My mother is 89 and her blood pressure is 135/72. Her cardiologist is still trying for put her on more medication to get below 120. She feels horrible on the meds and gets dizzy from the blood pressure going lower than where she is. They also put her on statins when her cholesterol is very low. I gave her a lot of information, thanks to you, to read for herself.
You know I guess I have been naïve growing up in a family of military people. All of my male relatives on both sides of the family were officers. My grandfather a colonel. I have always been very patriotic and believing America hung the moon. Then I got married to a woman from Buenos Aires who shed a different lite on what America is really like to those who don't live in America. I honestly thought this war on communism was real, instead I see that it is just an attempt to do what is best for American business interests at the expense of the people in other countries. Vietnam was a great example. The Dirty War in Argentina was mostly the result of American influence and interference. My wife lived through that period. So I started opening my eyes. I see now how this country from top to bottom is much more corrupt that some banana republics. Big Pharma controls world politics. Much more so than big oil. I feel kind of stupid for not opening my eyes a long time ago. Thanks again for helping me look even further into this corruption.
That makes me sad about ur mom and her doctor pushing meds on her that are only gonna make her feel worse, decrease her quality of life, decrease her overall health, and unfortunately put her into a grave sooner than if she chooses to not take them. I’m not against all medications. Obv a type one diabetic needs insulin. And a type 2 diabetic that isn’t willing to resolve their issue via diet/ lifestyle changes is going to be healthier and extend longevity by using medications like metformin and insulin. And if a person doesn't have the know how or willingness to do what it takes to lower their very high BP via diet/ lifestyle changes, I definitely think them taking a BP med is better than them not taking one. Statins are a little different. The number of people that would actually benefit from taking a statin is much much lower than the amount of people on them. Imo, the only people that need them are people with very rare disorders that result in very high cholesterol levels, and I would assume people that have very high ldl levels, made up mostly of small/ dense particles, while concurrently having very high triglycerides, as well as insulin resistance, could benefit from a statin. I would imagine that the statin would decrease their overall health, but benefit them by hopefully keeping them alive a little longer by decreasing the amount of cholesterol substrate that‘s available to create plaque in the arteries. Theoretically that’s how I would imagine they could benefit some people. Could be wrong
What I do know is that as long as ur triglycerides aren’t too high, and as long as ur not insulin resistant, there’s no reason to fear moderate to high levels of cholesterol. Not even moderate to high levels of ldl. There’s thousands and thousands of people doing carnivore with ldl levels in the 200-500 range, in the best health of their lives. Yes, u heard that right, up to a 500 ldl. And in better health than they’ve been their entire lives. Our ancestors would have had very similar cholesterol values, as 99% of our evolution we’ve been carnivores. So when people think that they need a statin with an ldl slightly over 100 I do two things. I laugh, and I feel bad for them. An ldl of 100 for most people is actually way too low, not way too high, if optimizing their health is their goal. The fact that modern medicine and doctors still tell their patients that they should keep their ldl levels below 100 should legit be a crime imo.
Luckily, the truth always comes to light, and it comes to light quicker and quicker as information becomes more and more accessible. So it’s just a matter of time until all the lies we’ve been told about health and nutrition and medications come to light, and enough people know the truth to where it’s more common place for people to know the correct things to do, opposed to the incorrect things to do that they’ve been taught growing up by their parents, and what doctors have been telling their parents, and then ultimately what doctors tell those kids directly once they become adults. More and more people everyday are understanding that healthy fats are the most important macronutrient we can consume as humans, and cardiovascular disease is not due to healthy fats and cholesterol, but mostly due to inflammation, insulin resistance, chronically elevated insulin levels, and chronically elevated blood sugar levels.
But ya man, unfortunately America is overall a business first and foremost. From government and the laws they pass, to war, to healthcare. All of them are a business first and foremost, and their main goal above everything is to not only protect profits, but to constantly see growth of profits year after year. But I don’t blame the people involved in the corruption. It’s the system that’s the problem. I guarantee there’s many many amazing and good hearted people mixed up in these systems. I know I would 100% be one of them. If I was in a position where I could make a ton of money being part of one of these corrupt systems, or try and go against it and ultimately just get removed from my position, and then have no alternatives to make even remotely close to the money I was making in the position I was in prior, I would definitely choose to play ball. Might make me a bad person. But imo it doesn’t. If I was in a position to speak up and be able to destroy the current corrupt systems in place, and replace them with altruistic systems, I absolutely would in a heartbeat. But let’s be real, theres nobody that can change the corrupt systems that are in place, unfortunately. Anyways lol, glad to hear that ur seeing things for what they are as u‘ve gotten older. Just sucks that the more u learn and see the more of a mindfuck it can be, and the sadder it can make u knowing how things are really run, and knowing how many lives have been sacrificed because of these corrupt systems