Spacedoc Newsletter
May 12, 2009
 
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick M.D. looks at Cholesterol
Cholesterol continues to be demonised as the terror, killer substance. Statins are pushed more and more widely to lower cholesterol levels even further.

When I tell people that the higher their cholesterol level they longer they will live, they look at me in a way that suggests they believe that my medication is clearly not working.

I now know that cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease, and that lowering it with statins is a complete waste of time.

The cholesterol hypothesis is, perhaps, the greatest ever example of a medical hypothesis that has become too powerful to die. Too many vested interests are intertwined with it. World famous experts would look incredibly stupid if the hypothesis were to be accepted to be wrong. An entire industry of cholesterol lowering would fall apart.

Read the full article here
 
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (MbChB MRCGP) M.D.
Dr. Kendrick has worked in family practice for almost twenty years.
He has specialized in heart disease and set up the on-line educational website for the European Society of Cardiology.
He is a peer-reviewer for the British Medical Journal. He is a member of the International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics (THINCS) as he does not believe that a high cholesterol level causes heart disease.

 
Statins and Multiple Sclerosis ( MS )
Researchers originally thought statins might have some use in treatment of multiple sclerosis when in reality the effects of one tested statin, if anything, appear to create changes favoring the MS process.

From the early days of my research into the effects of statins I have stressed the inevitability of mevalonate blockade. That is what statins were designed to do - inhibition of cholesterol via blockade of its synthesis pathway.

This must inevitably be associated with inhibition of all other vital processes carried in this pathway, of which dolichols is particularly relevant to this discussion.

Read the full article here

Duane Graveline MD MPH
Former USAF Flight Surgeon
Former NASA Astronaut
Retired Family Doctor
 
Books by Dr Duane Graveline MD MPH
Advertisement
"The Statin Damage Crisis" by Dr Duane Graveline M.D.

BooksDr Graveline's third book on statins called "The Statin Damage Crisis" is now available.
 
Originally planned as a new edition to "Statin Drugs Side Effects," it has been released as a stand alone title so that the highly relevant material in "SDSE" will still be available.

Dr Graveline wrote the following introduction to this latest title:
 
Early on my NASA doctors told me my amnesia response to statins was nothing but a coincidence but I persevered to write my first book, "Lipitor, Thief of Memory" and now find that over 1,000 cases of amnesia and memory loss have been reported to the FDA, just from Lipitor alone.
 
Then I learned of statin damage to nerves and muscles and profound behavioral and personality changes, demanding I write a second book, "Statin Drugs Side Effects." Even this broadly encompassing book was insufficient to describe what I have learned more recently of the truly dark side of statins - their ability to alter the very fabric of our makeup.
 
I had long wondered why muscle and nerve damage seemed permanent and even progressive like my own ALS-like condition. Now I have found that the ultimate effect of statins on CoQ10 and dolichols is to damage the DNA of the mitochondrial life - force within our cells - mitochondrial mutation masquerading as premature old age. 
 
Duane Graveline MD MPH
Former USAF Flight Surgeon, Former NASA Astronaut, Retired Family Doctor 
 
Spacedoc.net

Visit the main spacedoc.net site.
 
A new search page enables readers to easily find articles by subject ( using the site map ) or by keyword.
Search spacedoc.net

Statements on spacedoc.net are those of the credited author of the article or message and the expressed opinions are not necessarily those of the site owners, operators, developers, or host.
Articles and messages on this site are for information purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or treat any illness, disease, or other medical condition. 
Natural products and any claims made about specific products in this newsletter and on the site have not been evaluated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.
Always consult with a qualified medical professional before making medication, supplement, exercise, or lifestyle changes or decisions.
Note that no personal medical questions of any kind can or will be answered.

Duane Graveline MD MPH
Former USAF Flight Surgeon, Former NASA Astronaut, Retired Family Doctor
Newsletter Admin
Spacedoc.net
Join Our Mailing List