Cardiologist on the Over-Prescribing of Statins for Heart Disease
2023 ж. 28 Сәу.
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Taken from JRE #1979 w/Dr. Aseem Malhotra:
open.spotify.com/episode/43D9...
Taken from JRE #1979 w/Dr. Aseem Malhotra:
open.spotify.com/episode/43D9...
My bad cholesterol was “borderline” high my doctor prescribed me statin. I refused to take them and modified my lifestyle, my next visit he saw some improvement in the bloodwork he thought the medicine was working, when I told him I wasn’t taken it he gave me a lecture on how this medicine is helping everyone live longer. I changed doctors after that.
He meant to say it pays his salary
I had the same experience. My cholesterol readings had been good over a 7 year period. I had one borderline high reading and was put on statins. I immediately tossed the pills and made some dietary and exercise changes, not even dramatic ones, next reading and from then on....fine. I am very suspicious of these long term "maintenance drugs" being prescribed where there isn't an underlying condition and non prescription drug options haven't been tried.
dito! crushing it now as I crest 60@@michaelwalsh2498
@@MichaelWDoylewhile I’m not a doctor, I am a nurse practitioner and frequently prescribed tons of meds weekly, I can assure you no one is getting kick backs for a statin hahaha, many states have laws that make it illegal to receive funds for scripts anyways. That pretty much ended in the early 2000s. Now nice dinners and compted lunches do happen
Nice so how the hell is he going to make the payments on his new BMW?
I'm a 46-year-old diabetic. When the lock lockdowns started, I couldn't get hold of the blood pressure medication and cholesterol medication for 2 months. During that time, I started feeling much better and haven't taken it since. Silver linings and all😂
Which blood pressure meds were you taking I'm on a few and feel pretty crappy
Apple cider vinegar and baking soda would done the same
@@markglenn24 ramipril, doxasozin and amlodipine for blood pressure i also took atorvastatin and bisoprolol. went on keto diet and came off all medication feel much better off the meds.
Cinnamon tumeric ginger raw asparagus (uncooked same effect as insulin stronger than cinnamon)beets green vibrance banana(as meal replacement) any berry straw blue ras(has xylitol no affect on go) almond milk or any kind of milk watch sugar blend up quality of life will go up I promise u
what were your cholesterol numbers after not taking them---did they go up significantly ?
My father lived to 92 with high cholesterol and I have it also. He'd fill the prescriptions and leave them in the cabinet untouched to "pacify" the doctors. He had the blood pressure of a teenager until the day he passed. He passed from all the drugs they gave him in a physical therapy facility because they didn't want to deal with him. He became stupefied, there were so many prescriptions they gave him without my knowledge. They told me it was "standard of care" after he passed and I questioned them. To over drug the elderly is standard of care? We're a shameful country 😢 Side note, he was from Greece and was on a Mediterranean diet all his life.
I'm so sorry for your loss
How interesting, being 62 I've seen many of my parents friend taking far too many drugs, really just to shut them up. There's a pretty large corelation between statins and Alzheimer's of knowing of one man who was taken off quite a few of his medications regained his memory
I've been doing the same anti rejection meds for the last 12 years. I'm fitter and healthier than i have ever been.
we are far more shameful than most people know - doctors daughter, MPH, done with western as it near killed me over 40 years. Evil pharma delivery system, doctors are conscripted and trained.
Memory eternal! Sounds like a wonderful man. I don't even fill some of my prescriptions and maybe the doctor can see that and that's why they don't like me!
The world needs more Doctors like this
what sociopaths? what a terrible judge of character you are
@@twmd how is he a sociopath?
@@twerkysandwich64 have you not checked to see how malignantly dishonest he is? hes a total self serving scumbag
I had a cardiologist prescribe me 2 different heart medicines for the rest of my life after 2 visits and about 5 minutes of combined FaceTime. The front desk admin told me I had cardiomyopathy. Long story short, went to a new doctor, got an MRI and I was completely healthy. Always get a second opinion. Edit: Thanks for all the replies, lots of good information. To clarify, I didn’t mean iPhone FaceTime that was a typo lol. I meant I spoke with the doctor face to face for a combined 5 minutes. Both doctors did ECGs etc. The second doctor did not bad mouth the first doctor nor did they reference their diagnoses, simply ran their own and double checked with the MRI just to see if there was anything at all. Originally went in because of palpitations most likely caused from stress and shortness of breath I used to get from smoking weed (I tried to tell the first doctor I only become short of breath when smoking weed). It’s been over 6 months and I’m running 3 miles a day healthy as can be it seems. No palpitations.
Smart! Very smart!
Good for you, buddy! Hope all is well
I had an ER doc that tried to put me on it after a dislocated shoulder visit. I eat well, am 43, and work construction. I said no way. He acted like it was a death sentence. Don't listen to these docs, them and the phar. Representatives 🤑🤑🤑🤑
So happy you followed your heart.. you would of been dead. My husband had a stroke thank God it was small in the scheme of things. The hospitalist put him on a statin and in a three or four days of one pill a day he got a bunch of blood blisters on his skin and said he just didn't feel well we both decided to forget the lovastatina.. just use his Blood pressure pills he took daily. Thank goodness he is great can you imagine if we had continued this he would probably been dead. We took our COVID injections April and may in four months suffered a stroke.... Go figure😢
If you were completely healthy, why were you seeing a cardiologist? Just curious.
I was on statins for about a week, and I felt like a thousand horses had kicked me all over my body. I felt crippled with muscle and joint pain so bad that I didn't want to live anymore. Thank you for bringing this out into the open. 💞
@@timsmith894 April 2023
@@johnleebass Really l thought it was older,
@@timsmith894 the M.D.'s journal piece that he's discussing, that got him in trouble, was 2019 so this talk is much later, as it states in the description
@@johnleebass Thanks John, l must have missed that 😉
I had the very same experience.
I’m a 15 year RN and have always worked in cardiology - and this doc is spot on.
Yes he is, same line of work.
Sounds like your BSN is written on tissue paper then, he is not spot on. He’s aggrandizing fringe assumptions that are not supported by multiple levels of contemporary data.
@@nikolasmartinez5152 uh-oh sounds like someone’s a drug rep for Crestor 😆 I gotta laugh at your reply because your perspective is exactly what’s wrong with modern medicine 🤦🏻♀️
@@marquesn77 I’d prefer “follows evidence-based guidelines” over drug rep.
@@nikolasmartinez5152 my man, that’s the problem - in this day and age “evidence based practice” isn’t that anymore - these “guide lines” you’re talking about are not from double blind studies where participants aren’t eliminated because they had an ill reaction in the study, no, these studies are being endorsed by pharmaceutical companies that have something to gain from rigging a study to show their miracle drug works wonders. And the physicians that subscribe these drugs were taught their “magic powers” in medical school - well who funds almost all medical school programs - Pharmaceutical companies, well what do you know. I do my homework and have two eyes to see and two ears to hear what’s really going on in the medical business. Your comments aren’t bothering me, I know the truth. I just feel bad that someone like you who’s drank the cool aid wants to demean by saying my BSN was written on tissue paper - 🤦🏻♀️🙄
I stopped taking both prescriptions , bp and statin. I feel 100% better. I’m 77+ yrs old. I figure if eating well, hydrating properly, and no bad life habits don’t work then so be it. Living well is better than living long as far as i’m concerned.
Total respect for your attitude to life ...I will follow your lead.
Magnesium lowers BP
💯
You’ve undoubtedly raised your risk of heart disease by doing so. Full stop. My uncle is a lifelong smoker and has had no ill effects- does that mean he should keep smoking?
@@Nick-yl8qwhe clearly just stated that he’d cut out bad habits. Smoking is most definitely a bad habit.
My husband refused statins after a heart attack. He focused on changing his lifestyle drastically and today after 15 years, is still healthier than he was when younger. We are thankful we found a doctor who was supportive and knew all this to work with us. Most doctors are just pawns of the pharmaceutical industry. It's time doctors get back to practice honest ethical and researched based medicine.
what did he change to get healthy?
@@davegrahamdj I have the same question 😊
Great and relevant point I'm glad you're husband has recovered and chose to "seize control of his own health" That last line I wrote is what we should be " indoctrinating" Americans with God bless
I gained another 100 pounds after my first heart attack, even though I was eating less and exercising more. After 6 years, I stopped taking the daily meds they’d prescribed. I lost 130 pounds inside a year. I have gained a new zest for life I haven’t had in 10-plus years. But I also worry I may have a massive heart attack. But overall, I’d rather live happy than feel sick and tired every day. Knock wood.
you all need to take responsibility for your own health. How many people are going to eat vegetables, cut out red meat and lose weight? Doctors only prescribe statins because americans are lazy. 90% of the people they see aren't going to make lifestyle changes so the statins help prevent them from dying from heart attack. You don't need a prescription for diet and exercise, that's common sense
“Medical science is making such remarkable progress that soon none of us will be well.” - Aldous Huxley
Next time you get cancer or break a bone, don't go to a doctor.
Oh you got that right they have been trying to get rid of most of us by COVID medications.. natural medicine is working for most all who decided this big pharma is killing us. I take BP ,thyroid meds iam 65 very healthy but want to be off this stuff any recommendations❤ ❤❤❤
@@timmy-wj2hc Break a bone? Sure. Modern medicine is very good at healing traumatic injury (or, rather, providing stability so the body can heal itself.) Chronic illness? Not so great. Not even now. Long term survivability of cancers (and this is all cancers - some are certainly more survivable than others) is still only 50/50 at 10 years. Even then, side effects of chemo can be...cancer lol I'm not saying don't go to the doctor if you have cancer. I'm saying don't expect it to completely cure you. Some people opt out of that treatment altogether because it can be worse than the cancer.
@@Anonymous-ld7jenext time you sub your pinky toe, quit having intercourse with your sister. Not only will it stop you from stubbing your pinky toe but you will also not carry that stigma. 👍
@@timmy-wj2hc They could set bones hundreds of years ago, and cancer rates were much lower. Your point is moot.
Hubby had a heart attack in 2006. They quickly gave him Plavix and statin. After 11 months I noticed he was very forgetful. I told his doctor and he said that is not listed as a side effect for that medicine. I month later hubby started to complain about pain in his leg muscles. Years later studies came out that stains do effect your memory. Be very careful what medicines you take.
One of the few docs left with integrity, abiding by his hippocratic oath & some big balz for standing up to the establishment. Much appreciated 🙏
I had a heart attack at 39. Cardiologist put me on a statin. He said I didn't have cholesterol issues, but he was putting me on them anyway to help my heart. So, I was like "doc knows best" and went along with it. Anyway about 6-8 mos later I had heard that statins caused kidney issues even up to cancer. I asked my primary care doc, on a visit about what i had heard about statins, and he confirmed that they can indeed cause issues. So I asked why they would prescribe something like that, he said "because the benefits outweigh the risk". I told him I wanted off of them and he said "You can't go off them ever" I told him the Cardiologist said I didn't have high cholesterol... And he prescribed em anyway... Anyway, long story short I quit taking them anyway. A few years later, I was talking to a female friend who was 27, and she had a checkup with her doc on a reg routine visit, they had done some bloodwork on her and her cholesterol was a bit high, so they prescribed her a statin...didn't coach her on diet or anything just prescribed it to her. Never telling her that cholesterol levels change daily depending on what you eat etc... It's like they just give them to everyone no matter what. It's crazy.
doctors aren't given any training in nutrition and health. They're trained to diagnose (if they can) and prescribe a pill. They're not trained to try to find the root cause of the problem with their patient. Thats how medical school is done now. Diagnose then prescribe. Next patient please.
Pharma grade fish oil
You're nuts. You need to be on a statin.
@@johnotoole5786 True, better than the snake oil.
keep an eye out for them sneaking it into food... they were going to during C19, because people were less likely to make dr visits, and "the benefits outweigh the risks"
My nephew was in generally good health at 50YO and was prescribed a statin prophylactically. After several months on it he developed muscular problems which continued to degrade. He was told he likely had ALS a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's disease. My brother was distressed, as you might imagine, that his son was dying. After about 6 months with various doctors he went to visit a rheumatologist, who discovered that he was allergic to the statin. He has been 2 years recovering his muscular development and has been told that he will never be 100%. This is from a drug he was prescribed by didn't REALLY need in the first place.
That's madness
Holy shit.
😢.That doctor is our boy he's a brave man, spoke the truth on the BBC he did❤
oh shht. sorry
I can't wait for AI doctors to replace human Dr.s... who seem to be robotically prescribing unnecessary pharmaceuticals anyway, based on the "best practices" (path of least legal resistance) guidelines, developed by big pharma in the first place... as with Purdue Pharma and the Opioid epidemic, suing Dr.s that wouldn't prescribe them, because they went against the "accepted best practices". Listen to Dr. Drew Pinsky's take on Purdue, "Best Practices", lawsuits, and the beginning of the Opioid epidemic. Not to mention they were trying (and probably still are) to "fortify" our foods with Statins during C19, under the guise of "best practices", because people were less likely to visit a doctor, so they thought they would just bring the "relatively harmless" Statins to the masses instead... by forcing it into the food supply.
The was the nicest, most tactful way to call someone a liar, without calling them a liar.
My dads heart doctor had him on dozens of medicines for over 30 years! Even blew out one of his heart valves by over prescribing him on one and had to have surgery. A year before he passed away we got a second opinion from a different doctor. He took him off of 90% of the medicines and my dad did a LOT better without them. Turns out ALL THOSE YEARS he had hepatitis and didnt know it. He had roughly 15 surgeries, blood labs done 100s of times. No one caught it until it was too late. He bloated up and passed away within one month. Our healthcare is a joke! These doctors are pill pushers! They don't use their heads any more!
See the medlife crisis video about statins. Some do have severe side effects, but there are 7 to try, some generic and cheap, so the drug companies are getting low profits, and the video above is by a UK cardiologist that works for the government and does not get kickbacks from drug companies like many US doctors.
There are no kickbacks from drug companies. That is considered unethical and can be grounds for losing license. Pharmaceutical companies are to blame themselves. They have direct to consumer marketing access, and huge lobby support in Washington. Physicians just try to do the best they can with data they have. They are not conspiring with pharmaceutical companies, the government is.
@@MrJambavanSo when there’s all this literature in a doctor’s office for “latest and greatest” drugs that the patient would have to pay a lot of money for until they become generic and the return on investment has gone from red to black, there’s no kickback?
My mom was prescribed statins years ago when she was in her early 70’s. She was a healthy weight and active. After a week or two of taking them, she became crippled resulting in her having to use a walking stick and really struggling to walk. It wasn’t long before she connected the statins to her condition and immediately took herself off them. Soon after, it was almost immediate, her mobility fully recovered and she lived until she was 92.
My great grandmother got cancer and refused chemotherapy. She was given " 6 months at best ". 11 years later the cancer was back. She again refused. She was 92 then. The Dr then gave her a " multivitamin " my grandfather reads it after she had been taken it 3 weeks. It was oral chemotherapy. He calls the Dr who admitted he gave her chemotherapy and told her it was vitamins because she wasn't capable of making her own decisions. He didn't notify family. She drove herself to the Dr! 4 days after my grandfathers discovery, she died. The family demanded an autopsy. Strange for a 92 year old! The cancer wasn't what killed her. She died of liver failure because of the drug. The Dr killed her. He resigned and left the state when contacted by the Medical Board.
@@Yourmomshousemyrules The trouble with that is he’s probably “practicing” elsewhere now! Sorry for you loss. Terrible.
God bless her 🙏
Your mom was a great role model: someone who used personal, anecdotal evidence to determine what was best for her. I bet the doctors fought tooth & nail, to keep her on them.
Bless her...
My grandfather was put on statins and a "low cholesterol diet." He had three heart attacks and two surgeries in the span of months... I came home from overseas and was horrified at how much medication they had him on that was completely unnecessary. I told my Nana to stop all the medication and the diet immediately, start giving him some healthy fats and less sugar, and get a new doctor. New doctor, confirmed what I said. Now he's medication free, his blood work has improved, and he's not had a heart attack since. I grow furious at the mention of statins now.
Your assessment that he was on too many drugs comes from what? (Do you have medical training) He had three heart attacks and had surgery and then didn’t have any more problems? I’m not trying to be rude but the singular focus on statins as if they were causing his heart attacks (based on the way you phrased it) seems misplaced. What did his diet consist of ?the “low cholesterol diet”… He was put on the statins before he had the heart attacks? Not being rude, just curious Have a nice day
A doctor's greatness should be measured by how many medications they can take you off of, not how many medications they can put you on!
Wait a second, does He have stents or bypasses? The former requires at least aspirin and with his history he probably should be on aspirin, an ace inhibitor as they reduce scar-formation in the damaged heart muscle (protect the kidney and reduce the blood pressure a bit) and then it depends what caused the heart attack. If he is on no medication he will just have heart attacks later on and likely with bypasses, has no alternativ blood vessels left if anything goes wrong.
Statins reduce the risk but if you already have atherosclerosis and your cardiovascular system is damaged from years of foods high in saturated fat & bad ldl cholesterol and maybe smoking on top of that, then medications & surgery might not be enough and it will certainly not fix your cardivascular system and make it brand new like when you where young, the body can regenerate to a certain extent but certain permanent damage can't really be fixed with modern medicine or in any other way.
My sister refuses prescriptions for statins and the doc makes her sign a release stating the doc recommended the drug and it was refused. She's done this for 10 years. The last time, she said to the doc, "Doc, I've been signing this for 10 years and I'm still here."
Statins gave me terrible leg cramps especially at night, waking me up at 3am in pain, I had to get up, walk around stretch the muscles and could never get back to sleep. I stopped taking them, changed my diet and my bloods improved ! No more pain,I actually get a nights sleep, feel so much better.
there was a good study in peoeple with muscular side effects of statin - they were randomised to 3 months sugar pill followed by 3 months statin or vice versa . The highest number of muscular side effect was in the sugar pill group. People seem to be primed by internet etc to over attribute aches and pains to statins
I’m on a statin and get the same horrible leg cramps, can’t walk when they come.
@@user-ys2fk1nt6h you probably have claudication
A very big thanks to DR Malhotra God bless you 🙏
This reminds me of an exchange with my cardiologist recently. I had been on Keto for a number of months and my regular clinician said I could quit taking my BP and statin meds since all my blood work looked really good and it probably wasn't necessary to be on them any more. When I went to the cardiologist, for another unrelated issue, he asked why I had stopped taking the meds and I told him that I had made changes to my diet in order to rid myself of having to deal with the heart meds (and other meds like Glipizide) because of their side effects. He said something like, "well that's all well and good, but you really need to be on a statin, regardless". (I should have told him at that point that I had a heart attack while on a statin.) Before the visit, I had done some research about statins, cholesterol etc, and asked him if a slightly elevated LDL level was necessarily a bad thing. He then cited some study (what's name I can't recall at the moment) that had really nothing to do with the efficacy of statins at all and he made it sound like that was definitive proof and reason that I should be back on the meds...period. End of discussion. I was a bit disappointed at that point, relented and let him write the script. I decided that I would go back on them temporarily and do a bit more research before the follow-up. Meanwhile, the new BP med he prescribed was making me dizzy, and I decided to stop taking it after 2 days. I also found a study online concerning the effects of statins on reducing CoQ10 which I learned was an essential enzyme for heart function. I printed it out and brought it with me for the follow up visit. The first thing he asked was if I was taking the meds he scripted. I said that the beta blocker was making me dizzy, so I ceased taking it and although I started back on the statin, had some serious reservations about continuing them and showed him the printout of the study I had found. He took a short glance at it, handed it back to me, dismissing it as something akin to media hype, restated his old talking points from our last visit and then re-emphasized that I needed to be back on a statin and beta blocker. I then restated that the damn beta blocker was making me dizzy. He snapped back, "Then just take half a tablet every day!" To finish it off I stated again my reservations about the statins. At this point, he took on a defensive tone, got rather "huffy", and said, "well if you don't want to take the meds, I'll just put in your record that you refused the meds...I'm a cardiologist and I take a statin!" In my own mind at that point, I decided that this guy was never going to be empathetic to the needs and concerns of his patient and let him write the scripts again. Only this time, I drove past the pharmacy, went home and threw the beta blocker and the statin in the trash and haven't looked back.
Yep, , just yes them then think and act for yourself. Your body not the dr.
I found a study buried in the NIH pages about vegetable oil being extremely bad for the heart (it clogs the arteries. Use extra virgin olive olive oil or coconut oil, instead. Best health advice out there.
Doctors like this need to be fired by their patients
BPS-5 from Golden after 50 did the trick for me! Even broke up the clog neck arteries! After my test the technician said “oh so the statins are working “….I said “NO not taking them”…
Thank you for sharing your issues with the doctors who are pushing an agenda. I'm at 58 and do not take any type of pharmacology to regulate my bodies functions. I practice Wing Chun and an ancient art called Boabom daily with long distance gimping and weight training 5 days a week and rest the body with light movements on the weekend. Breathing is essential to my arts and focus on the breathing and movements helps my body mind art flow as one. Tai Chi is great because you have the movements required with breathing to create proper circulation and nerve conduction.
Gotta love Dr. Malhotra! Tell the truth even if your career is at stake. I wish more Drs would have taken that attitude the last few years!
how is his career at stake?
When I ask my cardiologist why I was prescribed 2 blood pressure meds known to cause cancer and his response was choose the lesser of two evils. Meaning a heart attack or cancer. People, please realize 90% of the doctors out there are NOT there trying to make you well, they are working for big pharma and every prescription is money in their pockets. Open your eyes and read those pamphlets before you ever take that first pill. I spent 30 years thinking my doctor was looking out for my health, he wasn't!!
If you don't know now you never will!!!
That goes to Jonny
@@martinmerrill5366 apparently neither do you ya dolt
Aseem has often said his father was a great doctor, a fine man with sound morals, but I think Aseem has shone a very bright light into medical darkness for so many of us. He has been instrumental in educating us on what is best for our health. I, for one, cannot find enough praise for Aseem and his work.
When I was first prescribed statins, I immediately noticed pain. At the end of 30 days I felt like I was 100 years old and a walking ball of arthritis. I started researching now this was 20 years ago. I came across a video made by Stephanie Seneff she was a leading researcher at MIT. she stated that she was not a fan of statins because of the effects on the muscles in your body. Basically, she said it dissolves them overtime. What is the biggest muscle in your body ? your heart. I threw them all away, and I’ve never look back. I will never take that crap ever ever again. I will rather live every day to the fullest when I die, I die, but I’m gonna die with a smile on my face.😊
Exactly, I was in so much muscular pain I felt like I was going to die , came off the statins and feel much better , now I'm reducing my blood pressure tablets 😊. Glad you're OK
I am one of those who had side effects from statins. I had horrible nerve pain (neuropathy) in both legs. My wife sent me a box of grapefruit (I had work in another state at the time) so I stopped taking the statin medication. In about a week or two my pain went completely away. I stopped taking the medication and the pain has never returned. By the way, I have had my arteries checked and they are perfectly clear. Big pharma has so many doctors automatically prescribing statins to anyone elderly. It is sad.
Same pain happend to my father 2 years ago, he was on statins , 15 years ago he had a brain stroke . A emergency doctor prescribe a pain killer ...completly contraindicated to his condition. 2 days after another brain stroke, 2 weeks on correct painkillers to solve the leg pain issue wich scaleted...nothing worked, back at home i realized they double the statins so I just decided to get rid of them, 2 days and the pain was completly gone, those f*kng statins
Took a statin and within two days quads and biceps weakening. Like the gallon bottle of milk in the fridge felt very heavy.
you need COENZYME Q10... statins deplete this nutrient from the body and we dont make it efficienty, so levels get low. it is involved with muscle control
In the UK the government/NHS have told Doctors to prescribe more statins. Don't know the exact reason. I saw my Doctor for a problem and she ordered blood tests. The result of my H1c was 6. This used to be the upper normal level but now its been lowered to 5.7. The Doctor wanted to prescribe statins for me. I said no and she got quite huffy. I knew about the side affects and the relatively low returns. I have permanent AF and take blood thinners otherwise my heart and vessels are fine. I've had cardioversion twice but I revert to AF quite quickly. I've decided to deal with it by diet which means low carbs. I don't eat potatoes, bread, pasta or rice so lower veg. 🤞 this works.
It’s the kickbacks.
My father ( a physicist) , when he heard i was prescribed Statins told me there was not enough evidence linking low cholesterol with fewer heart attacks. ( he told me exactly what we are hearing in this video) My father had very high ( genetic) cholesterol all his life. Refused Statins. Died at 88 from pneumonia after a fall broke his hip.
I think we try to put human bodies into a box way too often. Some people have more dense muscle mass than others and look average but their BMI is 'overweight'. Some people run higher cholesterol and never have an issue. What if some of these stats are useless hahaha
@gbear that's exactly part of the problem. We all have very specific genetic codes and problems. My father ate healthy religiously. Worked out. Lived a healthy life WITH high cholesterol for 30 yrs.... my Mother who is obese, ate whatever crap junk food she wanted, is 83, and has NEVER had high cholesterol, diabetes, nor any other disease associated with obesity. Completely bedridden, however, because her aged body cannot support such a huge frame.. So, naturally, I don't know what to think anymore. Except, I know I don't want to be overweight, but have very mixed emotions on Statin drugs.
do you not know the difference between a physicist and physician or is that a typo?
If he’s so smart, how come he’s dead?
@@ConnectFork What a douche bag comment.
Recently, I've been researching my actual need for statins. Your guest here is great. Thank you. Joe.
This was the best summation I have heard in regards to statins. Very well explained.
Both my VA and non VA doctor wanted me to take statins. I asked both why since my blood work was excellent. They both said because I'm in my 50s. Both also told me that it wasn't good to have no sugar and super low carbs. This is after I lost 64 lbs, got off type 2 medication, lost all harmful inflamation, no more brain fog, stopped snoring and toenail fungus disappeared. It's all about the free country club memberships and front row seats for their favorite sports team provided by big pharma. Cholesterol is in the arteries as a defense from a underlying problem. Treating for symptoms rather than fixing the problem makes big pharma happy. Especially when you add new pills to counter the last pills.
underrated comment
Just take horse dewormer
@@GordDomenicidiot
Very few docs get much perks from pharma. They do keep you coming back though.
@@docstockandbarrel They get more than a couple ink pens for the reception desk. Big pharma who does its own investigations on its own pills, provides plenty of the doctors knowledge. Doctors usually get about 6 hours of actual dietary classes. Sugar and carbs which of course turn to glucose, are a diseases favorite friend.
This interview needs to be watched by the entire world.
God Bless this dr and others speaking up. Thank you 🙌❤️🙏🏻
My doctor told me when I turned 60 to get on statins because men over 60 have a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. I refused and ten years later i'm fine.
Brilliant! Im a nurse in my local hospital. I work nights and thats when we give statins. I would estimate 1/3 of my patients are on them. My cholesterol is borderline high and I flatly refuse to take them after I've read and listened to stories like this. Greed rules the pharmaceutical industry!! Thanks for pulling the covers on this issue Dr. Malhotra!!
Your cholesterol probably isn’t high at all. The pharmaceutical companies have lowered what they believe to be high Low cholesterol is more dangerous than high
So your messing up 1/3 of your patients?
@@unbroken1010 Read again hun
@@unbroken1010 Sadly, I dont get a vote. The Dr. Has all the power.
@@Anne_Onymous you give it to them at night. " When we give". That implies you are involved
I was on statins for three years. During that time, I developed dibilitating pain in various parts of my body that couldn't be explained by many different specialists. I underwent Xrays, MRI's, spinal injections etc. Not one of my doctors ever mentioned the possibility that my pain could be a side effect of the statin. I later went for a check up with my cardiologist who wasn't happy with my cholesterol level and instructed me to increase my statin dose. My pain level went through the roof and was unbearable. That's when I realized it was my statin that was causing my pain. I stopped taking them and my pain has disappeared. As a result of all this, I no longer trust doctors or pharma.
Frankly, are they that 'stupid' ? I too took a new statin blindly believing my physician.... I'm lucky I still have kidneys, the muscle pain was awful, disorientation and over sleeping. 90FN pills later I complained and he wanted me to take three per week. I flushed the rest and said no more. Suggested I make drastic dietary changes. He said that had nothing to do with it. I discharged him. Changed the diet. New blood work proved me right (thanks to one of my sons).
How did you stop? Did you taper off or just go cold-turkey?
@@fruitytarian I'd only been on (Crestor) for three months. I just quite. That was probably not the best thing to do on second thought. But if the physician intended to taper me off. He should have told me why I was told to go to three per week. I was in panic mode when I realized i was having a reaction. Just had recent blood work and everything is in normal range (I'm 67). Changed diet (keto/carnivor-ish, very little sugar and far less processed) and stopped alchohol completely.
@@spacecadet4876 glad it's worked out for you. I'm have a family member on statins and I'm worried about the effects.
so many anecdotes
I'm a type 1 diabetic and since I stopped taking statins I feel so healthy at 60
Thank you for your honesty and may God bless you all
Wonderful interview with a real doctor. He confirmed my own anecdotal experience with taking statins. We are completely overmedicated in the West.
It's obvious what's going on. Old people are a burden on society. Statins kill them off slowly, but surely.
It's all a big scam that has been baked into the very fundamental premises of the practice of medicine and medical education going all the way back into the Rockefeller oil barons in the early 20th century when they were looking to create new markets for petroleum derivatives, which were virtually the entire basis of the new and expanding chemical industry at the time. Under the guise of philanthropy, they used their massive wealth from their oil money to start offering grants of tens of millions of dollars to every major American university or college that had a medical program on campus - huge gifts that would fund the endowments of these schools for generations to come - but conditional on having "proper input and oversight" (control) over their educational curriculums for doctors in training, which allowed them to completely reshape the entire field of medicine and its underlying philosophy in just a few generations, pushing the field away from its naturalistic roots stretching all the way back to figures of the ancient world like Hippocrates, which focused on healthy lifestyle, hygiene, nutrition, and centuries-old natural herbal remedies brought over by the colonists from Europe in addition to those inherited from the Native Americans, and pushing the field towards "anatomical medicine" and "chemical medicine." I.e. using surgeries to cut things out of the anatomy whenever they became dysfunctional (which made money via the patenting of procedures and medical tools or machines) instead of figuring out how to make them functional again; and treating the symptoms of disease with exogenous, artificial chemical agents (which made money via the patenting of "drugs") instead of figuring out how to address the root causes of the disease state causing the symptoms.
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My cholesterol level has been over 300 throughout my life. I tried Statin and my side effect was that I couldn't exercise, and I became really tired easily with the drug. I decided not to take it.(My doctor was not happy). Many decades later, I am still healthy and have no sign of CVD. Seen a cardiologist a few years back and my calcium level is not even traceable and no sign of any CVD, other than the high cholesterol level. I am not in fear any longer. I am glad he is standing his ground on this issue. Great job.
Kinda in the same boat here. I inherited from my family and always score high on my choesterol labs. I've been on/off statins for years, and all I know is when I am on them...I am tired, my ankles/knees/ (and sometimes elbow joints) ache daily. I'm 53yo, 5' 10", 225 lbs and excericise a bit more than average. I don't smoke, and while my diet isn't the best....it isn't the worst either. I do try and eat more fish and vegetables, and may only drink on weekends. I have been living in fear becuase my grandfather had a heart attack, my mom has high blood pressure, my grandmother had faulty heart valves....but TBH, I think I'm in better shape than the three of them. But it does stick in my mind daily that I think I am a candidate for a Heart Attack based on family history., and thus got sucked into the idea that Statins were my shield.....Now I'm rethinking that.
Is there a family history of heart disease/heart attacks in your family?
I had exactly the the same thing. The worst drug i ever took! Almost made me a zombie!!!!
@@jaysonolson516 MeToo! I now take cold pressed Flaxseed oil in capsules which is also good for hair and skin as well as keeping your veins and arteries pliable v brittle = risk of heart attacks and strokes. I also have an IV infusion of vitamins and minerals on a monthly basis [SPA infusion] as with age, the gut doesn't work as effectively as when we are young. This $200/month expense is not covered by Medicare but imo should be as it beneFITS the elderly like me. These infusions are also works for hangovers as alcohol depletes vitamins and minerals from the body so in these cases, I agree that insurance should not pay for it. If you drink, please don't drive > call Uber
My total cholesterol is 349 mg/dL and has always been high irrelevant of diet. When I was high carb I had high very triglycerides and baseline HDL, so I changed to low carb diet. The result is I still have high cholesterol, but now my HDL is high and triglycerides are low. On the Framingham study I score a low risk. My CAC score is zero and at 58 years old that likely means I do not have soft plaques, as they would have hardened by now. I've never taken a statin, nor do I intend to. Fortunately my doctor agrees that despite high cholesterol, there are no apparent issues.
I developed memory loss that terrified me, I thought I had early onset dementia. Turned out some people have memory issues related to Statins. It took 3 months to return to a normal situation…..frightening!
Same thing with me! I managed a church office and was forgetting the names of people I had known for 20 years! All this within one week of taking statins. I continued to take the drug for another month, then finally quit taking it. My memory problems subsided within a week. All this took place about one year ago. I recently asked for a calcium score test to see if I had any blockage and ZERO blockage - TEST SCORE OF 100. FYI, if your insurance won't pay for this test, cost is only about $100. Worth every penny.
Yes, I had difficulty of recall for my son's name. Also went into a depressive state of mind.
Congrats! Glad to see there are doctors that know what is right, truth, & ethical!😊👍🎉
When i was about 12 years old i was overweight and and had high cholesterol my doctor Wanted me to start taking statin But my mom refused back Then i wasnt critical of the pharma industry and thought if the doctor says ist helps ist will help, now im 16 Following a clean Diet im very athletic and lost a lot of weight and lowered my cholesterol , I couldnt imagine to be on medication at This young Age Hearing Your Guys expirience with this drug Made me apriciate my Moms decision to Not put me on on meds this young
Good call by your mom!!
Maybe your mom shouldn’t have been feeding you McDonald’s every day? Good job mom. I’m sure mommy is fat too
You are a smart young person. Remember that lesson for the rest of your life.
don't let them start you on medications early in life. Fix the problems yourself while you still can and before you develop major health issues.
Your mom made a good call and more parents should avoid giving their kids unnecessary 'medication'
i am a disabled vet and this is slightly different but still the same. my VA dr wanted me to get the jab, i told her i did research into the jab and found it could cause heart issues which i have heart issues from my time in the military. i told her i would not take the jab because of what i found out and she told me to stop looking up things on the internet. well she is now my FORMER VA dr
I had the same issues at the VA. My doctor shamed me for not wanting the jab. I switched doctors as well.
@@aimeetorres323 good for you, make sure you let the patient advocate know so they can put the complaint in their file
The jab?
😅😅😅😂😂😂😂
Sounds about right. They don't want you researching and educating yourself. They want you dumb, docile and taking their poisonous potions.
My father was prescribed Bayer aspirin (small dosage). He ate terribly, exercised very little and had an extraordinarily tough life. He lived till 87. Eat healthy, excercise and hopefully have a non tough life and you'll live longer.
Thank you this is literally a life changer. Your integrity deserves praise and recognition not the opposite of what you’re having to endure. Good luck for the future and once again thanks for bringing this out into the open.
My dad had a heart issue that was created from being on dialysis, and battling MRSA in his body, for so many years. He had a heart procedure and they immediately put him on statins. That was the standard. He began to have all kinds of “dementia” symptoms, hallucinations, and completely out of his head. In researching, I told the doctors they had to take him off the statins! He didn’t HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL, and the statins were lowering his cholesterol that didn’t need to be lowered. They brought him in and ran all kinds of tests. Tried to diagnose him with dementia. I argued back - NO! It’s the lack of cholesterol to his brain! After weeks of hospitalization and tests run, etc. they listened and took him off the statins. He IMMEDIATELY came back to us and his mind was restored. I couldn’t BELIEVE the doctors had not listened and were so ignorant to this problem of prescribing statins to someone who doesn’t have cholesterol issues. 🤦🏻♀️
They really do push these drugs by scaring you witless with the "alternative of death if you refuse."
You’re aware in the weeks before Lipitor hit the market, the level at which cholesterol was considered too high was changed from 300 to 200. I had issues from Lipitor almost as soon as I started taking it, but I attributed all these side affects to the small strokes I got from COVID Delta infection. Swallowing difficulties, muscle stiffness, nosebleeds, dry eyes, stiffness in my eyes abilities to look up and left and right, sleeplessness, fatigue. I was on atorvastatin for almost two years. I started feeling these weird vibrations in my body at night especially, I could hardly hold a pen and write, I felt shaky when I stood up. I literally felt like my nerves and heart were about to quit. I , too, had to tell the doc, it’s the damn Lipitor and I just told him I’m stopping it. He did some blood tests and my liver enzymes were 5 times the normal level. Liver doctor said I had MILI- medication induced liver injury. 3 moths later I am feeling much better although it’s not all back to normal yet. The more people I talk to, the more I learn these statins cause a LOT of problems. I added Ubiquinol CoQ10, high dose vitamin C and D on my own. The doctors gave me an autoimmune problem with a tetanus booster 22 years ago which has been a nightmare in and of itself. You wouldn’t believe how many adverse reactions to vaccines there are. I tell my doctor what I’m doing when I see him, but I do a lot of research from serious medical sites and I really don’t think I can harm myself anymore than these doctors who have almost caused me to die twice in 20 years. No freaking way was I going to take the COVID clot shot on their advice either. All those having reactions- I’ve been there. They can’t undo it. I feel for those reluctant to take it but forced to for employment’s sake. Those mandating an experimental shot and got symptoms after haranguing those leery- you reaped what toy sowed and I have zero sympathy for you. I have heard several people tell me stories similar to your dad’s. The brain needs cholesterol, your myelin nerve sheaths need cholesterol. Your heart is a muscle and needs cholesterol. Big pharm doesn’t look for cures- they want you to suffer so they make money.
Most doctors don't use their Rational brain to think things thru. They are trained to follow protocols. Crazy u had more clarity about the big pic than them, scary. Thanks for sharing.
@@justjen4125 If doctors don't follow government dictated protocols then they will be disciplined. So they give up thinking to keep their jobs.
they're all on commissions
The world needs more people like this. Stand up and tell the truth, regardless.
This cardiologist is an antivaxx quack who cherry picks studies
It should be one of the most important TOPICS of discussion and disclosure, it should be on and on in every podcast in every forum bc your health matters! There’s no regard for human frailty in this world! It must concern everyone! Find real stories in your community, learn from the population and get involved to save lives! Blessings
Damn straight!
As a statin user (along with associated heart disease hangers on) for many years I find the purported benefits are minimal while side effects (pre diabetic, muscle spasms etc) have become problematic. Not forgetting a change in body odour and the like. Thank you for this podcast both of you. A lot of food for thought. Changes coming.
Well done 👏 and hope nurses and doctors take a stand together.. the time is now !
Nurses ? They don’t and shouldn’t be giving any king of medical advice
@@Nick-yl8qw Nurse practitioner?
I have a heart condition and was prescribed statins for my high cholesterol. I like to go for 3 mile walks and one day my muscles hurt so bad I couldn’t walk. I told my doctor and he tried to prescribe be another brand of statins. I said I don’t want to take them and he said to his nurse “take a note that the patient is refusing medication and has a risk of heart attack and stroke.” I didn’t take them, my cholesterol is still high and I’m in good health, no heart issues.
I was told to go on them ,my god aches and pains dizzy spells ,gut issues, foggy brain then pains down my legs then vertigo. Came of them felt amazing again.doctor went nuts at me .went back on them straight away felt dreadful. I'm of them now .
Wow they tried to scare you into taking them, glad you didn't!
To@@lydiamooney715
I was prescribed statins because of a history of cardiovascular disease in my family. Within a month I developed muscle pains mainly in my legs. In addition, l had 3 separate 6 week long chest infections within 18 months. Previously I had seldom been troubled by any kind of respiratory infection. I had seemed to have a natural immunity. Eventually I stopped taking the statins, in spite of my doctor’s objections, and within days my muscular pain disappeared and I returned to my previous natural resistance to respiratory problems. That was 4 years ago and I’m feeling fine still. I take vitamin D3 & K2. I had covid and it was like a very mild cold. I refused the vaccine even when vaccine passports were imposed on us here in Scotland.
Aside from many misunderstandings, did your tell your GP that you have side effects from the statin? And did the GP then stop them and was your risk score high enough to mandate an alternative drug?
@@sciencefliestothemoon2305 I told the doctor about the side effects and he changed my statin from simvastatin to atorvastatin. He also reduced the dosage. After a period of much milder side effects, I decided I didn’t want to put up with any side effects and I just stopped taking them.
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@@samcohanun I was prescribed two different statins while in my mid forties and they both nearly crippled me with knee pain. I tried stopping them for a while, then taking a reduced dose but the whole time I was taking them I and was barely able to climb a flight of stairs. I thought I was getting arthritis but after stopping the statins the symptoms are gone. I now take 75mg Aspirin instead with no bad side effects.
@@johnmcarthur2948 yeah milder side effects are still no bueno. The NHS does offer alternatives, but the question is, do you need them
Thank you Joe! My dad has been on statins add had horrible side effects. He is going to drop them. Thanks again for helping us
I thank God that ethics and honesty prevail in some men and women.
My 87 yo mum started statins 11 years ago. Within months her previously excellent memory began to decline. I negotiated with her cardiologist to change her diet to reduce her cholesterol instead. He reluctantly agreed. Her memory returned... and 11 years later her memory remains good and she remains off statins. It is devastating to see the amount of people at her aged care home who have memory loss or dementia. The link between polypharmacy and memory loss in the elderly is established. Drs need to understand these risks, know how to de-prescribe and offer this information to their patients and their families.
Jeez, I'm on Satins now and my memory is bad
@@stevenmaritz759 stop taking statins, it's a scam to enrich doctors and big pharma.
The myelin sheat that covers the neurons is made from cholesterol, the brain is 60% cholesterol and fat. You need good fat and cholesterol for brain function. Statins can cause myopathy, even myopathy of the heart in some people.
@@stevenmaritz759 get the hell off of them
@@josephthybrother9534 right on the money
HUGE respect to this guest for sharing this info to the world!
* misinformation to the world
BABYLON IS A WICKED KINGDOM, & SEDUCES HER NEIGHBORS; BROTHERS & SISTAS, WITH POISONS; VAXX & MEDICINES OF HER WRATHS! & WILLFULLY, DOES ANYTHING, TO TRY & STOP THE COMING OF OUR LORD; YAHAWAHSHI! THUS SHE PERSCRIBED, POISON MEDICINES & VAXX; FOR EVERYONE, TO HAVE! “For ALL NATIONS have DRUNK of the WINE of the WRATH of HER FORNICATION, & the KINGS of the EARTH have COMMITTED FORNICATION with HER, & the MERCHANTS of the EARTH are WAXED RICH through the ABUNDANCE of her DELICACIES; REVE.18:3!" The ELITEOUS, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, in their SLEAZYNESS, PROFITED TREMENDOUSLY! & SOLD DEADLY POISON & PERSCRIBED DISEASES, TO ALL TAKERS of EVIL! THE CRUELTY of SIN, SEIZED UPON THE IGNORANCE, OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, & SINFUL LIVING Beings! THE ONE'S, FOLLOWING A Carnal desires, of WHOM many LAVISHLY LUST; ARE SEDUCED, & MANIPULATED; BY ONE'S OWN FANTASY, OF WANTING, TO BE; UNGODLY, & UNHOLY FULFILLED! & AS A RESULT, NOT SEEKING OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S, YHWH & LORD, YAHAWAHSHI; OUR SHIELD & PROTECTION, ARE REMOVED! & WE SUCCUMB, TO THE WICKEDNESS OF DEMONS & EVILMEN! FOR SEEKING THEIR COUNSELS, FOR OUR CARE; & WHOM MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE, FOR OUR TOXIC PLEASURES; OF MISERIES! SPREADING FALSE NARRATIVES, WE BELIEVE, THEIR POLITRICKS; GOVERNMENTS, SCIENTISTS, & DOCTORS, WHO HAS NO ANSWERS, TO SOLVE OUR CRISIS & CARE; HEALTH, POVERTY, & HAPPINESS! HOWEVER SADLY, WE BECOME VICTIMS OF LIES! "& NO MARVEL, FOR SATAN HIMSELF MASQUERADES AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT; 2Cor.11:14!" YES! We're ALL GUILTY & PARTICIPATED, FREELY! FOR, "IF WE CLAIM WE HAVE NO SIN, WE ARE ONLY FOOLING OURSELVES & NOT LIVING IN the TRUTH; 1 Jo.1:8!" NOT ONE OF US ARE INNOCENT! “IF ANY MAN DEFILE the TEMPLE of GOD, HIM SHALL GOD DESTROY; FOR THE TEMPLE of GOD IS HOLY, WHICH TEMPLE YE ARE; 1 COR. 3:17!" THUS, WE DEFILE OUR SPIRIT, & DIE! IT'S TIMES WE AWAKEN & LIVE! OBEY YHWH'S WORD & TRUTH! & “FLEE FORNICATION EVERY SIN that a MAN DOETH is WITHOUT the BODY; but HE that COMMITTETH FORNICATION SINNETH AGAINST HIS own BODY; 1 COR.6:18!” SHALOM!
@@stanleyspadowski235 I disagree. This is coming from an ex-obese person who was prescribed statins, instead of being told to change lifestyle by their doctor. After taking the control of things by my own hands a few years back, I am now 88 lbs lighter and have packed on loads of muscle and am thriving - all of this got even better once I took myself off of those statins as well. I can definitely say based on experience that steak, liver, eggs and butter are the kings of food. Additionally, I managed to avoid having those COVID jabs too, and am doing fine despite catching it more than once. The real misinformation comes from the big pharma companies whose mere function is to profit off of our sickness. Have a nice day.
@@stanleyspadowski235 what's the misinformation?
@@iblismanifestations231 How’s your cholesterol? LDL? Sky high? Ticking timebomb.
Thanks so much for your courage.
A vutsy man with integrity in an attribute sadlyissing onto todays world of deceit and lies,all for money. Most informative video I am passing on to others. Thank you
So good we still have people like Aseem who put everything at risk for the good of the people , so much admiration for you Aseem . Thank You 🙏
We need more doctors like this. With good ethics and critical thinking. And we need Joe and others to communicate the people. Perfect combination! Thank you
Yes, so many of them are working for giant medical complexes and are corporate employees. I miss the independent practitioners that you could talk to and trust to be honest with you. Seeing most doctors is less personal than taking a pet to a veterinarian. Their attitudes are so dismissive because most aren't concerned about building their practices -- just corporate doctor wonks.
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We need more grifters? 😂
JOE ROCKS! APPRECIATE HIS INTERVIEWS 😊
Thanks for having Dr Malhotra on…he is one smart guy…
He’s a quack antivaxxer
only an idiot would say he's a smart guy
Thank you so much! When my dr first prescribed statins, I got letters and phone calls from social security, Medicare and my insurance company telling me not to stop taking them. It felt very invasive, like the whole world had my medical records. After ten days I could barely walk, I had no strength in my legs or arms, I couldn’t climb 4 steps into my house and the pain kept me awake. I stopped taking them, but every dr appointment has become a battle, it’s exhausting. I’m taking this video with me next time.
Expose them. Proud of you
What is the exact name of the medication? My father also takes something I just want to know if this is the samething
@@SanyYugo2020 - Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets - Tablete za kontrolu kolestorola.
@@SanyYugo2020 I’m sorry, I don’t remember, probably something generic
@@FabulousIdea-xe8gt pa ima ih raznih zato neznam dali su sve ili neke posebno koje imaju ove side effects
I've always had higher cholesterol levels; runs in my family. My doctor never really made a fuss about it, despite the yearly blood work always coming back with higher numbers. She must have known something deep down because every time we chatted about statins, she'd always end it with "well, let's just try to eat better and increase exercise first." I doubt she ever believed those pills worked, and she never pushed them on me, thankfully!
@@mysteryjesus most people are also too trusting of drs and just do whatever they say with no second thought or research
@@mysteryjesus Depending on your cholesterol level and risk factors, you will often be advised to try diet & lifestyle changes first before medication is offered. If you are above a certain risk level, it is deemed diet & lifestyle alone will not make the sufficient improvement required and in these cases are offered a statin as first line treatment.
I had naturally high cholesterol at just above the uk recommended healthy limit. My Gp said it was fine no need to do anything at all no advise on diet no advise on statins. Seven years laters I have moderate stenosis of my LAD at 50%. Don’t just trust information from online or your doctors find out what’s best research your own health and best of all pay for CT calcium scan or CT angiogram as it’s the only way you can really know what going on. But don’t just think high cholesterol is fine as for some people it is and for others it’s a death sentence.
@@raff23able I had a CT calcium scan and it was pretty bad. Do you think I should take statins?
Did she push the c19 vax? That's the real question
My father had 3 or 4 bypasses at age 60 and tried several statins but was never able to take them. His bypasses mostly closed up but over time he had grown a lot of accessory vessels. He did take a lot of meds to keep his vessels open in his later years but lived a fairly normal life until about a year before he died. He had pretty much quit seeing a cardiologist because there was nothing else they could do for him. He died at the age of 87. And he died from metastatic bladder cancer and not from his heart. He had had his bladder removed and a urostomy at age 80. And survived that surgery plus the surgery to remove a cancer tumor from his skull at 86.
@@sunnyday7457 he had a rough go of it after the bladder removal, age 80, for a few months. But he did recover and was slowed down more by his heart than his urostomy. He was still doing pretty much what he wanted, only slower, until about 9-12 months before he passed away. After he found out his bladder cancer had spread all over he had some immunotherapy to help preserve his spine. That was a little rough on him. Passed away at 87.
Great talk. I really give credit to dr Aseem Malhotra. What a hero in these very difficult times.
My father was prescribed Statins for high cholesterol several years ago. He always took them regularly. Two years ago he developed severe muscle pains, and saw several doctors to figure out the root cause. The consensus was that he was just getting old and just had low testosterone. Last July my father died suddenly and tragically of a heart attack at the age of 57. I am 23, have a younger brother and sister. This has and continues to cause immense pain and sorrow for my family. This man is a true hero for taking a stand against traditional medicine and big pharma. People need to know the truth.
Never see it on M.S.M. and because of the money involved individuals are "encouraged" not to rock the boat.
Another comment where someone has a relative with evidently poor cardiac health and the person still dies and it is stated as if the statins caused the death. I’m sorry to anyone who loses a loved one, and especially when young. I had a relative who’s doctor told him to take a statin but he didnt want to fill it and he died from a heart attack in his 50’s. My point is that millions of us live unhealthy lifestyles, sometimes out of our control to an extent, and heart attacks are very very common. Therefore just because someone is prescribed statins and still dies young does not mean they harmed that person. Most people are advised to change their lifestyle before they are out on the drugs but people have habits and changing diet and exercise etc is clearly challenging… just look at all the people that are obese or have any other unhealthy habit. Anyways, hope my point came across. Sorry for the loss of your loved one, have a nice day.
@@vhufeosqap Statins are prescribed for bad cholesterol. How does that relate to treating the heart health? I think that's his point.... Doctors should not just prescribe things and act as though everything will be alright when it's not.
Sorry for your loss at such a young age! ❤
Should have taken COQ10. And maybe tried natural statins found in mushrooms.
Thank you Joe and Dr Malhotra for doing this. And thank you to Dr Malhotra for having the rhino hide to keep pushing. I got off statins a few years ago and now am seeing all the new research about how damaging they can be.
Thank you, Dr. Malhotra ❤ for this information. God bless you, Sir. 🙏
Aseem Malhotra is a controversial British cardiologist,[1] health campaigner,[2] author, and, contrary to public health consensus, an anti-mRNA vaccine activist.
I was also on a statin. After 3 years, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t walk more than 50 meters I actually thought I was getting dementia. Stopped the statins and within weeks I was so much better that I could walk and think and have a new lease on life!!!
Same & my anxiety had become debilitating. I was becoming suicidal & my body was breaking down. I've been off them 2 weeks and am starting to feel like myself again. I'd rather have a shorter life than to ever take that horrific drug again. I hope to live a long, healthy & happy life. Bless You & yours! ❤
My dad DID get dementia after taking statins. Died last year from Alzheimer’s.
@@heathermiller76read a book called "why we get sick" , eat meat and eggs, stay off the carbs and sugar. Be safe ❤
I've been prescribed statins by several doctors over the last 20 years. I heard about the side-effects, and never filled the prescriptions. Still here after 20 years. I turn 60 soon. No heart problems.
Superb . Diet n excercise is the Key . Reducing the stress n good sleep
Well done you. You do exactly as I do. Almost every prescription my doc has ever handed me, and that includes my dentist too, has ended up in the bin. I just tell them what they want to hear and decide for myself after researching.
Good judgement.
Same I was 40 at 70 see the doctor statins advised again. You are what you eat.
@@louiseanderson1505 congratulations?
I'm extremely grateful to Drs Abrahamson and Malhotra for their courage in standing by their work. I was put on statins and quickly developed muscle pains that prevented me from going for walks, brain fog and memory problems, and attacks of acute breathlessness. The breathlessness is a known side-effect of statins like the others, but less common. So my quality of life was greatly reduced and I couldn't exercise or think. I stopped the statins and quickly recovered. My doctor started me on a different statins, said it didn't have side-effects, but the side-effects were back in a week. I stayed off the statins for a few weeks then, and went to tell the Dr that I would stay off. He persuaded me that there was one further type that would not cause side effects and put me on a low dose. A few days later I'm gasping for breath and can't remember anything. I can't live like that. I can't walk anywhere, and I can't do anything. If he really wants to keep prescribing then OK, but I'm not swallowing them.
I can personally attest to the side effects of statins. Within just 3 to 4 months, I couldn't hardly breath and if I had to get on my knees for anything, when I stood back up, I would get so light headed, I almost would pass out. I am still struggling to get my breathing back where it should be.
Dr Aseem Malhotra is amazing, and he was the only doctor in the UK to call out the side effects of Covid-19 jabs as well!
Interesting , but I'm sure not the only one
Only when he realised he could get $20k an appearance for it...
@@marky147 Who is paying him that?
@@AM2K2 anyone that wants him to speak at an event. He'll do an online appearance for the discounted rate of 10k, though.
@marky147 Watch him call it out on the BBC when they had him on to talk about something else.
My mom who was born in 1920 refused to take unnecessary medications. She stayed away from doctors as much as she could, exercised and ate healthy. She only deferred from this habit when she was diagnosed with tri-geminal neuralgia at age 85. She died from stroke at 87. (For which I blame hydrogenated margarine)
Um or she was 87. She lived longer that most.
No one should be eating margarine, I was told that this is only one molecule away from plastic. Eat real butter.
@@ticker1963 I changed back to butter years ago. But I think the last generation were seduced by margarine when it first came out. Today we know better than to believe marketing.
@@bradnadeau6553 Um,um um um um um
@@ticker1963 Margarine tastes nothing like butter. I would rather have nothing than margarine.
Excellent discussion. I really enjoyed the comments as well
My husband had bypass.....after 5 years and research, he quit statin and blood pressure(which he controlled with diet and exercise) SO completely life changing how much better he felt.
This guy is spot on. I was prescribed a statin after a cardiologist looked at my LDL and EKG results and visiting with me for a matter of 5min with an incredible amount of urgent concern. He wanted me to start this statin ASAP before we even scheduled a stress test and heart monitoring. As a 42yo female who is very active, this seemed very alarming that he didn’t bother to ask this about me or about my diet before going straight to a statin. My BS meter was through the roof with this guy. I contacted a friend who happened to be a surgeon and he referred me to another cardiologist he trusted with his mother. This guy looked at my labs, talked with me in detail about my lifestyle observations and concerns. He had me complete an MRI and other cardiac imaging. Results were I was very healthy and no need to be on a statin and to just keep an eye on things with a 6 lead ekg device. In short know yourself and trust your gut, especially when it comes to industrial medical complex.
I had a cardiologist prescribe a satin as a palitave in case I needed it…. didn’t take it…
Dr Robert Morse
The VA keeps mailing them to me. Told the doctor I was not going to take. Bottle after bottle keeps showing up.
@@BrettASnell wtf? And who the hell is paying for that if you refused it?
@@matthewmullins4046 The Taxpayers!
My father passed at 34, had his first heart attack at 29. This was in the 70s and early 80s when having open heart surgery was unheard. This guest is one of Joe's best! I know how we love the shows that entertain us, but thank you Joe for having this genius on your podcast.
we could have saved your dad today with an ARB !
I'm sorry...
Did your dad have an undiagnosed heart defect that caused the heart attack?
@@francescoschettino5726 what’s arb
This cardiologist is challenging the scientific consensus and so should be scrutinized extra carefully. I fact checked his first three claims and they're incorrect or outright lies. Not a very good start. I'm only a minute and a half in but I doubt he can redeem himself after that . Three strikes and you're out. I recommend people use open AI to fact check what these studies actually say. We're entering a very different era thanks to AI.
I've heard of so many people having memory problems from statin drugs. I'm convinced it caused my grandmother's memory decline. When I found this out I stopped giving them to her and she was fine. Literally lived another 10 years. unfortunately she had alzheimers so idk if the drug exacerbated this or if she was just destined to have this unfortunate illness. She raised me since I was a baby so she was actually my mother so it was extremely devastating to watch her go through this. Broke my heart especially because I had to watch my grandfather suffer and die with stage 4 lung and bone cancer during all this. It was the darkest time in my life.
I took statins for a week. One day I walked to my elevator in my building that I’ve lived in for years and it was under construction. I walked to the other elevator and found myself back in the same spot I was before. I was confused as to where I was. It was scary. I’m 53. I was lost and had to leave my building and start all over looking for my elevator. I stopped statins and that feeling went away. I told my doctor and she laughed. She said statins had nothing to do with it. Never again with statins. I have no reason to lie.
@rushindragin361 statins are obviously for cholesterol and Your brain is 25% cholesterol. I've heard a bunch of stories of people having memory problems once they started taking that drug and once they stopped their memory problems went away so I definitely believe you. I'd find a new doctor. That obviously scared you and they had the nerve to laugh. The problem we have with the medical field is they never cure anything. Theirs no money in it for big pharma if they cure your illness so they make drugs to treat the symptoms which is ridiculous. They literally want you sick so they can profit. Best thing you can do to fight this is to eat right and exercise.
Read the book by a former astronaut, LIPITOR, THIEF OF MEMORY. He went on statins twice and had horrific sudden memory issues.
Aseem is a great man.
Dr. Malhotra is such a great advocate for lifestyle changes to prevent metabolic disease. A real hero.
My mom and grandma both took statins. Both developed early inset Parkinson’s. My mom passed away in March. F statins and F Parkinson’s. My mom was miserable the last few years. As soon as her body was shutting down (in hospice) she was out of here! Rest in peace and grace mom. You deserve it.
Keep in mind, cholesterol is required by the body for brain good function. Sugar is what does the most damage to arteries according to my Doctor
Its heartbreaking. Medical field are a bunch of pyros & this administration let's them get away with burning people. God help us. I am so sorry for your loss. I believe similar BS happened to my mom. Guinea pigs for those pyros.
my dad got muscle weakness & dementia & died from statin
Statins suck I have been on 3 x statins and THREE TIMES muscular weakness, depression VERY bad, receding gums, Hips aching, hardly walk ..THREE TIMES stopped taking and within a week ALL those symptoms CEASED. Stay off them if you can check out Caldwell B Esselstyn Forks over knives Doco and podcasts. Been on his diet now, BP under 120/80, dropped cholesterol levels by 2points (Australia) lost 10 kilos, and feeling CLEAN inside. Only taking 1 pill which I had been on for 4 years now Vasocardol. Try THIS, many have great results. Whole Food Plant Based and EXPLAINS exactly why it works. 🙏💌👌
@@wyattfamily8997 keep in mind statins do not eliminate the cholesterol amount your body needs
Fabulous interview
Thank you VERY much for that info.
I’m 26 and have never been prescribed anything in my life. Thanks to these videos, I am resolved to only ever accept a prescription medication if I myself have throughly researched it and have a basic understanding of its method of action within the body. Take your health into your own hands, people, because no body can possibly care as much about your well-being as you do (or should).
Yep, be responsible for your own health
I'm the same...I do take medications but I research the shit out of everything
Absolutely. It astounds me what people will accept with absolutely no research.
Smart move. When my dad was 60 he was on ten different medications and had no idea what any of them were for... Now i'm 60, i take no medications at all, other than the occasionasl headache tablet... What i do however, is not eat processed junk food and exercise a little.
Definitely. I have PCOS and was told I couldn't have children. Instead of trying private IVF, I did some research and changed my diet first (for free), cut carbs and sugar, my cycle came back to normal within 2 month and now I have my baby boy.
Dr. Malhotra is one of the best in the World. I've listened to him w/ Dr John Campbell and Neal Oliver and other medical truth seekers. These people pay a price to uphold integrity of Medical Oath.Thx Joe
I’m a Vascular Surgeon, and I have long prescribed statins in select patients for their antiinflammatory actions more than for cholesterol. I frequently see patients literally tortured by the side effects of statins because their primary care doctor says it’s too risky to stop them. The gain, if any, is not worth it.
Statins created a memory loss in my mother that grew more and more severe over time, to the point where she developed dementia until the end of her life.
Thanks for your ethics and patient caring attitude. We need more doctors like you
Several years ago now. I was diagnosed with with two auto-immune diseases, polymyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. I suffered a major heart attack several years ago before that. Was prescribed statins. After my diagnosed with two auto-immune diseases from a specialist. On a regular doctor visit at my GP, he suggested I stop my statins on short term. I did, within a week nearly all my auto- immune symptoms went away. After 6 months all my symptoms went away completely. It was a living nightmare. I simply eat right and exercise now, and feel great. I was very fortunate that I had 0% heart damage.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅 no heart damage ... Ok
LMAO 0% heart damage after a “major” heart attack? 😂😂 You do realize the heart can’t grow back, right? Like you have a large scar where the muscle died? And that scar won’t be able to contract and thus it will make your heart weaker.
@@drpath10 Starting To Wonder if this is all bots Or actors to kill off American people.
@@drpath10 oh so you're a doctor. You must of been involved in my unique situation. You need to return to you miserable life.
I’m 62 and an extremely fit, slim and athletic runner. Last March I fainted from dehydration due to Norovirus, cracked my skull on a concrete floor and suffered a brain bleed described as a traumatic brain injury. I was put into an induced coma for one week, in a brain trauma unit for six weeks, but I have bounced back. The NHS is now continually hounding me to go for blood tests because they say I had a Hemmorhagic stroke and Statins would be of benefit to me. My brain bleed was described by the Neurologist as a provoked event, meaning it wasn’t spontaneous or caused by any underlying cause. They can stuff their Statins. Oh, and incidentally, I’ve also been prescribed anti epilepsy drugs, which I haven’t taken.
My primary care doctor for years was constantly telling me that I need to start statin drugs even though my cholesterol was right at the beginning high level. After 3 years of hearing that I finally gave in. In about a month and a half all my joints were aching and I had trouble walking so I stopped taking them. On the next visit we talked about it and he said my symptoms were all in my head even though the time I stopped taking them until my next visit my symptoms were improving and now in a year I am back to where I was before
My husband was told to get used with the side effects. He told his doctor he can’t take the statins. They kept prescribing them to him. So we bought them and threw them in the garbage😂. He’s doing great and got released from the heart clinic.
Why did you bought them?
You buy them to keep peace with them so they might really try to help you.
@@claraisely9397 It's called superstition and its not science. It is criminal what these aholes are doing.
Wait so how great is he really doing if he had to go to a heart clinic? Let me guess. Is he obese? Sleep apnea? High BP? High glucose? Any other comorbidities? Yeah, keep believing that your husband is somehow different than decades of research 😂😂😂
@@drpath10 Can people please reply to the correct comments!!
I have a friend who is 90 years old, never sick, never had heart disease except for high BP in her 70s. She has some skin issues. Fair skinned. She has had a cholesterol of over 600. She walks and ran daily for years, watched her diet. She takes her BP pills and that was all she has ever had. So did her mother. Her mother lived to be over 100. Had high BP but that was all. She has decided, following her husband's death, to live in an assisted living. She is doing great. Memory intact. She is a reader, attends church regularly, associates with her education peers who also are at the same facility.
Wonderful interview.
I’m an FNP and I had a cardiologist once tell me that he feels every single person needs to be on a statin daily and that he himself was taking a statin even though he was normal weight, had no risk factors.
I was offered a statin by my GP practice (the nurse, because there are no doctors any more in the NHS). When I turned it down she tried to convince me, but my mum has never been the same since she took them, and I'd heard about this doctor's work, so I stuck to my guns. I'm still here!
What do you mean there no doctors in NHS?😮😮
@@NEILANIL1 I was being facetious. Of course there are doctors, it's just that no-one I know can ever see one. Sometimes one might call you, but my local practice apparently has ten doctors, but no-one ever gets to see them. I have no idea what they are doing, but a couple of weeks ago when I saw the nurse and asked for help with a problem I was having she said she couldn't help and I'd have to phone for an appointment. Guess what happens when you phone for an appointment? That's right! You get to see a nurse, not a doctor. I have no idea where all the doctors have gone, but ordinary people aren't seeing them.
@@periurban what do you mean your mother was never the same? Please share...
Yeah, elaborate on your mother. Cause any sideeffect of a drug is a reason to switch to an alternative, and the NHS is very guideline focused, contrary to the witchcraft some.countries practice
I’m from the UK 🇬🇧 Dr Assem Malhotra is fantastic UK consultant cardiologist. So glad Joe Rogan is speaking to him.
This cardiologist is challenging the scientific consensus and so should be scrutinized extra carefully. I fact checked his first three claims and they're incorrect or outright lies. Not a very good start. I'm only a minute and a half in but I doubt he can redeem himself after that . Three strikes and you're out. I recommend people use open AI to fact check what these studies actually say. We're entering a very different era thanks to AI.
"his first three c!aims" Name them and link sources of debunkment. Receipts please.
@@isupportthecurrentthing.1514 Fact checking via what source and Ai is controlled by the mainstream.
@@Anon-xd3cf Of course. Thank you for asking. Open AI fact check - No, it is not correct to say that 80% of cholesterol is due to genetics rather than diet. While genetics can play a role in cholesterol levels, the exact contribution of genetics vs. diet can vary widely from person to person. Several studies have estimated that genetics contribute around 40-60% of the variation in total cholesterol levels among individuals. This means that the remaining variation in cholesterol levels is due to other factors, including diet, physical activity levels, and other lifestyle factors. It is important to note that even if someone has a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol levels, they can still make dietary and lifestyle changes to manage their cholesterol levels and reduce their risk of heart disease. Eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding smoking are all important steps that can be taken to manage cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular risk, regardless of underlying genetic factors. No, the Framingham study did not find that the risk of heart disease was only seen for people with cholesterol over 300. The Framingham Heart Study is a significant ongoing study that was started in 1948 to investigate the factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease. In the early years of the study, high cholesterol levels were found to be a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease risk. This helped establish cholesterol as an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Over time, the Framingham study and other research have shown that the relationship between cholesterol levels and cardiovascular risk is more complex than originally thought. While having high cholesterol levels is still an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, other factors, such as inflammation and other lifestyle factors can also contribute to cardiovascular risk. Additionally, the specific threshold for what is considered "high" cholesterol levels and the exact level at which cardiovascular risk increases may vary according to an individual's overall health and medical history. Therefore, it is not accurate to say that the Framingham study found that the risk of heart disease only occurs in people with cholesterol over 300, as this oversimplifies the study findings and does not reflect our current understanding of the relationship between cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk. No, most of the people with high cholesterol in the Framingham study did not have familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Familial hypercholesterolemia is a relatively rare genetic disorder that causes extremely high levels of LDL or "bad" cholesterol from birth. The Framingham study was a population study that investigated the relationship between various risk factors and the development of cardiovascular disease. While it did not specifically focus on FH, it did find that high levels of LDL cholesterol are a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population. While some individuals with high cholesterol levels in the Framingham study may have had genetic factors that contributed to their cholesterol levels, the majority were likely due to dietary and lifestyle factors, such as consuming excess saturated and trans fats, being inactive, and being overweight or obese. These factors are known to contribute to higher levels of LDL cholesterol, which can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease over time.
@@vandengrey6912 I don't think it works like that. The AI just reads from its sources and gives you it's answer. I reckon it's the sources that are potentially corrupted by the mainstream ' not so much the AI. Do you have reason to believe that the Framingham study is a bad source ?-Designed to sell statins , perhaps ? Even if , this cardiologist has misrepresented what's in the actual study. I highly doubt the AI will lie about what's in the source - It wouldn't be very useful if it did that and people would reject it. I don't know though. How d'you think it works ?
I was given statins at age of 24 for high cholesterol over 220. I took them for 2 months and just stopped. I also have genetic high cholesterol in my family. Now at 49 still extremely healthy low pressure fit and active
Blessed with a fantastic cardiologist who did save my life by insisting on bypass surgery. Taking statins for me meant artery clogging fats that many are able to discard easily emerged from my pores and scalp causing hair to get greasy quickly. Had I remained skinny fine. But I did not and did have terrible inability to discard the plaque causing LDLs. I may be the1 in 250 indicated. Still alive, I remain grateful for being so currently. I do suffer now from inflammation of joints but……….
This Doctor is amazing. Really impressed with this episode. Very sorry for your loss of your dad. Thank you for having wisdom and the courage to speak out.
@@yugnok anyone who dares speak facts that don’t reflect well on big Harma will be called all types of things, ad hominem attacks only further show that these topics need discussion and light shined on them.