My doctor is unconcerned about cholesterol levels
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Posted On: 03/17/2017 2:01:42 PM
My doctor is unconcerned about cholesterol levels unless they are really, really high. Studies show that patients with higher cholesterol LIVE LONGER after a certain age -- I think it was 70. Also, 90% of the cholesterol in your body is found in your brain. Fats are needed for brain function.
My theory is that the Alzheimer's epidemic has been fueled in part by low-fat diets. The brain is the one organ that can get energy from either glucose or medium-chain triglycerides (in other words, the "good" fats like coconut oil and to some extent olive oil). Cut all fat out of people's diets, replace it with carbohydrates that contribute to the diabetes epidemic, and wham, you're screwed.
I could go on at length but will spare you. However this is very important:
STATINS ARE LINKED TO PERMANENT MUSCLE AND TENDON PROBLEMS, AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED COGNITIVE DIFFICULTIES.
This totally makes sense -- if you strip the cholesterol from your brain, and your brain needs it to function, well.... hello Alzheimers.
I have a friend who was put on statins, almost immediately got excruciating muscle pain. He told his doctor, doctor said "You'll adjust to it." He got worse, told me about it, I sent him articles about how this was a well-known side effect and that all advice is stop taking them immediately. He went to his doctor again, doctor said "I never heard of that, it can't be true." He handed over a batch of print-outs of articles, stopped taking the statins, found another doctor, and has been just fine ever since.
My theory is that the Alzheimer's epidemic has been fueled in part by low-fat diets. The brain is the one organ that can get energy from either glucose or medium-chain triglycerides (in other words, the "good" fats like coconut oil and to some extent olive oil). Cut all fat out of people's diets, replace it with carbohydrates that contribute to the diabetes epidemic, and wham, you're screwed.
I could go on at length but will spare you. However this is very important:
STATINS ARE LINKED TO PERMANENT MUSCLE AND TENDON PROBLEMS, AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED COGNITIVE DIFFICULTIES.
This totally makes sense -- if you strip the cholesterol from your brain, and your brain needs it to function, well.... hello Alzheimers.
I have a friend who was put on statins, almost immediately got excruciating muscle pain. He told his doctor, doctor said "You'll adjust to it." He got worse, told me about it, I sent him articles about how this was a well-known side effect and that all advice is stop taking them immediately. He went to his doctor again, doctor said "I never heard of that, it can't be true." He handed over a batch of print-outs of articles, stopped taking the statins, found another doctor, and has been just fine ever since.
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