HIDDEN DANGER OF CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING DRUGS

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Hidden Truth About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

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HIDDEN DANGER OF

CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING DRUGS

http://www.newswithviews.com/Ellison/shane22.htm

Shane Ellison M. Sc.

April 22, 2006 NewsWithViews.com

 

As an ex-drug chemist, I witnessed how drug side-effects are hidden from

patients and doctors by “big Pharma.†Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as

Lipitor,

Crestor, Pravachol, Zocor and Mevacor serve as poignant examples.

 

Cholesterol-lowering drugs decrease CoQ10 levels within the heart. This

essential nutrient serves as an energy producing molecule and is crucial to

proper

cardiovascular function. Without it, the heart fails. Congestive heart failure

is the outcome. This was highlighted when Merck, makers of the first

cholesterol-lowering drug, filed for a patent for its profit-pulling

“Mevacor.â€

 

Cholesterol-lowering drugs can also destroy memory. Cholesterol works to

ensure the integrity of the “myelin sheath.†This coating within the brain

is

responsible for encouraging the passage of electrical messages. It is needed for

memory and focus. As the cholesterol-lowering drugs deplete cholesterol, the

myelin sheath breaks down. Memory deteriorates.

 

Cholesterol-lowering drugs can increase the risk of cancer. Studies show they

mimic a growth factor responsible for its proliferation. The growth factor is

known as VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor). VEGF is “cancer

fertilizer.†Thus, Cholesterol-lowering drug users are creating an environment

within

their body conducive to cancer growth.

 

The fact that cholesterol-lowering drugs can potentially cause cancer will

never be mainstream. Drug company-funded studies are conveniently short in

nature, typically 5 years or less. It takes decades for cancer to develop. Heavy

smoking will not cause lung cancer within 5 years.[1] Yet it is a well-known

fact that smoking leads to lung cancer. As long as the cholesterol-lowering drug

trials last only 5 years, this side-effect will continue to fly below the

radar. A coincidence?

 

Side-effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs are disounted by medical doctors

because they are usually hidden by drug companies who pay for the study.

Consider: The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has reported that only 30% of statin

drug trials have reported the number of participants with one or more negative

side-effects caused by the drug![2]

 

According to USA Today, the U.S. Government is not sending out warnings

either. They reported, “Statins have killed and injured more people than the

government has acknowledged.â€[3]

 

Fortunately, we don’t need to rely on cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent

heart disease. Studies show that cholesterol does not play a role in the

pandemic killer. In fact, cholesterol appears to increase life-span. You will

have

to wrestle with this; it is the antithesis of what drug companies and medical

doctors promote. But true nonetheless. In 2003, the Journal of the American

Geriatrics Society showed that elderly with low total cholesterol levels (<189

mg/dL) were at higher risk of dying relative to those with cholesterol levels

from 276 to 417 mg/dL!

 

In closing, heart disease is not a disease of high cholesterol. If

cholesterol were the culprit this ubiquitous substances would clog up the entire

100,000

miles of adult veins, arteries and capillaries. Instead, 90% of the time,

heart disease is caused by the narrowing of the spaghetti-sized coronary

arteries. The rest of the arteries, veins and capillaries that nourish the body

remain

perfectly healthy despite being rich in cholesterol and fat. This observation

alone renders the cholesterol theory of heart disease obsolete.

 

Science has made great strides in identifying the true cause of heart disease

–inflammation. Inflammation leading to heart disease is typically the result

of nutritional deficiencies and poor lifestyle habits. Working to prevent

inflammation is working to prevent heart disease. And this means you have more

time to spend with family, watch the sunset, ride your bike, kayak or simply

gaze

at drug advertisements on television – they are as real and sometimes as

entertaining as CSI.

 

Footnotes:

 

1, Ravnskov, Uffe. Statins as the new aspirin. Letters. British Medical

Journal. 2002; 324:789 (30 March).

2, Law, M.R. et al. Quantifying effect of statins on low-density lipoprotein

cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and

meta-analysis. British Medical Journal. 2003 June 28; 326 (7404): 1423

3, Sternberg, Steve. USA Today. 08/20/2001.

 

 

 

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Shane holds a masters degree in organic chemistry. He is an internationally

recognized authority on therapeutic nutrition and author of Health Myths

Exposed and The Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs.

 

Get 6-months of his FREE Life-Saving Health Briefs at www.healthmyths.net

 

 

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