SHOCK STATIN study: Almost 50% who take them, may NOT need
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Thank you!
I refused to take statins, I refused bp meds, I refused all the other crap. I went to an optometrist today to get glasses and they were SHOCKED that I do not have a primary care doc OR a pharmacy. I was told by a doctor years ago to change my diet.... he said "I could give you pills, but changing your diet would be better in the long run"... I had no idea what a GEM he was and very rare!!
At least they were only shocked. I'd gotten looks of either pity (the assumption I couldn't afford medical care) or disdain when informing a medical professional that I had no primary care doctor.
@annies…. Best thing to do is fast
(1) first week skip breakfast , have light lunch and healthy dinner .
(2) second week skip breakfast and lunch have healthy dinner .
(3) month 2 alternate day fasting.
Record BP and glucose before you start and record again at the end of month 2 .😎
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate it. This provides me with inspiration to do the same.
I wish my doc had educated my husband on diet. So easy to reach for the prescription pad, next patient please. I tried but husbands seldom listen to wives advice. He never missed a dose but carried on eating the kind of crap I wouldn’t entertain.
I went to get mum some pain killers at chemist and the first thing she said to me was ''is this ok to take with ALL your other medications!?"
I was 50 at the time but looked 40. So at 40 she expected me on a heap of meds.
I said I'm not on any meds but this is for mum anyway.
She said ''well your very lucky!"
I trust medical establishment about as much as the government!
They have become one now.
They have become one in the same
Different head of the same hydra.
I was just going to say the same thing. @@nbrown5907
I think we all AGREE.
I think after the last few years we all need to be cautious about the medications pushed by doctors and big pharma.
Just to add .... pushed on Drs by big pharma and doctor governing bodies, which is not giving reasons for dtrs, they too are complicit, though big pharma controls all of them, and by default our health. Thanks goes to the few brave doctors and their awakening patients....
Can't argue with that
You would think people would have learned something after being forced to take untested vaccines Don't ever give up control your own body and health
Absolutely! Every year he FDA withdraws approval from drugs, medical products, and devices it had previously approved. And you can be certain that it is not until the evidence of harm is overwhelming and has gone on for years. So consider that with every drug you are prescribed. Just because it is deemed “safe & effective” this year, that may not always be the case.
Amen
the olny guideline needed for statins is to red flag every doctor that prescribes them
100 percent
Same here
My parents are statin victims.
💯
Yes, you should definitely question your GP / MD about them, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. Yes, I know about Cholesterol, all the potential side effects & “Big Pharma” etc…but Statins do have a beneficial place in some circumstances…like many medicines. And Dr Dhand is right to say they’ve been over-prescribed since they were initially welcomed as a “wonder drug”, which was a bit of an exaggeration, to say the least!
I told my Dr " I would rather drop dead with a heart attack than get dementia ". ...
I like your style👍
Shouldn’t these studies be done before these drugs are prescribed. It’s appalling. Stop giving your money to these corrupt companies.
The FDA has to approve the use and sale of these drugs
Like the FDA isn't corrupt?!
@@geraldtakala1721 FDA is controlled by lobby groups.
I had a 4 way bypass on April 16th.. after surgery my doctor put me on lipitor and zetia. Now every joint in my body hurts none stop. I'm 67 years old. I quit taking my statins today against my doctor's orders. I felt better before I had surgery. My knees, shoulders and elbows hurt so bad I can barely move around. Some days I have to drink liquids through a straw because I can't lift the glass or cup. Wasn't like that before I started taking statins.
@ge73
I'm so sorry. I'm a retired RN. Drugs like statins are part of the reason I retired in 2014 after 22 years. Ethically, I can't be part of allopathic medicine anymore. Statins are horrible. They cause debilitating joint and muscle aching. They are useless.
If you have the resources, consult a naturopath to help you.
Stay off the statins, and your achiness will lessen. Do gentle detox.
May God bless you and grant you healing according to His will.
His doctor was constantly trying to push statins on my husband, even though he explicitly told her he did not want to be on them. His cholesterol was a bit high but that was it. He ended up having to go in at get a Cardiac catheterization for a separate issue, and they sent in a camera to check a small aortic aneurism's progress... His cardiologist said he had the CLEANEST arteries he had ever seen. So, no... he certainly didn't need STATINS. They are very much over prescribed.
My doctor's nurse was in shock when I told her that I wouldn't take statins and she treated me like a rebellious child. I wanted to tell her that she's a brainwashed 🐑, but I refrained. 😅
Been there, same thing. Yes, best for yourself to keep from telling her off, but it can be difficult!
I had a very similar experience from my doctor.
I would have!!
Mine can't get over my refusal to take that garbage and is rude as heck if it comes up, which is almost every visit.
Same here, refused statin
I would say more like 99 percent, but that's my opinion based on the fact that high cholesterol is not a real disease...
Just like ADHD and ADHD which are just individual personality traits and not a disorder . Just an excuse to sell drugs they couldn't find another use for .
What ever happened to: Just say NO to drugs ?
😂 for real!
My mother always told me don’t stick anything up your nose how many people stuck those tests up to their blood brain barrier, criminal.
😂👍
$$$$$
I had blood work done. My Dr put me on statins. After three months I couldn’t walk. Pain everywhere. I had to use a cane to walk. Shoulder pain, back pain, foot pain. Then my hands started hurting. I got off statins on June 11 pain is gone. I can go for walks now. I felt I lost my quality of life. I haven’t told my Dr yet. I tried to tell her what was happening to me she said it was arthritis. But after watching hours of RUclips about statins I knew it was statins, I was right. I got my life back.❤
I had the same reaction to Beta Blockers, I was nearly crippled by them, mobility kept getting worse and worse and arthritis type knee pain and pain through all my body joints went through the roof, my dr also tried to blame arthritis but i kep sayinv it started when meds started... eventually they conceded it was the meds, apparently it's a "rare" reaction/side effect that degenerates the muscles in the body, causing weakness and severe joint pain due to lack of muscle strength supporting the joints. It was horrible and has taken nearly 18months to start to regain muscle strength once beta blocker meds ceased. ....
so be careful it's not just statins that cause this reaction, beta blockers can too, and if you look at most people on heart meds/beta blockers youll notice they all sort of shuffle along unsteady on their feet, now i know whats possible with the side effects i wonder if all those people are having same side effect.
I had the same exact experience. Wow. I’m still on statin but lowering my dose helped a lot with pain. I’m going to try to get off all of it,
Well done. If your not broken don’t fix
High LDL on a low carb diet may in fact be very healthy. It’s not been studied enough yet
I started them years ago, and after 3 months I couldn’t walk up stairs. My doctor immediately took me off of them, and I got my muscle tone back after 2 months. Long term statin use can cause permanent muscle damage. I’m SO glad your quality is better and I think you will keep getting better!!!
A fool is a fool, is a fool!
Knowledge without sense or proof. These are beliefs of doctors. Not scientific researched proofs.
Lazy medicine.
Not much of a surprise here; our healthcare is messed up beyond belief. In fact, the institution as a whole are both dangerous and frightening.
Completely agree
Medical SERVICES ≠ HEALTH care
My Dr tried to prescribe me statins, despite my cholesterol is great, all heart tests are excellent, and all extensive blood work is great. I'm 59 and my mother had health issues so he tried to convince me it is for preventative measures as I am getting up in age and take zero prescriptions. I asked why would I start as I eat healthy and in good health and would like to research it first. Kept trying to convince me otherwise and finally noted "patient refuses recommended advice" like I am a fool for not blindly taking it. He also lectured me several times for not taking the covid shots as well. Despite being my Dr for 30 yrs and only going for annual bloodwork and exams, I won't be going back.
Time to look for a new doctor. That is called gaslighting the patient. If a doctor is arrogant and condescending; it usually means they are incompetent and you need to move on.
I think what most ppl don't understand is, Drs are REQUIRED to offer & ask the patient if they want this or that vax or this or that therapy. The patient always has the option of saying NO... & the next time your Dr wants to put you on a statin or whatever, ask them.... are YOU taking it? 😂
@@user-mu5ug2wt8t....problem is that real doctors are extremely hard to find lately.
The "absolute risk reduction" for statins is less than 1% with side effects -- that can take years to show up, but show up none the less, of cognitive decline leading to dementia, increasing blood sugars leading to pre-diabetes, diabetes, out-of-control diabetes, muscle aches and pains, tendon rupture.
Me at 76 or so:Real geographical cognitive decline (how do I get from here to there?, where did I put...?) on one month of a statin.
A year plus off, and it's I think I know how to get there, and if I look long and hard enough, I will find what I lost.
My doctor is not happy, and it's been a year plus since I saw her. Not sure I'm gong back.
It’s actually less. I read the clinical studies of about 10 most common statins. Efficacy was .001-.01 percent
@@julietcunningham852
I urge you NOT to see that quack again.
I think the JUPITER study showed a 0.29% difference between the statin group and the control group. However a 200 billion dollar industry was born. Wonder what new industries are just on the horizon by these studies...
Yes was advised I needed to take Statins, I said No.
Now I am seen as a non compliant patient. My body, my choice.
I was prescribed statins as an emaciated preteen and ever since I have developed endless health problems from chronic muscle pain, digestive issues, arthritis, memory issues etc. My stomach pain was so bad I went to a gastroenterologist and he was horrified by the statins and told me to come off them immediately. So I told my pediatrician and she reluctantly stopped prescribing them. I’m now 29 and haven’t been to the doctor in years because they’ve done more damage than any good. I don’t even have a PCP anymore. I’d honestly rather let nature take its course than let a sold out doctor see me. The only good that came out of this traumatic experience was that I fully did not trust the medical industry by the time the jabs rolled out. I knew the bs that was coming so I basically checked out of society by then.
Look into the Carnivore diet, you'll find that it heals the body.
Statins stop your liver from producing cholesterol 😮 what else does it do 😮 no thanks Il just eat more healthier thanks ☺️
What??? No fan of drugs but this is not how it works.
@@tdgdbs1 this is exactly how they work.
What the poster IS wrong about, however, is that diet can always affect cholesterol numbers. The cholesterol content of food does not necessarily correlate to cholesterol numbers in the blood.
It's a hmg coa reductase inhibitor that means they shut down the path way for cholesterol testosterone Vitmain D and Coq10 they're poison
@@rockhopper01 did you know they halved the number think it’s was 350 now 175 do more people take statins , let’s just say as a healthy 60yo wth low cholesterol levels il keep eating healthy and enjoy your drugs that stop your body doing what it’s supposed too
They cause many other serious side effects!
Statin use gave me tremendous muscular leg pain. When I stopped the statins, the leg pain stopped also. (Edited for spelling.)
Yup messes with bones
No, muscles
My husband, too
Me too, plus amnesia episodes..
Same either way me
Damn it! There are NO bad cholesterol! Only bad doctors!
My husband was told he needed a statin. He refused, he didn't need the pill his cholesterol was good.
same here. Good cholesterol but told to take a statin...refused.
Even if I knew I had "bad" cholesterol level, and allowed consultation, I would refuse any statin. They're a recipe for a quality of life worse than just being dead.
Was told that as well, cholesterol is normal & I also refused!! So called Doc, said it was precautionary and preventative 🤦that was the last time I stepped foot in that office
I've read the contraindications and the possible horrible "side effects" outway the risks of "high" cholesterol.
This is madness, prescribing statins for normal cholesterol?!?
Thank you Dr Dhand.
I too was prescribed statins after I went on a Keto way of eating... I took the statins and felt worse than ever before and decided to stop taking them. A year later when I had bloodtests done my GP was horrified at my high cholestrol levels and sent me to a cardiologist who dealt with female heart problems... it was a Godsent as she looked at my tests results and asked me if I was on a ketogenic diet.. I said yes .. she did a number of tests and said to me: "Continue as you are as you are doing a great job"...
With the "explosion" of Alzheimers and Dementia - I would urge people to take a look at the cause.
Many doctors are starting to stop statins because of the brain being over 70 percent fat. I talked to many people who are having memory issues since taking stains. They are using alternative medicine to fix there cholesterol . If you look at the raw data on cholesterol it only helps less then 1/3 of a percent of the people. Ask your doctor with any medication what are the numbers. One in 20 helps; one in 10; one in 50.... just ask. I did and was disappointed. New England Journal of Medicine tells all of us to be proactive with our doctor to improve our health. Life style chances with medicines when needed.
@@user-mu5ug2wt8tmy solution has been to stop taking every single medication I was prescribed and rather adapt my diet and lifestyle... and I've never felt better. Bid pharma medications have side-effects & if there were aby ever stated.. I got all of them.
Our Brains Needs Cholesterol! Case Closed. If you take a Drug, and You Feel WORSE, A LOT WORSE, LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU! IT IS SAYING "NO!" "STOP."
Dr Dhand, I tried sharing this video to my FB Health Group & FB blocked it. Just terrible, we live in a free speech country that won’t let you have free speech. 🤦♂️
Will never be part of FB. Am so disappointed for you. You’re just trying to help others.
Never did FB never will.
I HATE Facebook, don't have one, but many of my friends and family do. People don't like change, so they stay. Facebook is a very dangerous platform, and I don't take to kindly in having my Constitutional rights violated. Therefore I choose NOT to support them with an account!!!
@@FOX007-um1wr
As if YT doesn't censor all the time. Free speech is over!
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I remember in pharmacy school 30 years ago thinking statins were a scam. I don't remember the stats, but my professor talked about how many people had to be treated for a certain length of time to reduce the chance of one person having a heart attack. I felt like I was the only one who thought it was the punch line to a bad joke. The cherry on top, was no substantial decrease in mortality. I clearly remember thinking there was no point in taking these meds.
Here's my new statin guidelines...I avoid them like the plague.
What a new message for a t-shirt to wear to your Dr's appt.
Thank you for EXPOSING THE TRUTH!
I hate statins. I tried 3, as doctors forced them down my throat. I was not on them very long. Huge side effects, from hair loss, to chest pain, to muscle cramps. I finally discovered the cause of my high cholesterol was insulin resistence (and yet doctors rarely test insulin) and the cure for my high cholesterol and many other metabolic problems was intermittent fasting, along with a healthy diet that I made even healthier. Thank you doctor for getting out the truth that too often it is about the money.
I'm interested in finding out if I'm insulin resistant. What test did you do to show that?
@@Thecelestial1 A fasting insulin test. Along with glucose. Then the Homa IR formula. Insulin x Glucose divided by 405. If your result is above 1.5, you are insulin resistent.
@@charflorida5433 thanks
I’m truly glad to see that I’m not the only one who refused to load up on all these medications 💊 my doc recommended. I lift weights three times a week and watch what I eat.
I’ll go see a doctor if I break a leg or need an operation. Other than that I’ll maintain my own health.
Statins should be outlawed in the United States I was on 40 mg lovastatin for years and had leg pains so bad I could not walk I stopped taking and I feel 10 years younger i. Also had memory loss got it all back and will never take statins again
I've always had high blood pressure and "heart issues", throughout my whole career in the Army. When I retired, the doc tried putting me on a handful of meds to correct it, but I refused. I researched and ate lots of fresh garlic and started walking after every meal, and avoiding processed foods. I'm good to go now!
The bottom line is what food you're eating is important, otherwise you can take the candy. YOUR FOOD IS MEDICINE.
I tried a statin once many years ago. It only lowered my cholesterol slightly, but, I had to postpone the follow up appointment twice until I was able to get out of bed, shower, dress, and drive to the doctor’s surgery on my own. I had such horrid body aches and fatigue, I had to be statin free for two weeks in order to function normally. Haven’t touched the things since.
When you reduce your LDL, you put yourself at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other problems that end up putting you on more drugs.
Statins are practice builders.
My Cholesterol was very low and my arteries were clean and I had a heart attack with AFIB. I was given so many medications in the hospital that I died and was on life support. My family was told it is only a matter of time before I would be dead. It was a long road back and with great doctors, nurses, rehab. I worked with great doctors and got off a lot of medications and survived. Look for private practice fundamental doctors to get you on track. I can not say enough for the wonderful people who are helped me to recover.
My doc prescribed a statin but I never took one dose. I ate oatmeal twice a day and cut out fried food and sugar to the best of my ability After 6 months went back to cholesterol dropped 52 points and dropped 40 pds. She was so proud of herself 😅😅😅😅😅. I told her I never took one pill…she said oh, guess you don’t need a refill then
😂😂😂😂. ❤
Good for you!
Great story!! 😆
You may want to eliminate the oatmeal, if you care about insulin resistance.
@@sassyt1545not instant oats, but rolled oats eaten raw as a bedtime snack lowered my cholesterol much better than any statins had, although the statins WERE great at destroying my muscles. Chewing raw oats without adding anything actually has a sweet flavor but is an acquired taste. Rather than statins, I learned to love those oats lol :)
LOL, with all respect, probably 95% of people on statins do not need them
I get together with some other women who are all around my age (60's) and they all follow a different political view from me. Thankfully we don't talk politics and I really like them. However one of the women brought up the issue of statins. She was watching Good Morning America recently they they were saying on the show how statins were so good and beneficial for many people...even those who don't have high cholesterol! Sigh...they just mostly watch MSM and believe what they are being told!
I’ve been in the same situation. I just clam up.
Time to ditch those friends and get new ones
Then how will they learn?
@PistolPete3322
Since I don't have high cholesterol and my dr is pushing stains on me, I've read many studies etc and I can't find out how they would benefit me physically so I won't take them. Took them for awhile, made me pre diabetic and severe itching. Would be diabetic if I had continued. I try instead to eat healthy.
Pray for their conversion.
Exercise & eat healthy. Dont go near statins.
What a surprise! *Eye roll*
My doctor wanted me on Statins. Many people would have taken the advice. I have high hereditary cholesterol. I’m a cholesterol factory. But I have no family history of heart disease, hypertension, or stroke. Exercise very regularly. Have a BMI of 20.5. 5’11” 146lbs. Less than 15% total body fat (Dexa). Resting pulse of 46. 115/75 BP. My triglycerides are great. So I told the doctor I wouldn’t be taking her advice and that I wanted a full lipid density check, and out of an abundance of caution, a CAC Scan. The Lipid Density Check showed that my LDL was not of the dense toxic variety and my CAC Scan Score was zero. No evidence of arterial plaque at all. Her argument was, oh but age is a risk factor and you are 65. The test scores were undeniable though and she backed down. But that was me. How many people would have simply taken the meds???
Your md is no better than any other drug dealer
CAC scan is very little known by most and doctors NEVER recommend them. This is the ONLY true test for plaque in the arteries.
@@CottageCupcake Mine cost me about $160 to have done (no health insurance covers it). But $160 is nothing if you are concerned.
I asked for a CAC scan after my Dr wanted me on a statin. My CAC score is ZERO. My LDL is under 275.
Very interested to read your comment. I just found out that I also have high hereditary cholesterol, Lipoprotein A. Blood pressure normal, LDL slightly elevated (so what), healthy, but, horror or horrors, I am 66YEARS OLD. So, in march “guidelines” and “protocol”, and advice to take statin. 2 aunts had heart attacks in their 70s, but were both long term smokers. My doctor also offered me 2 vaccines, purely because of my age. Really? No drugs for me, lifestyle changes, yes. Other than that, I’ll take my chances and trust in Almighty God.
Years ago Dr John Young of Largo, FL, got in trouble with United "Healthcare" for not prescribing enough statins. Dr Young is a young relic of the past: a REAL physician!😊
Don’t forget kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. Appalling! Thank you, Dr. Dhand, as ever.
Over 400% greater chance of memory loss with st.tns
Thank you! Explains a lot.❤
Where are you getting your information? Please include a link or links.
Jeff, links usually get deleted when talking about this subject. You can find many by searching. Try looking at title. Dr Paul Mason - the truth about St…. At the very end of that video quotes a study it is 440 percent greater chance of memory loss
@@joshuaa3075 You shouldn't trust any person when they say that they know the truth about something
I'm a 72 year old female. My cholesterol is high but not terrible. My Dr wanted me to go on statins, and I said no. I had looked up what the adverse effects were, and also, my friend is a retired Nephrologist. She said no, don't do it. All 3 of my siblings are on statins and 2 of them now are diabetic. I read that that's one of the adverse effects that can happen. Is that true, Dr. Dhand? I am so glad you are back on youtube, I appreciate your honesty.❤
In Tennessee, LDL normal is 99 or less...North Carolina LDL normal is 125 or less. Dr Dhand is spot on, change your diet, it's in the lousy foods that you eat.
I just seen a commercial that there is some new study saying below 55. That would be fatal I’m guessing.
And also all the bad things put in food incl the pesticides. Foods are sprayed with Roundup can you believe...how can the FDA approve that? And we are the only country who uses the poisonous GMOs.
@@rumproast5159my LDL is 51, and I haven't died yet (that I know of).
@@captainnerd6452 good luck with that.
@@rumproast5159 Well, after my quad bypass a year ago, I also managed to lose 60 pounds, brought my HDL up to 51, and my A1c from 8.1 to 5.3, mainly by diet and walking 2 miles a day. Still taking a statin but I don't think I still need it, but my doctor won't take me off until I have two more checkups like the last one two weeks ago.
My doctor tried to get me on statins because I was 52 years old.
No other reason…just my age.
I haven’t talked to him since.
I hope you left negative feedback for him on places like healthgrades. It's really important for other patients to hear things like this!
I don't see this information lessening how doctors prescribe statins because they love that huge bonus check they get at the end of the month.
Just say no thanks 😊
That would be a kickback and that's illegal . But what they do is get Country Club memberships free vacations leases on luxury vehicles that someone else pays for this goes on and on
What is your source for this information?
@@sirclarkmarznot true
@@sirclarkmarzit is illegal to get so much as a pen
Thank you for caring. I am 71 and on mo meds. So many friends' who are my age are already on statins.
It's no different here in the 🇬🇧 UK.
Take charge of your own health.
I’ll take my chances with the Oreos rather than the statins, thank you.
I can’t remember the last time I had an Oreo. Thanks a lot…now I want a few. 😆
Oreos contain genetically engineerd ingredients.
@@TiredEmpath lol… sorry about that!
@@joanneadamovich8114 sorry, my comment was meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek and a reference to the work by Dr Nick Norwitz. Those of us on a keto/carnivore diet may have higher cholesterol. Dr Nick demonstrated that he could lower his levels using Oreos. Interesting study, he’s an excellent resource.
Genetically modified ingredients aside, I’d still rather take that risk than touch a statin.
@@joanneadamovich8114 Yes, I know, hence my dilemma! 😬🤷🏼♀😆
Look at infant formula ingredients!!! Non-fat milk & seed oils are just some😢 Developing babies/ children need cholesterol, animal fats, raw milk, cheese, kefi, fermented foods extremely important for brain & gut health etc.
Yeah the ingredients in the dry babyfood is stagering I couldn't believe the ingredients put in this stuff, its sickening to give growing babies this crap.
I made a video about it- gave the info on how to make your own- if it’s even necessary.
The brother of a friend of mine took statins for years, he was healthy, active, a golfer. One day on the golf course, just while walking, the tendon in his left leg snapped in two. Needless to say, he is off the statins.
Were they able to repair it?!
When I wouldn’t take a statin because I knew I didn’t need it and at my age, my risk for a stroke was much higher and statins are implicated in strokes among other things . He fired me as his patient and his parting comment was why I prescribe statins five times a day. .
Yeah. They FIRE YOU BECAUSE YOU STAND UP FOR YOURSELF! I KNOW THIS TO BE A FACT.
Arrogant doctors are usually incompetent too.
It was his loss, not yours. Doctors are very uncomfortable with us when we won't buy their B's.
and he gets a kickback too
Q
Stay away from the big pharma dealer.
I had a heart attack and was put on 80mg statins
I felt awful pains in legs,could not think properly lost vitality. Came off statin. I feel much better. Looked at leaflet included with statin meds. It listed should not be given to people over 70, which I am. Crazy!!
I left my job as a pharmacist in 2018 because they wanted me to put all “pre-diabetic” patients
My husband was prescribed statins. After awhile he was complaining about how much his back hurt. It started getting very painful. I told him about it can cause terrible muscle pain and it doesn't help that much. He stopped taking them and feels so much better.
Sorry to hear this Mary
My dr pushed statins heavily when I was 24. High cholesterol runs in my family. I flat out refused. I’m now 48 and my calcium score is 0. Soooooo.
My mom started taking statins in her early 50’s. Had side affects that weren’t traced to the statins for ten years, (swollen legs, ankles etc, turns out it was the statin). She is now 73, has aphasia and dementia. She is otherwise healthy. I think the statins played a role.
I had a blood test soon after I had covid, as I walked into the room, the practice nurse was very curt. She said, do you realise you are diabetic? I said ' no ' she said ' well you are!'. She then went on to print off reams off paper and told me she was putting me on statins. My Hba1c result was 5.9, I refused the statins and said, I would increase my exercise routine and continue fasting. My diet is very good and does not include processed foods, but she said she didn't agree with fasting, I should graze instead! I suggested looking at the numbers in 3 months time after another blood test. 3 months later my Hba1c had dropped to 5.3, I saw a different nurse and she was happy with the progress. I no longer go to my local medical centre, thanks to people like Dr Dhand, I do my own research and manage my own health, I refuse to be dragged into their Web. I am 67 and do not take any medication. Thank you for your very informative videos.
A nurse prescribes? No doctors anymore.
I haven't been able to see a doctor in years, just one consultation over the phone.
I don't believe in fasting either. Just eat less at mealtime and your body will become accustomed to it. Obviously you were probably overweight to begin with.
Each to their own Peter, you have also made assumptions, based on what?
@@colinmitchell3482 Let's see ..... because at 64 5'10 173 and still pumping iron. Thats how. How many covid shots did you take 1,2,3,4 ????
Its all about numbers and box ticking and not the patient. And what have statins done to your body by artificiality lowering your cholesterol? Has your doctor ever talked to you about the importance of your microbiome health? You are spot on Dr Dhand.
All these "doctors" should clean dirty toilet bowls instead of injuring healthy people...
The vast majority don’t need statins but doctors in the .uK have to offer as on their protocol. Read Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s book. They also keep lowering the target level!
It's all about the Benjamins. I'm seriously angry at today's medical "professionals. And it's gone from bad to worse.
Doctors type in your disease, age, and the program lists medications you need to be on. You just have to ask the doctor the numbers on each medication. Do your own research on how each medication, how it works, side effects and find a balance between what works for you and what does not. You are responsible to work with your doctor for the best balance with life style chances and medications. Your doctor is required to give you full disclosure of each medication they prescribe. Most doctors are truly only interested in helping there patients. They love to have a patient that asks questions and wants to live a healthier life. Saying no should not end in gaslighting from a true competent doctor.
@@user-mu5ug2wt8t I have never found that to be true. Not one Dr ever has offered to discuss the contraindications of any drug. You must not be from this planet?
A friend of mine was on 12 different drugs. A Dr. Prescribed 2 more in one visit. It was the pharmacist who saved her... "Trouble breathing" was listed on more than one of the drugs she was prescribed. The Drs are negligent.
I don't take any anymore and became knowledgeable in homeopathy. Fixed me right up.
Bottom line is food is medicine! Eat right and exercise stop the metabolic disease! It is also the hardest!
Statins increase blood glucose, increased blood glucose causes vascular damage.
Me and hubby suppose to take but make us feel so off we stopped and so far haven’t had problems.
I have been off statins now for around 6 months. Getting my mojo back , sleeping much better and feeling better because i feel normal.
Just had all my bloods done a 2 weeks ago and I have " Bloods of a thirty year old, cholesterol is a little high (6.8) " quote.
Time to start enjoying life.
Eight weeks from my 78th birthday. No pharmaceuticals in my life. Have been eating a no sugar, no refined flours, no GMO products, rare processed foods since 1976. Equestrian dressage athlete since the age of 16. Rode 2 horses on my 75 birthday. Never been fat and I eat like a horse 😁💪 As HORSEMASTER , I learned to keep horses healthy and fit and how to keep veterinarians out of our lives except in emergency situations. I applied those skills and knowledge to my own body and health. Your body is self correcting if your treat it with respect, provide it with the healthy raw materials for metabolism, sleep properly and minimize unhealthy stress.
Hard to do when they inject p,oison into you. Can the body self correct?
They can have horrible side effects too. Stay away from them
Recently went back to keto . Inflammatory arthritis is much improved. No more vegetable seed oils for me.
I just appreciate your work and courage to say the TRUTH so much!
Thank you, doctor. People like you change the world.
My Mom and her brother both died from medicine as prescribed. Both suffered horrible deaths : my Mom turned into a semi-vegetative state lasting 2 years until she died. Her brother, my uncle started suffering from drug interactions from the 12 medicines his doctors had him on. It stumped the Mayo Clinic, and it lead to an inflamed appendix, eventually rupturing, killing him. Not possible to trust the medical system after that.
Thank you Dr Dhand for another honest and informative video. About 5 years ago my doctor prescribed Lipitor 20mg for me as my cholesterol was mildly elevated. Within a few months I was having trouble walking as my legs felt very weak. A blood test was done, at my insistence, as my then doctor was a great statin believer, and my CK levels were found to be elevated, and my muscles were being damaged. Stopped Lipitor immediately and gradually I returned to normal. I continued with my healthy diet and haven't had any regrets about getting off Lipitor. That was a scarry experience. By the way changed doctors too.
Fortunately I was lucky enough to get a quinta bypass, but unfortunately the statins drained all my trace elements, and left with me with 5% str/stam. CKD, and diabetes. With radical diet change, and correct supplementation, I am recoverying well, up to 40%, at approx 1% gain per day. Note it was my own self-harm that caused this initial heart probs. Thank you for your share.
I think at 70 I am too old to affect the system. But how can the people insist and get medical services to return to where they used to be. I got sick in the Philippines and of course there I had no insurance. The cost was reasonable, intense search for the problem was competent and affective. I was slack jawed thinking I have not had this kind of care in the USA for 30 years.
In America the only way to get it is with Naturopaths or Integrative medical docs. Most can’t afford it
The flaw in the study would be concluding that they ever are needed at all.
There are studies saying that statins lower cholesterol, but many doctors at national health care facilities want patients who don't have high cholesterol to take them. Why???
@@sherylkeib4993 For profits to the pharm companies I guess. Or more evil, to make you ill from the effects of taking statins.
@sherylkeib4993 - cholesterol is made by and needed by your body. The problem is that there is no good science that actually correlates higher cholesterol levels alone with cardiovascular risk. They fabricated a BS study long ago to claim it does. There are many factors that influence cardiovascular health.
Money, money, money!
The general population will not hear this. Of those that do a big portion will still believe their dr.
Wow this is a great article!!!! 😂 So many people I know aren’t falling for it.
I took a statin, and had several adverse effects. My cardiologist does not believe in adverse effects.
It's time you get a new doctor!
I had a Doctor appointment recently and I had high average borderline cholesterol scores. They recommended a statin but I refused it because they had crippling effects on my mother’s health. They never offered to look more closely to analyze my LDL to determine if it was truly harmful or not or to further assess my circulatory system to determine if I had a problem. We eat a very healthy whole food organic diet with no sugar, no refined carbohydrates, no seed oils, no junk food or fast food. I don’t smoke or drink too much either.
2:20 My husband had a scan a couple of years ago and they were amazed that he had no signs of blockage and was 70! We eat the same diet so I doubt I actually have any health issues either. My vitamin D was low average so they recommended that I take twice the daily allowance of Vitamin D which can cause liver damage in high dosages. I told them I would take the daily recommended amount and spend more time in the sun. That was a 430 dollar appointment! 😊
This doctor is fantastic, so glad we have him!
I am confident that a lot of chronic pain and a lot alzheimers in the elderly are related to statin use.
In Kingman Arizona the KRMC Hospital and all of their affiliate offices are now recommending statins to all patients age 18 and older as a "preventative" even if your cholesterol numbers are fine and without testing for many patients. It's horrific to hear them say it.
Same with my son T1D and they want him to take statins preventatively. Nope
Thank you so much I appreciate you so dearly for bringing this to people''s attention. I have never been on any drugs until i visit the doctor's office for an ear infection three months ago he prescribed Statin because I gargled with salt to eliminate phlegm in my throat from the ear infection causing elevated salt in my blood . Although my blood pressure is usually normal on the day of the appointment it as 146 so he prescribed statins for three months I have not taken one pill and I am still alive and kicking with normal blood pressure thanks to a change in my food intake and eliminating salt , sugars and carbohydrates from my diet. I love your reports thank you.
Celtic salt is a good salt to take I was amazed at benefits of taking it.
I’m 53 and I have no doctor, take no meds.. I am a holistic nutritionist and I’m very particular about my diet
Doc wanted to prescribe me a statin based on a non-fasting lab. I was barely above “normal”.
About 25 years ago, my pcp ordered statins for me. It got to the point I could hardly walk. She said another statin would do the trick. Nope! I think over the years, I have tried every kind of statin there is, and my pcp was pretty miffed that I did not stay on them. Come up to the last six months, I was diagnosed with my carotid arteries 55% blocked and statins yet again ordered. I refused and did research on nattokinase and took it for six months. Doctor ordered carotid ultrasound thinking I was still on statins. My blockage went from 55% to 30%. He was giddy about my lowered blockage. When I told him I didn't take statins, but nattokinase. He was none too happy. I continue to take nattokinase.
I need to get my hubby and on this. What brand do you take and how much please?
I like what you are doing. I got a CAC score a few years ago of 420. I took a statin for a while and a low dose aspirin, a beta blocker and an ace2 inhibitor. Once I found out about nattokynase and vitamin K2-7, both of which are in natto, I started making my own natto at home and have some most days. I also stopped the medications. I am hoping to persuade my cardiologist to send me for another CAC scan
How much nattokinase do you take a day?
@@paulasusan63 Zenavea nattokinase. I ordered it from Amazon. Take one 2000 FU daily on empty stomach.
What brand and what dosage? My husband recently had stents and has blockages that are not amenable to stenting.
I know several people who are on Statin when i told them you may not need them
They weren't interested
Some people still believe doctors, and refuse to believe common sense!
@@shirleykurtz
Very true I did up to 2020
Not anymore completely lost all trust
I can understand why!
Mom said Statins were rat poison. 😳
So are blood thinners.
The upstream problem is the pharma and industrial food industries
I had a stent put in my heart about 12 years ago and after 7 or 8 years on Ststins, I stopped cold turkey, much to my cardiologist's dismay. When he asked me why, I told him that Statins were killing my body's electrical system. I ended up with Stucco Caratosis on my arms and legs, along with non-diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in my feet so bad I could not walk on our home's carpeting barefooted because it was so irritating and painful. Just now in 2024 I am able to go out and walk barefooted on the grass and concrete patio.
I have read that the old numbers they wanted to have me stay at which was a total cholesterol of 150, should not be that low, and even numbers like 230 is not as dangerous as the drug companies have been scamming us into believing. I am now 78 do not take statins nor do I take that mRNA fake vaccine. Both my other half and I now consider ourselves PureBloods and my diet is about 50% Keto. IE: I don't care what my cholesterol numbers are because I choose not to eat like a starving pauper, and more like Asian steaming style of cooking.
I also no longer trust the drug companies because they are more interested in making money for their stockholders, than creating drugs that actually help people. Go to Drugs.Com and read up on what drugs you may be taking and be sure to read the part about "Side Affects", (Contraindications). I've been prescribed drugs that I bought at the pharmacy then went home and looked the drug up on Drugs Dot Com and realized that I didn't want that in my body, and threw them in the garbage. Doctors these days have sold their soul to Big Pharma, and some have no GD idea what they are prescribing because they only know what the drug company's brochures say, which is of course Marketing hype & BS !!!
Doctors over prescribe about everything.
On discharge from hospital after having a stent fitted I was prescribed a fistful of drugs. I totally refused to take statins. The doctor shouted that I HAD to take them. But when I asked him why the body produced cholesterol he did not know! He did know that I had to take the statins!
My doc pushed statins on me for a month for high cholesterol - side effects - brain fog left me feeling like a zombie, inability to lose weight (they stop fat metabolism) which was frustrating since I was determined to lose weight to get healthier, skin drying up and cracking everywhere, muscle generalized weakness and depression. I asked for a 2nd opinion and the next doc took me off them provided I change my lifestyle. I did so , went back to the 1st doc, despite all my numbers in a blood test being much improved (not perfect but much much better) she insisted I take this poisonous prescription. My thoughts are that she needs a prescription to cure her madness. I was never so discouraged after all my efforts to improve my health, according to her I may as well not have bothered
Thanks, Doc! We've gone on a 4-hour eating window. My hubby has lost 20 lbs. and I 30. We've cut out fast food. Working on carbs. A ways to go, but we're going.
Just out of the hospital 11 days, for gastroparesis, and i feel worse now. Started me on atorvastatin, which i quit taking a long time ago and thinking this may be why I feel worse. I have a-fib, and now on blood thinner, too, because my a-fib caused a clot that went to my spleen and killed part of it. Nearly brokedown last night due to feeling so bad and sleep deprivation, and chronic pain...plus new severe pain in my groin. I cancelled all my home health appointments and other visits tuesday just so could get some sleep! Concerned all yhis culd be triggered worse by atorvastatin.
Some years ago, I had a very mild case of high blood pressure. The doctor instantly got out her prescription pad to write a prescription for statin.
I knew that statin wasn’t even supposed to be given for high blood pressure. And I had no trust in it from things I’d heard anyway.
This doctor had a kind of eye rolling attitude toward herbal remedies. Or natural remedies. She didn’t ask me about my salt intake, which was high. When I lowered my consumption of salt, the blood pressure problem went away.
I happened to see her husband for a different issue and mentioned that I had been told by his wife to take statin for high blood pressure.
he Pooh poohed what his wife had done saying she wouldn’t do that. I really wish I had asked him if he was there.
I never saw either of those doctors again and they never got me to take any prescription drugs.
I’m sorry, but I honestly think that some doctors deliberately prescribe things which they know have harmful side effects, because then the naïve patient will keep coming back and back to have those side effects “treated.”
Oxidative stress. the real cause of it all. It is a loaded subject. May god help us. 🙂
My PCP haunted me to get blood work done. So I told the tech I needed bloodwork and filled out testing on my own lab slip. I was under stress actively going thru menopause and just spent the week before misbehaving in the Florida Keys. My cholesterol was up and he ordered a statin. I did not even get it filled. My PCP who ran an office full of more drug reps then patients Mon thru Fri was hit by a car the 1st day of his retirement. He did not survive. Karma is real.
I would like the data on blood pressure medication. How many who have had heart attacks and strokes have been on BP meds and how long?
I had my blood pressure taken by a nurse at the doctors & was a little high. A was given a prescription for statins. I never took them but got a blood pressure machine & monitor it myself. This video is superb & thank you.
Thank you for doing the job that journalism used to do but does no more and highlighting the fact that the public medical profession no longer does the job it was and is publicly funded to do
doctors hate my guts.. I’m proud of that!
I know me too 😂
The effect of recent years is huge distrust of medical field. My husband might need the statins but refuses to take because of the side effects he experienced from them. Every year they still try to get him to take.
It's a money maker!