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My GP txt me to say I should start Statins after my recent blood test. I ignore the txt. I then had a follow up call from the surgery that I was at risk of a cardiovascular event and that I should consider taking Statins to lower this risk. I wasn’t offered any discussion on the benefits of statins or implications of taking them, simply told I was at risk if I didn’t take them. I then informed the GP that I’m currently undergoing life style changes that through my own research, I believe will have a much better chance of improving my overall health in a more profound way than taking a statin which will only affect statistics on medical records in improving my cholesterol levels. Further to this I truly think that it is imperative that everyone should take charge of their own health and not rely on the advice given by pharmaceutical market leads pushing GP practitioners into a corner to prescribe drugs.

I refused statins so my doctor gave me a script for EZETIMIBE as a non-statin alternative. How much safer are these?

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I recently was hospitalized for a "complete heart block". Nothing to do with "heart blockage", having to do with cholesterol or anything. They put me on Atorvastatin to help insure that there wouldn't be any problems relating to clotting or anything like that. After a few weeks now, should I even continue to take it. I have always refused to take statins and decided to do things more naturally. They occasionally say that my cholesterol level is elevated, but not necessarily any bad cholesterol. I usually use fish oil. Currently, I feel more tired, lethargic, and even having some dizzy spells tha I wouldn't normally since taking atorvastatin. I don't really see any reason to keep taking this. Any advice on the subject?

My cholesterol level once shot up to 8.2mmol/l, then down to 8.1. The gp asked me, "Has any of the gps discuss with you about it?". I replied no but I don't want any statins. He then punched a few numbers together and arrived at the conclusion that I'm only at 2% risk of having a heart attack. He added that they only prescribe statins when the risk is at 10% and above. He wanted to know what natural remedies I do

Similarly have dental surgery and not be able to eat much for a week. I have lost 5lbs this week! 😂😂😂

My cholesterol shot up to 8.1mmol/L. GP wanted to prescribe me a statin but I said no. He then punched some numbers together and declared I was only at 2% risk of a heart attack. He said it's when a patient is at 10% risk is when statins are prescribed

If you are genetic prone, all fats and oils are a risc of heart disease. A very low fat diat will help.

I was told to take statins 15 years ago and didn't .paid the price, just had triple by pass ... been fit and slim, never smoked, and ride a bike every day i did have high cholesterol

I'm not sure you're totally correct. Some people suffer from very high cholesterol, it's genetically caused, and they tend to die early it runs in a family when they take statins they live a normal life span

What is considered a valid level for fasting in terms of hours

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My lipids are 4.8 with, 5.2 without ... do I need them ?

I was prescribed statins, which I reluctantly took for a month. I always used to run down the stairs, handy when your office is based on the 6th floor. However within a couple of weeks I could barely walk down the stairs. I explained this to my GP and she agreed that it could be a good idea to stop taking them. I was back to normal within a week! Lifestyle changes seem a bit more difficult, as some gentle changes have not had the desired effect yet.

Even after a cardio incident I was prescribed by default without any tests to support the prescription. I knew it was wrong from the start. I won't take them. Being honest sugar was my sin. The HDL/ldl count is not the metric used by life insurance actuaries... #JustSaying

Corrupt Government, and corrupt big pharma. You don't say!!!! 😡😡

Just pull out great granny's recipe book. Anything before crap like crisco became popular should be good.

Oh I wish my GP thought like this!

My QRisk came back as 14.8. I am 62, take bp meds but controlled at around 110/65, within normal weight range and I have reversed my pre diabetes. My cholesterol/HDL ratio is high at 7.5. I am very active, walking or running at least 5 days a week. I have refused statins again for the 4th year in a row. I feel healthy have good diet nd move daily. My Mother had memory problems after taking statins and never recovered from them. She had high cholesterol but died aged 88.

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Nice. Excellent points here. I think nasal humidification and "air conditioning" by the nose is vastly underestimated today.

After listening to you, I will stop taking my statins. I do feel tired and weak and I have been getting joint pain and a degree of brain fog. Thank you for your insight.

My doctor did not give any advice or suggestions, he just said, your cholesterol is high and gave me a prescription.

Was that a jar of Chia seeds I saw on he shelf behind you?

One day doctors should be sued en mass for prescribing this poison when lifestyle and diet changes can solve the root cause in 3-6m i.e. a keto diet with intermittent fasting, resistance and cardio exercises

I like the objectivity of your video, thank you. I am a medicinal chemists with decades of research experience, yet I am confused about statins. I am higher risk, even though never had stroke or heart attack. My calcification score is 230 and I am 66 years old. MY LDL was high (about 154 mg ml) but so was my HDL, I exercise well, not diabetic, and am not overweight. I have had radiotherapy to the neck twice (once each side) . Heart CT shows plaque build up in one main area in the heart, but not enough to require treatment. My cardiologist put me on atorvastatin because of this, and that was lucky because later I found I had a high level of blockage (>70%) in one carotid artery (sonogram) and was fitted with a stent 6 months ago. I checked clinical studies and found statins were shown to be highly beneficial for patients taking them before stent operations, so glad I happened to be on them for 6 months before the op. (LDL then down to about 60). However, I have not found clinical trials probing effects of statins for patients after (eg 6 months and longer) a stent. I hate taking them because I think they make me weaker, and promoted muscle pain, and this did make it harder to exercise. Consquently, about 2 months ago I reduced my atorvastatin dose (against advice) to 5 mg three times a week. My conclusion: nobody knows how much statins help someone like me because there have not been enough trials of similar individuals: we are all just guessing, Do you agree, or are there studies I did not find? Further, I have hunch, tentatively supported by PET scans over 5 years, that radiotherapy probably caused plaque in the carotid, and might even have caused it in the heart (even though that was not in the beam). Understandably, you will not give specific medical advice, but are my conclusions about trials in this area valid for patients like me?

Regrettably I’ve lost all confidence in the NHS. Thank you for providing guidance about diet.

I have a deviated septum and one nostril is narrow, I get hayfever and sinus issues, I can't breathe properly through my nose. I know I my mouth opens when I fall asleep, I can't help it.

I had raft of tests incl. cardio CT scan following angina like symptoms when suddenly stressing body (like running around with the dog or up some stairs). I'm pretty fit as exercise 4-5 time week, and total cholesterol is 5.5mmol/L. Cardio consultant said my arterial plaquing is 30 percentile for my age of 60, but didn't explain if thats good/bad, but think its OK. He said I'm goign to prescribe you statins. I said no. He tried 2 more times to prescribe them in a 15 minute consultation! Tried to reduce cholesterol level through diet and use of plant sterols, but over 6 months made negligible difference, which is what the cardio consultant would be the case (he said diet wouldn't likely make anymore than 5-8% difference).

Unprocessed food is best I will never understand how this is a concept people over look, buy British (some of the highest standards in the world including welfare) buy seasonal, try to buy local!

we are being manipulated by Big Money , the world over, and for many many many years. Do doctors surgeries get a bonus for prescribing Statins ???

I just watched Dr Brad Stanfield's latest video enthusiastically advocating for statin consumption due to a meta analysis of 36 research that revealed statin lowers risk of dementia. Earlier on, i watched so many doctors say statin increases risk of dementia. It is tiring and confusing, not to mention scary because I just convinced my husband to get off statin for his high LDL. I wished every doctor here would say the same thing but for every person who says it's bad, there's another person who says it's good. I am so tired, who to believe. I hope I am not the cause of any future issues my husband faces as a result of me asking him to get off statins.

Well I followed this advice and now have multiple severe 90+% coronary and carotid artery blockages and need to see a vascular surgeon. I am now taking a statin and baby aspirin until I can get a stent. It's irresponsible to suggest people shouldn't take a statin. You need to get a CIMT or a Coronary Arteries CT angiogram to see if plaque is building up and what type of plaque.

Thank God people are finally waking up, its a pretty bleak world where we cant trust our own authorities who are supposed to have our best interests at heart... we all know what they really care about

This is great info, not too complex or anything and is a really useful baseline diet to go off of. The only thing i would change is moving the wholegrains to treat simply because they are relatively low in nutrients and high in phytic acid. Plus if ur eating nuts too u dont want too many sources of phytic acid to compound and possibly cause a mineral deficiency. If ur concerned about pesticides on fruits and veg u can soak them for 10 minutes in a bowl of water with a tablespoon of baking soda to drastically reduce the amount of surface glyphosates and other endocrine disrupting herbicides and pesticides👍

Awesome video!!

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I agreed to taking a statin since I’ve developed lipomas and there were changes visible in my eyes. My wife started a statin and several days later could not walk without pain. It took some time to be reversible.

The Victorians put plaster into their loaves of bread so it appeared to be more white

Thanks Dr., great info! Sharing this with friends.

Big Pharma, Big Ag, and Big Govt are the death of you. Just "follow the science". Back in the 80's I knew an old farmer. He lived alone. His wife had already passed. Old house with well water. He ate eggs and bacon every morning. His Chol was over 400. He also had watermelon wine every evening. He died at 94. Before internet was point and click for dummies. I had access to university files. You know FTP. I read studies from Sweden on chol. What a bunch of BS that was pushed onto Americans. Today I am 75. On no drugs. Chol is 200, kidneys fine etc I stay away from processed foods, and seed oils. Usually use bacon grease or olive oil for my cooking.

It's real. It's superstition. The real reason they keep their mouths shut, is so evil spirits will not be able to enter their mouths while they are a sleep.

Sorry this is nonsense! Do you not study history? Have you not heard of Gin Lane? Alcoholism was common, everybody, almost, drank alcohol rather than water which wasn't clean , until much later. Victorians loved there pies and cooking in animal fats. Addiction to opium was also common. If you lived to be 50, you were very old, whereas 50 today is seen as much younger, because a 50 year old today is in better shape usually. Even the generations that were adults in the 40s 50s and even 60s if you were 30 then you were more like an older person, more middle aged, today 30 is considered still very young. The point is people in the past aged more and got older quicker due to hard work, and poorer lifestyles and pooer food, sometimes, especially if you were working class, by the time you were 50 you were worn out. Even up to the 1950s in the uk, some aspects of life were still similar to the Victorian age. You retired at 65 and were usually dead before 70 of heart disease.

Rubbish

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Very informative. Children should chew though meat to develop their jaw bone and teeth properly. All these soft fake foods, sugars, processed stuff causing long faces and bad teeth.....etc. Their first solid foods should be meat, heart, liver, and egg yoke, as raw as possible or 100% raw. I know you think I am crazy, but this is how we should and used to eat naturally. At least make it blue rare.

That is very interesting, I have never been able to properly do the breathe in through your nose for 5 seconds, hold for 5 seconds and breathe out through your mouth for 5 seconds breathing, because I naturally breathe through my nose. Even opening my mouth to breathe out feels unnatural and uncomfortable. I do have a good posture and always have had, though now I'm 60 it requires a little effort. I would have liked to see a little more modern research, but this was interesting nonetheless, certainly food for thought.

My father knew about this (keeping the mouth shut) some 50 years ago so this was scientific. They constantly rewrite books removing the vital parts with every edition. They want us sick. As a population we're extremely sick. I'd like to propose as your future focus of attention, in my opinion, two of the major sickness reasons: fibre and oxalates (both found only in plants). Regards, doctor Bosanquet!

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What a load of rubbish. Most of us breathe naturally in the way that is most natural to do for us as oxygen is the 1st fundamental main source of life & without it we will soon die in minutes. My looks haven't changed, not ugly at all. I look 20 years younger & people can't believe my age. I am of an old age & nothing wrong with my teeth like you say but straight & normal. If I didn't breathe through my mouth right now I might be dead as I would be struggling to breathe as I suffer with Chronic Sinusitis & my nasal tubes get blocked. I don't snore either.