I stopped in one month after developing bruising and cramping. I could immediately no longer hike due to calve cramps. When I investigated this and discovered the side effect profile, plus absurd NNT (100), I confronted my doctor who denied knowledge of side effects and offered to put me on a different statin. It was a precursor to the Covid nonsense for me certainly, where for the first time I can remember, I perceived that doctors did not in fact act exclusively in a patient’s best interest.
No knowledge of side effects!! Right! They don't read or research. They just prescribe the latest fad that the pharmaceutical sales people bring around. I read about these side effects 15 years ago when my mother's best friend began falling and having great difficult getting up! She was afraid of having a heart attack, so in spite of my mother and I trying to persuade her to get off this dangerous drug, she ended up rotting away for five years in a nursing home! Her heart finally did stop and she was relieved of this terrible life caused by a statin drug!
I had several male business associates who were on this stuff and having trouble with strength in their arms. I asked them if they were taking a statin and they were! I told them to get off this junk immediately before they ended up in a nursing home! They did, thankfully and their arm muscles returned to normal. This has been going on for two decades or more. Hasn't anyone learned yet???
I have the proof myself, doctors don’t read inserts. My wife was put successively on 12 different psychiatric med’s. I read them all and confronted them with the sequels, too many to go in detail but one thing I can say, all horrifying even In one it mentions death!
OK…..but death is death, the mourning and after giving it it’s time…but the horror is they don’t kill you on the spot but you’re as good as death hardly aware that you’re still alive. No one notices that you’re no longer “present” and that you’re brain is erased or chemically lobotomised.
Fantastic news! An excellent recent quote from Mr. Kennedy: “If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I have two messages for you: 1. Preserve your records, and 2. Pack your bags.”
I only hope RFK Jr comes through the hearing OK. There will be much hostility, that's for sure - many with vested interests in the sickness of Americans, plus the MSM, who must hate ordinary people too.
Absolutely. It’s going to be a relentless battle. I’m also worried that Trump is taking some terrific people from their respective states and who is going to fill that void?
I’m definitely interested in this federal overhaul, as long as the goal is to gut the fed. But local is where it’s at.
Kathleen, you soooooo remind me of my best friend!!! Long hair, big brown eyes and a noted appearance that is an indicator of intelligence. Your eye space shouts out intelligence and your overall appearance suggests a balanced and ordered character. Yes appearance can tell me such things. I have dealt with at least 500 to 600 women a year over 30 decades and one could say that over 33 decades equates to around close to 20,000 gals of all ages, ethnicity, race, age and sizes. Do not miss this next point. The softest gentlest and most amenable one was so obese she had to use an access scooter to get around. She came out to the road to talk to me and ask questions as I worked.
You are ALL DIFFERENT BUT ALL THE SAME. I have been kissed, hugged and touched but not indecently and recently by that category of woman who is sensory and do so to silently command my attention.
My point? I cherish them for who and what they are and it is my belief that since 1969 women have been under attack and targeted to upset the status quo and natural flow of society.
Every single one of you are amazing and intuitionally acute
My Dr put me on a statin. Apx 3 years later, he put me on a different one. A few months went by before I asked my pharmacist if it was normal or OK being on 2 statins, & he sternly said, "NO!" Why he didn't notice both prescriptions in the computer, IDK - but I immediately stopped taking either of them.
I refused. I had too many side effects. My numbers were high and have serious genetic predisposition as well. I made serious lifestyle changes with diet (following clean Mediterranean) daily exercise and take citrus bergamot supplementation daily per functional medicine recommendations. Just had repeat blood work after 3 months and EVERY one of my cholesterol numbers are completely normal, Including APOB, ldl, triglycerides, total cholesterol and ratios. HDL also excellent. It can be done without statins!! Must be diligent.
I recently started berberine in the morning & lion's mane at night, replacing metformin. I'm cost-limited, but is there a particular brand & mg you could suggest? Thanks.
Metformin also appears as #4 in the list of tier 1 supplements in Dr. Paul Marik's book Cancer Care. Published by flccc.net , it is available as a free download or can be purchased in a book form on Amazon.
Hope you meant "nightly". Bergamot photosensitizes. Perhaps, like St. John's wort, useful in very small doses in the morning to counter SAD, but very much of it also increases risk of sunburn.
Hi A Midwestern Doctor. I am a new subscriber and read all of your DMSO papers as I suffer from arthritis and do not want to succumb to the plethora of arthritis medicine out there. Thank you, I've got DMSO on board and it's making a difference.
Yes I’ve heard some amazing things about DMSO - I’ve also bought some because I started getting these pains in my fingers as my mum suffers from arthritis. I rubbed the DMSO on my finger and the pain went just about straight away and now I’m going to be using it on my fingers on a regular basis to keep the arthritis away. It’s so good for so many things.
Could you please tell me what brand of DMSO you use? I had two consecutive accidents affecting my right wrist resulting in a diagnosis of De Quervains tenosynovitis. I wrap it at night with castor oil and a brace which helps but the DMSO did nothing. Thanks.
Thanks, that’s where I got mine but Amazon has about 30 different brands. And my orthopedic hand doc flatly refused to discuss it so no luck there. Thanks though for taking the time to respond.
good point - but at least the republicans have a majority in the senate, so they may be more amenable to Trump's nominations, especially since the democrats, so-called "liberals" and big pharma-dependent media have been so vociferously against Kennedy. Maybe, due to the covid massacre, sanity and human decency will prevail. I hope.
AMD, I am SO glad you have quoted from books written by my good friend, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick--not because I know him personally-- but because he took ON the entire Statin Pharma Complex [SPC], and in my view, WON!
How? Because once you let the Truth Genie OUT of the bottle, it spreads like wildfire, just as you, AMD, are doing here.
Is there really any other way to live than by radical commitment to truth coupled with communication that is kind, respects others, and asserts truth? So keep on keeping on, AMD!
I heartily recommend to readers Dr. Kendrick's, "The Great Cholesterol Con". When I read his description of a people (I forget the country) who had the absolute worst diet that Americans especially are told would lead to a heart attack, yet had the LOWEST Cholesterol of any nation in the world, I was ASTOUNDED! In unending professional yet humorous ways, Dr. Kendrick shows the reader that pushers of statins and their makers are full of horse manure.
I hope to get around soon to his book, "Doctoring Data: How to Sort Out Medical Advice From Medical Nonsense", but I'm still reading his "The Clot Thickens", another good one. As mentioned, Dr. Kendrick writes very engagingly and with lots of humor. Knowing the tactics of the enemy, as inferred from AMD's gutsy writing (and also borne out in Kendrick's work) helps you defeat him/them.
So in September, I brought in the "Con" book to show to my Cardiologist (whom I do respect greatly).
I told him I was done with statins, that I had taken my last one the week prior, and that he was welcome to borrow this Scottish Cardiologist's book. Well, after perusing the book for 50-90 seconds, he said it approximated "junk science". I all but stopped short of asking if he got money from the PIC for writing statin prescriptions. He pushed the Con book he had placed on his desk back towards me. (Well, you can't win them all, but you can at least put well-intentioned professionals on notice that maybe, just maybe THEY ,TOO, have been conned!)
My conclusion?
One, the Pharma Industrial Complex [PIC] unquestionably, as cited in AMD's article, manipulates data.
Two, in using data like a magician weaves magic, PIC weaponizes fear to sell their products and we have seen this time and time again (the latest being when they Endlessly & Fearfully Pushed the Snake Venom-filled COVID-19 Jabs-- fueled by lies that terrified the masses so "they" could get their way*) AND they keep MOVING the "bar" of what "amount" of Cholesterol is preferable, that is, "acceptable". And many Doctors (except, happily, AMD! and perhaps a few others) buy into this nonsense.
This is a form of Control, and Control is evil when lying liars (Fauci, PIC, etc.) LIE to get their way because MEGA BILLIONS of dollars are the reward for doing the devil's bidding. Shakespeare's character perhaps said it best, "The devil can cite Scripture to prove HIS point!")
So, Mr. Fauci, (you lost the "Dr." title when YOU long ago became "unsafe" and "ineffective"), it's time to face the RFK, Jr. music, the same music you hear from AMD and company. (RFK, Jr. wrote the book "The REAL Dr. Fauci". Bravo, Mr. Kennedy.)
*Three, WHY do they lie? Yes, to make MONEY but there is a more DEVIOUS reason: to lead the masses (like a Pied Piper) to a DETERIORATION of their health AND to keep them DEPENDENT on the PIC as well as dependent on the "almighty" AMA who lie for them.
Think about that. When you read the truth espoused by AMD, how CAN you conclude they actually want to BUILD UP your health? Yes, I DO respect Doctors who studied for YEARS to BECOME a Doctor and I do not dismiss them outright as a class of people. But when some fall in line with Pharma with stuff that is questionable, I seek truth elsewhere. And when some, such as AMD, expose the lies, I cheer them on.
It was Pharma, who with the AMA and the FDA and the NCI (National Cancer Institute), conspired (and unfortunately succeeded) to keep FROM the world, Dr. Raymond Royal Rife's Cancer Cure. [See "The Cancer Cure That Worked" by Barry Lynes.] Well, not anymore. THAT genie is out of ITS bottle as well. Some around the world (but forbidden in the U.S. because of the aforementioned "Control") are using Dr. Rife's brilliant findings to cure cancer and assist patients with other diseases.
In conclusion, the Statin horse manure and the suppression of Dr. Rife's cancer cure were and are designed to Depopulate the planet (yes, that means they want me AND YOU dead, IF they can make THAT happen) because of that small segment of the elite who believe Satan's lie that there are too many people on planet Earth. Because of the greed of a few, this lie gets propagated every day. An examination of anything! that AMD courageously writes, coupled with the lies about statins and the suppression of Dr. Rife and his discoveries (& those of many others who also cured cancer and those who invented free energy machines), will bear out that truth.
AMD, is it true you are writing a book? If so, I want to buy it. When I read your wonderful work, I keep getting reminded of what President Harry Truman said, "Always tell the truth-- that will astonish some, and gratify the rest."
AMD, I do Not know him personally, just through his work, BUT YOU can send him a message on his website: www.drmalcolmkendrick.org and click on the "Contact" button.
Perhaps you can send him a copy of your article above (or a link)! He'd probably be tickled pink to know that a Doctor in America is promulgating his work/truth!
On another note, may I humbly suggest you publish a book of all your past columns/writings ("Volume 1", "Volume 2", etc. if it's feasible or organize it by Topic) although you'd have to painstakingly type in the links, or hire someone to do so and then move your articles to a platform from which you could perhaps interest a publisher through a trusted intermediary in order to keep your anonymity several persons removed.
If it were myself, I'd have someone I trust approach such an agent to present my (anonymous) work.
Most definitely, I would consult an attorney to see if you can protect yourself 100% JUST in case for some stupid or unjust reason here is a subpoena issued to learn your private identity. Ask him if there is an insurance policy that would guarantee you a big payout if someone did misuse the legal system to compel finding out where you practice, etc.
If an intellectual law attorney says you cannot be assured 100% anonymity against a subpoena, then ask that attorney if you could sell an e-book on a site that's several people removed from you OR if if you could do so on a platform like Amazon and if such a work would 100% protect your anonymity. I say this even though we all here clearly know you do not ever disparage or defame any professional or non-professional nor impugn their professional and/or personal reputation. (I am Not an attorney but I understand that Truth is a defense to libel.) Sigh, I guess the only 2 certain things in life ARE death and taxes!
Lastly, on Dr. Kendick's site, I just read his post where two people (1 quite young and the other much older) who had been taking statins and stopped them DIED AFTER stopping them! I think there is a post here similar to those if I glanced correctly. In my view, Pharma needs an anonymous Citizen Oversight Committee to resist the temptations of being bought or "persuaded monetarily".
Thank you, AMD, for reading this and for your consideration.
Eventually, sometime in the future, there will be several volumes published of this substack. Your long message about Dr. Kendrick and your encounter with your cardiologist, speak volumes. This comment section is in itself a wonderful source of information and inspiration. As well as tragic stories.
I just want to put in another good word for Dr. Malcolm Kendrick's "The Clot Thickens," which I read cover to cover with great pleasure. Spoiler: the book talks a lot about the physiology of epithelial damage in the circulatory system, and much less about cholesterol (though cholesterol does play a role in healing that damage). Besides the good science, Dr. Kendrick has a great sense of humor and writes really compellingly.
But maybe the best part of the book is near the end, when he changes the topic to the question more people ought to be asking: which interventions will add the most years to your life? For some reason, medicine and medical studies rarely ask that question.
Every. Single. Blood. Test I have had for decades resulted in the doctor phoning me and asking me to come in ASAP. Every single time, my cholesterol was "dangerously high" and they reached for the prescription pad. And before they could write anything I asked "How are my Triglycerides? They would look and answer "Very low, actually". I would smile and say "Then I'm doing just fine, thank you!"
Had two close people in my life develop heart failure (EF 25%) from statins without Coenzyme Q10 supplementation. Once the statin was discontinued and Co Q10 was given with Taurine , their EFs went back to 50%. One was a 92 year old man, my father who is now 96. If you are worried about regulating cholesterol metabolism, look into berberine and bergamot. Berberine is an amazing plant alkaloid that has GLP-1 transport- like properties. I personally got my insulin resistance score down to 4 taking twice daily along with a keto diet and exercise. It has a myriad of benefits involving the heart,brain, gut and immune system.
Apr 13, 2022 — A normal ejection fraction is 50 percent or higher. An ejection fraction below 40 percent means your heart isn't pumping enough blood and may be failing."
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"Can you live with 25 percent heart function?
When heart function is less than 50% it can lead to cardiac arrest of an organism. Now if the heart function is less than 20%, it will lead to cardiac arrest. It won't be able to supply blood to the brain and other parts of the body which will eventually lead to the death of the person."
When Lipitor first hit the market, my aunt Faye was prescribed that statin. Two decades later, she was diagnosed with dementia she was once a healthy, beautiful and vibrant real estate agent. Two decades later, she was hunched over in a wheelchair babbling on like a child. Needless to say she had no memory of who she was or what her life was, she didn’t recognize her own family or friends. It really pisses me the F off when I see what that horrible statin did to my beloved aunt eventually, she passed away peacefully in her sleep, but that doesn’t take away the fact that that horrible statin robbed her of her golden years
my father in law was on a statin for years and he too developed dementia. 'course, the doctors just saw his dementia as part of the normal aging process, and never once considered that the statin might be causing it, or accelerating it.
Effective management of atherosclerosis progress and hyperlipidemia with nattokinase: A clinical study with 1,062 participants
Nattokinase (NK), known as a potent fibrinolytic and antithrombotic agent, has been shown to have antiatherosclerotic and lipid-lowering effects. However, data on human clinical studies are limited. In this clinical study involving 1,062 participants, our objective was to examine the efficacy of NK in atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia and safety at the dose of 10,800 FU/day after 12 months of oral administration. Various factors, including lower doses that influence NK pharmacological actions, were also investigated.
We found that NK at a dose of 10,800 FU/day effectively managed the progression of atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia with a significant improvement in the lipid profile. A significant reduction in the thickness of the carotid artery intima-media and the size of the carotid plaque was observed. The improvement rates ranged from 66.5 to 95.4%. NK was found to be ineffective in lowering lipids and suppressing atherosclerosis progression at a dose of 3,600 FU/day. The lipid-lowering effect of NK was more prominent in subjects who smoked, drank alcohol, and subjects with higher BMI. Regular exercise further improved the effects of NK. Co-administration of vitamin K2 and aspirin with NK produced a synergetic effect. No noticeable adverse effects associated with the use of NK were recorded.
In conclusion, our data demonstrate that atherosclerosis progression and hyperlipidemia can be effectively managed with NK at a dose of 10,800 FU/day. The lower dose of 3,600 FU per day is ineffective. The dose of 10,800 FU/day is safe and well tolerated. Some lifestyle factors and the coadministration of vitamin K2 and aspirin lead to improved outcomes in the use of NK.
Thank you. Thank you. Your insight and knowledge has proven invaluable. I read an earlier article written by you and one by Dr Mercola. I then stopped taking Atorvastatin over a year ago. I started taking Berberine supplement instead. My doctor was impressed with how good my CBC numbers are.
No, I didn’t have much reaction to statins, but after reading how useless statins are I didn’t want to take any Rx unless necessary. While on the statin my cholesterol didn’t really change very much, but the berberine supplement Dr Mercola recommended brought my numbers considerably down without changing my diet in any way. I still eat plenty of cheese. My cholesterol wasn’t extremely high, but was over 200. Now it’s 160. However, in reality these numbers aren’t even important.
My doc here in Australia wanted to put me on them last year but I declined thanks to articles like this. The American insurance system that funnels people into taking them so rich pigs can profit is so truly disgusting. I feel so for the American people, I'm sorry you are all so constantly used in this way 🥺
Yep, I get the same serious pitch every time I have blood work done. My LDL is lower each time, HDL higher, and total cholesterol is slightly above what is now considered "normal." Despite this, last time the formula said I had a 12% risk of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years. About a decade ago I called out a different MD about the constant moving of the goalposts, and got a sheepish look along with: "You got me there!" This is particularly specious once you're on Medicare, because so many drugs cost so little. Add in the elderly's fear of impending doom, and VOILA! Endless profits....
Some Medicare prescriptions are TOO CHEAP which fosters over medication.
If a generic statin drug is so cheap, why not just keep taking it.
Sad that a patient has to know more than a doctor on a particular topic to know how to determine the proper dosage of a drug, or to eliminate it entirely.
Who am I to talk??? I not on any prescription medicine but over a dozen supplements. I have never had a consult on which ones to take and which ones to drop. I went to the flccc.net conference last February and carried around a list of what I take and everyone said "that is a good list" but I am still not sure about it.
A comment above on Nattokinase: recommends a dosage of 10,000 FU units. I currently take 2,000 units. I asked the doctor who posted it if I should increase my dosage.
I drank the kool aid too! Thanks to my lineage, my body has homozygous familial hyperlipidemia. Onre day at work, during an interaction with a difficult patient, my left arm went numb. Naturally I was concerned and went to see a cardiologist and since my numbers live around 400, he prescribed statins and Omega 3's. Within a year, I had all but lost my short term memory (which was amazing) and I began awaking in the middle of the night with calf cramps that were SOOO painful I would have to jump out of bed and walk/stretch. Naturally this affected my sleep cycles. Luckily I came across some good books on the evils of statins and stopped the drug cold. Within a few years, my memory returned (yes it took that long) and thankfully no brain damage (depends on who you talk to). Now with external and internal DMSO and Methylene blue, I can say my memory and health is better than it was 30 years ago (I am 73). Ya'know, I always wondered how I could take more healing to more people...I never figured it out BUT I am very pleased you did...VERY WELL DONE!
Unfortunately most doctors don't do nutrition research and a great deal of nutrition information is erroneous. My brother-in-law was into this egg white nonsense...and wouldn't listen, when I told him that the yolks are nourishing...and should not be removed. He wound up in the hospital following Conventional Information, but he did refuse the statins. I eat organic eggs from our own chickens daily and have no cholesterol issue. However, I avoid many foods in the marketplace, which "experts" tout as health foods. There is a limit to the amount of fat and protein that most people are eating. I avoid all oils, nuts, seeds, mayo, etc. like the plague. One Tablespoon contains 14-15 grams of fat, when there is a big limit to the amount that the liver and gall bladder can emulsify. Food manufacturing has made it very easy to exceed the amount of fat that people are consuming. For thirty years I suffered with migraines, until I gave up these foods....and haven't had one headache in the last 31 years. The wrong foods break down the organs...and then people add fuel l\ to the fire by using drugs; instead of removing the cause of the problem...the food. .
I stopped in one month after developing bruising and cramping. I could immediately no longer hike due to calve cramps. When I investigated this and discovered the side effect profile, plus absurd NNT (100), I confronted my doctor who denied knowledge of side effects and offered to put me on a different statin. It was a precursor to the Covid nonsense for me certainly, where for the first time I can remember, I perceived that doctors did not in fact act exclusively in a patient’s best interest.
No knowledge of side effects!! Right! They don't read or research. They just prescribe the latest fad that the pharmaceutical sales people bring around. I read about these side effects 15 years ago when my mother's best friend began falling and having great difficult getting up! She was afraid of having a heart attack, so in spite of my mother and I trying to persuade her to get off this dangerous drug, she ended up rotting away for five years in a nursing home! Her heart finally did stop and she was relieved of this terrible life caused by a statin drug!
I had several male business associates who were on this stuff and having trouble with strength in their arms. I asked them if they were taking a statin and they were! I told them to get off this junk immediately before they ended up in a nursing home! They did, thankfully and their arm muscles returned to normal. This has been going on for two decades or more. Hasn't anyone learned yet???
I have the proof myself, doctors don’t read inserts. My wife was put successively on 12 different psychiatric med’s. I read them all and confronted them with the sequels, too many to go in detail but one thing I can say, all horrifying even In one it mentions death!
Many of these drug advertisements mention "death" -- out loud! Noted in the fine print at the bottom of the ad! Does anyone hear this word?? Terrible!
OK…..but death is death, the mourning and after giving it it’s time…but the horror is they don’t kill you on the spot but you’re as good as death hardly aware that you’re still alive. No one notices that you’re no longer “present” and that you’re brain is erased or chemically lobotomised.
Dear Givenroom, how many POS MDs did you punch in the face, or how many are limping due to their broken kneecaps?
Allopaths love to laugh at you and take your money. Best
Holy s%$t
Trump nominated RFK as his HHS secretary. Incredible.
Fantastic news! An excellent recent quote from Mr. Kennedy: “If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I have two messages for you: 1. Preserve your records, and 2. Pack your bags.”
Lots of "preserve your records" at DOJ also!!
I only hope RFK Jr comes through the hearing OK. There will be much hostility, that's for sure - many with vested interests in the sickness of Americans, plus the MSM, who must hate ordinary people too.
Absolutely. It’s going to be a relentless battle. I’m also worried that Trump is taking some terrific people from their respective states and who is going to fill that void?
I’m definitely interested in this federal overhaul, as long as the goal is to gut the fed. But local is where it’s at.
Big if true!
Kathleen, you soooooo remind me of my best friend!!! Long hair, big brown eyes and a noted appearance that is an indicator of intelligence. Your eye space shouts out intelligence and your overall appearance suggests a balanced and ordered character. Yes appearance can tell me such things. I have dealt with at least 500 to 600 women a year over 30 decades and one could say that over 33 decades equates to around close to 20,000 gals of all ages, ethnicity, race, age and sizes. Do not miss this next point. The softest gentlest and most amenable one was so obese she had to use an access scooter to get around. She came out to the road to talk to me and ask questions as I worked.
You are ALL DIFFERENT BUT ALL THE SAME. I have been kissed, hugged and touched but not indecently and recently by that category of woman who is sensory and do so to silently command my attention.
My point? I cherish them for who and what they are and it is my belief that since 1969 women have been under attack and targeted to upset the status quo and natural flow of society.
Every single one of you are amazing and intuitionally acute
"over 30 decades"? How old are you?
Congrats!!!!!! hahahahahahaha
If anyone else caught this they ignored it but not you. I have been in two trade professions NOT for over 30 decades but for 56 years.
Well, it was obvious from the context, but you did do it twice. My excuse is that I was a proofreader, and old habits die hard.
My Dr put me on a statin. Apx 3 years later, he put me on a different one. A few months went by before I asked my pharmacist if it was normal or OK being on 2 statins, & he sternly said, "NO!" Why he didn't notice both prescriptions in the computer, IDK - but I immediately stopped taking either of them.
I refused. I had too many side effects. My numbers were high and have serious genetic predisposition as well. I made serious lifestyle changes with diet (following clean Mediterranean) daily exercise and take citrus bergamot supplementation daily per functional medicine recommendations. Just had repeat blood work after 3 months and EVERY one of my cholesterol numbers are completely normal, Including APOB, ldl, triglycerides, total cholesterol and ratios. HDL also excellent. It can be done without statins!! Must be diligent.
I recently started berberine in the morning & lion's mane at night, replacing metformin. I'm cost-limited, but is there a particular brand & mg you could suggest? Thanks.
Metformin is the fountain-of-middle-age:
https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2017/4/metformin-slashes-cancer-risks?srsltid=AfmBOorEs1b4RhibmBokKdfUUHwa5vQ-JXLY4vAISQyXwP5uwfEMiznj
Excellent article. Thanks.
Metformin also appears as #4 in the list of tier 1 supplements in Dr. Paul Marik's book Cancer Care. Published by flccc.net , it is available as a free download or can be purchased in a book form on Amazon.
https://covid19criticalcare.com/reviews-and-monographs/cancer-care/
Dr. Marik follows the God of Love, and he is also brilliant.
Be cautious Dawn.
I take a brand from toplux nutrition ( purchased very reasonably on Amazon) 1500 mg. I do take at night before bed.
Hope you meant "nightly". Bergamot photosensitizes. Perhaps, like St. John's wort, useful in very small doses in the morning to counter SAD, but very much of it also increases risk of sunburn.
Ah, I see. Yes, I'm reading about side effects, especially in the elderly. May still consider it, at least to try it. Thank you.
Hi Julie
I am quite interested in the natural choices you decided to pursue. Would you please share your new diet routine? rsdeantb12@gmail.com
My congrats to you Julie...guard yourself, you are precious to people you may not know.
Dear Dawn, NO, you decided to listen to a fraud, and YOU chose to BUY and ingest poison. I am glad that you resisted.
Be the best you that you can be!
Hi A Midwestern Doctor. I am a new subscriber and read all of your DMSO papers as I suffer from arthritis and do not want to succumb to the plethora of arthritis medicine out there. Thank you, I've got DMSO on board and it's making a difference.
Yes I’ve heard some amazing things about DMSO - I’ve also bought some because I started getting these pains in my fingers as my mum suffers from arthritis. I rubbed the DMSO on my finger and the pain went just about straight away and now I’m going to be using it on my fingers on a regular basis to keep the arthritis away. It’s so good for so many things.
Could you please tell me what brand of DMSO you use? I had two consecutive accidents affecting my right wrist resulting in a diagnosis of De Quervains tenosynovitis. I wrap it at night with castor oil and a brace which helps but the DMSO did nothing. Thanks.
I got it on Amazon from DMSO Store.
Thanks, that’s where I got mine but Amazon has about 30 different brands. And my orthopedic hand doc flatly refused to discuss it so no luck there. Thanks though for taking the time to respond.
Not surprising about your ortho doc. Did he at least give you the courtesy of explaining his/her decision not to discuss it? Here's the link to the DMSO I purchased: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BSYQ0XC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
She shut me down the minute I mentioned it. Her exact words, "I CANNOT discuss this with you." btw - thanks for the link!
Speaking of reform change, RFK Jr. is back baby!
What a special day for the health freedom community to rejoice! Time to get to work.
i think he must still be confirmed by the senate, but even so this is GREAT news!!!
I am cautiously optimistic. What is their history of confirming someone that goes against their financial interests?
good point - but at least the republicans have a majority in the senate, so they may be more amenable to Trump's nominations, especially since the democrats, so-called "liberals" and big pharma-dependent media have been so vociferously against Kennedy. Maybe, due to the covid massacre, sanity and human decency will prevail. I hope.
AMD, I am SO glad you have quoted from books written by my good friend, Dr. Malcolm Kendrick--not because I know him personally-- but because he took ON the entire Statin Pharma Complex [SPC], and in my view, WON!
How? Because once you let the Truth Genie OUT of the bottle, it spreads like wildfire, just as you, AMD, are doing here.
Is there really any other way to live than by radical commitment to truth coupled with communication that is kind, respects others, and asserts truth? So keep on keeping on, AMD!
I heartily recommend to readers Dr. Kendrick's, "The Great Cholesterol Con". When I read his description of a people (I forget the country) who had the absolute worst diet that Americans especially are told would lead to a heart attack, yet had the LOWEST Cholesterol of any nation in the world, I was ASTOUNDED! In unending professional yet humorous ways, Dr. Kendrick shows the reader that pushers of statins and their makers are full of horse manure.
I hope to get around soon to his book, "Doctoring Data: How to Sort Out Medical Advice From Medical Nonsense", but I'm still reading his "The Clot Thickens", another good one. As mentioned, Dr. Kendrick writes very engagingly and with lots of humor. Knowing the tactics of the enemy, as inferred from AMD's gutsy writing (and also borne out in Kendrick's work) helps you defeat him/them.
So in September, I brought in the "Con" book to show to my Cardiologist (whom I do respect greatly).
I told him I was done with statins, that I had taken my last one the week prior, and that he was welcome to borrow this Scottish Cardiologist's book. Well, after perusing the book for 50-90 seconds, he said it approximated "junk science". I all but stopped short of asking if he got money from the PIC for writing statin prescriptions. He pushed the Con book he had placed on his desk back towards me. (Well, you can't win them all, but you can at least put well-intentioned professionals on notice that maybe, just maybe THEY ,TOO, have been conned!)
My conclusion?
One, the Pharma Industrial Complex [PIC] unquestionably, as cited in AMD's article, manipulates data.
Two, in using data like a magician weaves magic, PIC weaponizes fear to sell their products and we have seen this time and time again (the latest being when they Endlessly & Fearfully Pushed the Snake Venom-filled COVID-19 Jabs-- fueled by lies that terrified the masses so "they" could get their way*) AND they keep MOVING the "bar" of what "amount" of Cholesterol is preferable, that is, "acceptable". And many Doctors (except, happily, AMD! and perhaps a few others) buy into this nonsense.
This is a form of Control, and Control is evil when lying liars (Fauci, PIC, etc.) LIE to get their way because MEGA BILLIONS of dollars are the reward for doing the devil's bidding. Shakespeare's character perhaps said it best, "The devil can cite Scripture to prove HIS point!")
So, Mr. Fauci, (you lost the "Dr." title when YOU long ago became "unsafe" and "ineffective"), it's time to face the RFK, Jr. music, the same music you hear from AMD and company. (RFK, Jr. wrote the book "The REAL Dr. Fauci". Bravo, Mr. Kennedy.)
*Three, WHY do they lie? Yes, to make MONEY but there is a more DEVIOUS reason: to lead the masses (like a Pied Piper) to a DETERIORATION of their health AND to keep them DEPENDENT on the PIC as well as dependent on the "almighty" AMA who lie for them.
Think about that. When you read the truth espoused by AMD, how CAN you conclude they actually want to BUILD UP your health? Yes, I DO respect Doctors who studied for YEARS to BECOME a Doctor and I do not dismiss them outright as a class of people. But when some fall in line with Pharma with stuff that is questionable, I seek truth elsewhere. And when some, such as AMD, expose the lies, I cheer them on.
It was Pharma, who with the AMA and the FDA and the NCI (National Cancer Institute), conspired (and unfortunately succeeded) to keep FROM the world, Dr. Raymond Royal Rife's Cancer Cure. [See "The Cancer Cure That Worked" by Barry Lynes.] Well, not anymore. THAT genie is out of ITS bottle as well. Some around the world (but forbidden in the U.S. because of the aforementioned "Control") are using Dr. Rife's brilliant findings to cure cancer and assist patients with other diseases.
In conclusion, the Statin horse manure and the suppression of Dr. Rife's cancer cure were and are designed to Depopulate the planet (yes, that means they want me AND YOU dead, IF they can make THAT happen) because of that small segment of the elite who believe Satan's lie that there are too many people on planet Earth. Because of the greed of a few, this lie gets propagated every day. An examination of anything! that AMD courageously writes, coupled with the lies about statins and the suppression of Dr. Rife and his discoveries (& those of many others who also cured cancer and those who invented free energy machines), will bear out that truth.
AMD, is it true you are writing a book? If so, I want to buy it. When I read your wonderful work, I keep getting reminded of what President Harry Truman said, "Always tell the truth-- that will astonish some, and gratify the rest."
If you are friends with him, please tell him I'm a fan of his work!
AMD, I do Not know him personally, just through his work, BUT YOU can send him a message on his website: www.drmalcolmkendrick.org and click on the "Contact" button.
Perhaps you can send him a copy of your article above (or a link)! He'd probably be tickled pink to know that a Doctor in America is promulgating his work/truth!
On another note, may I humbly suggest you publish a book of all your past columns/writings ("Volume 1", "Volume 2", etc. if it's feasible or organize it by Topic) although you'd have to painstakingly type in the links, or hire someone to do so and then move your articles to a platform from which you could perhaps interest a publisher through a trusted intermediary in order to keep your anonymity several persons removed.
If it were myself, I'd have someone I trust approach such an agent to present my (anonymous) work.
Most definitely, I would consult an attorney to see if you can protect yourself 100% JUST in case for some stupid or unjust reason here is a subpoena issued to learn your private identity. Ask him if there is an insurance policy that would guarantee you a big payout if someone did misuse the legal system to compel finding out where you practice, etc.
If an intellectual law attorney says you cannot be assured 100% anonymity against a subpoena, then ask that attorney if you could sell an e-book on a site that's several people removed from you OR if if you could do so on a platform like Amazon and if such a work would 100% protect your anonymity. I say this even though we all here clearly know you do not ever disparage or defame any professional or non-professional nor impugn their professional and/or personal reputation. (I am Not an attorney but I understand that Truth is a defense to libel.) Sigh, I guess the only 2 certain things in life ARE death and taxes!
Lastly, on Dr. Kendick's site, I just read his post where two people (1 quite young and the other much older) who had been taking statins and stopped them DIED AFTER stopping them! I think there is a post here similar to those if I glanced correctly. In my view, Pharma needs an anonymous Citizen Oversight Committee to resist the temptations of being bought or "persuaded monetarily".
Thank you, AMD, for reading this and for your consideration.
Eventually, sometime in the future, there will be several volumes published of this substack. Your long message about Dr. Kendrick and your encounter with your cardiologist, speak volumes. This comment section is in itself a wonderful source of information and inspiration. As well as tragic stories.
I just want to put in another good word for Dr. Malcolm Kendrick's "The Clot Thickens," which I read cover to cover with great pleasure. Spoiler: the book talks a lot about the physiology of epithelial damage in the circulatory system, and much less about cholesterol (though cholesterol does play a role in healing that damage). Besides the good science, Dr. Kendrick has a great sense of humor and writes really compellingly.
But maybe the best part of the book is near the end, when he changes the topic to the question more people ought to be asking: which interventions will add the most years to your life? For some reason, medicine and medical studies rarely ask that question.
Every. Single. Blood. Test I have had for decades resulted in the doctor phoning me and asking me to come in ASAP. Every single time, my cholesterol was "dangerously high" and they reached for the prescription pad. And before they could write anything I asked "How are my Triglycerides? They would look and answer "Very low, actually". I would smile and say "Then I'm doing just fine, thank you!"
Had two close people in my life develop heart failure (EF 25%) from statins without Coenzyme Q10 supplementation. Once the statin was discontinued and Co Q10 was given with Taurine , their EFs went back to 50%. One was a 92 year old man, my father who is now 96. If you are worried about regulating cholesterol metabolism, look into berberine and bergamot. Berberine is an amazing plant alkaloid that has GLP-1 transport- like properties. I personally got my insulin resistance score down to 4 taking twice daily along with a keto diet and exercise. It has a myriad of benefits involving the heart,brain, gut and immune system.
Question: What does "EF" stand for?
I found it in a search on the web. EF= Ejection faction
"Ejection Fraction: What Do the Numbers Mean?
Penn Medicine
https://www.pennmedicine.org › updates › blogs › april
Apr 13, 2022 — A normal ejection fraction is 50 percent or higher. An ejection fraction below 40 percent means your heart isn't pumping enough blood and may be failing."
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"Can you live with 25 percent heart function?
When heart function is less than 50% it can lead to cardiac arrest of an organism. Now if the heart function is less than 20%, it will lead to cardiac arrest. It won't be able to supply blood to the brain and other parts of the body which will eventually lead to the death of the person."
I'm trying both and soon to have labs.
When Lipitor first hit the market, my aunt Faye was prescribed that statin. Two decades later, she was diagnosed with dementia she was once a healthy, beautiful and vibrant real estate agent. Two decades later, she was hunched over in a wheelchair babbling on like a child. Needless to say she had no memory of who she was or what her life was, she didn’t recognize her own family or friends. It really pisses me the F off when I see what that horrible statin did to my beloved aunt eventually, she passed away peacefully in her sleep, but that doesn’t take away the fact that that horrible statin robbed her of her golden years
my father in law was on a statin for years and he too developed dementia. 'course, the doctors just saw his dementia as part of the normal aging process, and never once considered that the statin might be causing it, or accelerating it.
That's horrible. So sorry.
Nattokinase:
Effective management of atherosclerosis progress and hyperlipidemia with nattokinase: A clinical study with 1,062 participants
Nattokinase (NK), known as a potent fibrinolytic and antithrombotic agent, has been shown to have antiatherosclerotic and lipid-lowering effects. However, data on human clinical studies are limited. In this clinical study involving 1,062 participants, our objective was to examine the efficacy of NK in atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia and safety at the dose of 10,800 FU/day after 12 months of oral administration. Various factors, including lower doses that influence NK pharmacological actions, were also investigated.
We found that NK at a dose of 10,800 FU/day effectively managed the progression of atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia with a significant improvement in the lipid profile. A significant reduction in the thickness of the carotid artery intima-media and the size of the carotid plaque was observed. The improvement rates ranged from 66.5 to 95.4%. NK was found to be ineffective in lowering lipids and suppressing atherosclerosis progression at a dose of 3,600 FU/day. The lipid-lowering effect of NK was more prominent in subjects who smoked, drank alcohol, and subjects with higher BMI. Regular exercise further improved the effects of NK. Co-administration of vitamin K2 and aspirin with NK produced a synergetic effect. No noticeable adverse effects associated with the use of NK were recorded.
In conclusion, our data demonstrate that atherosclerosis progression and hyperlipidemia can be effectively managed with NK at a dose of 10,800 FU/day. The lower dose of 3,600 FU per day is ineffective. The dose of 10,800 FU/day is safe and well tolerated. Some lifestyle factors and the coadministration of vitamin K2 and aspirin lead to improved outcomes in the use of NK.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.964977/full
I've got this also.
Note the dose specificity.
I have had 5 minor TIA incidents. I take 81 mg aspirin per day and 2,000 units of NK.
The article above describes a dose of 10,800 FU/day.
I have never purchased supplements from Dr. Mercola but I just checked his website and his NK is also 2,000 units of NK
I bought the Lindberg brand from PipingRock.com and I just checked and they now have their own brand in a 4,000 unit version.
It seems like I should up my dosage of NK
It looks like the closest dose to 10,800 FU which is easy to work out is 12,000 FU, as 3X 4000 FU capsules.
Thank you. Thank you. Your insight and knowledge has proven invaluable. I read an earlier article written by you and one by Dr Mercola. I then stopped taking Atorvastatin over a year ago. I started taking Berberine supplement instead. My doctor was impressed with how good my CBC numbers are.
Thank you. Did you notice any health changes once you got off them?
No, I didn’t have much reaction to statins, but after reading how useless statins are I didn’t want to take any Rx unless necessary. While on the statin my cholesterol didn’t really change very much, but the berberine supplement Dr Mercola recommended brought my numbers considerably down without changing my diet in any way. I still eat plenty of cheese. My cholesterol wasn’t extremely high, but was over 200. Now it’s 160. However, in reality these numbers aren’t even important.
totally agree with your last line
Yay I'm trying berberine.
My doc here in Australia wanted to put me on them last year but I declined thanks to articles like this. The American insurance system that funnels people into taking them so rich pigs can profit is so truly disgusting. I feel so for the American people, I'm sorry you are all so constantly used in this way 🥺
Yep, I get the same serious pitch every time I have blood work done. My LDL is lower each time, HDL higher, and total cholesterol is slightly above what is now considered "normal." Despite this, last time the formula said I had a 12% risk of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years. About a decade ago I called out a different MD about the constant moving of the goalposts, and got a sheepish look along with: "You got me there!" This is particularly specious once you're on Medicare, because so many drugs cost so little. Add in the elderly's fear of impending doom, and VOILA! Endless profits....
Excellent point: Shoppers of the world unite!!
Some Medicare prescriptions are TOO CHEAP which fosters over medication.
If a generic statin drug is so cheap, why not just keep taking it.
Sad that a patient has to know more than a doctor on a particular topic to know how to determine the proper dosage of a drug, or to eliminate it entirely.
Who am I to talk??? I not on any prescription medicine but over a dozen supplements. I have never had a consult on which ones to take and which ones to drop. I went to the flccc.net conference last February and carried around a list of what I take and everyone said "that is a good list" but I am still not sure about it.
A comment above on Nattokinase: recommends a dosage of 10,000 FU units. I currently take 2,000 units. I asked the doctor who posted it if I should increase my dosage.
Thanks very much for this shortened and oh-so-sendable-to-others crucial post.
All the articles I think are really important for people's health will eventually get shortened!
I drank the kool aid too! Thanks to my lineage, my body has homozygous familial hyperlipidemia. Onre day at work, during an interaction with a difficult patient, my left arm went numb. Naturally I was concerned and went to see a cardiologist and since my numbers live around 400, he prescribed statins and Omega 3's. Within a year, I had all but lost my short term memory (which was amazing) and I began awaking in the middle of the night with calf cramps that were SOOO painful I would have to jump out of bed and walk/stretch. Naturally this affected my sleep cycles. Luckily I came across some good books on the evils of statins and stopped the drug cold. Within a few years, my memory returned (yes it took that long) and thankfully no brain damage (depends on who you talk to). Now with external and internal DMSO and Methylene blue, I can say my memory and health is better than it was 30 years ago (I am 73). Ya'know, I always wondered how I could take more healing to more people...I never figured it out BUT I am very pleased you did...VERY WELL DONE!
A number of studies showed that people with familial hypercholesterolemia live longer than average.
unless they're statin-ized (:
True .
Have not seen those...thank you
Unfortunately most doctors don't do nutrition research and a great deal of nutrition information is erroneous. My brother-in-law was into this egg white nonsense...and wouldn't listen, when I told him that the yolks are nourishing...and should not be removed. He wound up in the hospital following Conventional Information, but he did refuse the statins. I eat organic eggs from our own chickens daily and have no cholesterol issue. However, I avoid many foods in the marketplace, which "experts" tout as health foods. There is a limit to the amount of fat and protein that most people are eating. I avoid all oils, nuts, seeds, mayo, etc. like the plague. One Tablespoon contains 14-15 grams of fat, when there is a big limit to the amount that the liver and gall bladder can emulsify. Food manufacturing has made it very easy to exceed the amount of fat that people are consuming. For thirty years I suffered with migraines, until I gave up these foods....and haven't had one headache in the last 31 years. The wrong foods break down the organs...and then people add fuel l\ to the fire by using drugs; instead of removing the cause of the problem...the food. .