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Blood Pressure, Statin and Cholesterol Drugs - Items to Consider

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We are going to get right in to a topic that I think is extremely important to many of individuals because so many of you are on statin drugs. We have new warnings out about statin drugs this week about its role in helping people develop diabetes, Type 2 diabetes after they've been on statin drugs for a period of time.

First of all, let's set the record straight about something else here that is been near and dear to my heart for many, many years. I've consistently covered that high cholesterol is not the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke. Matter of fact, the studies that have been done involving statin drugs and lowering cholesterol show that there is no increase in life expectancy nor is there a decrease in heart attack and stroke risks for healthy people taking statin drugs just because they have high LDL or bad cholesterol. Did you know that?

The only place that these cholesterol drugs really show a benefit is in people that have already had a history of the first heart attack or stroke. Prior to that, no real benefit. Make sure that you're clear about that. There are numerous side effects that people endure when they take statin drugs. Liver problems. There is an interference of the manufacture of CoQ10 which is responsible for energy production within the body. There is a problem that can occur with muscle tissue breaking down from statin drugs, nerve damage, cognitive brain related impairment such as memory loss, forgetfulness, and confusion associated with statin drug use. Possible increased risk of cancer and heart failure with long term use, increased risk of muscle damage caused by exercise and also a reducer exercise capacity in those that take statin drugs; worsening energy levels; and an increased risk of obesity and insulin interference with the use of statin drugs.

In the event you don't know what some of these statin drug names are, here's a few of them: Lovastatin, Crestor, Lescol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol, Zocor. Many of these you have seen advertised on TV and promoted by the drug companies over the years. Now, it seems that as these patents are expiring on cholesterol drugs, we see more and more studies coming out telling us that cholesterol really is not the issue. Really? Why have we been dosing people with these statin drugs all these years? Because that's what was the lockstep story between big pharma and your local doctor, unfortunately. There are still a lot of doctors out there that are brainwashed about this whole statin story.

Here are some new data that you need to consider when we look at the statin drug story. If you're on these drugs, I would highly encourage you to sit and have a heart to heart talk with your doctor about whether or not you really need to be on them. Again, if you have never had a diagnosis of coronary heart disease or cardiovascular disease in general, in other words, if all it is, is that you have some high LDL, bad cholesterol, then there really is no benefit to taking cholesterol medication. I don't want you to be mislead. It will not prevent the first heart attack nor will it prevent the first stroke. I know that's conflicting with probably what your doctor is telling you, but this is what's in the data. This is the truth. If you've already had a heart attack and stroke, then there's a possibility you need to be on these statin drugs. That's the only place they show a benefit.

Dramatic rise in diabetes.

Here's the biggest problem, one of the biggest problems we have going on in United States right now is this dramatic rise in diabetes. This recent study showed that after following 8,749 non-diabetic men from the ages of 45 to 73 with a six year follow-up in this study known as the metabolic syndrome in men study which was based in Finland, the result showed that there was a 46% increased risk for Type 2 diabetes after adjusting for all confounding factors. The patients taking the statin drugs also had a 24% decrease in insulin sensitivity. That's a key marker in diabetes, by the way, and a 12% reduction in insulin secretion. In other words, their body slowed down the amount of insulin it was producing, and again, something that further leads us into diabetes. This could be one of the prime reasons that we see a rise in diabetes because millions and millions of Americans are taking these statin drugs every day. This could be very well be one of testosterone underlying problems to this whole story.

If you are on these medications, these statin drugs, you want to know about some of the natural remedies that you can use to help with cholesterol without these kinds of side effects, get into your local health and nutrition store.

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