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By Jacobus Hollewijn and Mitzi Kruslin
Debunking The Current "Love-Affair" With Statin Drugs
Cholesterol has been blamed for being the #1 cause of Heart Disease in the United States. And statin drugs have become the medication-of-choice to combat it. But now, 40 years later, cardiovascular disease is still #1, cholesterol-lowering drugs are a trillion dollar industry, and we are getting better in understanding the side-effects of these medications
INTERVIEW NOTES:
Is Cholesterol really bad for you, or is cholesterol actually good for you?
Jacobus & Mitzi discuss the origins of the standard assumption and how it engrained itself into modern medicine.
Some topics addressed:
- What are the side-effects of statin drugs?
- Can station drugs harm you? Is cholesterol actually beneficial.
- How does the body use cholesterol?
- Where does cholesterol come from?
- Should I worry about my cholesterol levels?
- What is LDL cholesterol? What is HDL cholesterol? What is good cholesterol? What is bad cholesterol?
- Is cholesterol the same as plaque?
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03:15 Mitzi’s personal high cholesterol story and how vegetarianism negatively affected her health.
06:15 Eating for your blood type
12:20 Hormones in your body that are made by cholesterol, and their importance
16:50 Cholesterol guidelines
19:35 cholesterol levels after injury
20:10 LDL rises to fight infection
28:00 Historical fluctuation of acceptable cholesterol levels
34:15 Ancel Keys and demonization of cholesterol in the 7 Countries Study
39:30 The #1 killer of American’s is heart disease - in spite of the cholesterol model
54:57 Statins and the cancer connection
01:04:45 Homocysteine levels - much more important the cholesterol levels.
01:05:25 Ellie Cullen and blood tests reference ranges
01:07:00 Homocysteine levels (not cholesterol) predict cardiovascular events.
01:11:16 Longevity of High vs Low cholesterol individuals & natural supplements to balance cholesterol levels and bolster heart health.
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