Statins.
We live in an increasingly aware world where the public is much more conscious of what they do and do not put into their bodies. Living longer does not necessarily look as appealing IF the quality of life is not all that it should be… and that is possibly why more and more people are turning to healthier lifestyle choices. Suffering ill health can be an isolating situation but in some instances it can highlight that a little knowledge can go a long way.
Drug companies are dependant on the sales of their products and the chemical culture that can be exhibited does attribute both miracle and horror stories. If used properly and appropriately then medicine can be a marvel but this is unfortunately not always the case. The use of statins in my opinion is very much like putting the cart before the horse.
Did you know that statins are the largest prescribed drug in the UK? The prime objective of statins is to reduce the level of cholesterol. This is done in the belief that a specific level will ensure protection from heart attacks and stroke.
The evidence supports the fact that people with higher cholesterol levels live longer and have less experiences of Alzheimer’s, it is of course a management of the good and bad cholesterol that is important. There is not and never has been a magic cholesterol number that will ensure not having a heart attack or stroke.
In my view interfering with the level of cholesterol is potentially highly dangerous as it can result in increasing the small particles of cholesterol that have been identified as accumulating in places that are not good for efficient blood flow through the arteries.
Everything has a use and cholesterol is essential for building new cells and when there is a tear in the artery wall, it can plug that damage. The body constantly moderates the production and quantity of cholesterol. From this total amount of cholesterol there are divisions of jobs, such as some cholesterol will clean the artery of refuse and dispose of it through the liver. Other parts of cholesterol will be ferried through the arteries by triglycerides. The number of triglycerides will depend on the type of food that is being eaten and the important part is the size of cholesterol allotted to the triglyceride, this will depend on the initial quantity of cholesterol which has been accumulated in the first place. The probability is that reducing the total amount of cholesterol and a higher number of triglycerides would result in small particles of cholesterol, this is exactly what you do not want in your bloodstream.
Statins definitely will reduce the level of cholesterol and at the same time stop the body from producing highly beneficial substances from the liver such as CoQ10 and other important chemicals which are essential for the heart. Statins have anti-inflammatory properties that can not be isolated from the reduction in cholesterol, so any benefit from the statin more probably is the anti-inflammatory effect. A little known fact that might now be more widely known due to the increase in knowledge about wellbeing is that the beneficial ant-inflammatory effect can be obtained by eating green vegetables, superfoods and drinking pomegranate juice.
Talking about the effects of statins, in recent tests it has been established statins inhibit the affect of vitamin k2 which clears and redirects excess calcium from soft tissues such as arteries into bones and teeth. Interfering with vitamin k2 would allow calcium to harden and turn into bone within the artery and ultimately block it. The point of taking statins in the first place is to improve blood flow, not stop it.
Statins can do harm in two ways. Firstly the side effects can include issues such as muscle cramp and increase instances of Alzheimer as well as diabetes. The second difficulty that can be associated to statins is the illusion that by taking a pill, it will somehow improve the cardiovascular system. This can be done but definitely not by taking statins.
I would advise anybody told by a medical practitioner to take statins to look for themselves at the evidence. People with high levels of the right type of cholesterol are less likely to have medical problems. Information is the ally in good health and fitness and the options might not always be as limited as you could think.
Statins work by cutting off important biological functions of the liver and there is a real risk of liver and kidney damage. It is vital to question something that would compromise the wellbeing of organs, as it is through their function that reversal of many serious medical conditions can be achieved. The vascular system is only able to function properly, if undamaged.
Taking statins could greatly increase the risk of hardening of the arteries and seriously interfere with the overall good health of the body.
A positive step to reduce the likelihood of heart attack and stroke is to alter the type of food that is eaten regularly. Increase the amount of fat and reduce sugars, carbohydrates and starch. The aim is to reduce the number of triglycerides thus ensuring large safe particles of cholesterol are distributed through the blood system. Eating fat will not make you fat unless it is combined with sugar. It is the sugar that will turn into body fat. There is only one type of fat that should be avoided and that is hydrogenated fat or oil. That is because of man-induced deformity of the structure of the fat which could result in medical problems.
Do not think for one moment there is a stark choice of taking statins or having a heart attack. There are better ways of improving the vascular system that are not harmful to vital organs and taking statins is not the only answer.
Drug companies are dependant on the sales of their products and the chemical culture that can be exhibited does attribute both miracle and horror stories. If used properly and appropriately then medicine can be a marvel but this is unfortunately not always the case. The use of statins in my opinion is very much like putting the cart before the horse.
Did you know that statins are the largest prescribed drug in the UK? The prime objective of statins is to reduce the level of cholesterol. This is done in the belief that a specific level will ensure protection from heart attacks and stroke.
The evidence supports the fact that people with higher cholesterol levels live longer and have less experiences of Alzheimer’s, it is of course a management of the good and bad cholesterol that is important. There is not and never has been a magic cholesterol number that will ensure not having a heart attack or stroke.
In my view interfering with the level of cholesterol is potentially highly dangerous as it can result in increasing the small particles of cholesterol that have been identified as accumulating in places that are not good for efficient blood flow through the arteries.
Everything has a use and cholesterol is essential for building new cells and when there is a tear in the artery wall, it can plug that damage. The body constantly moderates the production and quantity of cholesterol. From this total amount of cholesterol there are divisions of jobs, such as some cholesterol will clean the artery of refuse and dispose of it through the liver. Other parts of cholesterol will be ferried through the arteries by triglycerides. The number of triglycerides will depend on the type of food that is being eaten and the important part is the size of cholesterol allotted to the triglyceride, this will depend on the initial quantity of cholesterol which has been accumulated in the first place. The probability is that reducing the total amount of cholesterol and a higher number of triglycerides would result in small particles of cholesterol, this is exactly what you do not want in your bloodstream.
Statins definitely will reduce the level of cholesterol and at the same time stop the body from producing highly beneficial substances from the liver such as CoQ10 and other important chemicals which are essential for the heart. Statins have anti-inflammatory properties that can not be isolated from the reduction in cholesterol, so any benefit from the statin more probably is the anti-inflammatory effect. A little known fact that might now be more widely known due to the increase in knowledge about wellbeing is that the beneficial ant-inflammatory effect can be obtained by eating green vegetables, superfoods and drinking pomegranate juice.
Talking about the effects of statins, in recent tests it has been established statins inhibit the affect of vitamin k2 which clears and redirects excess calcium from soft tissues such as arteries into bones and teeth. Interfering with vitamin k2 would allow calcium to harden and turn into bone within the artery and ultimately block it. The point of taking statins in the first place is to improve blood flow, not stop it.
Statins can do harm in two ways. Firstly the side effects can include issues such as muscle cramp and increase instances of Alzheimer as well as diabetes. The second difficulty that can be associated to statins is the illusion that by taking a pill, it will somehow improve the cardiovascular system. This can be done but definitely not by taking statins.
I would advise anybody told by a medical practitioner to take statins to look for themselves at the evidence. People with high levels of the right type of cholesterol are less likely to have medical problems. Information is the ally in good health and fitness and the options might not always be as limited as you could think.
Statins work by cutting off important biological functions of the liver and there is a real risk of liver and kidney damage. It is vital to question something that would compromise the wellbeing of organs, as it is through their function that reversal of many serious medical conditions can be achieved. The vascular system is only able to function properly, if undamaged.
Taking statins could greatly increase the risk of hardening of the arteries and seriously interfere with the overall good health of the body.
A positive step to reduce the likelihood of heart attack and stroke is to alter the type of food that is eaten regularly. Increase the amount of fat and reduce sugars, carbohydrates and starch. The aim is to reduce the number of triglycerides thus ensuring large safe particles of cholesterol are distributed through the blood system. Eating fat will not make you fat unless it is combined with sugar. It is the sugar that will turn into body fat. There is only one type of fat that should be avoided and that is hydrogenated fat or oil. That is because of man-induced deformity of the structure of the fat which could result in medical problems.
Do not think for one moment there is a stark choice of taking statins or having a heart attack. There are better ways of improving the vascular system that are not harmful to vital organs and taking statins is not the only answer.
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