Lower This Inflammation Marker

An FDA advisory panel wants to get healthy people hooked on statin (cholesterol-lowering) drugs – with all their ugly side effects.

Yes, the FDA has reacted to a drug company-sponsored study showing that people with high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels had fewer heart attacks and strokes when taking statins.

But they brushed aside the 13 deaths and 18 “confused states” among the participants. And they ignored the increase in adult-onset diabetes as well.

Tasty Fruit Lowers Cholesterol

Has your doctor recommended you take a statin (cholesterol-lowering) drug?

In the old days, almost all of my heart patients were on statins. These days, even people who don’t have heart problems are taking them.

Most doctors have good intentions. They prescribe statins as a preventative. This sounds great until you look at just a few of the side effects from taking these drugs:

Fatal Heart Attacks…Caused by Your Medication?

My old college roommate, R.G. looked a mess when he came to me. A month after his heart attack he was in my clinic desperate for help.

“If this is what it feels like to survive a heart attack I’d rather be dead!”

His doctor had him on a laundry list of drugs, including statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs), beta-blockers to “protect” his heart and nitrates to keep his blood vessels open.

Doctors often prescribe nitrates at the first sign of chest pain. But this common medication for chest pain actually increases your risk of having a fatal heart attack…

New Warning Ordered for Lipitor

If you buy Lipitor, you may see a new warning label.

Here’s a proven fact: Cholesterol-lowering drugs – also known as statins – slash your levels of CoQ10. In fact, studies found that statin drugs lower CoQ10 levels by as much as 40 percent…

Can This Supplement Cure Cancer?

CoQ10 is the one supplement I take every day, without fail.

New evidence of an even greater benefit is pouring in. And over the next couple of weeks, I’ll tell you about some of the amazing discoveries happening in CoQ10 research.

Help Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally

Dear Member,
Did you know there is a very effective, natural nutrient that safely improves heart health?* Most doctors don’t. And that’s too bad…
Bob, a 50-year-old man, came to me after learning that he was at a high risk of suffering disastrous heart problems. He learned from his doctor that his HDL (good) cholesterol was [...]

The REAL Cause of Heart Attacks and Strokes

Dear Member,
A recent story in The New York Times revealed the “newly discovered” importance of C-reactive protein (CRP).
Apparently, a drug company-sponsored study showed that people who had high CRP levels had fewer heart attacks and strokes when taking statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs).
Suddenly, the whole medical community is buzzing about the importance of CRP.
Of course, I’ve been [...]

Are Your Muscles Bursting?

Dear Member,
Statin drugs—cholesterol-lowering blockbusters like Lipitor®, Zocor®, and Crestor®—can make you weak as a kitten. This is one of their most underreported and dangerous side effects.
The condition I’m talking about’s called rhabdomyolysis. It’s when your muscle cells burst and disintegrate. Drug and alcohol abuse, traumatic injury, electrical shock, and ruptured blood [...]

This Popular Drug Robs Heart Strength

Dear Member,
In Doctor’s House Call 65 I told you about the dangers of the popular cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin. Vytorin is a compilation of 2 drugs: Simvastatin and Ezetimibe. Studies proved Vytorin did more harm than good.
Now, it turns out there is more bad news.
The FDA recently stated, “A larger percentage of [...]

Russert Killed by Modern Medicine?

Dear Reader,
Why do you think Tim Russert died of a massive heart attack last month? Maybe it could have been avoided…today I’ll lay out what I know and let you decide.
Russert was only 58. He wasn’t doing anything strenuous at the time—in fact, he’d just gotten back from a family vacation and passed away at [...]

Why are Doctors Celebrating?

Leaders in mainstream medicine think they have cause for celebration. The president of the American Heart Association called it “good news,” and the American College of Cardiology’s heart disease prevention expert said he was “thrilled” at this finding.

What are they so thrilled about?