Statins. Why did he say this?
He posted this on March 1st not April 1st!
Dr. McCullough, is a medical doctor, who only recently shifted from allopathic medicine to seeing through the plandemic and vaccine dangers. He reviews much research and can cite sources well when speaking.
He has not been in the non-allopathic-minded space for very long compared to myself and many others. However, it was still surprising that in this post, he supported statin use, saying it doesn't contribute to dementia and that statins can be used to prevent heart attack and stroke.
The post is a very short, quick read. Honestly, I thought it was Arpril 1st not March 1st when he posted this. Maybe he got his months confused.
I cannot comment on his posts since he only allows subscribers. I wished I was able to on several occasions when he discussed nutrition. When an allopathic doctor discusses nutrition and starts creating supplements, I tend to listen because they are often inaccurate.
Side Note: I know there are some substackers that only allow comments from subscribers. I will never do this, as I believe everyone should be able to comment. I have found that I can learn a great deal from commenters. I have no desire to suppress people that I may learn a great deal from!
Please watch this Epoch Times video (if you have access to it)
Dr. Goodenowe states that a healthy total cholesterol range is from 220-240, so statins are prescribed for people with healthy cholesterol. He shares a graph showing all cause mortality for low TC and very high TC, not for the midrange of 220-240.
Oxidized LDL is not oxidized cholesterol but another molecule in the oxidized cholesterol. LDL does not oxidize but other parts of the particle that get oxidized.
It is essential to look at your hs-CRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) with your advanced lipid panel.
Read books by this cardiologist before taking McCullough’s word for it.
From Doctoring Data (p. 94)
“Did you know Atorvastatin, which is the best-selling drug of all time, was launched with no outcome data?
Yet it became the most widely prescribed drug in the history of medicine purely on the basis that it lowered cholesterol and must therefore prevent heart attacks and strokes.”
I have shared books by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a Scottish cardiologist, before, but here it goes again….I encourage you to read them to understand more about statins and misleading published studies.
Doctoring Data: How to sort out medical advice from medical nonsense
The Great Cholesterol Con
The Clot Thickens
My personal favorite is Doctoring Data.
The link is to a used online thrift bookstore site. I encourage shopping for books via online or in-person bookstores rather than Amazon to support small businesses.
However, I was recently disappointed in trips into two store front book stores this past week. One store had used and new books, the other just new books. I gravitated to the health section.
Both stores had only a tiny shelf section of health/nutrition books and nothing that went beyond very basic, what I would consider allopathic-minded health books.
I understand they have to supply books that appeal to their customers…but if you wanted to learn more about health lies, deception, and valuable information, it would not be found in these shops.
Hence, online small book shops are still the best option.
Buy books and don’t get rid of them. Before you know it, you will not find the information you need online or in a library. It will be suppressed.
Thoughts on the McCullough post? Do you believe statins are helpful? Do you take one?
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This is NOT information allopathic practitioners will share with you.
It seems Dr McCullough is one of the 'dissident' doctors being groomed as a trusted voice in post-scamdemic allopathic medicine. He can't turn his back on everything or he wouldn't be allowed to play. According to a healthline article from 2019: Of the 2,444 doctors in the Medicare prescribing database, almost 37 percent received industry payments (for statins).
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/brand-name-statin-your-doctor-taking-industry-money
Thank you for posting this. His article was surprising to many.
A Midwestern Doctor had an excellent post about this issue in May 2023: https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/what-can-statins-teach-us-about-the
Unbekoming had a great post about this issue as well: https://unbekoming.substack.com/p/statins
If you have time, I would be interested in learning more about the potential dangers of oxalates in food.