I always new there had to be tracking numbers like this. I am sure this is only the tip of the iceberg! I would bet there are some coed names to more specific stuff like cancer risk factor and things that would absolutely scare people from ever drinking from the “sorcerer’s cup” again! Dam evil bunch of demonic scientists! If justice were served I am sure there would be hundreds of pharma pigs guilty of first degree mass murder! Why can’t we all be judge and jury and do what is right, Cut the heads off these evil vipers!

Have a nice day! Peace Love Dove!

Pick a parameter, any parameter, use a bell curve to classify people above, in or below “normal range” and then associate it with a catastrophic event like heart attack or stroke. Current parameters in use are cholesterol, blood pressure, bone mineral density, and many others. When enough people are convinced they need a synthetic drug to “prevent” said catastrophic event (even though the NNT might be as high as 800) the only way to expand your market is to revise “numbers” up or down to ensure many more people fall into the “pathology” category. Then throw in increasingly sensitive screening technology and we can all have a disease – don’t worry – plenty to go round.

From my experiences over the last years since I have educated myself about my own health issues, I find that people are terrified to not do what their doctors say.  I've had two doctors send me certified letters giving me 30 days because I refused to take statins, blood thinners, ACE inhibitors, whatever.  My own husband shakes his head at my determination to not get trapped again in the big pharma lies. He is retired military and we can get almost any prescription filled with no out of pocket expense.  I want Dr. Mercola's book so I can learn more about how to reverse T2 Diabetes but this has become a thorn in my husband's side because he ain't buying it.  He watches Fox News all the time. The big pharma has the media to continually feed their viewers into believing the big pharma people care about them.  Fear is used to maintain that loyalty that will lead them to destruction like sheep to the slaughter.  It's about big money, not about optimal health.  Thank you, Dr. Mercola, for giving me a place where I can recover my sanity and be satisfied that there are many like you who want to educate us because you care.  

I personally am a little stunned by some of the folks still buying into the whole cholesterol is evil myth. Your body needs to produce the proper amount for the hormones it needs to function normally. Your brain needs it to produce the chemicals and housekeeping to to stay sharp. It seems to me limiting this to some artificial number is by it's very nature going against keeping your body healthy and your mind sharp for a long healthy life. When the balance of our various types of cholesterol goes wacky from poor diet, lack of exercise, stress or exposure to pollutants, then we have problems. Those are facts proven in the scientific studies I have seen. When I had a heart attack, my cholesterol was 147, exercised 4 times a week but had a poor diet and was taking extra calcium as my family has a history of osteoporosis. My plaque was over 70 percent calcium, NOT cholesterol. That was only 5% of it. It is not uncommon or unusual either.

There are many natural solutions to all of the problems associated with heart disease. Since the placebo or sugar pill is almost as effective as the statin and it has no side affects, why not sell it? We have an incredible body and mind capable of doing amazing things. Yet our current medical system practices more like you'd see from evil dark ages nightmares. From slash and burn cancer treatment to hack and medicate heart treatment. Take your pick. Natural solutions worked fine for many years until it was found there was more money in little metal stents and surgery. It doesn't fix the problem, just makes everyone more money. Chemical IV's like EDTA would clean the arteries. In 1965 a cardiologist found a treatment of simple Chondroitin Sulfate in large enough doses also removed the plaque but also strengthened the arteries which all tested and performed like a 20 year olds. Pictures of 85% blockage clear and clean after three months. Wonder what happened? I think you know...