I have been reporting on the many dangers associated with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs for some time. Statins impair skeletal muscles, as well as critical muscle functions in the heart and [...]
Category: Statin Drugs
Another trillion-dollar “epidemic” created by big pharma
Earlier this year in my Daily Dispatch, I reported on an important statin drug study led by Dr. Robert DuBroff of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. I recently heard personally from [...]
New study spotlights four more outrageous dangers of statin drugs
New research links cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to four more deadly outcomes. I’ll tell you all about these outrageous new findings in a moment. But first, let’s back up… I first learned [...]
Cut your Parkinson’s disease risk in half by avoiding these blockbuster drugs
Two of the diseases men and women fear most, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease (PD), afflict the brain and nervous system. Both diseases have “early onset” versions, but generally, they [...]
New research shows blockbuster drugs cause Type II diabetes
Last week, I explained how the typical pattern of heart disease in the U.S. changed dramatically over the past 30 years. You see, during our parents’ and grandparents’ generations, hypertension [...]
Doctors voice growing doubts about blockbuster statin drugs
You could say big pharma “owns” the “cardiology market.” In fact, the statin drug Lipitor is the most commercially successful drug in history. Between 1996 and 2011, it had sales exceeding $120 [...]
These “miracle” drugs may cause cataracts
Big pharma likes nothing better to find a new use for an old, failed drug. This practice is called “off label” drug use. It saves drug companies lots of time and money. In fact, two weeks ago, I [...]
10 real risk factors for heart disease
For decades, the government has been promoting politically correct, pet theories about the causes of heart disease. They tried to blame cholesterol, eggs, meat, saturated fats, salt, alcohol…you [...]
More reasons to skip the statins altogether
Late last year, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) came up with a complex mathematical formula for determining a patient’s risk of suffering a heart [...]
The billion-dollar memory thief drug
I often warn about the dangers of statin drugs. In fact, as I’ve explained before, they are metabolic poisons that interfere with your body’s natural production of vitamin D and CoQ10. And [...]