The Cholesterol Tragedy

In 2006, Lipitor - one of the most popular statins, made 13.6 billion in sales. Most members of the statins family do similar numbers annually. Probably this is the reason why these toxic and ineffective drugs are still in the market, although the reports of the side effects have been intimidating. Muscle damage, myopathy, kidney and liver failure, impaired cognitive functions to name just the very basics. Statins is a very profitable business for pharmaceutical companies. The cholesterol theory presumes that it is cholesterol that causes arteriosclerosis and artery damage in the heart and brain vessels. Based on this THEORY, the statins are selling like crazy. As I have said in another article the cholesterol theory has a unique feature, it is treated as a fact. Not only there is scientific evidence that the correlation between cholesterol and heart disease is extremely weak (correlation coefficient 0.36 - Unacceptable from a statistical point of view) but high cholesterol is proved to help you live longer. This is Dr Uffe Ravnskov's conclusion when he finished his review on many previous cholesterol experiments - research projects. Many top of the line doctors and scientists share this concept today, as it becomes obvious that the reasons for establishing the cholesterol theory and the subsequent kingdom of statins is not exactly based on scientific grounds. Dr Uffe Ravnskov's words are as follows:

"People with high cholesterol live the longest. This statement seems so incredible that it takes a long time to clear one?s brainwashed mind to fully understand its importance. Yet the fact that people with high cholesterol live the longest emerges clearly from many scientific papers. Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan Krumholz of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, who reported in 1994 that old people with low cholesterol died twice as often from a heart attack as did old people with a high cholesterol.(1) Supporters of the cholesterol campaign consistently ignore his observation, or consider it as a rare exception, produced by chance among a huge number of studies finding the opposite.

But it is not an exception; there are now a large number of findings that contradict the lipid hypothesis. To be more specific, most studies of old people have shown that high cholesterol is not a risk factor for coronary heart disease. This was the result of my search in the Medline database for studies addressing that question.(2) Eleven studies of old people came up with that result, and a further seven studies found that high cholesterol did not predict all-cause mortality either.?

1. Krumholz HM and others. Lack of association between cholesterol and coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity and all-cause mortality in persons older than 70 years. Journal of the American Medical Association272, 1335-1340, 1990.

2. Ravnskov U. High cholesterol may protect against infections and atherosclerosis. Quarterly Journal of Medicine 96, 927-934, 2003.

Now how frustrating is that?? It has been a lifetime of brainwashing against cholesterol and the dangers it entails for the heart.

Obviously there are more scientists supporting these findings. Many researchers have come to these conclusions but the bonds between Industry (Pharmaceutical companies) and Science (Corrupted and unethical scientists paid by the Industry) are very strong indeed.

The undeniable conclusion is that statins make a huge profit for the companies selling them and despite the fact that they have horrible side effects and offer zero protection from cardiovascular disease, they keep on selling like diamonds. Also lipids and cholesterol are definitely beneficial for the human body although this contradicts with the commonly accepted attitude. Now you know why this has happened. There are natural, 100% efficient and safe alternatives to lower your risk of cardiovascular diseases.


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Helen Davies MSc is an accomplished Medical Researcher, holding a Master degree in Human Molecular Genetics. As a founder of Primal Health company, she is heavily involved in Lipids Metabolism and Atherosclerosis mechanisms research. If you are interested in learning more about the true nature of Atherosclerosis and natural and safe ways to eliminate it, visit our website --> http://www.DNA-Diet.org