OT- Lipitor and all statin drugs

[Guest guest]

- speaking of lipitor - just reading a book that says anyone should

be on Co-Q10 if on Lipitor or any statin drugs as to not get horrible

side effects

eileen

>

> One thing I've found over the past few years is that most people

are

> afraid to go against the prescribed thoughts and recommendations of

> doctors. It's almost heretical to think that maybe drugs are not

the

> answer, or at least part of the answer. It could be cultural too. I

> felt like a rebel turning my back against using drugs for my son,

but I

> knew, as Jody says, that he was no better with drugs, and

potentially

> worse. Can you believe how drugs are marketed to us in the media

these

> days? I can't believe how many Viagra commercials I see a day, not

to

> mention Lipotour (sp?).

>

> A good friend, who is also a gastroenterologist, said to me at one

> point in my research, " every drug has some level of toxicity, so

it's a

> matter of tradeoffs " . With SCD, I don't think you have to trade

> anything - that's the beauty of it - it's all about food, the fuel

of

> life. The only thing I would add is that some folks do need drugs

at

> some critical points. But not as maintenance - for us anyway.

>

> a

> comfybelly.com

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