Statins
Miracle or Mistake?
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2014
200 pages
978-1-57951-178-4 (ISBN)
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Most cholesterol doesn't come from foods - it's made by the body itself! Statins work by interfering with the body's ability to manufacture cholesterol. Statins: Miracle or Mistake? explains both the pro and con sides of this incredible drug, using interviews with statin researchers and prescribers and presenting the findings in clear, jargon-free language.
Learn how to watch for warning signs if you are using statins. Discover how statins are a huge business for both drug companies and anti-statin forces. This guide talks with people on all sides of the statin issue, finding out what they believe and why - and how they stand to benefit.
Most important, Statins: Miracle or Mistake? tells readers what to ask their own healthcare practitioners. It's time for nonprofessionals to learn how to manage these drugs. This important guide shows what to do - and not do.
Learn how to watch for warning signs if you are using statins. Discover how statins are a huge business for both drug companies and anti-statin forces. This guide talks with people on all sides of the statin issue, finding out what they believe and why - and how they stand to benefit.
Most important, Statins: Miracle or Mistake? tells readers what to ask their own healthcare practitioners. It's time for nonprofessionals to learn how to manage these drugs. This important guide shows what to do - and not do.
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Mark James Estren is a nationally known journalist and Pulitzer winner. Named one of the "People to Watch? by Fortune magazine, he is a contributor to The Washington Post, Bottom Line newsletter group, and the Journal of Animal Ethics. He lives in Ft. Myers, FL.
Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: The Statin Dilemma
- 1. What Are Statins?
- 2. LIfestyle & Statins
- 3. The Niacin Alternative
- 4. The Natural Approach
- 5. Worst-Case Planning
- 6. The Primary-Prevention Controversy
- 7. After a Heart Attack
- 8. The Cholesterol Quandary
- 9. The View from Cleveland
- 10. The Mayo Clinic's View
- 11. Lifestyle with Mayo
- 12. Have a Stronger Heart
- 13. Miraculous and Misguided
- 14. The Last Word-for Now
- 15. Furthering Knowledge
- Bibliography & References
- About the Author
