Crestor: My cholesterol has been 210. My doctor put me on crestor. I read your article in Utah’s Senior Review and was impressed. I’ve always wondered if we have over reacted to cholesterol, but I’m nervous about stopping the crestor, as you recommended. My doctor says his main concern is not heart trouble, but stroke [...]
Entries Tagged as 'stroke'
Cholesterol Issues
March 29th, 2011 · 11:20 AM
Tags: cholesterol, Nattokinase, statins
Weaning off Plavix?
March 15th, 2011 · 12:55 PM
Hi Dr Stan, I wanted some advice on what is a safe way to wean my mother off Plavix tablets. She has been on them for 2 1/2 yrs after having a TIA and after finding out that people have died from heart attacks after going suddenly off this medication within a month I was [...]
Tags: Coumadin, heart attacks, Nattokinase, Plavix, strokes, TIAs
TIAs, Strokes, and Brain Health
December 15th, 2010 · 12:19 PM
I had a TIA stroke end of Sept & still have numbness, tingling & COLD on that side. Is there anything herbal wise etc that will help? I understand that these side effects usually resolve completely.
A TIA is a transient ischemic attack, meaning any symptoms are short-lived and totally resolve in a short period [...]
Tags: brain, capsaicin, glutathione, hot peppers, phosphatidylcholine, stroke, TIA
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: