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The Statin Paradox: Billions Sold, Millions Prescribed, But What's the Real Benefit?
The world's best-selling drug adds just three to 10 days to your life on average, yet pharmaceutical companies have turned statins into a $150+ billion blockbuster by manipulating statistics and using study designs that systematically exclude people who experience side effects. For low-risk patients, you're more likely to develop diabetes from taking a statin than you are to avoid a heart attack, but your doctor probably isn't telling you that, because the numbers they're shown don't reflect what happens in the real world.
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Super sore but did a power clean technique day up to 210 and then back down to some singles at 200, 195, 185, and 2 sets of 3 hang power cleans at 185. Lots of stretching too.
Dads cleans have improved a ton and got even better today. He did 15-20 emom of 1 48lb clean, after that 2 sets of 3 hang power cleans with less weight.
That’s a damning review of statins. As one who’s older (63), eats relatively well ( though I love cookies and ice cream), has moderately high cholesterol levels, and works out consistently, do I need to be on statins? My cardiologist says yes. I wonder.
While still packed with (healthy) calories, they may not only improve health but perhaps also performance because they contain more electrolytes and other micronutrients than regular cookies.
I would get a coronary artery calcium scan to look for evidence of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease then decide.