Skeletons in the FDA's Closet

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To treat high cholesterol, the FDA has approved synthetic chemicals known as "statins". Brand names include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Mevacor, Baycol, and Lescol. Unknown to the public and most doctors, statin drugs can be life threatening. In a letter to the Archives of Internal Medicine, Uffe Ravnskov MD, PhD and colleagues show that in two of the three clinical trials that included healthy people, the chance of surviving was better without treatment of statins. Researchers from the University of Denmark report that about 15% of statin users over the age of 50 will suffer from nerve damage. Since cholesterol is manufactured in the liver, it remains to be seen just how much liver damage the consuming public will sustain when the internal organ injuries are factored in. USA Today reported, "Statins have killed and injured more people than the government has acknowledged". To add insult to injury, there are no studies linking high cholesterol directly to heart disease. Wrap your brain cells around that! Factors that can be linked to heart disease are high levels of homocysteine within a person's body. But that's a problem that can be cured with the proper ratios of B vitamins and folic acid. Translation, no profit for doctors or drug companies.

 

 

entire article: http://floydpharmacy.com/212849-Skeletons-in-the-FDA-s-Closet.html

 

 

the article is OK...... BUT it DOES NOT go far enough IMHO because it still holds to the NEED for lowering cholesterol per se...... the cholesterol THEORY of Heart Disease is / has crumbled....... inflammation is the issue and inflammation can be addressed and resolved with dietary and lifestyle changes...... but there is no $$$$$$ in that methodology, and frankly, it is my observation that too many people now just want the quick fix...... pop a pill and all will be OK. We have 'worshipped' at the alter of the Pharma Cartel for far too long, time to get off our knees and retrain our thinking and subsequently way of life..................

 

Cheers's from Clare in Tassie