Recently I have devoted several posts to the topic of statins (1,2,3). It is obvious that there are many serious doubts about the official/conventional approach to the use of these drugs which have been highlighted by the recent controversy in the BMJ. The results of the special inquiry established by Fiona Godlee, the editor-in-chief of […]
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This is a guest post of an article by Francois Lubbe, editor for The HealthierLife, which originally appeared at: https://www.facebook.com/TheHealthierLife I am very grateful to Francois for permission to publish here. Recently, Dr. John Briffa, contributing editor for The Cholesterol Truth blog,(1) wrote an article about how pro-statin doctors have gone on the offensive against
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In the previous blog I explained how Jane Plant successfully cured breast cancer by changing her diet. Essentially she stopped eating milk and dairy products as well as any foods which contained them. (1) However it is absolutely crucial to appreciate that the experience of Jane does not provide evidence to recommend that everyone should
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Jane Plant is Professor of Geochemistry at Imperial College in London. For 5 years she was the Chief Scientist for the British Geological Survey. In 1987 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which recurred 5 times and by 1993 had spread to her lymph system. She was not prepared to accept the advice of the
As I explained in the previous blog (1) Robert Clark has now submitted his report, following the Inquiry he conducted into the actions of Jennie Brand-Miller and Anthony Barclay at the University of Sydney set up in response to allegations made by Rory Robertson. Robertson has now had an opportunity to analyse the report and
In my previous blog (1) I explained the background to the allegation against Jennie Brand-Miller and Alan Barclay by Rory Robertson. Essentially he argued that the so-called Australian Paradox which claimed that the increased incidence of obesity was not related to an increased consumption of sugar. Robertson concluded that the information showing that the sugar
In February 2013 the official advisory body on nutrition In Australia issued its latest version of the Australian Dietary Guidelines. The report produced by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) includes new stringent advice on the consumption of sugar (1). The public is recommended to: “Limit intake of foods and drinks containing added
This is a repost by Glyn Wainwright which originally appeared on to Glyn for permission to post here. He can be contacted at @Cholesterol_OK Based upon a presentation to the European Conference WAPF London 2014 Glyn Wainwright MSc MBCS CITP CEng Independent Researcher, Leeds UK The Paradox Being told you have ‘high cholesterol’ is commonly
So NICE has decided to go ahead with its proposal to recommend that those with a 10% risk of developing heart disease should be considered for treatment with statins. In an article in the BMJ, Professor Mark Baker, the director of the Centre for Clinical Practice at the NICE, stated that 77 people would need
NICE has just announced that the proposal for all those with a 10% risk of developing heart disease should be offered statins has been confirmed. Effectively this means virtually everyone because even with the healthiest, fittest person there must be at least a 10% chance heart disease will cause their death. Perhaps “the great and