Statins were originally approved for those who had already had a heart attack. The effectiveness of giving them to people who had high cholesterol but who were otherwise healthy has recently been questioned in the medical literature:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/aug/24/conspiracy-of-false-hope/ Ron Force Moscow Idaho USA On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Bill Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > I read an article on a study from medline that found people who had taken > statin choleterol medications such as Zocor and Lipitor for at least 5 years > and then stopped were much less likely to die from heart attack or stroke > than those that hadn't. Apparently many elderly stop taking these > medications due to cost or other reasons after they retire but still seem to > be protected. > > Bill Wright > S/V Wright Tack > CSY 44 wo > Lying Sassafras River, Maryland > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kim <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, January 5, 2011 12:47:42 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Liveaboard] Dr Oz (pills during circumnavigation) > > FYI > > Jim --> Cholesterol meds has nothing to do with dissolving the clot or > "clogging". There are other anticoagulant meds such as Aspirin, Heparin, > Coumadin, Plavix, etc etc depend on CHAD score for stroke risk. > > Ahmet --> Diet and exercise is always the preferred and best way to control > cholesterol level. Also lifestyle change such as nicotine and alcohol free, > stress free. There are factors that we can't change such as gene. Many > people able to wean off the cholesterol meds with proper exercise and good > diet control. Diet control involving low salt, low sugar, low fat, high > fiber, lots of fresh vegetable and fresh fruit. (Canned fruit full of syrup > containing high sugar, unless no other way to get fresh fruit, then can > fruits better than no fruit!). > > PS-diabetes, age, high blood pressure, heart failure all increase stroke > risk. > ps- obesity(lack of exercise and bad diet), nicotine, alcohol, stress, > contribute to heart attack. > Harmony > ------------------------------ > *From:* jim sims <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tue, January 4, 2011 7:27:00 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Liveaboard] Dr Oz (pills during circumnavigation) > > Um, *my* understanding - NOT an MD - is that actually the cholesterol > meds treat the symptom and do *nothing* to fix the root issue. They > lower what the tests measure, but not the actual degree of 'clogging' > in your arteries. > > fyi..... > > jim > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 4:38 PM, ahmet erkan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, > > I looked up Dr. Öz’s website. Might be able to get some free advice > > on how to wean myself off cholesterol and blood pressure pills. > > Here is the question I submitted : > > “Once a person uses medication to lower his/her cholesterol level > > does it become harder to maintain low levels with good diet and > > exercise but without medication?” > > I am thinking elimination of pill popping ought to be one less chore > > as well as one less expense for a circumnavigating retiree. > > Darn, getting fresh vegetables and fruit is not going to be any easier > > than getting pills. Hello canned peaches. (I love peaches) > > Thanks again, and fair winds, > > Ahmet > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:01:46 -0500 > >> Subject: [Liveaboard] Dr Oz > >> > >> Ahoy Ahmet, > >> > >> Dr. Oz is a heart surgeon who was a frequent guest on the Oprah TV show > >> lecturing about health issues and now has his own show. > >> > >> He was born in the US of Turkish parents who are also doctors. > >> > >> Norm > >> S/V Bandersnatch > >> Lying Julington Creek FL > >> N30 07.68 W081 38.47 > >> > >> BTW who is Dr. Oz? A friend of George Orwell? I learn so many things > >> on this list. > >> Fair winds > >> S/V 8827 > >> Ahmet > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list > >> [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over > >> the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To > >> subscribe send an email to [email protected] To > >> unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The > >> archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > >> To search the archives > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman > >> Users Guide can be found here > >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > The archives are at > http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >
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