The portion of the video covering the problems with misapplication of population statistics to individuals was interesting and relevant. More interesting to me is that the entire "cholesterol from saturated fats causing heart disease" theory is based on a deliberately skewed 1958 study. The medical profession, nutritionists, and government policy makers subjected to industry lobbying all consider that study to as proof of the theory and it being treated as the gospel for CVD prevention and treatment.
My solution was to fire my doctor and the AMA. I came to realize that they were only interested in my medical insurance money, and they were willing to say or do anything to gain access to my insurance account. After being bullied onto Statins, I developed diabetes, prostate cancer, and cataracts. Following the cataract surgery, I began wondering, "What the Hell is going on?" I went from a happy, relatively healthy little guy to none of the above in a short period of time. My doctor, and I use the term lightly, never mentioned the statins as the possible cause, and I think he knew better, nor did he recommend discontinuing the statins! The medical establishment doesn't give a damn about you other than the money you bring to them. In simplest terms, don't trust them! They will have no problem killing you dead as Hell as long as they are well paid!
@@mystatinfreelife. My cardiologist, also, did not believe in bad side effects from statins. He repeated “Noceboes” and didn’t record my side effects. 😢
@dacisky I have seen dogfood ads that mention how low they are in saturated fats, thus proclaiming the food as "healthy", so I have no doubt that those days are coming.
Question to Russ, is it appropriate to ask your prescribing doctor, what the nnt,nnh,arr and rrr for the drug he or she is pushing for us to take? Will the doctor be offended by asking these questions?
@tallgrass9366 I think it is always appropriate to ask for all of these, and the doctor's response will tell you a lot (and I'm not talking about the actual answers, but rather the doctor's attitude.) If the doctor is pleased that you want to be well-informed, that is good. If the doctor is offended, well that says something about the doctor, not about you for asking.
I would expect that reducing that way to wean would be advantageous for those of us (like myself) who get withdrawal symptoms when going cold turkey. Like reducing dose gradually and going to every other day. At some point you just cut them out completely. I saw an interview with Dr. Beatrice Goulomb where she explained the physiology behind statin withdrawal symptoms, so they do exist.
The portion of the video covering the problems with misapplication of population statistics to individuals was interesting and relevant. More interesting to me is that the entire "cholesterol from saturated fats causing heart disease" theory is based on a deliberately skewed 1958 study. The medical profession, nutritionists, and government policy makers subjected to industry lobbying all consider that study to as proof of the theory and it being treated as the gospel for CVD prevention and treatment.
Could you please do a deep dive into the secondary prevention data?
Will do. Thanks for the suggestion.
My solution was to fire my doctor and the AMA. I came to realize that they were only interested in my medical insurance money, and they were willing to say or do anything to gain access to my insurance account. After being bullied onto Statins, I developed diabetes, prostate cancer, and cataracts. Following the cataract surgery, I began wondering, "What the Hell is going on?" I went from a happy, relatively healthy little guy to none of the above in a short period of time. My doctor, and I use the term lightly, never mentioned the statins as the possible cause, and I think he knew better, nor did he recommend discontinuing the statins! The medical establishment doesn't give a damn about you other than the money you bring to them. In simplest terms, don't trust them! They will have no problem killing you dead as Hell as long as they are well paid!
Similar experience to mine. My (former) doctor's favorite phrase was "Statins don't cause that."
@@mystatinfreelife. My cardiologist, also, did not believe in bad side effects from statins. He repeated “Noceboes” and didn’t record my side effects. 😢
Russ, thanks for the video. I look forward to Fridays to watch your videos.
Thanks for doing your videos! I find them quite interesting!
Very interesting. One thing I've pondered is how long will it take before they start to try to get our pets on them as well.
@dacisky I have seen dogfood ads that mention how low they are in saturated fats, thus proclaiming the food as "healthy", so I have no doubt that those days are coming.
Good insights.
Question to Russ, is it appropriate to ask your prescribing doctor, what the nnt,nnh,arr and rrr for the drug he or she is pushing for us to take? Will the doctor be offended by asking these questions?
@tallgrass9366 I think it is always appropriate to ask for all of these, and the doctor's response will tell you a lot (and I'm not talking about the actual answers, but rather the doctor's attitude.) If the doctor is pleased that you want to be well-informed, that is good. If the doctor is offended, well that says something about the doctor, not about you for asking.
I never see any mention of dosage. Would reducing the dosage from say 80 to 40 or 20. be a better way then going cold turkey to get off statins
I would expect that reducing that way to wean would be advantageous for those of us (like myself) who get withdrawal symptoms when going cold turkey. Like reducing dose gradually and going to every other day. At some point you just cut them out completely. I saw an interview with Dr. Beatrice Goulomb where she explained the physiology behind statin withdrawal symptoms, so they do exist.
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