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-The benefits are widely exaggerated and any benefit has nothing to do with their ability to lower
cholesterol
-Statin drugs completely deplete coenzyme Q10, one of the most important nutrients for the heart.
Depletion of Q`0 can cause muscle pain, weakness and fatigue.
-The brain depends on cholesterol to function optimally. Cholesterol helps stimulate thinking and
memory. The brain contains up to 25% of the body’s cholesterol despite only making up 2% of our total
body weight!
-Statin drugs lead to a reduction in sex hormones. Sexual dysfunction is a common but underreported
side effect of statin drugs.
-Low testosterone is associated with decreased life expectancy, as well as increased risk of mortality
from cardiovascular disease. And for those who have testosterone levels below a certain threshold,
the risk is doubled!
-Statins interfere with serotonin receptors in the brain.
I don’t want to make this too dry, so let me grease this slide with a few interesting tid bits.
YOU need cholesterol for your memory. Ask anyone that has been on cholesterol lowering drugs how
their memory faired. I will guarantee you that if they are honest, they will tell you that it has tanked.
We need cholesterol to maintain cell integrity and to facilitate cellular communication.
YOU need cholesterol to fight infections. When you have an infection, the total blood level of
cholesterol goes up, but HDL falls because it’s being used up in the fight (I bet your doctor never told
you that).
YOU need to learn to relax. I know, you don’t have time for that stuff. When you are constantly
stressed, your adrenal glands dump a bunch of adrenaline and cortisol into your blood stream, which
will cause big time issues with metabolism (fat gain!) an d lead to inflammation. When this persists, the
abundant cortisol will lead to a hardening of your arteries.
A better way to predict heart disease: Take out your blood work report. Calculate the ratio of
triglycerides to your HDL. If for example, triglycerides are 150 mg/dL and your HDL is 50 mg/dL, you
have a ratio of 3. In one Harvard study, those who had the highest triglyceride-to-HDL ratios had a 16
times higher risk of developing heart disease as those with the lowest ratios!! If you have a ratio
around 2, you should be happy. However, a ratio of 5 is problematic.
I know I through a lot at you here and to be honest, I don’t like to write information pieces too much
anymore. But this one I enjoyed because I know it can get your thoughts heading in the right direction
and it can potentially improve the lives of those that take the time to read it.