’t have to have anything to do with him..anymore..!!!!He has a high Familial Hypercholestralaemia He eats Meats and Vegetables.. He refuses to look at his D3 levels, and Take K2 M7… ! ( just by the way)

[@bernadetteholmes6160]

My NP wants me to take a statin for my "high cholesterol" that she says is only 16 points to high! I have refused twice so the last time I was in to see her (once every 6 month) she brought it up again, looked at me and said "you're not going to take them are you?" I once again said "nope!" She smiled and said "when do we do blood work again?" I'm thinking at some point she'll give up or fire me!!!

[@michaelpagan3914]

Safe and effective

[@GianniVitucci]

Why was a 6 yr old boy taking a statin???🙄

[@pepper419]

In case you are not old enough, some years ago, drug companies tried to put statins in the American water supply, saying it was safe. Look up Aseem Malhotra-the great statin con.