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About time NS woke up to the real science of dietary health.
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Low-Cholesterol – A Leading Cause of Failing Health
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Diabetes
In 2008 Dr Luca Mascitelli sent me a paper by Xia et al. [1] which showed how lowering cholesterol could stop insulin production in the human pancreatic beta-cells – a leading cause of diabetes. Here we had a biochemical explanation of the rise in diabetes associated with statin use and the science was excellent.
Adverse-Effects of Cholesterol Lowering
Could low-cholesterol affect other organs of the body? After a review of published papers in the professional medical journals we had the answer. Yes! Lowering the cholesterol level in the bodies organs (cell membranes) by as little as 10% (molecular ratio) stopped the exchange of nutrients and other products with the blood stream. The organs’ cells shut down and the implications are devastating to health [2].
Muscles – Wastage, Aches, Mobility Issues and Kidney Failure
In muscles the cell walls, becoming deficient in cholesterol, will eventually leak causing muscle loss, mobility problems, ‘cola-coloured urine’ and ultimately kidney failure (muscle waste damaging kidney tubules – rhabdomyolysis). These effects are warned about in the leaflets that come with statins medications. The connection between the nervous system and the muscles also begins to fail because there is not enough cholesterol, used to wrap the chemical messengers (neurotransmitters Lrp-4 and Agrin) between nerve and muscle causing aches and mobility issues. The heart is the most important muscle and so we could now understand why low cholesterol is associated with progressive heart failure.
See [2] for review details and references.
Central Nervous System
The published work of F W Pfrieger, shows how copious quantities of cholesterol are used making memories and thought processes. The nerves (neurons) and connections (synapses) depend on cholesterol for formation and function. The nerve fibres (axons) are protected by myelin (50% cholesterol) which needs constant supply for repair. In our review we discuss a range of problems from Dementias through behavioural change and aggression which are associated with cholesterol depletion and adverse side-effects of statin.
See [2] for review details and references.
Other problems now associated with Low-Cholesterol levels in organs are:
• Raised risk of MRSA and skin infections
• Failure of Bone maintenance (fracture risks)
• Increased Cancer risks
• Increased risk of death associated with falling cholesterol
Low-Cholesterol + Elevated Blood Sugars + Statins = Very Poor Health Outcomes
1. Xia F, Xie L, Mihic A, et al. Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis impairs insulin secretion and voltage-gated calcium channel function in pancreatic beta-cells. Endocrinology 2008; 149: 5136-45.
2. G Wainwright, L Mascitelli & M Goldstein. Cholesterol-lowering therapy and cell membranes. Stable plaque at the expense of unstable membranes? Arch. Med. Sci. 5, 289–295 (2009).
Specific links to papers and blogs are highlighted in throughout
Sugar versus Lipids (Fat & Cholesterol)
Cholesterol now deserves a full pardon and should be awarded ‘Freedom of the Body’. We now know cholesterol is (and always was) a hero in all the cells of our bodies. The cell walls are made of fat and cholesterol working together to protect, give shape and function to each cell..So when you seek to lower your cholesterol you can expect some loss of function and ill effects (see http://bit.ly/1LdEqhn for details)
Statin Damage: We have seen a huge growth in on-line social media groups complaining bitterly the devastating health effects of statin medications. Statins stop an enzyme in the liver from working, depriving the body of vital substances and signalling compounds (Cholesterol, Hormones and Co-Q10 and more). Eventually tissues break down (muscle & neuron loss) and stop communicating (signalling loss). The adverse effects are well documented and we have some idea of the numbers from the FDA’s own FAER database. results have been documented. This “Mevalonate Blockade” is basic cellular biochemistry so the question is why is modern medicine unwilling to acknowledge and deal with this statin damage?
Sugar-Damaged Lipids
So it was sugar that stopped the cycle from working – not cholesterol!
Fortunately many patients abandon statins after a few months of experiencing their effects but some persist believing they owe their lives to the misguided claims that they prevent heart disease. Some pharmaceutical companies fund CPD courses on which Doctors are advised to see the statin side-effects as part of the progression of the diseases the statins are claimed to prevent. Treating statin adverse side-effects adds to profitability and makes good financial sense. This is a poor unethical way for drug for the Pharmaceutical Industry to behave and independent regulatory investigation is urgently required. The problem is finding independent experts who are not ultimately dependent of the system for funding!
What has changed is the science. Over recent decades evidence was building that blood sugar-damage was damaging the lipid nutrition cycle by attacking the LDL receptor mechanisms.
Excess Sugar+ Low-Fat+ Statins = Debilitating Deterioration of Organs
Liz & Glyn Wainwright 