It was discovered 100 years ago that dementia/Alzheimer's is brain myelin damage. It is repaired by mechanism that needs cholesterol. This lady points out that lowering cholesterol has not reduced heart disease, but what has increased is dementia.
They know what they are doing! Dementia is the effect of damaged brain myelin and Cholesterol is vital to the formation of myelin. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49857008_Cholesterol_A_Novel_Regulatory_Role_in_Myelin_Formation)
Bottom line is that Dementia probably caused by the false belief that cholesterol is bad. Statins reduce the levels of cholesterol, preventing the normal ongoing repair of the brain, leading to dementia. They do this to cause everyone heartache and despair.
I am now suggesting to anyone with elderly relatives entering dementia to massively increase saturated fat intake, and stop with the statins, what would you have to lose? Even if it doesn't reverse the dementia, at least you get decent food in your twilight years! and if it gives you heart disease (it won't) that shortens the burden of living with dementia. Its a win-win-win strategy.
I totally agree with you. My husband is over seeing care for his mom, who has dementia. The first thing he did was stop the statins. Is she cured? No. Forty years of statins have inflicted too much damage. BUTTTT she cleared up a little bit, enough so that some strange behaviors ceased and she is now pleasantly demented. My own parents are bat shit crazy, but they will never ever give up their pills. Ever.
My husband was diagnosed 3 years ago with dementia. He is also on cholesterol medication. My doc put me on cholesterol meds only because I'm diabetic and it's RECOMMENDED even though my cholesterol numbers are fine. I stopped taking them because it makes my joints too painful. I'm wondering if I should take him off of his statin meds.
I just told my husband that he is done taking atorvastatin. I took statins for about 3 months twice. Both times I got leg nerve pain. 5 years later, my toes still hurt in the cold. My cholesterol numbers are now great. I lost weight and tried to improve my diet.
Husband's cardiologists are going to flip a gasket. We are just not going to tell for 6 months and get new blood work. If numbers are good, we will confess. I truly think his numbers will be ok. He has also lost lots of weight.
Tradstew 9 points 2 days ago +9 / -0
In January 1989 American Cardiology Association lowers the ideal cholesterol level from 220 (which for some was already too low) down to 200. September 1989 Pfizer rolls out "miracle" statin Lipitor.
The "numbers" that the "medical" establishment pull out of their ass is just to scare people to ultimately take whatever drug they are pushing by profit vampires (big pharma). Don't fall for "the numbers" game!!!
Good that both of you have stopped taking the statin drugs!!! Never take that brain destroying crap again!!!
I agree. I'm old now but years ago at the time they kept advising against butter then against margarine back and forth, found that our brains need cholesterol. Since they started with statins and low cholesterol diets lo-and-behold now we have Alzheimers.
Of curiosity I looked back at my Ukrainian relatives and ancestors' diets. lots of starch covered in heavy grease esp bacon grease, butter (no one had margarine). Dementia was rare.
Disappointed that I can only give one uptick for that fantastic research item. I've been hanging out for something to send my family - who are all "Hallelujah" true believers about the statin myth. My Dr keeps trying to get me on them and I keep saying "Hell no". I'm on the journey to try to stop one of the relatives start eating meat again - I don't think I'm going to succeed but I'm going to keep trying the red-pills.
It was discovered 100 years ago that dementia/Alzheimer's is brain myelin damage. It is repaired by mechanism that needs cholesterol. This lady points out that lowering cholesterol has not reduced heart disease, but what has increased is dementia. They know what they are doing! Dementia is the effect of damaged brain myelin and Cholesterol is vital to the formation of myelin. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49857008_Cholesterol_A_Novel_Regulatory_Role_in_Myelin_Formation)
This shows that the link was first found 100years ago and "forgotten"(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7069444/)
Bottom line is that Dementia probably caused by the false belief that cholesterol is bad. Statins reduce the levels of cholesterol, preventing the normal ongoing repair of the brain, leading to dementia. They do this to cause everyone heartache and despair.
I am now suggesting to anyone with elderly relatives entering dementia to massively increase saturated fat intake, and stop with the statins, what would you have to lose? Even if it doesn't reverse the dementia, at least you get decent food in your twilight years! and if it gives you heart disease (it won't) that shortens the burden of living with dementia. Its a win-win-win strategy.
I totally agree with you. My husband is over seeing care for his mom, who has dementia. The first thing he did was stop the statins. Is she cured? No. Forty years of statins have inflicted too much damage. BUTTTT she cleared up a little bit, enough so that some strange behaviors ceased and she is now pleasantly demented. My own parents are bat shit crazy, but they will never ever give up their pills. Ever.
My husband was diagnosed 3 years ago with dementia. He is also on cholesterol medication. My doc put me on cholesterol meds only because I'm diabetic and it's RECOMMENDED even though my cholesterol numbers are fine. I stopped taking them because it makes my joints too painful. I'm wondering if I should take him off of his statin meds.
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I just told my husband that he is done taking atorvastatin. I took statins for about 3 months twice. Both times I got leg nerve pain. 5 years later, my toes still hurt in the cold. My cholesterol numbers are now great. I lost weight and tried to improve my diet. Husband's cardiologists are going to flip a gasket. We are just not going to tell for 6 months and get new blood work. If numbers are good, we will confess. I truly think his numbers will be ok. He has also lost lots of weight.
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The "numbers" that the "medical" establishment pull out of their ass is just to scare people to ultimately take whatever drug they are pushing by profit vampires (big pharma). Don't fall for "the numbers" game!!!
Good that both of you have stopped taking the statin drugs!!! Never take that brain destroying crap again!!!
I helped get my sweetie off of statins, and he felt much better, but he still has a knee jerk aversion to eggs.
I agree. I'm old now but years ago at the time they kept advising against butter then against margarine back and forth, found that our brains need cholesterol. Since they started with statins and low cholesterol diets lo-and-behold now we have Alzheimers.
Of curiosity I looked back at my Ukrainian relatives and ancestors' diets. lots of starch covered in heavy grease esp bacon grease, butter (no one had margarine). Dementia was rare.
Disappointed that I can only give one uptick for that fantastic research item. I've been hanging out for something to send my family - who are all "Hallelujah" true believers about the statin myth. My Dr keeps trying to get me on them and I keep saying "Hell no". I'm on the journey to try to stop one of the relatives start eating meat again - I don't think I'm going to succeed but I'm going to keep trying the red-pills.