There may be a link between low levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol — that is, not enough of it — and increased cancer risk, according to new research.
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“Bad” LDL Cholesterol May Protect Against Cancer
Want to Prevent a Heart Attack? One Nutrient Beats Out The Rest
Statins have been shown to be ineffective for the main reason they're prescribed — to prevent a first heart attack. So what's your best recourse?
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Why You Should Avoid Big Pharma’s Cholesterol Meds
There is a safe, natural and effective way to maintain healthy cholesterol ratios - but the drug companies don't want you to know about it.
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Are Statins This Generation’s Tobacco?
There are striking similarities between the way Big Tobacco marketed their cigarettes and the way Big Pharma markets its statin drugs.
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Statin Drugs Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
A new study found that post-menopausal women who take statins are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who do not take these medications.
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Will Big Pharma Soon Market Statins for Flu Prevention?
A new study shows that patients admitted to the hospital with the flu are less likely to die if they were on a statin medication.
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Reversing Statin Side Effects with Vitamin D
New research shows that high-dose vitamin D may effective combat the muscle pain associated with statin drug use.
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Are Cholesterol Medications a Scam?
A new research meta-analysis concludes that the millions of people taking statins for primary prevention may be taking a drug they don’t need!
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FDA Issues New Warning About Statin Drug
The FDA issued a new warning last week about the second most popular drug in America, simvastatin, better known as Zocor.
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New Study: Red Yeast Rice Has Fewer Side Effects Than Statins
More research reveals that this supplement is better tolerated than statin drugs.
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Did You Know? Statin Drugs Can Cause Nerve Damage
Here's how to avoid it, or reverse it.
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Do Statin Drugs Cause Vitamin D Deficiency?
Low levels can cause muscle pain and weakness.
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Research Breakthrough: Red Yeast Rice Is an Effective Alternative to Statins
Finally, the hard clinical evidence we’ve been waiting for, confirming the cholesterol-lowering benefits of red yeast rice, has surfaced in one of the nation’s most prestigious medical journals. The results of a breakthrough clinical trial reported this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicate that red yeast rice supplements may indeed be a...
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Diabetic? Taking Statins? Start Taking CoQ10
New research shows that CoQ10 has major heart health benefits for diabetics taking statins.
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Fish Oil and Red Yeast Rice: Natural Alternatives to Statins?
An all natural cholesterol-lowering combo.
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Another False Alarm: Antioxidants Don’t Interfere with Statin Drugs
Don't worry. Contrary to widespread media reports, there's no evidence that taking antioxidants, namely vitamin E and C, counteracts the benefits of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Zocor, Mevacor and Lipitor. Such concern is based on a misinterpretation of the study.
The real facts are much less alarming and are of no concern to the...
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