The Cholesterol Debate... When Will The Mainstream Cave In To The Truth?

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Here at the Daily Health and The Cholesterol Truth, we strongly believe that cholesterol is not the villain the mainstream makes it out to be... In fact, it’s absolute madness to think that we’re encouraged to take drugs that will lower a naturally occurring compound in our bodies.

Cholesterol is essential in cell formation and is found in every cell of your body, assisting in the production of cell membranes, hormones, vitamin D and bile acids that help you to digest fat. Without it, there can be no life!

To start with, the UVB rays in sunlight interact with the cholesterol on your skin and convert it to vitamin D. Too low cholesterol levels will prevent the production of sufficient levels of vitamin D. This essential vitamin plays a pivotal role in almost all aspects of our health... it has been credited with boosting immunity, warding off cancer and much more...

Our bodies also use cholesterol to produce virtually all steroid hormones, like oestrogen, testosterone, cortisone, and a host of other vital hormones.

It’s also found in your brain where it helps with the formation of memories and is vital for neurological function. In fact, it’s cholesterol’s function in the brain that fascinates me the most.

I was extremely interested to learn about a new study revealing how too low cholesterol levels can actually increase stroke risk. You probably haven’t come across the findings as, unsurprisingly, they’ve been ignored by the mainstream... after all they imply that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could increase stroke risk.

To read all about this study, click here:

Of course, it’s not just stroke that statins could increase your odds of developing...

Statins... new side effects constantly emerging

Fatigue, muscle pain, muscle wastage or rhabdomyolysis (which can be potentially fatal), cognitive impairment, liver damage, kidney failure, nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, or constipation, dizziness, flu-like, migraines, forgetfulness, and disorientation... these are well- established statin side effects that you will probably find listed somewhere on the information leaflet that comes with your statin prescription.

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But what about the side effects that are hidden... those developing over a period of time... the stuff the mainstream does not want you to know about... or are still discovering themselves?

I’m talking about diseases like Type 2 diabetes... A meta- analysis, which took into account 13 statin trials which each included 1,000 patients (or more), concluded that there was indeed an increase, even though very small, in the development of Type 2 diabetes in patients treated with statins.

A more recent study, published in the Journal of American Medicine, analysed the data from previously published studies and the results indicate that intensive-dose statin therapy is associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes compared with moderate-dose therapy.

Then there’s motor neuron disease (MND) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is associated with the wastage caused by statin use. ALS is a chronic, progressive and often fatal neurological disease. A study, carried out in 2008, revealed a high proportion of patients with ALS who received statin therapy before their ALS diagnosis, reported muscle weakness and pain associated with statin treatment...

Yet, the mainstream is still slow to recognise ALS as an identified side effect of statins. They claim that statins have been widely prescribed since the mid-1990s, which in their eyes means that some patients may develop ALS for quite unrelated reasons.

The above two examples can be considered ‘unintended’ side effects of statins, yet one cannot deny the fact that statins appear to play a role in the development of these conditions. But these are only two of many more ‘unintended’ side effects... I’ve not even touched on the link between statin use and Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s and cancer.

The cholesterol debate is clearly an ongoing one, but I have a feeling there will come a time when the mainstream will have to step back and say ‘We had it all wrong.’

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Sources:

‘Statins, neuromuscular degenerative disease and an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like syndrome: an analysis of individual case safety reports from vigibase.’, Drug Saf. 2007;30(6):515-25.

‘Muscle Pain and Weakness With Statin Treatment May Herald ALS’ published online 26.09.08, medscape.com/viewarticle/581113

‘Statins and risk of incident diabetes: a collaborative meta-analysis of randomised statin trials’ The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9716, Pages 735 - 742, 27 February 2010

‘Balancing the benefits of statins versus a new risk— diabetes’ The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9716, Pages 700 - 701, 27 February 2010