If I may, may I put in a plug for other popular authors that have dealt with statins and related topics? "Related" in this context means many topics that to a newcomer might seem unrelated: diet, diabetes, the role of sugar, carbs and fat in a diet, obesity and a variety of chronic illnesses. Two of my favourite authors are Kendrick and Taubes. I'm sure there are many more.
A major lesson these books have is that entire professions become heavily invested in their beliefs and defend it ferociously against challenge. To some degree that’s how science is supposed to work. Alas, there are also less noble motives, such as professional prestige and entrenched political and moneyed interests. Covid-19 “vaccines” are probably the latest example of malfeasance, and likely in terms of body count. I was both enlightened but also dismayed to learn how pervasive is the rot in the entire medical-industrial complex, going back decades if not longer.
Returning slightly to the topic of statins, once one delves into the history of such research, the official pronouncements are at times amusing. Researchers and other professionals need to write in careful, academic language, but at times they seem to twist themselves in knots (say) with metabolic syndrome, admitting that it is associated with symptoms X, Y and Z but studiously avoiding the upstream issues of what could possibly be the cause of chronically elevated blood sugar or insulin resistance. It’s almost as if there’s an unwritten law that one shall not mention refined carbs or sugar.
I'll end with a final jab at statins: they actually do provide a benefit. Problem: It's a damned tiny one and comes at great cost and great profit to Pharma (at least while they were still on patent) I have discovered that many medical treatments share this problem (being of relatively low efficacy) and it has only increased my distrust of the profession.
Thank you so very much Justin! I truely appreciate you taking the time to reply, update your blog and even added keywords so I can do my own research. You are so very kind and generous.
If I may, may I put in a plug for other popular authors that have dealt with statins and related topics? "Related" in this context means many topics that to a newcomer might seem unrelated: diet, diabetes, the role of sugar, carbs and fat in a diet, obesity and a variety of chronic illnesses. Two of my favourite authors are Kendrick and Taubes. I'm sure there are many more.
A major lesson these books have is that entire professions become heavily invested in their beliefs and defend it ferociously against challenge. To some degree that’s how science is supposed to work. Alas, there are also less noble motives, such as professional prestige and entrenched political and moneyed interests. Covid-19 “vaccines” are probably the latest example of malfeasance, and likely in terms of body count. I was both enlightened but also dismayed to learn how pervasive is the rot in the entire medical-industrial complex, going back decades if not longer.
Returning slightly to the topic of statins, once one delves into the history of such research, the official pronouncements are at times amusing. Researchers and other professionals need to write in careful, academic language, but at times they seem to twist themselves in knots (say) with metabolic syndrome, admitting that it is associated with symptoms X, Y and Z but studiously avoiding the upstream issues of what could possibly be the cause of chronically elevated blood sugar or insulin resistance. It’s almost as if there’s an unwritten law that one shall not mention refined carbs or sugar.
I'll end with a final jab at statins: they actually do provide a benefit. Problem: It's a damned tiny one and comes at great cost and great profit to Pharma (at least while they were still on patent) I have discovered that many medical treatments share this problem (being of relatively low efficacy) and it has only increased my distrust of the profession.
Thank you so very much Justin! I truely appreciate you taking the time to reply, update your blog and even added keywords so I can do my own research. You are so very kind and generous.