Statin Drugs - Do We Need Another One? They Are Dangerous and Useless For Heart Disease
The U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cholesterol-lowering drug called Livalo (pitavastatin).
There are 6 statin drugs that are already on the market: Lipitor (atorvastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), and Crestor (rosuvastatin).
All statin drugs work by inhibiting a key liver enzyme called HMG Co-A reductase, which regulates an essential step in the production of cholesterol.
It so happens that this enzyme is also very important in the production of another vital substance called Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).
CoQ10 is an important part of the energy-producing machinery of every cell of the body.
It is particularly important for those tissues that need a lot of energy, especially the muscles and the heart.
Because they block CoQ10 production, all statin drugs can interfere with normal muscle function and can even cause muscle damage.
Rhabdomyolysis is a case of severe muscle damage with massive destruction of muscle tissue, which can cause liver and kidney failure.
A statin called Baycol had to be withdrawn from the market in 2001 because it killed 31 people who died from kidney failure due to rhabdomyolysis.
Other statin side effects include liver damage, cognitive impairment including memory loss, and possibly increased risk of cancer.
Since the introduction of statins some 30 years ago there has been a steady rise in the number of cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), which has reached epidemic proportions.
Many experts believe that there is a connection between the widespread use of statins and CHF.
The whole idea that lowering cholesterol levels will improve heart health and decrease the incidence of heart disease is completely false.
Medical studies show that people using statins have lower cholesterol levels, but they have the same incidence of heart attacks and cardiac deaths as those who do not use these drugs.
The only reason we continue to hear about the "benefits" of lowering cholesterol is because statin drugs generate enormous profits for the pharmaceutical companies.
In 2006 total statin sales were a little over $16 billions, up from $12.
5 billions in 2002.
One in 10 people over 20 years of age was taking statin drugs in 2005.
This trend is expected to continue because of constant and unrelenting propaganda from the drug companies.
The truth is that most people do not need to lower their cholesterol levels.
Cholesterol is an important component of every cell of the body, it is the raw material from which the body makes hormones (testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, and many others), vitamin D, and bile.
Brain cells need a lot of cholesterol for normal function.
Plus, as I mentioned, reducing cholesterol does not decrease the risk of heart disease.
For more information please use the link below to download a Special Report 7 Health Myths That Can Hurt You.
S.
Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cholesterol-lowering drug called Livalo (pitavastatin).
There are 6 statin drugs that are already on the market: Lipitor (atorvastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), and Crestor (rosuvastatin).
All statin drugs work by inhibiting a key liver enzyme called HMG Co-A reductase, which regulates an essential step in the production of cholesterol.
It so happens that this enzyme is also very important in the production of another vital substance called Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).
CoQ10 is an important part of the energy-producing machinery of every cell of the body.
It is particularly important for those tissues that need a lot of energy, especially the muscles and the heart.
Because they block CoQ10 production, all statin drugs can interfere with normal muscle function and can even cause muscle damage.
Rhabdomyolysis is a case of severe muscle damage with massive destruction of muscle tissue, which can cause liver and kidney failure.
A statin called Baycol had to be withdrawn from the market in 2001 because it killed 31 people who died from kidney failure due to rhabdomyolysis.
Other statin side effects include liver damage, cognitive impairment including memory loss, and possibly increased risk of cancer.
Since the introduction of statins some 30 years ago there has been a steady rise in the number of cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), which has reached epidemic proportions.
Many experts believe that there is a connection between the widespread use of statins and CHF.
The whole idea that lowering cholesterol levels will improve heart health and decrease the incidence of heart disease is completely false.
Medical studies show that people using statins have lower cholesterol levels, but they have the same incidence of heart attacks and cardiac deaths as those who do not use these drugs.
The only reason we continue to hear about the "benefits" of lowering cholesterol is because statin drugs generate enormous profits for the pharmaceutical companies.
In 2006 total statin sales were a little over $16 billions, up from $12.
5 billions in 2002.
One in 10 people over 20 years of age was taking statin drugs in 2005.
This trend is expected to continue because of constant and unrelenting propaganda from the drug companies.
The truth is that most people do not need to lower their cholesterol levels.
Cholesterol is an important component of every cell of the body, it is the raw material from which the body makes hormones (testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, and many others), vitamin D, and bile.
Brain cells need a lot of cholesterol for normal function.
Plus, as I mentioned, reducing cholesterol does not decrease the risk of heart disease.
For more information please use the link below to download a Special Report 7 Health Myths That Can Hurt You.
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