Statins

Statins are being prescribed more and more by doctors who consider it a miracle drug for lowering cholesterol. I always recommend you find easier and more simple ways to lower cholesterol and improve your health. I'm not going to write about the myth of cholesterol, but I do want to update you about how diet affects cholesterol and why statins probably aren't your best solution.

The latest JUPTER study that included thousands of patients from across the world showed that statins lowered heart problems by 44% and mortality by 21%. All these people had normal LDL levels but high levels of c-reactive protein. So what was more important here? The cholesterol or the high levels of inflammation? Inflammation is the root of chronic disease, not cholesterol. High cholesterol is a signal or sign that inflammation if high. Cholesterol is just a signal. In the JUPITER study, Crestor, a statin, lowered cardiac events by 50%, from 1.8% to 0.9%! What a difference!

Statins can cause muscle pain, nausea, and liver complications. I'd rather you adopt a diet high in fruits and vegetables. Get plenty of vitamin C, as it can reduce CRP, even in people with high levels. Get at least 1000 mg. Avoid alcohol. Too much alcohol and leave fatty deposits on your arteries, which triggers monocytes to come fight off the deposits. Instead, they stick to the fat deposits and cause blockages.

Kevin