I have long tried to deter family members from taking statins, or at least more thoroughly researching the alternatives such as diet, supplement and exercise as options. At the very least, coq10 or ubiquinol should be supplemented at all times during statin drug use due to mitochondrial damage that I believe has been substantiated sufficiently enough for it to be a serious concern.
One alternative doctor on the west coast, a gentleman in his late 70’s now, insists that statin drugs are nothing short of a “statin scam,” stating that lowering cholesterol in those patients who are older adversely affects their body’s ability to make hormones, and that they should be prescribed only about one-tenth as often as they are.
Now there’s even more reason to steer clear of them, especially for those folks participating in my FLFL program trying to lose fat and weight.
A doctor in South Africa reported on an athlete he was studying who sustained statin-induced muscle damage, outright muscle cell destruction. He, Dr. Stuart Semple, believes that as many as 75% of weight training athletes may be susceptible to muscle damage if they are using statin drugs.
Keep in mind that the heart is a muscle as well, further complicating the issue.
Prescription drugs had the statistic a few years ago as being the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
Let me restate exactly how this statistic read:
“PROPERLY PRESCRIBED drugs are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.”
Not IMproperly prescribed…
PROPERLY prescribed.
With a statistic like this, it seems clear that people in America are simply in a willing game of Russian Roulette. Willing to PAY for it as well, not only with their money, but potentially with their lives.
And people think *I* am weird…
Love, Happiness, Health and Peace………….Tim