TAG: statin drugs

20 Medications That Cause Memory Loss

Deane Alban, Guest Waking Times Prescription drugs cause over 100,000 deaths per year and cause another 1.5 million people to experience side effects so severe they must be hospitalized. Adverse drug reactions are now the fourth leading cause of death in the US. (1) Every medication carries some risks and memory loss is a very common side effect. The

Statin Drugs Are the Greatest Medical Fraud of All Time: Study Reports

Heidi Stevenson, Gaia-Health Waking Times Statins are one of the most dangerous drugs prescribed by doctors. The risks from them were obvious before they were ever  marketed. Nonetheless, they are among the best selling drugs of all time. Finally, genuine science has been looking at their adverse effects and lack of benefit to document the

Cholesterol Lowering Statins Provide No Benefit: Study of 4 Million People

Heidi Stevenson, Gaia-Health Waking Times A population-based study in Sweden shows that the massive deployment of statins has provided no benefit. Three times as many statins were being taken by Swedish people in the year 2000 than in 1998. Yet, the numbers of people suffering or dying from heart attacks were unchanged by the increase!

Debunking Cholesterol Myths

Raluca Schachter, Guest Writer Waking Times When a big, fat lie built around such a sensitive and health threatening issue becomes way too widespread, that even the authors start to believe it, it is really hard to turn the tide without major consequences. We live in a time where we have GMO producers who won’t

Chocolate Gives Statins A $29 Billion Run For Their Money

Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times With the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering class of drugs known as statins being widely promoted for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, despite their having over 300 documented adverse health effects (including heart failure!), how does chocolate sound as a viable, heart-friendly alternative? We already connect amorously with chocolate (to the tune


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