I have just done mine and I should have been dead at least ten years ago, so another year without statins or dementia is a bonus! At 78 having survived advanced cancer and septicemia also now with electronic ignition and a tricky adrenal gland I can skip all that rubbish and concentrate on what really matters. regards Derek
I think the key is to look at total mortality risk, not just cardiovascular mortality risk. One of Dr. Kendrick's theories is that stress is the main culprit for causing heart disease, so you definitely should try not to worry about anything. I don't think you should read too much into the fact that he authors books (not "many", just 2) and sells them - that doesn't automatically mean that the content isn't true, does it? I bet he'd make a lot more money helping big pharma push statins. The books he writes include lots of references to studies that back up what he claims. I agree that the graphs should be taken with a grain of salt - the error bars are huge and the vast majority of people in the study likely follow a standard western diet of lots of carbs and lots of highly processed factory food. However, I think there is very little scientific evidence that very low total cholesterol levels or taking statins are good for prolonging human life spans.
I only linked it via Dr Kendrick's site because he has an easy to read explanation.
Check out this one..
Yes, it's big news here, I guess because it's a Canadian study.
I would have thought that smoking was the main cause of heart disease, I know that stress can play a part. I am a sceptic of so many books that he has written. He does not seem to come up with any solutions if we do not take the drugs that are perscribed to us. Is he advocating cold Turkey?
If I remember correctly he does state that smoking is a big cause of CVD and recommends not to smoke, but really everyone knows this so I didn't really think it was important to discuss. He concludes that statins do very little to reduce the risk of CVD and can increase the risk of premature death from other causes. Since he thinks stress (assuming you don't smoke) is the most significant cause of CVD, he recommends trying to avoid chronic stress or at least lower stress levels. Easier said than done, of course. I think he includes both psychological stress (e.g. a stressful job) and physical stress (e.g. elevated air pollution).
I'm not sure who the "he" is? Do you mean Dr Malcolm Kendrick? The quote I just posted was from "The Lancet" the results of a new study which shows that high carb diets are worse for all cause mortality (death) than high fat diets (which appear to be positively beneficial).
That's assuming that the Q-risk3 algorithm is accurate. However, it's possible that high blood glucose levels and high insulin levels are worse for you than smoking. Maybe all the stress about having diabetes contributes as well.
I only know my bad raised from 7-7.1 I don't get to see the rest of the results for some reason - I even asked for a copy of my results and all i got was the hba1c and nothing else , was disappointed as i wanted to see the rest such as liver kidney good bad cholesterol but that was kept from me .
I agree - when my husband had his results he did have two full pages and everything was on it . I can still ask and I will do I am entitled to see this I think .
Yes I am in England - I never knew about that will ask about it thank you .
