SIGforum.com Main Page The Lounge Statins vs. supplements: New study finds one is 'vastly superior' to cut cholesterol
Main Page The Lounge Statins vs. supplements: New study finds one is 'vastly superior' to cut cholesterolPage 1 2
Go | New | Find | Notify | Tools | Reply | |
Invest Early, Invest Often |
Are 190 participants really enough to draw any conclusions ? | |||
|
| Little ray of sunshine  |
Well, perhaps, but some people might have problems even with perfect diet. And even more people won't comply. They like steak and ice cream. So drugs are useful for them. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
|
Member |
Recently got my annual bloodwork back. It seems concerning that the normal reference range for LDL is 0 to 99. I'm pretty sure if your ldl is zero, that's NOT normal. My vldl (remnant) was 18 which is a good indication of how long LDL is sitting around getting glycated. Yes, someday a nmr particle size/count, pattern A or B etc. will be standard along with a fasting insulin. https://cholesterolcode.com/start-here/ | |||
|
Member |
I halfway trusted one or two doctors until they all pushed the stupid ass Rona vax on everyone. I’m out. ----------------------------------------- Roll Tide! Glock Certified Armorer NRA Certified Firearms Instructor | |||
|
Drill Here, Drill Now |
28 days  I bet they spent more time writing the report than the patients spent in the trial. Way too short for a drug people go on for years or decades. +1 28 day, 190 participant “study” is half-assed for a drug has been on the market long enough to have a generic. To be even more blunt, it’s been out long enough to have multiple year with thousands of patients. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
|
| Member |
MOst of the studies these days are meta analysis. To its credit this is not one of those. I guess some of you trust the TV hucksters who are shilling all kinds of worthless shit. For example PREVAGEN. What a crock. No scientific studies, but it is made from Jellyfish to so it is good to go. Another product is T boosters. I mean WTF. You can get the real deal from your endocrinologist but you trust some washed up athlete. The latest crock is psychedelic drugs, touted by AAron Rodgers. Boy is he having a great year! | |||
|
quarter MOA visionary |
^^^^ Yes, Dave Feldman's site is a great source. The Pattern A or B is significant data. Pattern A = Large Pattern B = Small A lot of factors with Lipids. | |||
|
| Member |
Prevagen is the king of BS. My mother, before she passed, had dementia and was convinced Prevagen was the path back to normalcy. My step father would buy and give her one a day in order to calm her down otherwise she would talk about all day long. I can imagine the sales of Prevagen are epic as some seniors will buy anything William Shatner, Tom Sellack or some company hawking a pill made from a Jellyfish to improve memory will try and sell. | |||
|
| Conveniently located directly above the center of the Earth  |
is anyone familiar with a newish med called "Evolocumab". My cardiologist today suggested this was very effective for cholesterol, especially where statins can't be tolerated. I've got some basic reading to do on this. | |||
|
Political Cynic |
After what pharma has done to us over the last 30 months, the lies, the deceptions and the misdirection it’s clear to me at least that nothing that comes out of pharma can be considered truthful unless it’s validated by someone else. Pharma isn’t interested in health, they’re simply interested in their cash flow and how to separate you from your hard earned money - no matter what it may do to you in the end. | |||
|
| Member |
^^^^^^^^^^^^ It is a human monoclonal antibody. Expensive. Insurance will probably want you to demonstrate failure on statins. | |||
|
Member |
By the way, if you read the methodology of the study, they used 5mg dose of Crestor - literally the lowest dose they make. And it beat the pants off the homeopathic crap. | |||
|
| Member |
A good primer. Good/bad cholesterol is old news. | |||
|
Member |
Like from 8 to 6, or 9 to 7 ? Like that ? Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
|
| Member |
My Primary doc told me bad cholesterol is mostly genetic, other things being equal of course. I had a friend like that, he ate healthy, but his genetic cholesterol was off the scale. He took strong anti-cholesterol meds from his doc, from what I understand, to just stay alive. He's the funniest man I know, he was born with a natural funny bone, he can make you laugh so hard you can't breathe. Maybe that's why he's still going strong. Lover of the US Constitution Wile E. Coyote School of DIY Disaster | |||
|
Member |
I heard this on morning radio years ago, and I believe it: those belly-aching laughs add time to your life, even if you fake it. So the morning host started faking a belly-aching laugh and it was so contagious that everyone, including me, was having a great laugh. Year V | |||
|
| quarter MOA visionary |
This is a very informative and easy to understand video on Cholesterol including testing and numbers. Even though it is long it is easy to watch and puts the proper perspective that so many Doctors fail to explain and simply just prescribe statins. | |||
|
| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
I've been taking Crestor (rosuvastatin) for a long time, as prescribed by my doctor. I like it because it seems to be the only statin that allows some ingestion of grapefruit, one of my favorite fruits (Red). flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
|
| Conveniently located directly above the center of the Earth |
AKA "Repatha" been reading up on it. Over $700/month/long term. Doing a bit of study to learn what the cardiologist & internist have to teach about these meds. Side effects reported seems rather risky as well. | |||
|
| Powered by Social Strata | Page 1 2 |
 | Please Wait. Your request is being processed... |
|
SIGforum.com Main Page The Lounge Statins vs. supplements: New study finds one is 'vastly superior' to cut cholesterol
Main Page The Lounge Statins vs. supplements: New study finds one is 'vastly superior' to cut cholesterol© SIGforum 2024