Michael Savage - Vitamins, Cholesterol Myth, Heart Health

[ginad17]

what me school did he go to

[oxygen5544]

I love that clip.

[bathwhoreE]

I was fortunate enough to get off Lipitor at the first sign of muscle soreness on the advice of my doctor.I might have kept on taking it, but he said No.Good Doc.

[gongoozler18]

a naturally occurring chemical known as lovastatin, which is synthetically made in cholesterol-lowering prescription medication. How can a government agency ban the selling a rice just because it contains a chemical known to reduce total cholesterol and LDL, or "bad," cholesterol? In China and other countries you can work into any store buy any of red yeast rice you like.

Artichoke extract, fish oil, Barley Garlic extract, Green tea extract, Oat bran, etc. May reduce total cholesterol & LDL.

[gongoozler18]

Red yeast rice extract has been sold as a natural cholesterol-lowering agent in over the counter supplements, such as Cholestin TM (Pharmanex, Inc). However, there has been legal and industrial dispute as to whether red yeast rice is a drug or a dietary supplement, involving the manufacturer, the jackasses at the (FDA), and the moneygrubbing pharmaceutical industry (particularly producers of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor prescription drugs or "statins"). This is due to red yeast rice containing

[gongoozler18]

@gongoozler18 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) position is that red yeast rice products that contain monacolin K, i.e., lovastatin, are identical to the drug Lipitor made of synthetically made lovastatin and thus subject to regulationas a drug

[brian8793]

Go in a sauna too!

[litebug12345]

I already have had some liver problems (fatty liver disease) & could not take something like Lipitor which has liver side effects. Sterolyn has done a wonderful job at lowering my LDL (down to 140 from 220 already!) without causing liver damage.

[fatfist]

Why are people concerned with cholesterol levels? If you have hypercholesterolemia, then you have a cause for concern. If your numbers are 400 and under, then there is no problem. Everyones numbers are different. Someone with 400 is as normal as someone with 150. Different bodies, race, lifestyles, diets, genes, etc. There is absolutely NO scientific evidence that cholesterol levels in your blood are connected to clogged arteries or heart disease. NONE!!

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[Meowmie707]

As one who suffered many of the hidden side effects of lipitor and am still suffering with statin damage 20 month off, you non believers need to pay attention. The stories are coming out about the statin drug scam now. I was denied the right to make an informed decision as to rather the benifits outweighed the risk for myself by the lies and hidden side effects. Didn't the Zetia scam teach you ANYTHING?You think they are the only ones who hide the truth from us?

[aceofspd]

I feel the same way and I AM a pharmacist. Once a month, I remember another medical problem that I USE to have.

Pharmacist who's life was almost ruined by Lipitor

[eurohim]

The theories of a small group of doctors versus world-wide vast quantities of research. Hmmm..

[2Halifaxion2]

"Vast" quantities of studies with flawed methodologies. Tell me cholesterol causes heart disease and I will tell you that modern man would not exist today. Every single healthy traditional society consumed cholesterol in the form of organ meats, CLEAN RAW dairy products, copius amounts of animal fats, and other varied sources. Google Weston Price. (junk) Science told us lead in gasoline was safe, that raw milk causes tuberculosis, and that GMO food is safe for human consumption.

[vuetube]

Why would anyone listen to people who are Paid to Prescribe?

How many hours are you required to and have you spent on nutrition education? For US doctors it's pathetically LOW.

I heard a Kaiser doctor refute the health benefits of Vitamin C, because of some study. And I'm going to listen to these quacks about a complex and potentially dangerous HEART medication. NOT!

[InfiniteEternalLove]

Michael Savage For President with Ron Paul as Vice Pres.

[klined]

savage wont come out and support ron

he keeps hedging

[stoneman1982]

But more importantly, as a Resident Physician in Internal Medicine, I can safely say that Statin drugs are EXCELLENT drugs, and improve the lives of at risk patients in many aspects of their health. While he is certainly correct in that enhancing dietary habits is helpful, he is dead wrong about the efficacy of statin drugs.

[drsnk]

Look at the French, they stuff their faces with fatty foods and have better hearts then Americans. It's their diverse diet. Human do not become diseased for lack of pharmaceutical drugs but because of stress, pollution and garbage corporate agriculture foods. I think the French get three months of vacation too.

[LAWAGO]

statin drugs cause reduction in heart disease RISK but not actual heart disease.We have decided (as clinicians) that there are certain risk factors.... among them is elevated BAD cholesterol. I think in time this will be changed.

high cholesterol does not Cause heart disease SHOW SOME PROOF.

[2Halifaxion2]

Show me proof that "bad" cholesterol exists. What does LDL stand for? Low Density LipoPROTEIN. It is not cholesterol, it is a protein that carries cholesterol to body tissues. HDL carries it back to the liver.

[aceofspd]

I can tell you that he is not dead wrong. How many free lunches, vacations, "reference" books have you gotten free from the drug companies? Your education was bought and paid for by the drug companies. Ask your professors which companies they take money from.

Pharmacist who's life was almost ruined by Lipitor

[stoneman1982]

First of all why is "reference" book in quotations? Why shouldn't pharmaceutical companies pay for books that document the guidelines of their own product??? Secondly, free meals are simply a means of getting people to show up. Go to any college campus or corporate event, organizations routinely provide food so people will show up. I have never seen or heard of a physician saying "I'll give drug B over drug A because I got lunch from them last week". The exceptions are few and far between.

[aceofspd]

The point is that your education has been bought and paid for by the drug companies and their pseudo scientific studies. Your professors all get drug company money for attending and speaking about the latest "evidence based marketing" Open your eyes, you will see what I am talking about

[stoneman1982]

Nonsense. You are suggesting that everyone has it wrong from top to bottom except you and the conspiracy theory loons? So physiologists who describe the natural process, pathologists who describe the process gone wrong, pharmacologists who devise a concept to fix the problem, engineers who design the drug, the physicians who implement the drug in study, physicians who peer review it, and the FDA who approves it for use all have it wrong and some grumpy loon pharmacist has it right?

[aceofspd]

we will see

[deltapunk21]

There are conspiracies problem is Compaines need to make a profit they need to sell their product..truth is not a monopoly og the "state"" but of fre men acting based on their best knowledge you can't force people to take medicien or buy it but they want it. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

[careypeak23]

@stoneman1982 I have a couple of friends who are doctors and they tell doctors are split down the middle about the overuse of prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies and the FDA are making profit hand over fist by shoving the next new thing down your throat. They create studies and charts to back up the new drug and offer incentives to doctors who sell it. As for conspiracy theorys, just let the corp/gov/media complex pacify you and you'll forget we ever had this talk. HBO anyone?

[stoneman1982]

Moreover, facts are facts, statin drugs show a clear, statistically significant reduction in morbidity and mortality.

[aceofspd]

figures don't lie, but liers figure

[deltapunk21]

I'\'ve gotten 0 like most of America, the medicines they produce work the problem like most of America people are greedy consumers and bg for over prescribing. Medicine should not be run or prohibited by the government Drugs aren't medicine though escpecially narcotic drugs that are mere "leisure" Fact is medicine is not a perfect shot everytime.

[stoneman1982]

I am a big fan of Dr. Savage, but this is one of several areas where I must disagree with him. While he right, it is oxidized LDL ("bad cholesterol")that causes thrombus formation (and thus "clogged arteries"), having elevated LDLs by simple probability will increase the amount of oxidized LDL. Low HDL count is actually a better indicator of atherosclerosis risk than elevated LDLs

[klined]

google linus pauling and his theory on heart disease

you, like the establishment have cause and effect reversed

[2Halifaxion2]

LDL is a protein, not cholesterol. Get your facts straight.

[LAWAGO]

its actually a lipo-protein.

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