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Cholesterol Drugs Crush Sex Drive
No one would raise their hand and vote for less sex drive, right?!!!! If you or anyone you know experiencing a sudden and unexplainable loss in your sex drive, you may be want to check your medicine drawer for the culprit. A recent study by the University of California’s School of Medicine tested 1,000 adults... »
Lower your Cholesterol Naturally
If you’ve been told your cholesterol levels are too high, don’t just rely on prescription medication to improve your condition—that should be an absolute last resort. Medication only masks the real problem, anyway. Instead, choose a natural, non-invasive cholesterol lowering plan that comes with no negative side effects and is proven to improve all... »
Avoid Cholesterol Drugs
Have you been told your cholesterol level is high? Wait! Before you fill that prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication that will come with a handful of nasty side-effects, there are a few incredibly important things you need to know that your physician may have failed to tell you. Like what a drug’s NNT is and... »
Beware of Vytorin
Data from a recent study shows that people taking the popular cholesterol-reducing heart medication, Vytorin, are 33 to 70 percent more likely to develop—and die from—cancer. The study, called SEAS, was initially launched to examine the effectiveness of Vytorin to prevent severe, age-related heart valve problems. During the course of the study researchers unexpectedly stumbled... »
Vytorin warnings neglected
It’s all over the news this week; people taking the potentially life-threatening, cholesterol lowering medication, Vytorin, should think twice before continuing its use. Vytorin is a widely popular anti-cholesterol drug that is prescribed to about 4 million Americans. Yet when a major study, recently published by the New England Journal of Medicine, compared this medication... »
The war on vitamins and supplements
There is another story out that says that antioxidants don’t help you live longer, and another one yesterday on garlic’s effectiveness in lowering cholesterol-negative stories about vitamins and supplements. Forgive me if I don’t rush out and toss all my supplements in the garbage, but whenever I see stories like that I wonder if there... »
