In this episode we discuss the following topics:
A recent study demonstrating that low cholesterol is associated with higher risk of death in women
What truly normal blood sugar levels during pregnancy are, and cut-offs for pre-diabetic and diabetic women during pregnancy
Whether there's any science behind breaking weight loss plateaus by adding carbs back in the diet
Best practices for people with Hashimoto's
Why there has been such an explosion in food sensitivities, celiac disease and leaky gut
The connection between ...
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Statins are the most popular drugs in history. Drug companies made $26 billion selling statins alone in 2008. 25 million Americans take them, and the number is growing each year.
One reason why statins are the best-selling drug category by far is that 92% of people taking them are healthy. The FDA has approved the prescription of statins to people at low risk for heart disease and stroke, who don't even have high cholesterol. ...
Dr. John Briffa wrote a post worth reading on his blog today about the significant side effects of statin drugs, and the considerable effort pharmaceutical companies and the medical establishment spend trying to convince people that these drugs are safe.
Sadly, they've been largely successful. Some time ago a physician in the UK by the name of Dr. John Reckless (you can't make this stuff up) suggested that statins are so safe that they should be ...
Back in July I posted an article called Statins For Pregnant Women and Kids? criticizing a research study that actually recommended statins for pregnant women.
Well, it appears that even mainstream scientists are beginning to acknowledge the very real risks that statins present for pregnant mothers and fetuses.
Current clinical guidelines already recommend that women who are pregnant should stop taking statins but the advice is based on the knowledge that cholesterol is essential for normal fetal development.
But ...
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