Tag: statins

Statins Increase the Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification

Written by Dr. David Brownstein Statins are the most profitable medications produced by the Big Pharma Cartel. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics claims that 50% of men age 65-74, and nearly 40% of women over the age of 75 take a statin medication. A 2011 study found over 32 million Americans… Read More »

Daily Statins for All? More Media Nonsense

Written by Dr. David Brownstein   Be still my beating heart. One day after writing a blog post describing how taking a statin for six years gives you three or four more days of life, CNN publishes an article titled, “Global study lays groundwork for daily statin usage to prevent heart disease.” (1) This study… Read More »

Statins: One of the Greatest Failures of Modern Medicine

Written by Dr. David Brownstein I recently traveled to Chicago to lecture my colleagues, and I was asked what I thought about evidence-based medicine. In fact, I am frequently hammered by my conventional colleagues because they claim that I do not follow evidence-based medicine. Of course, I disagree with that statement, as I am always reading… Read More »