statins

Statins

September 9th, 2010 · 7:18 AM

I, too, took several statins - and then rheumatism symptoms caused an internist and my regular doc to put their heads together and decide it might be the statins. It was; took quite a few months but slowly as the statins dissipated and left my body, the aches went away, the rheumatism factor went down, [...]

Lowering Cholesterol, More on Statins

July 23rd, 2010 · 5:43 AM

I do most everything possible to lower cholesterol - but cannot take statins. Am on Zetia but a new Dr* says I should try a statin again. Hesitant to do it -they got me to the point of looking at the clock to see when I could take the next handful of ibuprofin for muscle [...]

High Cholesterol and Statin Drugs

November 4th, 2009 · 6:50 AM

I have high cholesterol and the medicines prescribed are beginning to cause side effects. Basically, muscle ache. Are there natural foods to take to help lower the bad and raise the good cholesterol?

I assume the cholesterol-lowering drugs you are on are statins, which I take

Concerns About Vytorin

September 4th, 2008 · 8:01 PM

A recent study from the Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, known as the SEAS study, showed an increased risk of cancer with the use of Vytorin (a combination drug with a statin, Zocor, and zetia, which blocks the absorption of cholesterol through the intestinal tract).

Since Zocor has not been associated with increased [...]

Is Cholesterol as Bad as They Say?

August 11th, 2008 · 7:18 AM

Take the following true-false test and see how you do. I’ll give you the correct answers below, from an alternative medicine standpoint, and I’ll explain each answer so you can understand the science behind them. (Of course, what you might call “correct” depends on if you believe the information I share with [...]

Ten Medical Myths

July 8th, 2008 · 7:30 PM

Author’s Note: Recently I received a couple of responses to my article on cholesterol that asked some good questions and were thought-provoking. I want to share with you those questions, as well as the answers I gave to them. This is a good way to enlarge on some of the principles that [...]