Statins and Brain Power
Statins like Lipitor and Crestor are all over the news these days, but you probably haven't seen a shocking report out of Iowa State University that I just read.
The medical community is caught in a major controversy about their effectiveness, and what their side effects are.
The side effects of statins range from muscle pain, to eye problems, to heart arrhythmias, to liver disorders. A friend of mine stopped taking statins a couple of months ago because he woke every morning with terrible shoulder pain. He stopped taking Lipitor, and within days his shoulders had improved 80%.
And in the study I just read by Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University, he states that statins, by reducing cholesterol, could be diminishing memory and thinking power.
It turns out that statins not only inhibit the liver from making cholesterol but they may also block the brain from making cholesterol. It may be akin trying to run a car on gasoline with no electrical system.
Dr. Shin postulates that there's a direct link between neurotransmitters in the brain and cholesterol. It's pretty simple too: Lower, or no cholesterol could mean damaged brain function.
It isn't a stretch that statin drugs that block cholesterol in the liver also do the same thing to the brain.
One way to make sure your brain is as healthy as possible, is to feed it pharmaceutical grade fish oil. The DHA in fish oil comprises about 30% of the entire weight of the brain. This is true whether or not you're taking a statin.
Cholesterol is not the only way to judge a heart problem. Statins are widely over-prescribed, although they can be useful in treating cholesterol. If you're suffering from any of the side effects, your doctor should know about it. And you should tell him you want off the drug.
There are many alternatives to statins, such as enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil that feeds your brain, heart and joints exactly what they need, every day. - 17274
The medical community is caught in a major controversy about their effectiveness, and what their side effects are.
The side effects of statins range from muscle pain, to eye problems, to heart arrhythmias, to liver disorders. A friend of mine stopped taking statins a couple of months ago because he woke every morning with terrible shoulder pain. He stopped taking Lipitor, and within days his shoulders had improved 80%.
And in the study I just read by Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University, he states that statins, by reducing cholesterol, could be diminishing memory and thinking power.
It turns out that statins not only inhibit the liver from making cholesterol but they may also block the brain from making cholesterol. It may be akin trying to run a car on gasoline with no electrical system.
Dr. Shin postulates that there's a direct link between neurotransmitters in the brain and cholesterol. It's pretty simple too: Lower, or no cholesterol could mean damaged brain function.
It isn't a stretch that statin drugs that block cholesterol in the liver also do the same thing to the brain.
One way to make sure your brain is as healthy as possible, is to feed it pharmaceutical grade fish oil. The DHA in fish oil comprises about 30% of the entire weight of the brain. This is true whether or not you're taking a statin.
Cholesterol is not the only way to judge a heart problem. Statins are widely over-prescribed, although they can be useful in treating cholesterol. If you're suffering from any of the side effects, your doctor should know about it. And you should tell him you want off the drug.
There are many alternatives to statins, such as enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil that feeds your brain, heart and joints exactly what they need, every day. - 17274
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If you want brain, heart, and joint health, Dr. Bill recommends enteric coated fish oil to be used every day.
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