In 1995, the results of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCPS) were presented in a press release: “People with high cholesterol can rapidly reduce … their risk of death 22 percent by taking a widely prescribed drug called pravastatin. This is the conclusion of a landmark study presented today at the annual meeting [...]
The General of the Army: In traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is “General of the Army,” in charge of overall energy, harmony and strategy. According to Chinese doctors, the body’s smooth flow of energy depends on a healthy liver. Chinese physicians treat elevated blood pressure, depression, and excess weight, in part, by supporting liver function. [...]
In 1950, medical physicist John Gofman, University of California, published an article in Science pointing out that, as a guide, total cholesterol was “false and highly dangerous” – a poor predictor of heart disease risk. Using a one-of-a-kind ultra-centrifuge, Gofman identified the various lipoproteins and concluded that fat (triglycerides) carried in the blood by VLDL [...]
In April 2003, walking to work at age 72, Dr. Robert C. Atkins slipped on an icy New York sidewalk, cracked the back of his head open – developed a blood clot – slipped into a coma and died several days later. His untimely death came just as some members of the Medical Establishment were [...]
“Cholesterol is absolutely vital for our existence. Peter Attia, MD Let’s note right off the bat, there’s no such thing as ‘good and bad’ cholesterol. As shown below, cholesterol is a single natural substance – the grandmother steroid – featuring a four-ring structure of carbon atoms. All steroid hormones (such as Vitamin D) are [...]
Did you know there is no scientific evidence that “high blood cholesterol” is the cause of heart disease or that lowering cholesterol – if such a thing is possible – will prevent heart troubles of any kind? As the cholesterol controversy rages on, we can look back in history and review a few books that [...]
A true story… In 1987, Mevacor, the first statin cholesterol-lowering drug, was introduced in record short time. Within a decade, Zocor, Pravachol, Lescol, Lipitor and Baycol were added. In August 2001, after 31 deaths from a muscle-destroying side effect, Bayer of Germany withdrew Baycol. While clinical studies have demonstrated a small benefit among people with [...]
How about low fat Dietary Guidelines that have been sweet on sugar for 35 years! Even though elevated blood sugar is the common denominator of obesity, diabetes, and diet-related heart disease, the words “blood sugar” do not appear in the federal government’s official 2010 Dietary Guidelines. During Day 2 of the first meeting of the 2010 [...]
Flat in the ’60s and ’70s, obesity only began to increase after 1980, the year the ”low fat” Dietary Guidelines for Americans became the “Cornerstone of U.S. nutrition policy.” But if you limit fat and foods that contain fat – like red meat – you must eat more of something else and for a majority of Americans [...]
