Doctor - on why it is important to take statins with caution
Can you lower cholesterol without statins?
Spoiler: yes
At the end of the article - analyzes of my 55-year-old patient, who, without using statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) got a very good result.
What did she do:
- took omega-3s
- kept a diet, daily routine,
- was engaged in feasible physical education.
In general, treatment with statins is a fairly common thing for our medicine. They are, for example, prescribed as a prevention of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases.
But as an endocrinologist, I cannot take statins lightly. They are block the production of cholesterol, and it is very important for the body. From cholesterol, for example, all sex hormones, both male and female, are synthesized.
Therefore, where you can do without statins, it is better not to use them. Especially given their many severe side effects, including diabetogenic (that is, they contribute to the development of diabetes). Here link on meta-analysis - the most reliable version of the evidence.
Your Doctor Pavlova
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