Oops! Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease

We’ve all been trained that cholesterol is the bad guy when it comes to heart disease, so we do everything we can to lower it to protect ourselves which includes taking statin drugs.

I was recently at my doctor’s office for a check-up (while wearing a mask, of course). There was a poster on the wall that said that high cholesterol rates only show up in half the cases of heart attacks. This means there is actually a low correlation between cholesterol and heart disease.

As a matter of fact, there is now research showing that older people who have high levels of LDL cholesterol does not lead to an early death. Instead, these people lived the longest when compared to patients who had low LDLs that were untreated and those who were taking statins.

This raises another question. How effective are statins in extending a person’s life? A meta-analysis of 11 statin drug studies found that statins postponed a person’s death by 3.2 to 4.1 days. In addition, you may have to deal with side effects which can include muscle pain and muscle damage, type 2 diabetes, live damage, among others.

Not focusing on cholesterol has also led to the popularity and effectiveness of the Ketone Diet. So… how about having some nuts and dairy products in our regular diet.
(Reported Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology 2018)

The Fear of Having High Cholesterol Levels Is Debunked

A study published in Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology found what they called substantial evidence that having high LDL and total cholesterol levels are not an indication of heart disease. They also found that this means that using statins has doubtful benefit.

The researchers found recent studies, as well as previous studies, used misleading statistics, excluded unsuccessful clinical trials and ignored numerous contradictory observations.

Taking this even further, they found that older people who had high LDL didn’t die prematurely. Instead they found these people actually lived longer than those who had untreated low LDL and those on statin drugs.

Finally, another study that looked at 11 statin drug studies found that statin use postponed death by…wait for it…3.2 to 4.1 days.

So,,,how many billions of dollars are people shelling out for prescriptions for statins that are not only useless but also can be harmful due to the side effects of the drug, which include, difficulty sleeping, muscle aches and weakness, dizziness, nausea or vomiting. Finally, statins affect the body’s ability to use CoQ10. Other than all of that, it's a great drug to take (tongue in cheek and fingers crossed).
(Reported Mercola.com 7/24/19)