DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - Do you take statins? Do you have heart disease?

**tipokotap** · 08-11-2009, 11:36 PM

Tril - GREAT ADVICE! Thanks! I WILL do that.

My cardiologist is female and I like her, so she will hear me out. I WILL ensure I have control over my own body. I want OFF the 4 pills I take for cholesterol and blood pressure.

Quite sometime back I read about a particular town in Italy where most folks were "distantly related." They had horribly high cholesterol counts but were healthy and lived vibrantly well into the 80's-90's. They did not have heart disease...just high cholesterol! They pretty much ate the "Mediterranean Diet" (much like our maintenance diet), drank red wine and were very physically active. The high cholesterol did NOT make them prone to heart attacks. [I will Google that to see if I can refresh my memory.]

Just like everything else, doctors here all jump on the bandwagon, i.e. "Low-fat is the only healthy program." "Take pills and everything will be fine." "Statins are worth the risk."

Again, thanks!

Toni

08-11-2009, 11:36 PM	#4
tipokotap Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 735 Senior Member	Tril - GREAT ADVICE! Thanks! I WILL do that. My cardiologist is female and I like her, so she will hear me out. I WILL ensure I have control over my own body. I want OFF the 4 pills I take for cholesterol and blood pressure. Quite sometime back I read about a particular town in Italy where most folks were "distantly related." They had horribly high cholesterol counts but were healthy and lived vibrantly well into the 80's-90's. They did not have heart disease...just high cholesterol! They pretty much ate the "Mediterranean Diet" (much like our maintenance diet), drank red wine and were very physically active. The high cholesterol did NOT make them prone to heart attacks. [I will Google that to see if I can refresh my memory.] Just like everything else, doctors here all jump on the bandwagon, i.e. "Low-fat is the only healthy program." "Take pills and everything will be fine." "Statins are worth the risk." Again, thanks! Toni
	Quote