Statins and the Cholesterol Myth by immarojas

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Statins and the Cholesterol Myth
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<p>In the UK, Statins are one of the standard group of drugs being given after a heart attack, regardless of having a &nbsp;normal level of cholesterol on admission, as a secondary prevention for another heart attack. Throughout the years since 2004 in our hospital Trust, Atorvastatin have been the number one choice of drug where the prescription have been the highest dose of 80mg for a few years now, on occasions i have seen patients being prescribed 160mg.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Statins have been proven to be effective in it's action of preventing cholesterol formation in the liver...or so they say. Recently, there have been studies that do not accept nor promote its' usage.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://s10.postimg.org/66kh9vrxl/th-4.jpg" width="474" height="296"/></p>
<blockquote>Disclaimer: image from wheatbellyblog.com</blockquote>
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<h3>How STATIN works&nbsp;</h3>
<p>This medicine controls the level of cholesterol in our blood by inhibiting an enzyme in the body that is needed to produce cholesterol, this then reduces our unhealthy levels of LDL cholesterol.</p>
<p>Our HDL and LDL cholesterol levels depend from our own body production and from food ingested in our diet. Anyone still remember FH? Where our cholesterol level is already raised from birth?</p>
<blockquote>Statins can reduce the LDL level by 30% to 50%, including the triglyceride with slight increase in the HDL level.</blockquote>
<p>So another solution can just be increasing HDL in our diet? Thoughts to ponder?</p>
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<p><strong>Statins also have been found to cause muscle wasting</strong></p>
<p>Most patients complaint of muscle pains and fatigue, prompting them to discontinue this medication.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A gene was found at the beginning stages of a muscle breakdown or muscle wasting. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have &nbsp;a preliminary result where this gene was found to be higher in their population studies who were given LOVASTATIN, compared to those who were not taking the drug. As they say preliminary, this information gives some understanding of the probable cause of muscle wasting.</p>
<p>Literature says that these effects usually become prominent after a few months after starting statins. More often than not, with patients where follow-up is no longer needed from their cardiologist, discontinuing their medications are not found out sooner than necessary.&nbsp;</p>
<p>How detrimental this is to their health depends on where we stand with the issue regarding,</p>
<p><strong>The Cholesterol Myth&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>A colleague of mine sent me an article last year regarding this topic where the use of pharmacology have no effect whatsoever in controlling cholesterol. So far, I have not seen any changes to our practice, may it be from our cardiologists or from our pharmacists in the Trust.</p>
<p>There are a lot of articles online where they state that the use of statins are only being promoted by the pharmaceutical companies. In a few times that I have tried to do research about this, without me resorting to consider conspiracy theories, further research on my part is needed and try to be factual in my next post.</p>
<p>Although in saying that, a patient of mine refused before his statin for the reason that at his age, statins no longer work in his age group. He was in his late 70s, was a cardiologist and wrote a book about it.</p>
<p>Not forgetting my mom who is 91 years old, whose cholesterol level last year was way better than mine. Hers was too low making me feel embarrassed at that time.</p>
<p>Our diet in this time and age leaves nothing to be desired regarding our future health outcome with Coronary Heart DiseaseπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚</p>
<p><strong>I really need to do further research on this one and next in the series is the natural ways to decrease our LDL level through our diet.</strong></p>
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<p>References:</p>
<p>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/statin-side-effects/ART-20046013</p>
<p>https://www.medicinehow.com/statins/</p>
<p>https://www.verywell.com/muscle-pain-and-statins-698196</p>
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@lennstar ·
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I have seen a TV docu about how statins don't work as promised and also that cholesterin is not half as dangerous as it is made.
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@immarojas ·
I have not seen that though there have been a few saying that. As for the danger, it is metabolised in the liver, so the effects is directed there, especially for those with liver problems already. As for the muscle wasting, one article mentioned of its' effect being modified by the scientists in the future. 
My mom, having a normal cholesterol, was prescribed an atorvastatin after her mini-stroke.
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@ogoowinner ·
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Hey girlfriend, long time. I will really need to read your next research as they diagnosed me with high level of LDL. I'm looking for a natural way to reduce it. 

Nice article Sis. I'll resteem it for more publicity.
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@immarojas ·
Ogoo!!! Beetroot and coconut oil are supposedly good but need to do research on them.
Thank you, it's not long so it's an easy read I hope.
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@ogoowinner ·
I see. Thank you sis.
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@gee1 · (edited)
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You could also try some lifestyle modification. 
Things like going low on meat and taking more of fish. Using saturated oil and totally avoiding unsaturated fats. 

You could as well try the Statins @immarojas talked about but keeping in mind the side effects. Most importantly see an expert to take it from there. I  hope you get more of HDL and very little LDL in no time. 

Be good dear.
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@ogoowinner ·
Thanks sis.
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@immarojas ·
I haven't forgotten you Ogoo..ive done a bit of research yet i dunno how to write them in a blog..that's my dilemma. I can just enumerate them perhaps? I also need to know how they workπŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯
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@markush ·
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> "Not forgetting my mom who is 91 years old, whose cholesterol level last year was way better than mine. Hers was too low making me feel embarrassed at that time.

And what is her secret? Im curious
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@immarojas ·
She's watching what she eats..scared of having a stroke.
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@floridanow ·
Thanks for sharing....hope all is well with you :-)
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@immarojas ·
Hey u!! U ok? Uve been away? haven't seen u for ages or i haven't been online much ;)
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@floridanow ·
All good....just wanted to say hello :-)
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@biruplastik ·
Its a wonderful post, very useful and thanks for the information
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@immarojas ·
Thank you and you're welcome.
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@geniusnabiy ·
Wao, this is an educating post, thanks for the enlightment, you sound like a medical practioner, are you?
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@immarojas ·
Am a cardiac nurse..will that do☺
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@geniusnabiy ·
Lol, yea, that will doπŸ˜ƒ
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@simplicitytech ·
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Thanks alot for the info, sad to say, this my first time of hearing about "Statins" ..... steemit is much more than just earning....
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@immarojas ·
It's an interesting read if you do some research on it☺
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