Big news from Big Pharma yesterday that statin drugs given to healthy people reduce the likelihood of heart attack or stroke by 50%!!! Amazing!!! A medical miracle!!! Or maybe not….
Dr. John McDougall once again debunks the “research” on this one. Funded by AstraZeneca, maker of Crestor, and written by Dr. Paul M. Ridker, patent-holder of a methodology referred to in the “research,” Dr. McDougall points out that the study is flawed in its subject matter, statistical analysis, unreported side effects, and shortened tenure. In other words, Big Pharma reports what it wants all of us to see — drugs are good, buy more. At $3.45 per day, Crestor is among the most expensive of the statins, and has some of the most adverse side effects — unless you consider diabetes and muscle damage to be desirable outcomes.
McDougall has spent his professional career promoting, researching, and living the benefits of a plant-based diet. Debbie and I have been fans of his for years, and primarily eat a low-fat, plant-based diet. Check out McDougall’s website, sign up for his e-newsletter, read his books and you’ll be amazed at the positive effects of adopting a plant-based diet…and it’s free with no side effects! Stay simple.
The way to vibrant health and permanent weight loss is a whole foods, plant-based diet. It is criminal how the pharma companies push medication on an unsuspecting public as the “cure” for a lifetime of unhealthy eating. Most diseases can be prevented by eating a nutritious diet of mostly fresh fruits and vegetables. Better health does not come in a pill!
Totally agree. The China Study by T. Colin Campbell proves this. Plus, you have proper items for composting and your trash goes way down – once a year at most- and is not smelly with bones and animal skin!
They gave drugs to healthy people? That’s not healthy, you ask me.