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	<title>Al Sears, MD Natural Health Newsletter &#187; statins</title>
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		<title>Are They Joking?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 05:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Detoxification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lipitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m having a hard time believing it isn’t some kind of late April Fool’s joke.

I just read an article in The Journal of Family Practice, a conventional doctor magazine.

The author seems amazed, telling readers that, hey, we’ve got something very unusual here. There’s a guy who came in who had numbness and pain, and we didn’t know why. He didn’t have diabetes or any other condition known to cause it. It took 13 years to figure it out and it turned out to be this rare side effect of – can you believe it – a statin drug!

Are they kidding?]]></description>
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		<title>100,000 Prescription Deaths and Counting…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NSAIDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, over half a million Americans were hurt by prescription drugs. And 100,000 of them died.

How did that happen? If some prescription drugs are that dangerous, how are they getting approved?

The answer is not simple. There are good people involved in the process. But the incentive in the system has become distorted.

Here’s how it happened…]]></description>
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		<title>Statin Candy Anyone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a doctor, I’m outraged. As a father... well... I’m even more outraged...

For years, doctors have been handing out statin drugs to any patient with high cholesterol. But they’re the most dangerous drugs a doctor can prescribe. They’ve been linked to fatigue, heart problems, and even death.

But here’s what’s different about the side effects of statins: They don’t just pose an outside risk of an unlikely problem. They rob every single person who takes even one pill of energy. And if you take one for long enough, you’re going to feel very tired and very old...]]></description>
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		<title>No Drug Delivers Results Like This&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/vitamin-d-levels-no-drug-delivers-results-like-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 13:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitamin D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Vitamin D can keep you from having a heart attack. It’s as simple as that.

Not only that, it does it with no side effects.

I’m not being dramatic here. In fact, just last month, I found more proof.

Researchers proved that people with the highest levels of vitamin D had a 43 percent lower rate of heart disease.]]></description>
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		<title>Lower This Inflammation Marker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crestor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CRP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inflammation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Tasty Fruit Lowers Cholesterol</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avocado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oleic acid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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:]]></description>
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		<title>New Warning Ordered for Lipitor</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/statins-coq10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoQ10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lipitor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<title>Can This Supplement Cure Cancer?</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/coq10-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breast cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoQ10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free radicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<title>Help Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/help-lower-your-cholesterol-naturally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LDL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[niacin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The REAL Cause of Heart Attacks and Strokes</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/the-real-cause-of-heart-attacks-and-strokes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alsearsmd.com/the-real-cause-of-heart-attacks-and-strokes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[c-reactive protein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoQ10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doctor's Heart Cure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Member, A recent story in The New York Times revealed the &#8220;newly discovered&#8221; 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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Popular Drug Robs Heart Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/this-popular-drug-robs-heart-strength/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoQ10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vytorin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russert Killed by Modern Medicine?</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/russert-killed-by-modern-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alsearsmd.com/russert-killed-by-modern-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoQ10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homocysteine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Russert]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Reader, Why do you think Tim Russert died of a massive heart attack last month? Maybe it could have been avoided&#8230;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why are Doctors Celebrating?</title>
		<link>http://www.alsearsmd.com/why-are-doctors-celebrating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alsearsmd.com/why-are-doctors-celebrating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Al Sears</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children's health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CoQ10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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? ]]></description>
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