Same here .
Took them for less than a week and could almost not walk my legs ached so much so stopped taking them and it cleared up in about three weeks thankfully.
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I hate that , that’s why I like line dryed clothes it blows away the smell . I don’t have a tumble dryer by choice .
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Now we cant afford to run the tumble drier I’m struggling to get my washing dry. i’ve put an airer up but it’s making the bedroom feel damp and I am already wiping mould off the wall. I can’t see this ending well at all my tumble drier was brilliant.
Twister, get a dehumidifier if you can. They are very cheap to run and easy to maintain. Washing takes less time to dry due to it reducing humidity, and rooms are quicker to heat up too.
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I agree with PK. Google for uses of any water you collect (can’t drink it though), especially if you’re on a meter.
This is what we did last winter and will continue .
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I have been on statins for over 20 years with no side effects. I am 84 and still do lot of walking. My brother died at 63 from a massive heart attack and my sister and I were advised to go on statins due to a family history of high cholesterol. My sister is 89 and lives alone.
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I suppose it’s like most medication, Scot…works for most of us, but not all. I’m not on statins, but I’m glad there are solutions out there should we need them.
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Medication is never a “one size fits all”. What suits one person may have an adverse effect on another. Some people can take Tramadol for pain but I had an adverse reaction and was very ill.
Publication of these videos should have more control as many people could be misguided by so called advice that goes against what their body actually may need to survive.
P.S 82 been on Statins for 20 years and still going strong.
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Thank you we have one already it didnt occur to me to use it
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I’ve been taking statins for ten years but have become an irregular taker recently.
No side effects and my health check up six months go my cholesterol level was supposedly’borderline’
Another vid…
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I’ve never taken statins (or BP meds or blood thinners or daily aspirin) though all were pushed on me at my Diabetes diagnosis 15 years ago. But here is an interesting experience involving statins:
At my diabetes support group, the topic of statins was being discussed. I brought literature that showed that statins have little or no benefit & they aren’t worth the risk. Studies that showed benefit were (of course) funded by the drug’s manufacturer. Also par for the course - when paid participants of such studies start to experience negative side effects, the studies are stopped & only the (supposed) benefits are published.
Unknown to me, the guy sitting next to me was a retired pharmacist. He became very angry at me for bringing such information. I was polite & said, "I’m not telling anyone to make the same health decisions I make; we’re here to get information & we all have freedom of choice just as with flu shots, etc. He went on & on & I just let him talk until the RN who headed the meetings changed the subject.
He wasn’t at the next several meetings, then he showed up in a wheelchair with a personal nurse. He described what happened. He was relaxing in his living room after a game of tennis. He got up to go to the restroom & his legs wouldn’t work. (Muscle damage is a known side effect of statins). He couldn’t even drag himself to a phone. Since he lived alone, he spent the next four days on the floor until his son came by to check on him. No food, no water, no bathroom. He was in a convalescent home for several weeks, then therapy to regain use of his legs, but with no improvement. After being an active 70 year old, he couldn’t deal with it. We didn’t see him at future meetings.
My sister also takes statins on the advice of her doctor. She has been having painful Gall Bladder trouble. Coincidence? Maybe.
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I have been on statins for over 30 years. I will be 88 in 6 weeks time. My brother died at 63 and my father at 71 both from massive heart attacks. I am still fairly mobile and I reckon statins have given me a few extra years.
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My dad never took statins. He died of a fall - at 88. He never had any heart trouble. As with any drug, there is no way to predict how it will affect you. Some people will never have strokes or heart attacks whether they take statins or not - just as some people rarely or never get the flu (like myself) whether they get flu shots or not.
After actor James Gandolfini died of a heart attack at 51 years old, his doctor was asked what type of care he received. His doctor said: “Mr. Gandolfini’s blood pressure & cholesterol were well controlled with medication.”
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My GP tried to foist statins onto me when I was diagnosed with high BP and revealed that my dad died of heart failiure at 49 and my elder brother had a major coronary at 52, but died of cancer at 57. My other brother had his first heart attack at 58.
Even so, I refused the statins after reading a lot of offputting information and fingers crossed I’m soldiering on at 63. I’ll blame my genes and enjoy life as it is.
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Noah lived until he was 950. I’ll have some of what he was prescribed.
I have never taken statins, seen too many people suffer joint pain and muscle deterioration.
After being active most of my adult life it is too risky.
And cholesterol is not the bad boy everyone thinks it is…
What is cholesterol, and what does it do?
Cholesterol — we’ve all heard the name. Most often, it crops up in relation to heart disease. While high levels of some forms of cholesterol are linked to heart disease risk, it might surprise some of you to learn that cholesterol is essential for your survival. So, we’ll focus on what it is and why you can’t live without it. Before we start, we should mention that this article isn’t an endorsement to increase your cholesterol intake: Your body can produce all it needs.
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a yellowish, waxy substance. It’s a type of lipid, or fat.
You might be most familiar with dietary cholesterol, which is present in foods such as red meat, milk, egg, and shellfish. However, the vast majority of cholesterol in your body is produced by your body.
All of your cells contain cholesterol. In fact, every cell in every animal contains it. Even plants make it, but in much smaller quantities.
Although cholesterol is produced throughout your body, liver cells create the most.
Once created, cholesterol enters your bloodstream. It travels through your blood vessels in groups called lipoproteins.
One type is the famous high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. This is also called "good” cholesterol. Another is the infamous low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol.
In simple terms, LDL mostly moves cholesterol from the liver to the rest of the body, while HDL mostly shuttles cholesterol back to the liver.
When a compound is produced in every cell and transported far and wide in your blood, you know it’s doing something important. So, what’s it up to in there?
Membranes
Each cell is wrapped in a membrane. Among other tasks, the membrane keeps important bits inside the cell and unwanted bits outside it. Cholesterol is a vital component of these cell membranes.
Membranes are not solid, and their parts are in constant flux. They have to be flexible enough to bend and reshape when needed but sturdy enough not to burst and leak.
Cholesterol does two seemingly opposite jobs. It helps increase the order within the membrane, keeping all the components tightly packed. But at the same time, it makes sure that the membrane stays fluid.
Membranes also act as gatekeepers. They have channels, or pores, that are specific to different compounds. These pores allow things to enter and leave the cell as required.
Cholesterol has a job to do here, too. It interacts with protein pores, helping guide the traffic into and out of the cell.
A building block
Cholesterol’s benefits extend beyond the cell membrane. It’s also crucial in producing many compounds.
For instance, cholesterol is essential for the production of the “sunshine” vitamin, vitamin D.
A form of cholesterol called 7-dehydrocholesterol is present in the upper layers of your skin. When sunlight hits this compound, it’s converted into vitamin D.our mailing list
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Vitamin D is involved in a wide range of functions. For instance, it’s converted into an active form called calcitriol, which controls how much calcium is absorbed from your gut into your body.
Calcium is vital for building and maintaining bones and teeth.
So, by extension, cholesterol helps keep your bones and teeth healthy. And much more besides.
Cholesterol also forms the building blocks of steroid hormones. These include progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, and many others.
The importance of steroid hormones can’t be overstated; they’re important players in all manner of roles, including:
metabolism
inflammation
the immune system
the development of sexual characteristics
Picture this: It’s late at night, and you’re moving slowly across the room to turn on a light. As your feet move quietly across the carpet, you place your foot on a rogue piece of Lego.
But before the pain has fully registered, your foot is already inches off the ground. You can thank cholesterol for that quick response.
Many of the nerves in your body are coated in a waxy substance called myelin.
This myelin sheath insulates nerves and helps them conduct their messages more quickly. And, you’ve guessed it, myelin can’t form without cholesterol.
Bile
Bile is another bodily product with a bad name. But bile helps you digest fats and oils by making them soluble.
And without bile, fat-soluble vitamins — such as vitamins A, D, and E — can’t be absorbed.
Bile also helps increase the absorption of nutrients by suspending them in blobs called micelles.
And cholesterol is vital for the synthesis of bile.
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Celebrating cholesterol
Although we’ve only covered a handful of cholesterol’s important functions, it’s clearly a key player in the game of life.
Finally, we should reiterate that eating more high-cholesterol-foods won’t benefit your health. Your body can synthesize all the cholesterol you need.
Also, many of the foods that contain cholesterol are high in saturated fats. It’s best to enjoy these foods once in a while.
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Thanks for having the patience to post the important details.
The cholesterol issue is par for the course for a business / profit oriented medical industry.
- Demonize a substance to make people fear it.
- Invest in studies & use a popular technique known as “Data Torturing” to show life-saving benefits.
- Motivate doctors with big perks to prescribe it.
Useful reading (written by an honest MD)
Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine Paperback – Illustrated, January 29, 2008
by Dr. John Abramson (Author)
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“Overdosed America reveals the greed and corruption that drive health care costs skyward and now threaten the public health. Before you see a doctor, you should read this book.” —Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation
Using the examples of Vioxx, Celebrex, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and anti-depressants, Overdosed America shows that at the heart of the current crisis in American medicine lies the commercialization of medical knowledge itself
For twenty years, John Abramson, M.D., cared for patients of all ages in a small town north of Boston. But increasingly his role as family doctor was undermined as pressure mounted to use the latest drugs and high-tech solutions for nearly every problem. Drawing on his background in statistics and health policy research, he began to investigate the radical changes that were quietly taking place in American medicine.
At the heart of the crisis, he found, lies the changed purpose of medical knowledge—from seeking to optimize health to searching for the greatest profits. The lack of transparency that has become normal in commercially sponsored medical research now taints the scientific evidence published in even our most prestigious medical journals. And unlike the recent scandals in other industries that robbed Americans of money and jobs, this one is undermining our health.
Commercial distortion pervades the information that doctors rely upon to guide the prevention and treatment of common health problems, from heart disease to stroke, osteoporosis, diabetes, and osteoarthritis. The good news, as Dr. Abramson explains, is that the real scientific evidence shows that many of the things that you can do to protect and preserve your own health are far more effective than what the drug companies’ top-selling products can do for you—which is why the drug companies work so hard to keep this information under wraps.
In what is sure to be one of the most important and eye-opening books you or your doctor will ever read, John Abramson offers conclusive evidence that American medicine has broken its promise to best improve our health and is squandering more than $500 billion each year in the process.
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