Statins and Brain Power
It seems you can't turn a single page in a newspaper or magazine without seeing Crestor, Lipitor, and other statins. What you might not have seen is an interesting report out of Iowa State University about statins and your brain.
The medical community is caught in a major controversy about their effectiveness, and what their side effects are.
The side effects of statins range from muscle pain, to eye problems, to heart arrhythmias, to liver disorders. A friend of mine stopped taking statins a couple of months ago because he woke every morning with terrible shoulder pain. He stopped taking Lipitor, and within days his shoulders had improved 80%.
And in the study I just read by Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University, he states that statins, by reducing cholesterol, could be diminishing memory and thinking power.
In other words, statins not only block the liver from forming cholesterol, but they might also prevent the brain from forming it as well.
Dr. Shin says there is a direct link between cholesterol and neurotransmitters in the brain. The translation is simple. No, or lower cholesterol, could mean impaired brain function.
Some statin drugs block cholesterol in the liver, so it's not such a stretch that they might also do so in the brain.
Whether you're taking a statin or not, you do need to get enough essential omega 3 fatty acids. Especially DHA, which comprises about thirty percent of the entire weight of your brain.
Statins can be useful for treating cholesterol, but I believe they are over-prescribed. Heart problems are more than just cholesterol. And if you're experiencing any of the side effects statins come with, tell your physician. And tell him you want off the drug.
There are many alternatives to statins, such as enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil that feeds your brain, heart and joints exactly what they need, every day. - 17269
The medical community is caught in a major controversy about their effectiveness, and what their side effects are.
The side effects of statins range from muscle pain, to eye problems, to heart arrhythmias, to liver disorders. A friend of mine stopped taking statins a couple of months ago because he woke every morning with terrible shoulder pain. He stopped taking Lipitor, and within days his shoulders had improved 80%.
And in the study I just read by Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University, he states that statins, by reducing cholesterol, could be diminishing memory and thinking power.
In other words, statins not only block the liver from forming cholesterol, but they might also prevent the brain from forming it as well.
Dr. Shin says there is a direct link between cholesterol and neurotransmitters in the brain. The translation is simple. No, or lower cholesterol, could mean impaired brain function.
Some statin drugs block cholesterol in the liver, so it's not such a stretch that they might also do so in the brain.
Whether you're taking a statin or not, you do need to get enough essential omega 3 fatty acids. Especially DHA, which comprises about thirty percent of the entire weight of your brain.
Statins can be useful for treating cholesterol, but I believe they are over-prescribed. Heart problems are more than just cholesterol. And if you're experiencing any of the side effects statins come with, tell your physician. And tell him you want off the drug.
There are many alternatives to statins, such as enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil that feeds your brain, heart and joints exactly what they need, every day. - 17269
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For heart, brain, and joint health, Dr. Bill recommends enteric coated fish oil to be taken every day.
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