397: The Problem With Statins

<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-PH" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;" xml:lang="EN-PH">Side effects of statins include brain fog, joint pain, kidney injury, impaired liver function, heart failure, and even dementia. We have been told that statins improve heart health by lowering cholesterol. But it turns out that most of the information we've been given has been based on deceptive statistics.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-PH" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;" xml:lang="EN-PH"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-PH" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;" xml:lang="EN-PH">David Diamond, a neuroscientist with a PhD in biology, has done a deep dive on the subject, since he himself was prescribed statins many years ago. He came to realize that there is a false narrative surrounding cholesterol and heart health. And that the data for studies showing the "efficacy of statins" has been manipulated to show favorable outcomes. Today he reviews the data and uncovers the truth about the problem with statins. He also offers a number of ideas for what to do instead of taking these increasingly popular prescription medications.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-PH" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;" xml:lang="EN-PH"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-PH" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;" xml:lang="EN-PH">Follow David Diamond on Twitter:</span> <span lang="EN-PH" xml:lang="EN-PH"><a href= "https://twitter.com/LDLSkeptic"><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">@ldlskeptic</span></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span lang="EN-PH" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Cal