Lipitor Paradox

[fledertit]

Hilarious. Just about nails the medical obsession with cholesterol...and willingness to ignore any evidence to the contrary.

[tomballardnd]

@fledertit Hey, thanks! I've got three on youtube and more to come. You can also see me on facebook: Pure Wellness Centers, and my books on Amazon. Best of health. tom ballard, ND

[gsantoliquido]

Wait, I'm supposed to adhere to a cartoon character's advice and not my doctor's? Can you point me to some research that supports these statements? My doc had been after me for 2 or 3 years to take statins which I finally agreed to 60 days ago...

[tomballardnd]

@gsantoliquido I won't take you 2 minutes to find the research on the internet that your doctor should know. See recent articles by Michael Pollan and the book Overdosed America. Search "Statins and diabetes". My video is from the research. I am a doctor, if that helps, but better to read. And when you're told about statin's lowering cholesterol, ask "That's fine, but will they prolong my life?" What minimal benefit statins may provide are offset by their negatives.

[sunshine8able]

@gsantoliquido for the 3 years you resisted I am interested to know what alternative effort you made to correct this.Research on either side can be flawed but doing research and taking action helps. One size does not fit all Data is great, many Drs are paid by the drug company to promote their drug.The side effects of the statins would make your goal to not make taking this long term

[tomballardnd]

Send me a postcard and stay healthy!

[lalf37]

This is great! I'm going to Switzerland!

[crosswind76]

Doctors are So Robotic

[spearthrowin]

outstanding.

[tomballardnd]

@spearthrowin : Thank you! I have more, and more to come. Tom Ballard, ND, Facebook: Pure Wellness Centers

[tomballardnd]

@spearthrowin : Thanks!

[AuntieTruth]

I love this.

[tomballardnd]

@AuntieTruth Thanks!. I have two more youtube videos and a facebook: Pure Wellness Centers. Best of health, Tom Ballard, ND

[tomballardnd]

@AuntieTruth Thank you! I have more, and more to come. Tom Ballard, ND, Facebook: Pure Wellness Centers

[Glamrma]

Awesome! Will put this on my Facebook page. thank you! I found out about this sight from my compounding pharmacist.

[tomballardnd]

@Glamrma Thanks for posting! I have two more youtube videos also and a facebook page: Pure Wellness Centers.

[eternalblits]

i am so fucking confused!!!!!!!

[tomballardnd]

@eternalblits Remember: They want you to be confused. When you're confused, they profit. Best of health, Tom Ballard, ND

[crosswind76]

@tomballardnd Excellent, yes I believe you. They want us confused so they profit!.

[fetymann]

You forgot to mention the depletion of CoQ10.

[presouz]

HA HA THIS IS RICH, I have fought with my Dr all the time.. trying to put my vit D level teen on xanax or anti Ds.. I am so happy I have google now!! I know better, they can try to bull crap me but I have GOOGLE!

Vit D3 is the one with K2 not that D2 crap Dr give u

[xShadowNinja11x]

he said his 8 minutes was up but it was only about half that amount...

[mullinslife09]

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics has some great info.

[tomballardnd]

Sad to say, it's unlikely your doctor has read anything other than what the drug companies produce.

[tomballardnd]

I have several chapters in my book, Nutrition-1-2-3, in which I write about fats and heart disease.

[tomballardnd]

There's lots of good research on this. * British Med Journal 1992, Nov.2 * Br Med J. 2009, Jan 8 * Cardiology J: 2009, 16 * Am J of Car 2010, Jan 1 * Epidemiology, 2001, May: 13 * Neurology 2001 May 14 * JAMA 1994, Nov 2 * JAMA 1996, Jan 3 * Arch of Neurology, 2004 June * NEJM 1996 Oct 3 Am J Cardiology 2004 Nov 15 Lancet 2010: 375 * Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010 Dec 3

[NightBear01]

@tomballardnd Thank you!! I'll be checking this out and have it ready for my doctor in July!

[MANTOAN71]

@tomballardnd That is cool> could ou be a little more specific on the sources? I would love to have a look. Thanks!

[NightBear01]

I have high cholesterol (225), but great blood pressure and family history. I have been resisting my doctor's demands I take Lipitor for many years and would really like to get citations for the research mentioned here.

[ItOffishul]

I've been saving up for 6 months so I can buy Lipitor, it is my dream to grow wild chest hair and to be able to swim from my dock to a nearby island but it's too risky to try at this point

[TheSOB88]

THIS IS SO GOOD. I WANT IT INSIDE ME.

[clementwarrior]

Tnanks for posting this great video, straight to the point

[StabbyRaccoon]

The Iceland paradox is also overlooked too often.

[PrimalToad1]

This is so incredibly sad but true. Just a little motivation for Primal Toad.

[pixelmangler]

The truth in a humour-filled clip. Nicely done tomballardnd. Hopefully this clip will be going viral and global.

[sesto22]

what are the research footnotes to the 'studies' quoted?

[peppermintandprague]

I would love the transcript of this - very well done!

[Tinustuff]

Haha "Normal has been changed." "And you change them even though there is a clear conflict of interest." Kudos.

[kingdavidb]

Make one abt Cancer & Chemo/Radiation... That would be a funny one.

[jeremiah1129]

Do doctors actually think or do they just spout drug company information?

[kingdavidb]

@jeremiah1129 LOL! They spew out drug company info... My brother works at a restaurant and said that pharmaceutical companies come in all the time and "train" doctors... it's crazy. Doctors take health advice from the people selling the pharmaceuticals!

[mayer6258]

Just awesome, I love it. Great job.

[sevenjeny3]

Ooh make one about blood pressure

[StabbyRaccoon]

@sevenjeny3

High blood pressure actually is bad. But I think you mean the fallacy that it's all the salt and we need to minimize our salt intake. If that, then I agree. It all depends upon insulin and angiotensin.

[AzzidReign]

Lipitor deficiency! Lipitor deficiency! Lipitor deficiency!

Say it enough times and it becomes true.

[tomballardnd]

Hey, thanks!

Please see and forward miine on vitamin D and Lipitor.

My book on Amazon is Nutrition-1-2-3.

best, tomballardnd

[Drmichellekmiec]

LOL! Awesome! I will post this as well! Thx!!



[tomballardnd]

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback. Please pass it on.

I also have one on vitamin D you might like and more to com.

Best, TomBallardND

[Doclind1]

Fix the problem of high cholesterol and it's not Lipitor...damn drug companies

[TheShanahanPlan]

Great video! This is hilarious, but sad how accurate/true it really is. The medical community just doesn't get it.