Statins cause brain dysfunction…
NaturalNews Story by Dr.
Brownstein, republished from Dr.
Brownstein's blog, with additional
editing by Natural News.
This is an abbreviated version of the article.
Statins are the most
profitable medications in the history of Big Pharma. They are promoted as the
go-to medications to prevent/treat heart disease. A recent study found nearly
100% of men and 62% of women aged 66-75 should take a statin medication even if
their cholesterol level is normal. [1]
However, statins are
associated with a wide range of serious adverse drug reactions, which should
cause any health care provider to think twice or at least to use caution when
prescribing this class of medication.
Statins work by poisoning
an enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase) which is needed to produce cholesterol, adrenal and sex hormones, memory proteins and
maintain cell energy. The highest concentration of cholesterol in the body is
found in the brain. Can you guess an organ that will suffer when cholesterol
production is blocked? If you guessed the brain, you would win the prize.
All of the following events
occurred from 2004 to 2014 and were gathered from the FDA Adverse Events
Databases.
Brain function: There
were 36,605 reports of brain dysfunction which included memory impairment, transient cases of
global amnesia, confusion, paranoia, disorientation, depression, and dementia
related to statin use. Remember, this number is thought to represent only 1-10%
of the true number of adverse drug reactions.
Can you imagine how quickly
the FDA would pull a vitamin from the market place if it were shown to cause
tens of thousands of cases of brain dysfunction?
Folks, statins are
responsible for many more adverse effects. In fact, there are well over 100,000
adverse event reports related to statins. In addition to the brain, statins
negatively affect the functioning of the liver, kidneys, and muscles. I will
report more about these other adverse drug effects in later posts.
I wrote in my book, Drugs
That Don't Work and Natural Therapies That Do, [3] "You
can't poison a crucial enzyme or block an important receptor for the long-term
and expect a good result."
Perhaps we could live with
all these adverse drug reactions if statins significantly lowered the risk for
cardiovascular disease. But, they don't. Statins have never been convincingly
shown to prevent a first heart attack in both men and women. It is shocking to
me that so many health care providers and nearly all cardiologists would ever
prescribe these medications for any patient. Heart disease patients are not
developing heart disease due to a statin-deficiency syndrome. Perhaps these
health care providers should start doing what doctors were taught to do: Search
for the underlying cause of the illness and address that.
More information about
statins can be found in my book along with recommendations about what you can
do to avoid taking a statin medication.
Read more at Dr. Brownstein's blog.
Sources:
[1] JAMA Int. Med.
Published online November 17, 2014. E1
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