It seems you can't turn a single page in a newspaper or magazine without seeing Crestor, Lipitor, and other statins. What you might not have seen is an interesting report out of Iowa State University about statins and your brain.
There's constant debate about statins - how effective they are and what the side effects are.
The side effects of statins range from muscle pain, to eye problems, to heart arrhythmias, to liver disorders. A friend of mine stopped taking statins a couple of months ago because he woke every morning with terrible shoulder pain. He stopped taking Lipitor, and within days his shoulders had improved 80%.
But in this study I discovered, Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University, says that when statins reduce cholesterol, they might also be robbing the brain of memory and thinking ability.
It's been revealed that statins not only block the liver from making cholesterol, but they may also inhibit the brain from producing cholesterol.
Dr. Shin postulates that there's a direct link between neurotransmitters in the brain and cholesterol. It's pretty simple too: Lower, or no cholesterol could mean damaged brain function.
It isn't a stretch that statin drugs that block cholesterol in the liver also do the same thing to the brain.
One way to make sure your brain is as healthy as possible, is to feed it pharmaceutical grade fish oil. The DHA in fish oil comprises about 30% of the entire weight of the brain. This is true whether or not you're taking a statin.
Statins can be useful in treating cholesterol, but they are widely over-prescribed. Cholesterol isn't the only way to judge heart problems. If you suffer any of the side effects, you should notify your physician and tell them you want off the drug.
There are a number of natural alternatives to statins, such as enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil that feeds your heart, brain and joints exactly what they need, on a daily basis. - 15438
There's constant debate about statins - how effective they are and what the side effects are.
The side effects of statins range from muscle pain, to eye problems, to heart arrhythmias, to liver disorders. A friend of mine stopped taking statins a couple of months ago because he woke every morning with terrible shoulder pain. He stopped taking Lipitor, and within days his shoulders had improved 80%.
But in this study I discovered, Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology at Iowa State University, says that when statins reduce cholesterol, they might also be robbing the brain of memory and thinking ability.
It's been revealed that statins not only block the liver from making cholesterol, but they may also inhibit the brain from producing cholesterol.
Dr. Shin postulates that there's a direct link between neurotransmitters in the brain and cholesterol. It's pretty simple too: Lower, or no cholesterol could mean damaged brain function.
It isn't a stretch that statin drugs that block cholesterol in the liver also do the same thing to the brain.
One way to make sure your brain is as healthy as possible, is to feed it pharmaceutical grade fish oil. The DHA in fish oil comprises about 30% of the entire weight of the brain. This is true whether or not you're taking a statin.
Statins can be useful in treating cholesterol, but they are widely over-prescribed. Cholesterol isn't the only way to judge heart problems. If you suffer any of the side effects, you should notify your physician and tell them you want off the drug.
There are a number of natural alternatives to statins, such as enteric coated pharmaceutical grade fish oil that feeds your heart, brain and joints exactly what they need, on a daily basis. - 15438
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If you want brain, joint, and heart fitness, Dr. Bill recommends enteric coated fish oil to be taken every day.
