80% of heart attack patients have "normal" cholesterol. Most heart patients are pre or full diabetic. High blood sugar causes heart disease. People who live long have high cholesterol.
I am very underweight with bad cholesterol, high BP .The high BP comes from ckd living w/ 1 kidney ..I have cut out all salts and no junk food healthy snacks .I take atorvastin with no side effects thank goodness .Thank you !
Like I said, on the video, diet is always the best practice. The problem is, I’ve worked in hospitals for years, and people do not take care of themselves, no matter how many times you tell them what they should be doing.
And yet the lower the cholesterol the higher the death rate (cdc) but the higher the cholesterol (specially for older generation) the lower the death rate?
@@Pharmacist_Michael Ancel Keys had a study in Minnesota in the 70s of 9000 patients and the group was divided into 2 groups 4500 each group. One group was given a corn oil diet and the other was given a saturated fat diet. The idea was that a corn oil diet would lower cholesterol and it did, the other group was given a saturated fat diet. That group did lower cholesterol but still averaged 220. This report was not published for 16 years and they find that the lower cholesterol the heart attack rate increased by 22 percent for every 30 points of lower cholesterol and a side effect of higher cancer in the corn oil group.
I had a MCI 2 weeks ago (blood clot and given 1 stent). I'm a 76YO female with an LDL of 79 and a LDL/HDL ratio of 1.5 with total cholesterol of 206. These numbers, it seems, do not indicate a need for a statin. However, I was prescribed a statin (40mg atorvastatin) and, of course, I'm afraid not to take it even if it seems unnecessary. My lifestyle is good and eat a modified Mediterranean diet. I eat at home, am not overweight, non-diabetic, and never smoked. However, I do have mild, well-controlled hypertension. Wouldn't the platelet reducer (Plavix) and blood thinner be enough?
Wow your cholesterol is not high we need cholesterol it helps protects against infection and cancer .Watch Dr Ken Berry and Dr Paul Mason from theLow carb downunder.
The standard American diet brings on type 2 diabetes. Obesity. Insulin resistance. CVD. Correct the diet, you would never need a statin. The 1st three things I listed bring on the problems.
That's an impressive study because even 2% is seen as good when it comes to studies like that,
but 25%, that's off the charts
80% of heart attack patients have "normal" cholesterol. Most heart patients are pre or full diabetic. High blood sugar causes heart disease. People who live long have high cholesterol.
Thank you for this informative video. The music is annoying and distracting from your lecture though.😊
Thank you, Amanda, I’m still trying to figure out what type of music works, and whether I even need it all.
@@Pharmacist_Michael I don’t think you need the music, but that’s just one opinion. I really appreciate the information provided in the video. 😁👍
@@amandaloguidice961 If you want any other subjects covered, please let me know and Thank you so much for watching!
I am very underweight with bad cholesterol, high BP .The high BP comes from ckd living w/ 1 kidney ..I have cut out all salts and no junk food healthy snacks .I take atorvastin with no side effects thank goodness .Thank you !
You are very welcome. Thank you so much for watching!
The best statin is the one you never take.
Agree 100%. Big Pharma loves doctors like this. Reduce all your drugs, majority not needed, diet can correct problems.
You really believe that? Why?
Like I said, on the video, diet is always the best practice. The problem is, I’ve worked in hospitals for years, and people do not take care of themselves, no matter how many times you tell them what they should be doing.
How do you know that? You're just repeating something you heard from a health "guru". Are they qualified? Do they know what they're talking about?
@@Pharmacist_Michael LDL is not the cause of atherosclerosis
And yet the lower the cholesterol the higher the death rate (cdc) but the higher the cholesterol (specially for older generation) the lower the death rate?
Where is that study?
@@Pharmacist_Michael Ancel Keys had a study in Minnesota in the 70s of 9000 patients and the group was divided into 2 groups 4500 each group. One group was given a corn oil diet and the other was given a saturated fat diet. The idea was that a corn oil diet would lower cholesterol and it did, the other group was given a saturated fat diet. That group did lower cholesterol but still averaged 220. This report was not published for 16 years and they find that the lower cholesterol the heart attack rate increased by 22 percent for every 30 points of lower cholesterol and a side effect of higher cancer in the corn oil group.
@@Pharmacist_Michael the Minnesota coronary experiment re-analysis
The AHA agrees with this.
LDL is not the cause of atherosclerosis
I’ve researched alot. I don’t believe that study is accurate. Pravastatin and Crestor are going to have the least side effects for most people.
Actually, that isn’t true because Crestor is a high intensity statin so it is definitely gonna have more side effects.
Wow. I’m atorvastatin 50 mg. I don’t take them. Should i?
With your history yes.
@@Pharmacist_Michael you mean yes I should.?
@@Pharmacist_Michael 💜✝️🤗 you’re a good pharmacist Michael.
I had a MCI 2 weeks ago (blood clot and given 1 stent). I'm a 76YO female with an LDL of 79 and a LDL/HDL ratio of 1.5 with total cholesterol of 206. These numbers, it seems, do not indicate a need for a statin. However, I was prescribed a statin (40mg atorvastatin) and, of course, I'm afraid not to take it even if it seems unnecessary. My lifestyle is good and eat a modified Mediterranean diet. I eat at home, am not overweight, non-diabetic, and never smoked. However, I do have mild, well-controlled hypertension. Wouldn't the platelet reducer (Plavix) and blood thinner be enough?
Do you have any side effects from it? Your numbers aren’t bad. I would ask for pravastatin or possibly if you can just skip it.
Wow your cholesterol is not high we need cholesterol it helps protects against infection and cancer .Watch Dr Ken Berry and Dr Paul Mason from theLow carb downunder.
25% isn't that great in my opinion, weighed against the side effects.
Death from CV disease is pretty severe.
The standard American diet brings on type 2 diabetes. Obesity. Insulin resistance. CVD. Correct the diet, you would never need a statin. The 1st three things I listed bring on the problems.
That is true in many cases. Try to get people to eat correctly though. Most would rather take a pill?