'The truth about statins' Dr. Paul Mason

- 'The truth about statins' Low Carb Down Under 469K subscribers Subscribe 10K Share 268,997 views Nov 20, 2021 SYDNEY Dr Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honours from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is a Specialist Sports Medicine and Exercise Physician. Dr Mason developed an interest in low carbohydrate diets in 2011. Since then he has spent hundreds of hours reading and analysing the scientific literature. For a number of years, Dr. Mason has been applying this knowledge in treating metabolic and arthritis patients who have achieved dramatic and sustained weight loss and reductions in joint pain. Dr. Mason has recently become the Chief Medical Officer of Defeat Diabetes. Defeat Diabetes is Australia's first evidence-based and doctor-led program that focuses on the wide range of health benefits of a low carb lifestyle, particularly for those wanting to send into remission pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic illnesses. Founded by Dr. Peter Brukner OAM with support from a medical advisory panel of doctors and dietitians, the Defeat Diabetes Program is delivered via a mobile app. It provides 100+ hours of video from health professionals, masterclasses, cooking demonstrations, recipes, a meal planner, and a rich library of resources, with new content regularly added. Created by Australians, for Australians, the Defeat Diabetes Program simply and effectively enables Australians to take control of their pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Please consider supporting Low Carb Down Under via Patreon. A small monthly contribution will assist in the costs of filming and editing these presentations and will allow us to keep producing high quality content free from advertising. For further information visit; https://www.patreon.com/lowcarbdownunder Key moments View all 753 Comments rongmaw lin Add a comment... S Jorge S Jorge 5 months ago On a doctor’s visit, just after I turned 50, I was sent for blood tests - my first ever. The doc. told me I had familial hypercholesterolemia - this, without one question about my family - slapped a box of Lipitor on the desk and told me I had to take them for the rest of my life. I gave her the look and she said, ‘Oh well, if you want to drop dead in the street……’ Asked about the side effects I was told some joint pain and muscle weakness. I walked out thinking, the heart’s a muscle; went home and did my own research on the internet. I found Dr. Uffe Ravenskov and his Cholesterol Myths. Read his research, and all the associated links, and never took a single pill. I’m now 75 and have no heart problems, and no memory problems either. I was also browbeaten on subsequent visits to the doctor, to get me on statins, until I told them that if they kept it up I wouldn’t go anymore. Have you noticed how drug companies frequently move the goal posts too, to encompass a wider population. I question everything! 440 Reply 26 replies Peter Bougoure Peter Bougoure 1 year ago I was certainly heading towards dementia until I realised that my statin use could be causing memory loss. Within 3 weeks of not taking it, my short term memory returned, so I haven't taken it since. Unfortunately, my doctor doesn't know that I stopped taking it and is concerned about my cholesterol levels, until I convinced him to check my hdl / ldl ratio on the next test. This he agreed to. I have been on a mostly carnivore diet since March this year and have lost over 40kg and put my type 2 diabetes into remission. I couldn't be happier - just wish my doctor would get on board! 467 Reply 64 replies Ma Barkers Organized Chaos Ma Barkers Organized Chaos 5 months ago Between my muscle deterioration, severe cramping and brain drain, I'm done arguing with doctors about statins. What good is a couple of days of life when it's not worth living and I can't remember it. Increasing my activity level (which I couldn't do on statins) and dietary changes have had a much more profound positive change to my life. 157 Reply 13 replies Johan Ferreira Johan Ferreira 8 months ago (edited) I used statins for 10 years, muscle pains grew progressively worse, my muscles weakened, my eyesight worsened seriously, I developed diabetes, my ancles swelled up and I started having memory loss during those 10 years. I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago, there are already improvements in my muscle pains and eyesight. 141 Reply 4 replies haruspex54 haruspex54 6 months ago (edited) Thank you, thank you, thank you for this succinct, BRILLIANT overview! I'm a 68 year old female (USA). Just a couple days ago I had an annual physical, something I would probably never do if I didn't "need" to have my slightly elevated BP managed. Once again, I was harassed and gaslighted by my PCP to get aboard the statin Titanic. There was no discussion of the risks and benefits to these drugs, just a notepad at the ready for the doctor to write a prescription. I kept saying no, but the coercion attempts were strong, and he ended up telling me that according to the calculator they use for CVD risk, I had a 10% chance of an event OR DEATH in the next 10 years. Needless to say, I couldn't wait to get out of the examination room. This happens annually, and it seems every doctor I've been to adheres to the same coercive tactics. My total cholesterol is generally on the low end of the 200s (about 214) and has been since I was in my 30s. I am at a good weight for my height, I'm otherwise healthy, I eat nourishing food and I do long hikes and run/walks through my neighborhood as well as bike. I don't smoke, nor do I have any cardiac issues. Women in my family generally live well into their late 80s. My HDL is usually around 70, Triglycerides are consistently at 90. My HDL to Total Cholesterol ratio is around 3 (I guess nobody uses these anymore to calculate risk). I'm about to give up on the medical industrial complex altogether, as I would like to stay well, feel good and be happy. And now she wants to see me every six months instead of a year. Why??? Thanks for "listening." 128 Reply 19 replies vtgirl1969 vtgirl1969 5 months ago (edited) Thank you so much for this info!!! I've been on statins for 25 years. At 71, after having a CAC with a score of 20, I've decided to go off them. My LDL was 196 and HDL 77. Triglycerides were in normal range. I'm healthy, thin, and exercise daily. Apparently didn't take any of that into account because he yelled at me for stopping the drugs and said I shouldn't listen to these other doctors! Ugh. Such a battle! 78 Reply Cheryl Davis Cheryl Davis 11 months ago This is a Doctor whom I would love to be my doctor. Giving the truth and not in someone’s pocket! Thank you for your research and honesty Dr Mason. 🙏🏼 111 Reply 5 replies J T J T 6 months ago (edited) Dr. Mason, this video probably saved my life. I experienced terrible side effects from statins and it’s only when I began to feel better after forgetting to refill the prescription that I started really researching statins (which I should have done before ever taking the first pill). That research led me to this video which led me to low carb/keto in April 2022. 4 months in, I’m down 36lbs with significant improvements in HDL, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. Thank you, from central Virginia in the USA, and from the bottom of my heart. 72 Reply 4 replies mike libbey mike libbey 1 year ago Very well explained. When statins first came out the physician desk reference booklet stated it increased the risk of liver cancer in rats. This statement was then withdrawn from this book. I've seen so many problems with statin in my patients but doctors keep pushing them. 163 Reply 2 replies Kaye Szymanski Kaye Szymanski 1 year ago Thanks Dr. Paul! Sharing this to social media. My mother in law was prescribed 2 statins, which she dutifully took. Her brain went to mush 😢 I saw it happen before my eyes. She had other symptoms too, muscle pain, diabetes, she would forget to eat. Wasted away to 100 pounds before she died in 2016. I have told my primary doctor that I will never take a statin. She knows now not to bring it up during our visits. My LDL went from 95 five years ago to 145 this year. I’m very happy 😃 Brain needs cholesterol to function properly. Following keto and carnivore woe for 3.5 years. 129 Reply 11 replies Melanie J. Roberts Melanie J. Roberts 11 months ago When I went to the doctor a year ago I was not surprised to find out my cholesterol was high, but was very surprised to find out I was prediabetic, although I shouldn't have been. I suspected I had high insulin levels, and by working through this puzzle piece by piece, and largely thanks to Dr. Mason here, I have figured out that I really need to eat low carb. Long story long, the first thing this doctor did was try to slap me with a statin. I absolutely refused because I have long known the science behind statins - but so many take these pills without question. It is infuriating and sad. 49 Reply John Gosnell John Gosnell 1 year ago This is a great video to share with family who are on statins. Big thank you to Dr Paul Mason! 88 Reply 1 reply byrdie byrdie 6 months ago In 1992 my dr nurse practitioner read my cholesterol results as dire and life threatening ( 250’s) told me I needed to go on Lipitor right away. I said no, i would change my diet, she was very condescending and said if I didn’t I would die…her words. Well, I’m 72 now, my current dr says I’m in great health and no need for statins. I take NO prescriptions, but I do take vitamins and try to eat healthy (meat,fish, seasonal Vegas and fruits) walk daily and lift weights. I always do my research and I’m lucky I have finally found a dr who isn’t prescription happy. I think it’s important to research anything a dr wants to give and try to change your diet first. Just my opinion 55 Reply 2 replies Michele Harvey Michele Harvey 1 year ago (edited) EXCELLENT summation! Thank you Dr. Paul Mason. About 10 years ago I had an obese doctor (with candy & soda machines in her waiting room,) prescribe low-dose statins because "I was of a 'certain age'! Needless to say the Rx was tossed in the trash & I never went back to her again. I now consider myself one of her luckier patients. 68 Reply 3 replies Beautiful Messages Beautiful Messages 1 year ago This man is a legend (Dr. Paul Mason) 125 Reply 3 replies DanW58 DanW58 1 year ago (edited) Cholesterol is a precious substance that our bodies make, backed up by millions of years of evolutionary wisdom, and it is used in the making of myeline, the insulationg substance that coats our neurons, which is about 97% cholesterol. Statins artificially prevent the production of cholesterol, which in the long term causes the loss of myeline, shorting out our neurons; in other words, statins INDUCE multiple sclerosis (MS) conditions. Cholesterol is also the prime substance from which we make pregnenolone, from which we make progesterone, from which we make testosterone, from which we make estrogen ... Statins interfere with the production of cholesterol, and therefore with the production of all steroidal hormones, leading to a need for hormone replacement therapies ... if we are lucky enough to get the condition diagnosed. Another use of cholesterol is as a putty to repair arterial lesions. The lesions are often caused by calcification of arterial walls, which results from lack of vitamin K and/or lack of acidity in the diet (some stupid people believe we need to consume more alkaline, like a religion), the excess calcium there causing the arteries to become hard and brittle. And if we are older than middle age, we may fail to repair the arterial cracks due to lack of vitamin C and the amino-acid lysine, both of which we know from evolution are hard to get in the needed high amounts for the production of collagen. So, as a last resort, we use cholesterol to patch the arterial cracks; which was noted but incorrectly assessed to mean that cholesterol was the CAUSE of the cracks, when in fact it is there to patch them. The intentionality of all the cholesterol deceit in the medical literature is best attested by the use of such terms as "HDL cholesterol" and "LDL cholesterol", both being contradictory terms. HDL and LDL stand for "high density-" and "low density-LIPOPROTEINS". Lipoproteins are a type of proteins. Proteins are not fats. Cholesterol is a fat; therefore is not a protein. Therefore, neither HDL nor LDL are any such thing as a "type of cholesterol". HDL and LDL are lipoproteins, which are HUGE compared to the size of a cholesterol molecule. They are proteins that are thousands of amino-acid units long, curl into ball shaped wicker-basket-like meshes, with a lipid-friendly side to the inside, and water-soluble to the outside. Their purpose is to transport fats in the blood. Many kinds of fat. Sometimes they carry cholesterol; sometimes they carry triglycerides; sometimes they carry vitamin E. You have no way to know what kind of fat they carry at any moment without opening them up; and they are too small to use tweezers. Assuming that they are always carrying cholesterol is definitely wrong, absurd, and unscientific. And the difference between HDL and LDL is their size. LDL is about half the size of HDL; HDL can carry up to just over 1000 molecules of cholesterol. But they could be carrying any other fat. And even if we could assume HDL and LDL are carrying cholesterol, the cholesterol they carry is the same; there aren't multiple "types of cholesterol". It is as if we were to say that toilet paper in 30-roll bags is "GOOD toilet paper", but toilet paper in 12-roll bags is "BAD toilet paper. It is the height of absurdity. Liked and subscribed. 79 Reply 5 replies Ken Cory Ken Cory 1 year ago I agree with everything Dr. Mason has to say. I was put on Crestor about 15 years ago, and I had muscle pain and brain fog that caused me to take early retirement (not always a bad side effect of statins!) My beef is this: Don't show pictures of people throwing medications into the garbage (or the bin as you say down under)! Drugs should not enter the waste stream. Bring medications you don't want to the pharmacy, and they will dispose of them properly. 61 Reply 6 replies Michael Hegarty Michael Hegarty 1 year ago (edited) Thank you Dr Mason for your continued contribution to real science and our health you are a doctor in the true sense, not like the shameful majority of doctors who pedal harmful statins from an industry that" doctor's the data" for sick greedy profits . 35 Reply 1 reply JrJVintage56 JrJVintage56 4 months ago Thank Goodness I gave up statins a year and a half ago... against the dire warnings of my doctors..... within a week I felt better than I have in YEARS!!! 14 Reply Flick Meatwood Flick Meatwood 1 year ago Halved my 80mg dose three weeks ago and I'm experiencing less muscle pain in my legs and back. Never got any answers to why my dose was doubled a couple of years ago. Since finding out about the fudged studies and important info that's been omitted about statins I'm gradually building up the confidence to kick them out of my life altogether. Thanks for the video 42 Reply 5 replies Christine Britt Christine Britt 1 year ago I truly believe without a doubt that the drug-pushing pharmaceutical companies are the cause of the misery my mother endured during the last 5 years of her life. If she hadn’t taken and stayed on the statins and anti depressants for 20 years - she would still be thriving. 28 Reply 2 replies Odette Odette 4 months ago Excellent review of the studies. A doctor with integrity... what a rare find these days. Thank you. 11 Reply Shelly Morton Shelly Morton 4 months ago Thank you so very much for this video. It confirmed what I had already learned through other research. My doctor keeps trying to get me on statins for my high cholesterol, which was caused by another condition, Hashimoto's. It had nothing to do with my heart. He had me tested over and over for potential heart conditions due to my high ldl. He never took into account my thyroid condition. I still to this day refused to take statins. 12 Reply 1 reply Tom Birney Tom Birney 1 year ago CONGRATULATIONS! You are perfecting your communication to the layman with brevity without losing the medical references and visuals to aid in remembering your points. Future suggestion, American patients need to walk into their Dr. appointments with the code numbers for terms and insurance billing actions. I get summarily (sometimes curtly) cut off from starting a discussion of diet and lifestyle interventions to improve my health. Dr. Ken Berry hinted at these codes which allow him to get paid for the erudite discussion with his patient using test scores and lifestyle interventions which can be recorded as improving in follow up visits with test scores. Again congratulations on losing the long posts to mds and convention attendees. Meet us where we are, we need the tools (code #s) to keep ourselves as equal partners with our physicians. 25 Reply Sarat Kumar Sarat Kumar 1 year ago That is a clear n wonderful talk on the bad side effects of statins. I was a victim n after stopping statins 2 years ago, I feel great. 25 Reply Wagner Lopes Wagner Lopes 1 year ago Great lecture! I took that for almost 4 years and my legs hurt a lot and my memory was never the same... 35 Reply D B D B 4 months ago I'm from the US. A cardiologist told my husband the other day that he needs to take a statin because his LDL needs to be 50. The doc told him he was trying to get his own to that level because Aborigines have an average LDL of 50. I don't know much about Aborigines but I'm pretty sure they don't eat processed food and don't take a statin either. 😂 9 Reply Eden Smith Eden Smith 5 months ago Since my husband started using Statins I notice he's getting forgetful. My mother in law used Lipitor and now she got Dementia. It's so sad 😔. Our mother is alive, but we lost her because of Lipitor. 16 Reply Brandon Carroll Brandon Carroll 2 months ago I've just about had it with my primary care doctor. I've only seen him for less than a year because of high blood pressure. I'm not the biggest guy in the world, but I do have quite a bit of muscle on me. So after some lab tests he threw me on some blood pressure medication which I understand totally... But told me that my blood pressure was high because I had too much muscle. Explained it as each cell needed to grow new blood vessels and if you have a lot of muscle on your body then you have a lot more blood vessels so that would make my blood pressure go up naturally. Suggestion for curing my blood pressure problems was to not lift weights and lose some muscle tone and that should take care of the problem. He was also teetering on the edge of trying to put me on a statin which I completely told him no. Addressing my diet he only said I should mix in some more greens because I ate hardly any. Totally switched over to the carnivore diet for a month now and I feel great. My blood work I'm sure when I go back in March is going to be amazing. 3 Reply William Harvey William Harvey 3 months ago I do think one good thing came out of the pandemic. Enough questions were raised that many are now questioning accepting medical advice without hesitation. A lot of eyes have been opened as to the financial incentives, not health incentives, being a large motivating factor. 7 Reply 1 reply Datchen Tai Datchen Tai 4 months ago Thank you Dr. Mason for posting this very interesting video and pointing out these published studies! Well done! 6 Reply Roberta Morrison Roberta Morrison 1 year ago Both of my parents had dementia, so I absolutely refuse to take a statin. I also avoid polyunsaturated fats. 136 Reply 7 replies elaine pitkin elaine pitkin 3 months ago Date 26.11. 22. I worked in a care home with dementia sufferers for some years and the residents were routinely given statins. I think now after learning about side effects how many of these people have had their symptoms worsened by these drugs. Also, given the other side effects such as muscle pain etc. how many of these people suffer in silence because they don't have the ability to complain. Barbaric. 5 Reply Janet H. Janet H. 1 year ago Great easy to understand information, thanks Dr Paul! 30 Reply Calming Anxiety Calming Anxiety 1 year ago I went Carb free 3 months back after watching a fair few of your videos. 57 year old male. Reversed type 2 diabetes and now lost 15 kilos. I've been wondering about statins and will talk to my GP and start coming off them. Thank you for all your thoughts and insights. 16 Reply Alice Arcturus Alice Arcturus 3 months ago Thank you! I never thought I could question my doctor on any kind of evidence about a drug. If I did my own research and didn't feel right about a drug I wouldn't get prescription and just not tell my doctor because I knew they would give me grief. We need more information like this. I chose not to take statins. 1 Reply Brian Walls Brian Walls 1 year ago Pure Gold👍.Love the video Paul. Please keep up the great work getting the word out. Its appreciated 🙏 12 Reply M. A. Nugent M. A. Nugent 1 year ago Well done! Unfortunately, many medical providers are unable to “think outside the box” and do not understand what they read in journals and trial studies. In my experience, many medical providers would celebrate that 40+% improvement per the study as a great thing without realizing that the possible length of life may only be extended for 1 or 2 days and that the drugs are actually very dangerous! The youngest graduates from medical schools seem to take everything they are told in medical school as gospel. Many cannot think for themselves and will not/cannot question anything. I remember when many, many 54 Reply 5 replies Julie Sabatino Julie Sabatino 6 months ago Always learn something from your videos and I always share them with those that need to hear it as much as I do. Please keep up the good work. You are a true healer. 1 Reply hails. hails. 1 year ago My late great grandmother was taking a medication like this and jeez, did it ever cause her some physical issues... Her water vessels would swell, causing intense water retention, even around her brain, sometimes she would be so out of it that the only thing to help was holding her arm with the other so she could feel grounded because her mind was so fluttery and all over the place. That was how she kept it together was just by trying to physically ground herself, like isnt that so scary? She was always having to focus on that, always needing to be so in her own headspace just so she didnt lose her mind. 10 Reply Keyur Parikh Keyur Parikh 1 year ago Need to be more educated on topics. I appreciate your input on this matter and you've opened up my curiosity as to my daily practice. Because as a training resident I was told "Statin's should be in mother's breast milk" by my cardiologist instructor. That was back in 2008, 2009. So I'm trying to research more of the incorrect information that I have learned and accumulated over that time. Good news went for my recertification, and statins connected to diabetes was point that was made, physicians are definitely being updated but like any field that has continually evolving the practitioners need to update themselves. 13 Reply Kevin Tortoise Kevin Tortoise 4 months ago Dr Mason, this was a great overview of the questionable efficacy of statins. But you did leave out that Big Pharma lobbied to have serum blood cholesterol guidelines lowered so that a larger share of the population would be classified with "unsafe" LDL and total cholesterol. 12 Reply 2 replies Jack Kreighbaum Jack Kreighbaum 5 months ago I took simvastatin for several years before information like this from Fr Mason when I stopped on my own authority. Yet, I "needed" two stents recently when undergoing a valve replacement. Taking the statin without changing my crappy American Diet didn't solve anything. Currently 82, and on a low-carb regimen. 8 Reply 1 reply RJ Reddenbaker RJ Reddenbaker 10 months ago (edited) Any drug company whose motivation is profit and not health care will behave this way. Money is more important than people, whether they want to admit it to themselves or the world. Great info, doc. I think your videos so clearly explain some of the complex issues involving nutrition and the conflict between true patient care and the quest for the almighty buck. 4 Reply Frasier Krane Frasier Krane 1 year ago Had CABG AT 50, took statins for a year before finding the truth published here by several courageous doctors, told my cardiologist to get lost. 13 Reply 1 reply Michael Taylor Michael Taylor 1 year ago Great lecture Paul. Well done! 10 Reply Ray Clifton Ray Clifton 3 months ago I've been looking for this information for years. No one will tell you not to take statins. Thank you, after ten years of lipitor it ends today. 3 Reply Bill Hesford Bill Hesford 1 year ago I was put on statins by two doctors. I went for another opinion, but that is what they recommended. I was sick for months. I developed bad memory. My skin was flaky. I couldn't sleep, but they said I would die if I didn't take those statins. Such lies. I stopped and immediately improved. I don't trust any doctors now. I will take my chances. 23 Reply 3 replies Charles Shaw Charles Shaw 1 year ago Every time I see my doctor I tell him I have been playing internet doctor. He promptly rolls his eyes back. Doctors don't get into trouble by prescribing the SOC (standard of care). Consequently, even though many of them may have reservations about statins, they won't get sued for prescribing it. Bottom line, if you kowtow at the altar of science, you deserve what you get. Do you own research. As my daughter-in-law, who is a doctor, says '"show me the studies". 13 Reply 3 replies whomadethatsaltysoup whomadethatsaltysoup 1 year ago Good Sir, thank you for that brief, yet informative analysis of the whole statin nonsense. 13 Reply Annette Butler Annette Butler 6 months ago I had triple bypass surgery 2 years and 2 months ago and since then I was put on Statins with the instructions that if I did not take these, I would die. Also, if I stopped taking them suddenly, I would get another heart attack and die . Since then I have noticed more muscle pains, have had cataract surgery, and suddenly I am pre diabetes. 7 Reply tyrroo tyrroo 2 months ago I'm a middle-aged woman. A few years ago, I took a statin for just over a month. One day, I received some very frustrating news, and was suddenly seized with the impulse to throw my cell phone into my television, smashing both to bits. I am NOT a violent or impulsive person, I have never once had such an impulse in my life! After refusing to smash my electronics, I then felt like I wanted to go into my bedroom, grab my cat, and repeatedly rip the fur from her body. And I mean I WANTED to do it, it took all my willpower to not do this. I literally spent the next two hours sitting completely still on my couch. I felt I couldn't trust myself to not harm my cat or myself if I got up, so I just sat there until the feeling eventually passed. I immediately threw away the statin medication, and have never had a repeat of those horrible impulses despite worse experiences. I know for an absolute fact that the statin is what caused those feelings in me, and I will never ever take that horrible "medicine" again. 5 Reply 1 reply Siti Nurbayani Siti Nurbayani 1 year ago My mother in law had taken statin for years based on her doctor’s advice. She had osteoporosis and dementia and finally died a few years ago. 4 Reply דודי מרקוביץ דודי מרקוביץ 1 year ago Everything is true, and I still switched to a ketogenic diet and got bypass surgery because my bad cholesterol was in heaven. 7 Reply Magi Mac Magi Mac 11 months ago Ty Dr Mason for your truth & integrity - a rare commodity in these challenging times. 3 Reply Robert Friedberg Robert Friedberg 4 months ago (edited) Can you post links to the studies that you are quoting please? I like reading through them. Thank you for you excellent presentations. I’ve been following a keto diet for two years now and have never felt better. I wish t I could get off of statins. I tried for a period of three months and some of my numbers shot up incredibly high. It scares me so I reluctantly went back on but only taking 2.5 mg of rosuvastatin and 100 mg of zeta. I am a 71 year old male. Reply busysuperhuman - Dr Sara Pugh busysuperhuman - Dr Sara Pugh 1 year ago (edited) Thanks for this ….. very scary. This is why I left my post doc in 2010 on statins and heart cells as it was clear then there were flaws in the basic understanding of cholesterol biochemistry. Plenty of mental health risks with disrupting on lowering cholesterol in the brain. It takes time for dogma in science, like “bad cholesterol” to be collapsed. Keep up the good work Paul 19 Reply 1 reply Figskater Figskater 4 months ago I have MS but I’m fit and have familial high cholesterol-my heart Dr put me on Lipitor. Long story short within 2 years I couldn’t walk my property anymore. I found out my aunt lost her ability to walk on Lipitor thug gained back after going to Mayo Clinic because no one knew what was happening to her. This happened 20 years ago. We’ll my sister remembered it so I went off it and within 8 weeks I was walking my property again. And that damn doctor said nothing to me! I’m still pissed because I just thought my MS got really bad . 4 Reply ArchAngel M260 ArchAngel M260 1 year ago Thank You. Something I can direct friends and acquaintances to because they sure won't listen to me. I'm just a retired MD anesthesiologist. Who is begging them not to get the latest Big Pharma profit injections. 28 Reply 1 reply CHRIS HART CHRIS HART 1 year ago Thank you for the information. Too bad doctors and the government can’t take the same approach for the vax 10 Reply The Chans Family The Chans Family 1 year ago Thank you Dr. Mason for telling the truth, or at least a difficult different professional opinion. 3 Reply Alexander Schmidt Alexander Schmidt 1 year ago EXCELLENT RESEARCH!!! DR. MASON - YOU HAVE MY FULL RESPECT!!!✔ 17 Reply Irene Ewens Irene Ewens 11 months ago My experience of refusing statins after a heart attack was that I was treated to hostility and gaslighting by the cardiac care nurses after being discharged from hospital. It was a 6 week course on how to look after yourself after a heart attack. All the advice was for a low fat, high carb diet and frankly the rest of the advice was infantile and patronising. I did 3 of the classes until I'd had enough and left. Still under care of my GP and doing well after ditching beta blockers and blood thinners. One size does not fit all. 15 Reply 4 replies Simon Alexander Critchley Simon Alexander Critchley 1 year ago Thanks for clarifying all the mumbo jumbo that passes for information. Many doctors enter medicine with the right intentions,that is to help people achieve better health.Unfortunately many are caught up in the system and become pill pushers for big pharma,just as you say sometimes against their better judgement. I had a heart attack march 2019 and was put on various meds. I did not like all of the side effects,when I spoke to doctors they would just tell me this and that was fairly well tolerated or try to down play what I was telling them. In October that year after much research I decided to change my diet to WFPB (whole food plant based).Within 6 months I was off all meds and feeling much better.I am now 62 and avoid going to the doctor since I distrust much of the medical profession.There are some good ones like yourself ,Dr.Neal Barnard,Dr.Jason Fung,Dr.Sam Bailey and others. 12 Reply 1 reply Ayangar Murali Ayangar Murali 1 year ago Dr Paul... you are a legend.❤ 7 Reply Karl Deringer Karl Deringer 4 months ago Dr Mason. Thank you for your excellent work. Love all your videos. Consider reading Dr Brownstein’s books on iodine and thyroid. His work is excellent but doesn’t get as much coverage as it should. 2 Reply MINDMYBUSYNASS M MINDMYBUSYNASS M 1 year ago I took it for short time but also changed completely what I eat. I am ok now. Thank you doctor. Thanks God. 5 Reply Bandit Baker Bandit Baker 8 months ago The over-prescription and inappropriate prescription of Statins by the medical profession have been a scandal that most patients are only just becoming aware of! In my own case despite having LDL cholesterol in the normal category I was prescribed Statins because my HDL cholesterol was deemed too low. Even though there is no known way for Statins to increase HDL cholesterol levels and my LDL cholesterol was normal my Doctor insisted that I take Statins. I have refused to take them and will continue in my resolve 7 Reply 2 replies resourcedragon resourcedragon 1 year ago This is of personal interest to me. My most recent comprehensive blood test showed amazingly high cholesterol levels, particularly our old friend LDL. They're up from about 10 years ago, when they were already high (but I think that was before the recommended level was reduced, so they weren't such a huge red flag). On the plus side, all the other indicators were good, my weight is good and my blood pressure is good. So it's possible I may have familial hypercholesterolaemia. The literature suggests this is associated with increased risks of atherosclerosis and heart attack, so I can see how doctors might be tempted to prescribe statins. Obviously, I'm not too keen but I may find my options being somewhat limited. 3 Reply 2 replies Psalm1Tree Psalm1Tree 4 months ago (edited) Some years back, I went to a doctor for the first time, and I was seen to have very slightly high blood pressure. She immediately reached for her prescription pad to give me some statins, which I refused. Some weeks later, I happened to go to her husband, who is also a doctor. I told him about how his wife had tried to get me to get on statins for blood pressure. He gaslighted me. he said that she didn’t do that and that statins were not given for blood pressure. I wish I had said, “ I’m sorry, but I don’t remember seeing you there in her office.” I never saw either one of them again. And I never will. I have had one bad experience after another with doctors and their so-called helpful prescriptions. And I have had wonderful experiences over and over with turning to natural health helps as can usually be found on the net. For example, my blood pressure issue was cured with a morning drink on an empty stomach that included vinegar and lemon juice. I’m sorry, but there are unconscionable people out there, and some of them are doctors. Maybe many of them are doctors. And I think they sometimes deliberately give harmful things to people, knowing that they will make the people even more sick, and so naïvely keep coming back to them for more and more so-called help. I remember once that a Russian said that Americans are so greedy that they will sell you the rope that they want to hang you with. To me, the medical establishment is like that. They sell things that hurt people, and eventually it’s going to turn around and bite them in the butt when they need help. 2 Reply Stiggy Dore Stiggy Dore 2 months ago Within 1yr of being prescribed statins I went from a fit & healthy person weighing 12.5 stone to a 9 stone skeleton. I lost all my weight through muscle wastage and I ended up not being able to function because of it. My doctor doesn't know I gave up statins over 6 months ago and my blood tests confirm I have LOW colesterol. Giving up was the best thing I have done and I am slowly rebuilding my body and life 1 Reply Steve Gray Steve Gray 8 months ago Great info, my Dr did a Calcium scan on me, and the first thing he did on my return was to try and get me onto a statin, fortunately I had seen your video and declined. Keep up the good work 7 Reply Europa 17 Europa 17 2 weeks ago My doctor didn't like that I had high blood sugar and high cholesterol. He put me on a low dose of a statin and also Metformin. I have no side effects from either one and combined with weight loss and exercise, they are doing a good job of keeping my stats in the normal range. Most of my relatives have dropped dead from sudden heart attacks (including my mom at 62) so I'm going to stay on this regimen. Reply Greg Hill Greg Hill 8 hours ago I wish you had posted a list of all of your references. Many thanks for this informative talk. Reply Toni Toni 1 year ago You keep digging up all this crap about chemicals Paul. We love to hear about it. Thank you for the content and your hard work. 12 Reply Gail Ivis Gail Ivis 3 months ago I gave up every single prescribed drug I was on since I started reading what the pharmaceutical companies are doing to us. That's 12 tablets including antidepressants which I was told I can NEVER go without (since 2006). Well, it over a year now and I'm feeling great. In fact I have not needed a Dr, Im 63. Go figure. And no jabs either👍 2 Reply Warwick Harty Warwick Harty 9 months ago Thanks Dr.Mason I am a Type 1 Diabetic, well controlled, average HBa1c 7.0 on low carb diet with regular exercise . What is your opinion on a patient such as myself taking statins? 1 Reply 1 reply deer deer 1 year ago Thank you. My doctor wants me on statins. I advised her that my triglycerides hdl ratio was 1.4 and I am in fat burning mode of of course my ldl is high. The fat that is being burned releases collestral into my blood stream. The collestral is carried to the elimination system. Keto is quality of life. I wish everyone could experience the true anti-inflammatory lifestyle. Now can we get the medical industry to research the endocannabiniod system suggested to be the master gland system of the body..oh wait..its against the law🤔...therefore it must work because 'they cannot make money from natural plants. Thank you for being a hero, Dr. Mason ❤ 19 Reply 4 replies Pat Balderrama Pat Balderrama 6 months ago 😮 Whoa 👀!!! Thank you Dr Paul Mason for having a moral compass!!!! God 🙏 bless you! 4 Reply Deborah Deborah 2 months ago Omg !!! My husband is now off statins. He experienced muscle pain, sleep problems, memory loss, ulcers, GI issues, there’s more ! Excellent health all his life until this poison . 1 Reply 1 reply windmill windmill 3 months ago I'm currently resisting statins, so thanks for confirnation of what I thought. The same applies to daily steroids for asthma. 5 Reply 2 replies Christine Christine 1 year ago Thank you Dr Mason. I have one question. I am about to take NAC and Glutathione. Can I take them both together or separately on an empty stomach or with food? Thank you 4 Reply Raving Cyclist Raving Cyclist 1 year ago Excellent! Thanks! Idiots are us. We are misled in so many areas. 10 Reply Bobbi Van Eman Bobbi Van Eman 3 months ago Thank you. That was extremely informative. God bless you Doc. ➕ 1 Reply Maxi Bake Maxi Bake 1 year ago Thank you muchly for sharing this very important information with us all. Take care too everybody. ❤🙂🐶 5 Reply Australia Infelix Australia Infelix 4 months ago Excellent lecture. Thank you. Reply v a s v a s 1 year ago Oh how I wish you could talk to my cardiologist. I make my foot scarce there a couple years now because of his denial of keto and still offering a statin and aspirin... how absolutely ridiculous. I got off ALL meds with keto & IF and he lives in another universe... 63 Reply 8 replies Prof. Prof. 10 months ago Thank you Dr. Mason for the TRUTH!!!! 🙏🏼 God Bless You!!! 2 Reply Eden Smith Eden Smith 1 month ago I noticed that since my husband started using cholesterol tablets, his memory has declined a lot. Before his doctor put him on cholesterol tablets, his memory was perfect. Reply Chapter 444 Chapter 444 1 year ago Probably the #1 cause of Dementia is, in my humble opinion... Statins 162 Reply 26 replies James Milton James Milton 3 months ago High blood pressure/double by-pass, statins gave me shin splints. Stopped them and recovered very quickly. The body knows best! 2 Reply denise pilar Yver denise pilar Yver 2 weeks ago I wish you were MY doctor! I have been downright bullied by a neurologist to take statins because of a scrinched blood vessel in my brain. Meanwhile my HDL ratio was 2.5, and my triglycerides betw 59 and 89 when tested (non fasting and fasting) ... I tried statins on his demand, and they almost killed me; 4 years later I STILL have muscle pains and crampy weirdness, which had NEVER been an issue before statins.. Thank you for your objective and clear data summations and explanations. You are an oasis of sense. THANK YOU.. Reply Liberty Liberty 2 months ago So glad this info is Finally coming out! 0ver 13 years ago, I was going thru chemo & radiation for (stage 3) breast cancer, with one sentinal lymph node having cancer also found. First one side masectomy with 11 lymph nodes taken out, a year later the left masectomy done, due to calcifications & 3 needle biopsies done. The meds given after chemo & radiation give an Artificially Elevated Cholestral blood test. Due to this, oncologists typically give patients a Statin drug. For an "Artificially elevated cholestral." While being tested for heart issues, I told the Cardiologist I had Stopped taking the stains prescribed, he was astounded with my answer. I had heard a radio interview with Dr. Rand Paul, yes Sen. Rand Paul. He had stated that All stations Stop cells from splitting. All. Now I barely passed High school Biology, but even I know that Life Happens due to cells Splitting. If Statins stop this process, your body will Not grow New Cells. Yes. Statins Kill. My Cardioligist said that is absolute Truth. I took the post-cancer drugs for 4 years after surgery. When I stopped taking them, my cholesterol returned to a Normal range. Statins Kill. Reply K M K M 7 months ago John Hopkins just addressed these as myths! I don't know after cv-19 if I trust regular medical people. I find I've done more research than most PAs, MAs, RNs or doctors! 4 Reply steve hughes steve hughes 1 year ago I've been on stations for years for cholesterol and when I asked my Dr should I stop taking them when it's normal and she replied that most people are quite happy to keep taking them. I'm now type 2 diebetic and have muscle aches 9 Reply 3 replies Don Quihote Don Quihote 1 year ago Thanks for showing this truth Doc! 3 Reply Daniel Kutcher Daniel Kutcher 2 weeks ago My doctor told me that my cholesterol was up and I should take a statin. I did some research and said that, since I have plans to hike the Appalachian Trail, I couldn't afford having weak muscles, especially the heart muscle. A friend sent me a link to this video. I have decided to avoid taking statins even after completing the 2200 mile trail. I've only hiked two hikes over 250 miles each in the past two years, but was in the best shape of my (current) 69 years. My LDL levels were relatively high after a sedentary winter during which I gained my typical 10 pounds, but nowhere near the "danger zone", and my HDL was a bit low, but that goes way up with regular exercise. I'm back to walking long distances, locally, and my blood pressure is coming down. I am active most of the year and my weight, glucose and blood pressure respond accordingly. Stay active, my friends. Reply S Y S Y 3 months ago I was just prescribed a statin. I’m not going to fake it. Thanks. ❤ 2 Reply Sandra Sandra 5 months ago Brilliant! Thank you Dr. Mason! 1 Reply Chris Svenningson Chris Svenningson 5 months ago I really love getting the whole unbiased truth from Dr. Paul Mason. #Carnivore1 1 Reply Germaine X Germaine X 1 year ago I was prescribed a statin because I supposedly had a heart attack last year. Which surprised me and my regular doctor since every yearly physical I have had always shows I have normal range ldl and Hdl levels. No diabetes. I am a little overweight and I do have high blood pressure but I take my blood pressure meds faithfully and my blood pressure is controlled at a normal levels. Sometimes to low. Taking the blood pressure med is sketchy enough. Reply My Statin Free Life My Statin Free Life 3 weeks ago I was on statins for 10 years. Took me 7 years to have an inkling that they were messing with my brain, and 3 more years to convince myself (but never my Doctor) that they were really the cause, at which time (5.5 years ago) I gave them up for good. Reply 1 reply David Sullivan David Sullivan 1 year ago I have a mother in aged care she has some form of dementia but her doctor prescribed statins 17 Reply Chris Ogun Chris Ogun 9 months ago Love your informative videos 1 Reply rico dyson rico dyson 1 year ago (edited) I put this guy up there with Fung, Noaks, Lustig and Nadir Ali. Great info 13 Reply Tyler Lawson Tyler Lawson 5 months ago I think the question we should be asking, “Is high LDL and HDL cholesterol really all that bad for us and maybe actually very essential to good health. What other markers are leading to any serious cardiac problems down the road? What does the coronary artery calcium scan reveal?” 2 Reply Trish Beason Trish Beason 5 months ago We probably also should not get our medical advice from a YouTube video, but Dr. Mason seems genuine, he is not trying to sell us anything, and his information is repeated in other seemingly reliable sources. Key word "seemingly". It's still just my moderately educated guess that he's telling it like it is. 1 Reply old man go old man go 1 year ago well spoken. thanks 12 Reply omeka falconburn omeka falconburn 4 months ago Excellent information once again thanks doc 1 Reply John Adrian Tan John Adrian Tan 7 months ago (edited) I'm on my ideal body weight. My height is 165 cm and my weight is 61 kg. Im 32 yrs. old. I eat 2 meals a day. I do 20:4 ratio intermittent fasting everyday. Low calorie diet, low sugar diet(i don't like sugar that much). I don't eat fatty foods, just once in a while. But when I took the blood test I found out that I have high ldl cholesterol(250.1 mg/dL) normal is 0- 130. I had watched a video before that doing IF causes the LDL to rise. My doctor prescribed me to took statin 20mg. I honestly don't want to take any meds because I don't want to be dependent on it. So I'm now worried about the potential side effects. 2 Reply 1 reply Rich T Rich T 1 year ago Thank You for the TRUTH!! 10 Reply Roberta Brady Roberta Brady 10 months ago Thank you for all the info on statins. What about Zetia? My doctor put me on Zetia because I wouldn’t take statins. 3 Reply 1 reply Daniel McCarthy Daniel McCarthy 1 year ago The warning sheet that comes in the box with name-brand statins says they have not been shown to prevent heart disease. 13 Reply 2 replies Nari Kim Nari Kim 1 year ago This would be a great video to translate to a lot of languages! 5 Reply Suzanne Looms Suzanne Looms 1 year ago Many thanks for the new info on the UK's High Priest of statins. 14 Reply Wilkins Micawber Wilkins Micawber 3 months ago (edited) I took statins for quite a number of years and noticed that things weren’t right with my body and became increasingly worse. I stopped taking the drug and within a short period of time notice my health came back. However, having not taken statins for more than 10 years i am wondering if there could be long term longtime complications such a muscular weakening and excessive joint pain. Bring it on 4.1 days of extra life! Fair exchange for years and years of pain and memory loss. Reply solice8844 solice8844 3 months ago In my early 40s my doctor prescribed Lipitor (lowest dose 10 mg) for my slightly elevated cholesterol (220s). My readings immediately went down to around 180s and well within the good guidelines. To my surprise he wanted to jump the dosage to 40 mg tablets. What for? My health plan changed and I no longer saw that doctor. In my 60s Kaiser Permanente prescribed Lipitor again and I experienced notable memory loss and pre-diabetes where I never had a sugar problem before in my entire life. I quit the statin and memory returned and sugar readings dropped. That’s empirical proof to me. 2 Reply Ed Lauren Ed Lauren 1 year ago I'v got a friend that was pushed to start statins 4 years ago. Accordingly to his wife shortly after when he started talking these poison pills my friend started to experience memory issues. 7 Reply 1 reply Brenda Brown Brenda Brown 1 year ago Beautiful presentation. Thank you. 2 Reply Fergus Byrne Fergus Byrne 1 year ago Guys I meet my cardiologist every two years and his mantra is prevention not cure. He is a real modern doctor who impresses me so much every time I meet him. He carries out CAC scan and lists the main causes on heart disease being insulin resistance. My LDL is high and although it is not in the top five reasons for heart disease he says it is a problem that effects the outer lining of the arteries and may cause a problem in 20 years time. He himself takes a 20mg of a statin 1 Reply 2 replies fryerobert093 fryerobert093 1 year ago Paul Mason is great 5 Reply Granny Squares & Wagon Wheels Granny Squares & Wagon Wheels 1 year ago Please do a video about Repatha and the truth and side effects and efficacy of these types of statins in shot form. My husband has had trouble taking regular statins and so the cardiac doctor convinced him to go on Repatha but after a couple of months I see them coming on slowly instead of quickly like normal statins. 1 Reply Axel Power's Garage Axel Power's Garage 1 year ago Statins crippled me. I got to a point where I couldn't walk sometimes. My memory got so bad, that I would go do my grocery shopping twice and not realize it until I went to put stuff away in the kitchen and see that everything I just bought was already there. I had every side affect listed for statin drugs. No more! No thanks! 12 Reply 1 reply Jorge Ferreiro Jorge Ferreiro 1 year ago Can you give the reference for the statement that statins increase lifespan by only 3 days when used as a prophylactic against bad cardiovascular outcomes? Thanks 3 Reply 1 reply Dennis Bauer Dennis Bauer 1 year ago Thank you Dr Paul Mason. 5 Reply Michael Elder Michael Elder 3 months ago excellent discussion...thank you! Reply johan van den berg johan van den berg 1 year ago I understood from a you tube lecture given by Dr Nadir mir ali on the role of cholesterol in the body that it is important for immune function . I would be worried thatt taking a statin might detrimentally affect the immune system in this covid pandemic. 5 Reply Bri Smith Bri Smith 3 months ago Thank you Paul, this confirms what I’ve found Reply MK Morid MK Morid 1 month ago Thanks for throwing light on statins which my doctors have tried to push on me but I have refused to take. My diagnosis is coronary artery disease and shortness of breath. What’s your recommendation other than improvement of diet, exercise and control of stress and inflammation. Reply Marlena D Marlena D 1 year ago Excellent video.. some of my friends take these are ALWAYS sick and developed type 2 diabetes. This is Kind of like them ignoring lethal side affects from the CO VID jabb. Or debilitating side-effects such as paralysis, and heart conditions. 14 Reply pdarley58 pdarley58 4 months ago (edited) Following an angina attack and stent I was prescribed Statins, they ended up giving me glaucoma. Optic nerves very badly damaged. Stopped taking them 2 years ago. The memory loss thing is worrying as I do seem to be suffering in that area too!! Oh by the way did not know that was one of the dude effects. Big in any literature that came with the drug 1 Reply BareFootDuck BareFootDuck 1 year ago The thing that annoys me are Doctors that prescribe Statins to people that have never had high cholesterol. 6 Reply Nancy Howard Nancy Howard 5 months ago Thank you so much for this information. How much longer will I live if I take statins? I'm in my 80's. I want quality of life over quantity of life. I want to feel good. 3 Reply 1 reply Happy Life Happy Life 2 months ago My beloved sister in law ( my best friend), just started taking a statin. She had a CAC CT done which was not good and her LDL is high. She asked why I did not like statins I brought up the bone and muscle issues. She said she has not had any side effects and her LDL was already reduced. I have watched Dr Malhotra’s videos and am also aware they really do not have a significant benefit, but I did not bring that up. She is scared, thanks to testing that may or may not be predictive of life span etc. Do I share this video with her or butt out? Reply Bonnie Benz Bonnie Benz 1 year ago Have a friend that after twenty years on a statin had horrible shoulder pain. His doctor tested for muscle enzymes and saw how elevated and actually told him it was due to 20 years of Lipitor. He stopped immediately. Nasty Drug! I have elevated cholesterol but refuse to take it ! 3 Reply Rinnie Rinnie 1 year ago There's always talk about statins and heart disease but what about doctors that automatically want you on a statin after a stroke; namely, are statins necessary after a major hemorrhagic stroke? The doctor claims they are using it for its anti-inflammatory effects on the vascular system to prevent another stroke. It's easy to convince a patient that had a 50/50 chance of survival during his first major stroke that he has a higher risk of another stroke if he doesnt take the statin. 5 Reply Watcher World Watcher World 1 year ago (edited) "Never mind that rabbits are herbivores …." This is the funniest thing I heard on YouTube all week! 1 Reply Michael Tripper Michael Tripper 1 year ago Horrific, we must tightly control/regulate pharma from now on. 19 Reply 1 reply Databoy Databoy 1 year ago This is horrifying. Everybody is on a statin. I don't envy my colleagues in primary care who have to deal with these endlessly problematic recommendations. 10 Reply B Bradford B Bradford 10 months ago Great info! 👍🏾 Reply Mike B Mike B 6 months ago My doctors are adamant that I take a statin for my extremely high cholesterol (300+). After a heart cath and 2 stents of I have agreed albeit to half the dose prescribed. I’m still unsure that I have made the right decision as it’s unproven if statins prevent or reverse heart disease. 2 Reply 1 reply Julie Tye Julie Tye 3 months ago You are possibly right but I listened about statins beginning of year so I stopped taking mine. I had a stent in and was put on the astrovastatin. I stopped the pills and just recently had another heart attack. 2 blocked arteries this time 1 was 90 percent blocked the other 80. This time I have damage and a leaking valve. So I’m sorry if it shortens my life it won’t be as quick as another heart attack Reply 1 reply Survivrs Survivrs 1 year ago I was on Simvastatin and I ended up in ICU with Sepsis and Rhabdomyolisis. No more statins for me. 4 Reply Clive Lindley Clive Lindley 4 months ago Doctors in England are financially incentivised to prescribe statins. 3 Reply B Ritchie B Ritchie 6 months ago It's August 2022. Haven't found any YouTube's from Paul Mason for eight months. What's happening. Would love to hear from him. 2 Reply Wendy Clare Wendy Clare 1 year ago (edited) In addition to all the other issues about statins, I found that ALL my prescribed meds contained cheap LACTOSE filler! I had been taking up to 12 a day and I'm allergic to lactose and I have insulin resistance/high glucose but no meds to lower it! The meds were making me ill. You can ask your Doctor to authorise you being allowed lactose-free meds (probably costs the NHS more). I only take Levothyroxine and Bisoprolol now. I wonder if this is contributing to the rise in global obesity and diabetes?y 1 Reply P T P T 1 year ago Got a phone call from my GP (locum - has never seen me in person), suggesting I go on a statin. Was miffed when I asked "Based on one biomarker (Se chol of 6.4mmol), you would prescribe a life-altering drug that puts me at risk?". Yes, she said. I said I would 'think about it". Ha. So many of my age group (retired boomers) are on the damn stuff and you can see it affecting their cognition - as if half their brain is cut off. They can't seem to initiate a discussion or follow through. 17 Reply 3 replies Deb Jordan Deb Jordan 4 months ago My mother took Lipitor for overy 20 years. she passed away in 2015 at 93 from complications of dementia. 1 Reply Saff Marohomsalic Saff Marohomsalic 3 weeks ago If statins do more harm than good for patients with heart disease and stroke, what could be the better alternative drug? Is there a way to reduce blood cholesterol level and triglycerides aside from taking statins? Reply 1 reply karen peaden karen peaden 10 months ago I can't imagine how long this truth will be allowed on you tube.. ..I expect at some point this will be labeled and gone....for our protection.....thank you for posting this.... 2 Reply CJ CJ 1 year ago What about those with existing plague in their arteries? For examples CT scan score of 10 - 100? Would statins help reduce inflammation in the arteries and reduce the risk of sudden heart attack - caused by sudden breakage of plague, leading to blood clot 4 Reply 2 replies Linda McLean Linda McLean 1 year ago Thank you Dr Mason 3 Reply Cheryl Everard Cheryl Everard 1 month ago I was on five different kinds of statin until I finally put my foot down with my doctor and I’m not doing this. They thought I was crazy. I had a non-fatal stroke. My legs hurt so bad I couldn’t walk. Oh my doctor kept saying was will try another one will try another one. No we’re not going to try a different.. my cholesterol was high. I’m diabetic, and I do have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.. if I had any idea, this was from the statin drugs I took for years and the three different doctors I went to because I didn’t listen to me. I’d sue them for everything I could! 1 Reply C0nstellati0ns C0nstellati0ns 1 year ago Excellent! Thank you 3 Reply Trevor Quick Trevor Quick 1 year ago Taking any medication for any health condition that can be treated by diet is not a good idea, great review Paul. 3 Reply 1 reply abu imran abu imran 1 year ago Hi dr paul, for every mg of statin use how many mg cholesterol production stop in body? And how many mg cholesterol needed by our body range? Tq Reply Anom Amos Anom Amos 1 year ago Statins are probably far more deadly than the statistics suggest. With symptoms like muscle weakness and Brain Fog accidents especially motor vehicle accidents are likely to occur. You often see people doing very stupid oblivious things while driving and they’re not drunk or texting, considering the over prescription rate for statins they’re probably on a mind altering drug without even knowing it. 1 Reply Liz AR Liz AR 1 month ago I have familial hyper cholesterol & I can’t find an alternative . I ditched them for 4 months & my test results went from 5.5 (with 10mg statin) to 8. Don’t really know what to do, so I went back on them, I do hate them tho, my muscles are disappearing along with mind fog. ☹️ 1 Reply SMLE D SMLE D 1 year ago Wow. Great summary Paul. 1 Reply DaisyL DaisyL 1 year ago Statins caused me to develop diabetes II. I came off Statins and my blood sugar normalised. 9 Reply openbutterflies Epperson openbutterflies Epperson 1 year ago Excellent, clear talk! Any thoughts on PCSK9 Inhibitors? Reply john edward john edward 3 months ago Good work! Reply MsSilver41 MsSilver41 2 months ago My mother-in-law was on Lipitor for years - she suffered an stroke and spent the last few years crippled and bed bound… Reply Robin Robin 8 months ago Statins nearly killed me ( bloody dangerous things ) , If I could get hold or the nutter who invented them we would have a very personal answer questions period .... and I expect that idiot would not be practicing now but packing boxes for a fruit farm where he could have caused less damage to others 4 Reply james stevenson james stevenson 1 year ago Crazy or what? Thank you Paul. 7 Reply 2020 progress 2020 progress 4 months ago (edited) After a blood test I had a result of 10mmol /L - thats 6 over the preferred clinical target! The doc wanted me to take statins after doing his assessment & said I had a 10% risk of a cardiac event in the next 5 years - I said " OK , thats a 90% chance I wont! " I refused the statins! But , I did reduce my fat intake ( gave up the double cream , cooking with ghee , & full fat milk & cheese - but did eat " healthy fats like nuts , olives/oil etc. Next test just 3 months later showed my levels had reduced to 6mmol/L ... WITHOUT STATINS!! PS: I dont go anywhere vegetable oils, sugar or high -processed carbs or anything that contains them - these are the real causes of chronic cardiac issues. Reply Venena Religio Est Venena Religio Est 3 months ago (edited) I found a book worth reading ‘The Great Cholesterol Con’ by Dr Malcolm Kendrick. Not sure if he is a hero or a villain? It is noteworthy that in the U.K. doctors were incentivised to prescribe statins. Reply Trip Ives Trip Ives 3 months ago Everyone I know who was prescribed statins (all athletes) had notable muscle wasting upon takin the statins. You're heat is a rather large... muscle. One of these individuals, a runner who did five miles per day, and a number of marathons, died of a heart attack shortly thereafter. Coincidences? Perhaps, but we'll never know. 1 Reply conny lake conny lake 3 months ago Brilliant. And necessary. Reply Kathleen Anderson Kathleen Anderson 1 year ago Caused crippling and intensely painful muscle cramps in legs and feet. 25 Reply 3 replies Scott Thomas Allen Scott Thomas Allen 5 months ago Thank you Paul Mason 1 Reply Terry Wilkinson Terry Wilkinson 1 year ago The more I read about big Pharma, the more I realise that Hitler wasn’t so bad after all. Monsanto,DuPont, The Hearst foundation and I haven’t even deliberately researched further. Many thanks. Don’t get me started on Covid. 3 Reply gomes gabriel gomes gabriel 1 year ago Thank you doc for your for your ki da information. I am on rosovastatin for nearly a decade, could I quit my statin now and will it cause any harm. 1 Reply Alex D Alex D 1 year ago Very interesting. But what about Familial HC? Regardles of high cholesterol being an issue or not, we do know that high percentage of oxidized cholesterol is unhealthy. 2 Reply 1LaOriental 1LaOriental 1 year ago Dr Peter Langsjoen cardiologist in Tyler Texas has written extensively about the dangers of statin drugs... 2 Reply earb jr earb jr 4 months ago Thank you, for this refresher! The downunder accent, made it more interesting. Allopathic (Rockefeller) medicine must go! Reply Ian Barnett Ian Barnett 2 months ago After 10 years on rosuvastatin, being ‘ignored’ by my Dr about muscle soreness etc, I was cramping so badly that after a long mountain walk I knew I was going to suffer. Do I decided to miss a dose of the statin… within 24 hours I felt the difference! I haven’t had any of the severe cramps since. So my Dr agreed, but then suggested I go on Ezetemibe which acts in a different way! Anyone think this is a bad idea? Reply Gary Roberts Gary Roberts 8 months ago I hear what you and David Diamond say about statins Paul…but my dr. Doesn’t want to know…I’ve been on Statins for decades and I have developed diabetes 12 years ago and have been put in hospital twice and my medications including statins were reduced…I was on statin 10/80 now on 10/10. I’m 77. 1 Reply Athers Athers 2 months ago I used statins for 2 weeks then was getting terrible pains in my legs. I stopped them immediately & the pain stopped. Occam’s Razor. 1 Reply Steve Long Steve Long 2 months ago I told family and friends till blue-faced, they only listened when I said these doctors' own health suffered until they put fat back in their diet. 1 Reply hedleyfinger hedleyfinger 1 year ago Does anyone know what happened to Ben Goldacre's book "Do statins work?" It appears on many bookseller and publishers' sites as a forthcoming book for ages but it can't be ordered. 2 Reply John Corlett John Corlett 3 months ago no longer taking meds, rather take my chances without, going herbal, like it used to be, my grandfather was a pharmacist, and made pretty well all his meds, i remember his ingredient jars, and getting an empty pint tin from his first delivery of pharma aspirin, which he counted out into little boxes Reply TJB 1955 TJB 1955 1 month ago Good for you. I was told by a doctor, none of them read the flyers that come with the meds. Reply Jack D Jack D 1 year ago What are the consequences of quitting statins after getting stents? 1 Reply Micah Wilson Micah Wilson 1 year ago What would happen if my 65 year old mother stops taking her statin? And how the heck do I convince her she is better off without it? 16 Reply 5 replies Corkfish1 Corkfish1 1 year ago I tried low dose statins and it made my lipid panel text book perfect. I had no side effects. 2 Reply 1 reply I B Person I B Person 6 months ago The worst side effects of statins come after about a year. Yes 1 in 5 have immediate issues. But basically ALL have memory loss and pain in large joints. 8 Reply Christopher Pilcher Christopher Pilcher 3 months ago I am 87 and was put on statins aged about 60 , I stayed on them for about 6 months, then stopped as the the pain in m on my back was very anoying, within about a week of stopping the statins the pain was gone !! I now take vitamin B3 otherwise known as Niacin , read up in a book on heart diseas by Canadian Drs, Reply Life Master Kris Life Master Kris 3 months ago I would say that it’s worst “side effect” is blocking the utilization of CO Q10 which is critical to mitochondria function and thereby causing heart irregularity and damage. Reply Tim Pont Tim Pont 1 year ago ''Doctors can be coerced to do things'' The twenty-twenties: ''You don't say!?'' 2 Reply Buck Buckleyson Buck Buckleyson 1 year ago Bart Kay redpilled you hard on statins 😁 Love the work Doc. Keep at it! 5 Reply 2 replies Edwig Carol Edwig Carol 1 year ago (edited) I could appreciate how "not bad" (i was biased or say mistrustful) my conventional doctor is: Fact is that after 3 years of low carb high fat diet (real food. High quality fats) and with a BMI 19 as a woman aged 66, I got 2021 a: 400 mg cholesterol in my classic lipids panel. Thereof: 287 LDL-C and 107 HDL-C But I was at 200 mg already in 2015. She (my doc) was afraid.. spoke of risks, but she knew how focused I am on lifestyle, diet and that I have some knowledge in biology. .. also that I had a pre-diabetes condition of some sort (hypoglycemia) So: We decided to let check my arterial walls, with the carotids. Result: can't be better. Finally she said: i've never seen an HDL-C above 100. and with your ideal weight... Familial dyslipidemia.. No mention of statins! (I would have refused anyway) Dr Robert Lustig has this condition and says high fat diet is not for everybody I must get an advanced lipid panel; in Germany this is not easy to get . Meanwhile I have to study the metabolism further to see how I can reduce risks... of glycation and oxydation of my many circulating LDL particles.. I am very aware that my glucose level must be low and the intake of fructose (greens fruits) highly reduced to protect my LDL particles. Now I pay great attention not to ingest any oxidized fatty acids of any sort. I am thinking that I might be helped by having more short and middle chains fatty acids and less long chains FA: ? Dr. Mason could you do please a podcast on genetically caused dyslipidemia (LDL receptors defect) to help people out there like I ? 5 Reply ELIZABETH ROBINSON ELIZABETH ROBINSON 1 year ago I love this youtube channel!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 Reply Dave Rei Dave Rei 1 year ago (edited) I wish you were my doctor, I’m tired of arguing with my doctors about Statins. These same doctors tell me to get off Keto, eat Oates and wholegains and cholesterol lowering margarine (yuk) take all animal and saturated fats out of my diet, including eggs and real butter, or even go vegetarian. Yet as we know cholesterol is made in the liver…sigh. I can only guess they’ve been brainwashed though clever marketing by drug and (so called) food (which is debatable) companies over good science. Then again, this goes with the food pyramid, salt and lipids and dairy is bad for you, only wheat will save you. etc. 3 Reply 1 reply Lanette Marquardt Lanette Marquardt 1 year ago He is my “Science Geek” crush. 4 Reply 1 reply gman77gas gman77gas 1 year ago I was 6 days in on them and brome out 3 nights of heavy heavy nite sweats. Stopped taking them. One more night of the heavy sweats and then they stopped. No more. LDL is a bit up because Keto and IF . Successful weight loss drives up my ldl but ratio is still fine. 2 Reply Tim Johnston Tim Johnston 2 weeks ago I would recommend everyone get a 3D heart scan if you’re over 40 and worried about heart disease. If you have early signs of calcification, get serious about a whole plant diet, fasting, and exercise. Reply Buckshot 1 Buckshot 1 1 year ago What would you recommend those with a stroke in their past should take? 1 Reply 1 reply Jonathan Magic Jonathan Magic 5 months ago Recommended levels seem to be changing frequently, obviously the medical profession are clueless. I can't remember his name but I read recently how a world leader in cholesterol research was asked what THE perfect level of cholesterol we should be aiming for was and he said "nobody actually knows" 1 Reply Michael Nippert Michael Nippert 3 months ago I got a physical and the doctor told me that I did not have high cholesterol and I had Had a scan of the heart and had no calcium in the heart a score of 0 but the doctor still recommended statins and I said no way but she said the heart association recommends statins 1 Reply Jersey Jim Jersey Jim 5 months ago What about the use of very low dose statins for their anti inflammatory benefits as recommended by Dr Ford Brewer and others. Dr Brewer often prescribes as low as 2.5 MG of crestor 3 times a week or even less. Not for LDL lowering but to reduce inflamation. 1 Reply m'lady m'lady 1 month ago My dad died an incredibly painful death from a statin. It caused acute pancreatitis, which destroyed the rest of his organs, his necrotized pancreas perforated his intestines, and he died painfully with his intestinal waste seeping into his abdomen. If this description doesn't make you run the other way from statins, then I don't know what will. Stay away from them at all costs. Note: He never had pancreatic issues, never had a heart attack, was prescribed the statin for cholesterol and family history of heart disease. He didn't want to be on a statin and didn't understand what he was taking was a statin, but his doctor failed to communicate that the drug was a generic for a name brand statin. If he had known this, he would have refused to take it. My dad would be alive today and would have walked me down the aisle at my wedding if it weren't for the malpractice of that doctor. My only comfort is knowing there's a special place in hell for the doctor who prescribed him that poison. This life is short, but eternity is long. Reply 評論員 評論員 1 year ago Grateful thanks! Reply Kris Justin Kris Justin 4 months ago You’ll have doctors in a rage across the land with challenges like this from the uninformed public! Reply D F D F 1 year ago Good Info. Thanks. Reply Mary Mary 3 months ago If one stops taking statins after years of use will the memory get better? Reply Velma West Velma West 1 year ago I work with people all over age 75 (they make important decisions) but they are all addled. Thank god they rely on younger people to get them started with decisions. They are all on cholesterol meds and belong to the cult of modern medical science. They realize they are in trouble but they don't care as long as they do what their doctor says. I wouldn't even be surprised if cholesterol meds are what causes this staunch irrational support of modern medical science. If someday you wonder why nothing works anymore, it is because 80% of people over 50 are being given a drug to make them forgetful and who knows what else. 4 Reply 1 reply Mon Slay Mon Slay 2 months ago (edited) I wonder what form the cholesterol (that was given to the mice) was in. Reply Mark Tilsley Mark Tilsley 1 month ago So much conflicting info out there, I took sim Aston for years with no side effects..they kept my level below 200, I stopped a year ago and level now 250…I didn’t notice any difference after stopping but was concerned about possible long term damage 1 Reply NHMO OYTIS NHMO OYTIS 4 months ago Great vid, subbed! Reply moulin6801 moulin6801 2 months ago I really like my doctor, but I hate that every time I see him if I had to push statin medication… just because I am on the borderline even though I’m quite healthy Reply Marta Marta 1 year ago People with familial hyper cholesterolaemia or familial hyperlipidemia? I’m talking an actual genetic LDL receptor issues, PCSK9 mutations, etc. Please explain your argument for NOT giving these patients statins and or ezetimibe. Especially since they have an increased risk of early onset of coronary artery disease if not sufficiently treated. Thank you. Reply Sotrue Sotrue 5 months ago Who would have thought a pharmaceuticals company would hide side effects Reply Superchunk100macmufie frank Superchunk100macmufie frank 2 months ago Nobody survived statins here in Ireland Merck settled out of court to the 350 odd families for millions 1 Reply Charles Hanley Charles Hanley 1 year ago Does anyone know about small vessel disease? Is this part of heart disease? If not then I'm taking a statin to bring down my cholesterol for nothing. Reply methag 2001 methag 2001 4 months ago So as I thought statins that my Dr had put me on most likely caused my muscle and joint problems that would cause extreme pain until I stopped the statins which I feel damaged me and cause pain that restricts my walking around, guess I better look for a new doctor which does no harm, and listens to my concerns. Reply Steve Magpie Steve Magpie 5 months ago Statins are very profitable for the drug company producing them,doctors probably get a kickback if they keep prescribing them. 2 Reply 1 reply resourcedragon resourcedragon 1 year ago "I wonder why the New York Times didn't have the headline, 'Statins quadruple risk of memory problem.'" They forgot. Reply 1 reply Warren Klein Warren Klein 1 year ago The relative risk reduction trick used for statins is also used for Covid19 vaccines with 70 - 95% efficacy (relative) claimed while the absolute risk reduction is about 1% and NNV (number needed to vaccinate to prevent one case) is about 100. My GP still believes in statins and is also busy with vaccines at present, notwithstanding over 10,000 Australians have made vaccine injury claims. I know of two with permanent heart damage from vaccines, one a marathon runner, in my town of 30k and I expect my GP would be aware, as the respiratory specialist who treated them has been sacked by Queensland health for refusing to be vaccinated, something the local medical community will be aware of. Depressing!!! 34 Reply 1 reply Raul Beck Raul Beck 2 months ago Do statins contribute to pancreatic cancer? 1 Reply datsuntoyy datsuntoyy 1 month ago You cited the NY times. One thing that has become evident, in the last 15 years especially is that the NY Times and the media in general, hasn't got a clue what a fact or unbiased journalism is. 1 Reply J C J C 3 months ago The mortality rates among those on statins have shown no significant correlation with a longer life. Reply Allan York Allan York 2 weeks ago Prescribed them thankfully I did not take them, A friend prescribed them at the same time took them she now has the muscle problems and now being tested for dementia Reply I. Ehrenfest I. Ehrenfest 3 months ago If you look up research on statins you’ll find a jungle of results. Isn’t it amazing how there can be no consensus after decades of research? Reply silvio fontana silvio fontana 1 year ago at 68yo, my Dr rang yesterday advising me of my cholesterol results, it is high he said, its a level of 6, I need to be on statins immediately, my tri is 0.4 my LDL is 3.4, I told him NO WAY 1 Reply Elke Summer Elke Summer 11 months ago I had a cholesterol of 5. Then I took 40mg of statins while also going on a keto diet and lost 10 pounds. My cholesterol went down to 1.5 within 2 months. So the question is....what did it....the keto or the statins? Reply 2 replies John John 1 year ago I heard some heartdoc say that the 3-4 days is an average and that some people live 5-10 Years more Or something while others croak which is why it’s worth it. Seems stupid if you could get them to better health in other ways. Ofc nobody actually takes care of their health 1 Reply 2 replies FlorenceB12 FlorenceB12 3 months ago I have permanent damage to my shoulder because of statins. Reply James Moore James Moore 3 months ago Anyone with good health, who was put on Statin's should have felt bad from the start; Not to mention crazy ldl, hdl, and triglyceride levels!!! I told my Dr. that Statins would be the only drug, in my 42 years with him, That I refuse to take!!! I take Red Yeast Rice, PPQ, and Co-Q-10, and my levels are back to normal. Reply Cookie Fortuna Cookie Fortuna 1 year ago “…beavering their way…”? Brilliant, mate. Reply Gerardo Revilla Gerardo Revilla 4 months ago Don't underestimate the devil. He comes to kill, to steal and destroy you no matter what. Reply Sherry McKay Sherry McKay 6 months ago A better piece of advice : go on a keto diet, only buy vitamins and supplements from a health food store. And stay away from doctors period . Reply 4bennybear 4bennybear 1 year ago Great vid. Reply TJB 1955 TJB 1955 1 month ago Interesting a Japanese scientist developed it. In the face of the superiority of nattokinase he should have known better. Reply Anita Clark Anita Clark 5 months ago NHS symptoms list of under active thyroid, poor memory, heart, high cholesterol. Surely we should be looking more into hereditary diseases and treating the source which causes all these problems. Reply Alain Delon Alain Delon 3 months ago The theory that fat or protein causes cholesterol and CVD is the most idiotic idea ever. I never liked fat and ate protein sparingly. All my life i cut off the fat and never ate it, felt disgusted by it. Yet last year i ended up with major (75-95%) 5 blockages in my arteries urgently needing a CABG. Do you know what i always struggled with? Chronic stress, hypertension, pre-diabetes, my HDL was low and my triglycerides were elevated. Not by a lot, however it is the SUGAR if anything is to blame not the fats unless one mixes the 2. So much for the russian quack. 1 Reply NRG-500 NRG-500 10 months ago (edited) Statins can induce type 2 diabetes which can most certainly kill you (very slowly) or at the very least ruin your life, never even if you paid me would I consider statins and besides high cholesterol is not the problem! High blood pressure and or diabetes on the other hand most certainly need correcting! 2 Reply Gary Howard Gary Howard 1 year ago 👍👍 Reply Emmanuel Macapagal Emmanuel Macapagal 3 months ago (edited) Doesn't he know that researcher mentioned know that rabbit is a herbivore, specifically a lagomorph currently and previously in the 20th Century as Rodents? The distinction lies on dentition not necessarily dietary. Both are herbivores. Reply CapeKell CapeKell 1 year ago So I am LMHR and doctor wants me on lipid. I won’t do it. Thanks for your help Reply rleehb001 rleehb001 9 months ago Medicine is mostly about memorization of facts. Engineers are far better at analytical thinking than doctors. Please realize unlike theoretical physics, medical science is approachable by virtually anyone with decent understanding of basic science. 1 Reply 1 reply CeeCee CeeCee 3 months ago Wuhan mania is the best thing that could have happened to the future of the health industry. We no long revere the 'experts'. What do ya call the guy that graduates last in his class in med school? Pharmaceuticals are the only reason being a doctor is a large scale, profitable profession. It's like a Harvard degree...don't be impressed. Reply edgardo estacio edgardo estacio 1 year ago Dr. Paul Mason please help me! ihave 3 stent in place... my cardiologist doesnt want me to stop my statin whats your take on ths...please help... God bless you and your family. from the Philppines. Reply NAP NAP NAP NAP 1 year ago Informative video but it is too fast and citing very specific things to help his narrative, not the end of the world, as we all of course use evidence in our lives that help us make our points, but so many studies say things like "associated" and some studies that he quickly put up on the screen say in their conclusions"may increase" and "further research needed"etc..and the one at 8:20 about people gaining 4 days of life, well that was for people with no history of heart disease and people who had a heart attack, but millions more people have heart disease but have yet to have a heart attack, and it's those people who it helps the most. I believe statins along with proper diet, exercise and overall healthy lifestyle are the way to go, unless you have some adverse effects from it. Reply Dalia loves doggies Dalia loves doggies 1 year ago (edited) Disaster. Need to post and go viral 9 Reply Elaine R Elaine R 3 months ago I haven't been able to walk for 9 m9nths because of rosuvastatin! Could you help me please? Reply Linda Eck Linda Eck 3 months ago Blood pressure medicine is a statin, is there a alternative drug for those drugs? Reply Old Roscoe Old Roscoe 1 year ago As usual " Follow the money".......... It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It 7 Reply Rob T Rob T 1 year ago Lying is profitable. 21 Reply 1 reply Anita Chopping Anita Chopping 4 months ago When my doctor said you need Stains I said No No No! Reply petercallinicos petercallinicos 1 year ago What a surprise, the New York Times gets it wrong AGAIN. 4 Reply 1 reply Peter Staples Peter Staples 2 months ago Best thing l ever did was stop taking those statins. They're killers. Now (at 69) l feel great. 1 Reply Miss Eileen Miss Eileen 2 months ago I inherited a blood disorder had 3 strokes neurological put me on Blood thinner and 40 mg of statin! I wish I could stop statin, I’m going to ask if I’m out of the woods of just taking the blood thinner and no statin. I am going to question this. Reply Just _ Russ Just _ Russ 3 months ago I just through my Lipitor in the bin. Thanks for the info. Reply Michael Pagan Michael Pagan 1 year ago New York Times.....imagine my shock. 13 Reply Tom Underwood Tom Underwood 4 months ago You can look up a doctor online and see how many of each drug they prescribe. The more statins they prescribe, the less they know how to treat the root cause of metabolic disease. Reply PondHockey WithBoards PondHockey WithBoards 3 weeks ago The truth is there are no such thing as a side effect, there is only an effect. Reply Pat O'Dwyer Pat O'Dwyer 2 months ago It appears the cure is worse than the disease 1 Reply manny manny 1 year ago The Snake-Oil Salesmen are running the show! The Doctors need to step up! 2 Reply Christopher Ellis Christopher Ellis 11 months ago Yet the companies keep on chasing the butterfly of money, rather than realising that the results are misery. Then they die from it. 1 Reply Geoffrey Stone Geoffrey Stone 1 year ago Dr Ford Brewer from John Hopkins university promotes a very low dose of statins to reduce inflammation not to reduce cholesterol. All medicines are a trade off. Have you an opinion on such use? Reply hazel tate hazel tate 3 months ago I think it’s fine Im not concerned because no way will I willingly consume it Reply John John 11 months ago Got here from clicking on a Mayo Clinic Statin misinformation video. I knew instantly it was a bullshit video since the comments were turned off, instead of managing the chat, and having an open dialog with a concerned community. Then I saw the same topic covered here, and clicked. 2 Reply Edwin Hermanson Edwin Hermanson 1 year ago Amazing how so many people think this is new news ! Not at all to down this video though ! It just amazes me how people can be fooled for yrs 1 Reply Paul Reesor Paul Reesor 6 months ago The most profitable drugs increase the diseases that they claim to treat. Works like a charm.. As the diseases progress take more. 2 Reply zambrocca zambrocca 1 year ago Dear Dr.Mason, You'd better go and get a bodyguard... 1 Reply Christopher D Christopher D 1 year ago Google statins and you get page after page of only positive articles. I gave up scrolling trying to find a negative report that was newer than 1994. 3 Reply Rainer Maelger Rainer Maelger 1 year ago Danke 7 Reply Dawn Willey Dawn Willey 5 months ago Hi I take one Lipitor 10mg in the evening. Can i just stop taking it? 1 Reply 1 reply Kenneth Carter Kenneth Carter 5 months ago Stopped using them. Muscle cramping, memory problems. My cholesterol is still under danger levels. Won’t be using them again. 2 Reply murray andru murray andru 4 months ago I stopped taking them feel so much better . Can't trust Dr.s anymore . Profits are the main goal for them . 1 Reply NOTREALLY HANKAARON NOTREALLY HANKAARON 1 year ago YES! 6 Reply Sue Auger Sue Auger 1 year ago Anyone with side effects were removed from the study!!!!! Lol NO DOUBT 1 Reply Ron Tiemens Ron Tiemens 3 weeks ago Why are statins prescribed to bicuspid aorta aneurysm patients who do not have high cholesterol? Is there really proof of better surgical outcomes? Reply Carl Cutts Carl Cutts 2 months ago What are his credentials Reply Robert Pace Robert Pace 1 year ago Why was a 6 year old boy taking a statin? 3 Reply ChrisW ChrisW 1 year ago Let’s see how long it’ll take until this video is pulled! 2 Reply 1 reply john butler john butler 1 year ago Doctors better judgement maybe swayed by wanting a wealthier lifestyle. Reply Ken terry Ken terry 2 weeks ago Doctor called yesterday to put me on lipator after listening to Paul I said no. Reply Melissa Seago Melissa Seago 7 months ago So if my doctor ignores everything else in my blood work and concentrates on cholesterol and prescribing statins they don't care at all and just got$$$$$ 1 Reply Rami Eskola Rami Eskola 3 months ago @0:45 This part puzzles me. What is 'pure cholesterol'? That does not exist in nature. Reply Fred Smith Fred Smith 1 year ago Statins block a liver enzyme called HMG CoA and this makes cholesterol .... but it also makes CoQ for heart and muscles ... so what the fork? 2 Reply Mabel Heinzle Mabel Heinzle 5 months ago Took decades tell truth about statins and SSRI anti depression medications - how long before the truth about COVID origins and injection adverse effects? 1 Reply Jo Brown Jo Brown 1 year ago Why would a 6 year old boy be taking that drug? 2 Reply Dave Dave 3 months ago wow, I'm glad I turned this down when the doctor tried to put me on it. Reply Geoffrey Stone Geoffrey Stone 9 months ago People would rather be fooled than admit they are a fool. Confucius. If you argue with a fool , there are two fools in the room. My mother. Reply dr louis cardinal dr louis cardinal 11 months ago (edited) 390 with memory loss from 490,000 (.07%) subjects versus 114 placebo subjects (.02%) is still quite insignificant …….yes you can say 400% more from statin users but 400% of practical nothing…….let’s not play with the numbers now….. Reply 1 reply Sue Auger Sue Auger 1 year ago THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I refuse their Jim Jones juice jab!!!!!!! Is ONLY about $$$ 1 Reply Lyn Richardson Lyn Richardson 1 year ago I see a link to vaccines and profilactive pills here 4 Reply Wesley Gordon Wesley Gordon 4 months ago So glad l threw my Lipitor out years ago! Reply Gelo Gelo 4 months ago 🤔 I'm ready afraid of big farma.... !!! 1 Reply Miguel Angel Patino Muentes Miguel Angel Patino Muentes 11 months ago (edited) Sorry to say that most of physicians give this because most of patients don’t make the live changes ( diet, exercise) they need or they do it for a small time, so if this people got a heart attack and the investigation show that the doctor didn’t give them statins you got a potential law sue and lost your license and go to jail for a really good chance that the patient is not doing what they should… no thanks . Reply Christopher Ellis Christopher Ellis 7 months ago (edited) Nikolai as in Tchaikovsky ( Čajkovskyj) not ei as in eight Hawaii, sensei Grasping at straws for miraculous medicines , or just blinded by greed? Reply libramoon2 W libramoon2 W 5 months ago Familia! High Cholersterol...? Curable??? Reply 1 reply tthams73 tthams73 3 months ago Based on your logic TPA should be banned! Reply Diane B Diane B 3 months ago