One thing has always puzzled me. Malhoutra was known widely as Mr anti-statin. In this regard, one would expect him to be sceptical of the covid vaccines - shouldn't he have recognised the cognitive warfare and medical manipulation? He didn't have his 'a-ha' moment until his own father died apparently?
It has been very weird seeing so many doctors who are awake on some issues fall to the covid scam.
with electronic medical records and no trust in HIPAA to keep my personal info private, and with employer mandates and de facto vaccine passports (i.e., no proof of vaxx, no admittance to entertainment venues or restaurants), and with threats of refusing to give medical care or charging more for insurance to people who are "noncompliant," and also with spending time researching and learning about such things as fluoride harms, over the past decade I have developed a distrust in our medical system and honestly don't want to have my private medical information shared with anyone -- not an employer, certainly -- not anyone who has the power to take away my freedom based on the informed choices I wish to make for myself for my own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. None of their business!
And, I hate this so much, because no -- I am NOT a doctor - -but I hate it so much that I have realized I know more than many "experts." (and I know how to research and understand many, many things.) Of course there are also many "good" doctors who will buck the system and provide individualized care to their patients' benefit.
I am fully aware that I have zero credentials, but surely I should have authority over my own body. The misguided and insistent coercion by authorities is beyond appalling.
My own experience with resisting the pressure to take a statin primed me and my family to avoid the injection. But it was a close one. If it wasn't for hearing Steve Kirsch's raw expression of outrage on the May 2020 Darkhorse podcast I fear I would have wavered.
And like peeling an onion, I find that sugar in and of itself is not the culprit for heart disease. It is poor energy metabolism. Yes processed sugary foods are bad but the polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFAs are worse. Eating keto can be helpful but doesn't solve the problems. This comes from the Ray Peat principles. Dr. Mercola recently discovered this. Check out Jay Feldman's web page and his "Energy Metabolism" podcast.
I am grateful to people like Malcolm Kendrick, Robert Lustig and Gary Taubes for countering the pharma and food industry narratives. But there's more to learn about optimal mitochondrial function.
Oct 31, 2023·edited Oct 31, 2023Liked by Joel Smalley
I have always had high cholesterol (runs in my family...and lots live to their 90's)...but I watch what I eat in terms of processed food (although I cannot give up french fries...bread is a downfall for me, and I make my own ice cream)...But I try and eat only protein up unti 5 pm...and then a small amt of carbs at dinner (the aforementioned fries or bread with ice cream for dessert, sigh) ...and my ratio has always been good, so I can't worry about it.
There are worse ways to go than to die peacefully in your own bed...which is all any of us can hope for ultmately.
The Big Fat Lie is well worth reading if you have any doubts about cholesterol NOT being the baddie!
I was unaware of the effects of statins on brain function. Thank you for this clear exposition. I'm relieved to have avoided these things, if only by accident!
I've come to believe that we have an epidemic of convenience. All the technology that we surround ourselves with is justified on the basis that it 'makes life easier'. Phones, transport, entertainment, drugs - this example of statins shows just how seductive and dangerous this can be.
Oct 31, 2023·edited Oct 31, 2023Liked by Joel Smalley
7 years ago I had to have blood test done for a work/employment visa. One of the tests was for inflammation - my score was 0.1 - and the doctor explained that this was very, very good and whatever killed me in the next 5 years it would not be a heart attack.
Must be all the bad fats I eat - butter, gold top milk, chicken skin, pork rinds, lard, dripping, belly pork, ribeye steaks etc.
One other statement he made, he said "not everyone with high inflammation will have a heart attack but everyone who has a heart attack has high inflammation.
Two of the worst things for causing high in inflammation? Vegetable oils and low cholesterol/low fat foods.
It’s so infuriating & depressing, how long & in how very many ways the medico-industrial complex & Big Pharma (amongst other global “complexes”) have been damaging & killing people. I hate to even believe there is any “silver lining” to the past 3+ years except that there is: the covers have fallen from many eyes & truth will out. Now we know.
My wife has early onset Alzheimer's and is now at the end of the final stage 7. When she first became ill she still was taking care of her medications. At that time I was totally naive about doctors, medicines, and big pharma.
The medications did not help, she declined rapidly. When she quit managing her medications I did not notice for a while and then noted that they had not helped. I finally decided to clean up this stuff and looked up what they were prescribing. One was a statin, starving her brain of cholesterol, the other was a SSRI antidepressant, directly damaging her brain. One doctor recommended vitamin E., the only useful pill for her. I got rid of her pills at a kiosk for tossing old medications.
At the end she has damaged her skin by scratching and has a horrid staff infection. I just started her on ivermectin and fenbendazole. Ironically fenbendazole is a treatment for fungi, a possible cause for Alzheimer's when it infects the brain. She probably should go to a hospital but why would I trust any doctor. They are inhumane killers, jabbed little kids with Covid mRNA poison and killed and maimed so many kids with childhood vaccines, that more than 1 in 36 now suffers from autism. 50% of SIDS deaths occur within 48 hours of a jab, 70% within a week. MD's have been covering this up for decades. The first letter is upside down. They are witch-doctors.
Mr. Smalley - By completely preventing the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, statin medications decrease and disrupt: cholesterol production in the liver, CoQ10 production, leading to impared lipid modification, protein and actin formation, Said inhibition is the equivalent of running an auto engine on 1 quart of oil. ALL bodily components will suffer DAMAGE and cannot be maintained or rebuilt. Every single beneficial health claim made for statins, is contrary in spades and more. Covid, cancer and "high" cholesterol are not diseases, just a business.
Plain and simple: Statins cause the human brain to SERIOUSLY malfunction. And they do NOTHING to prevent ANY health conditions, least of all heart disease.
Really nice summary Joel, thanks.
One thing has always puzzled me. Malhoutra was known widely as Mr anti-statin. In this regard, one would expect him to be sceptical of the covid vaccines - shouldn't he have recognised the cognitive warfare and medical manipulation? He didn't have his 'a-ha' moment until his own father died apparently?
It has been very weird seeing so many doctors who are awake on some issues fall to the covid scam.
with electronic medical records and no trust in HIPAA to keep my personal info private, and with employer mandates and de facto vaccine passports (i.e., no proof of vaxx, no admittance to entertainment venues or restaurants), and with threats of refusing to give medical care or charging more for insurance to people who are "noncompliant," and also with spending time researching and learning about such things as fluoride harms, over the past decade I have developed a distrust in our medical system and honestly don't want to have my private medical information shared with anyone -- not an employer, certainly -- not anyone who has the power to take away my freedom based on the informed choices I wish to make for myself for my own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. None of their business!
And, I hate this so much, because no -- I am NOT a doctor - -but I hate it so much that I have realized I know more than many "experts." (and I know how to research and understand many, many things.) Of course there are also many "good" doctors who will buck the system and provide individualized care to their patients' benefit.
I am fully aware that I have zero credentials, but surely I should have authority over my own body. The misguided and insistent coercion by authorities is beyond appalling.
My own experience with resisting the pressure to take a statin primed me and my family to avoid the injection. But it was a close one. If it wasn't for hearing Steve Kirsch's raw expression of outrage on the May 2020 Darkhorse podcast I fear I would have wavered.
And like peeling an onion, I find that sugar in and of itself is not the culprit for heart disease. It is poor energy metabolism. Yes processed sugary foods are bad but the polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFAs are worse. Eating keto can be helpful but doesn't solve the problems. This comes from the Ray Peat principles. Dr. Mercola recently discovered this. Check out Jay Feldman's web page and his "Energy Metabolism" podcast.
I am grateful to people like Malcolm Kendrick, Robert Lustig and Gary Taubes for countering the pharma and food industry narratives. But there's more to learn about optimal mitochondrial function.
I have always had high cholesterol (runs in my family...and lots live to their 90's)...but I watch what I eat in terms of processed food (although I cannot give up french fries...bread is a downfall for me, and I make my own ice cream)...But I try and eat only protein up unti 5 pm...and then a small amt of carbs at dinner (the aforementioned fries or bread with ice cream for dessert, sigh) ...and my ratio has always been good, so I can't worry about it.
There are worse ways to go than to die peacefully in your own bed...which is all any of us can hope for ultmately.
The Big Fat Lie is well worth reading if you have any doubts about cholesterol NOT being the baddie!
Very interesting background to the dementia increase. Will definitely use it in health discussions with those in retirement villages.
I was unaware of the effects of statins on brain function. Thank you for this clear exposition. I'm relieved to have avoided these things, if only by accident!
I've come to believe that we have an epidemic of convenience. All the technology that we surround ourselves with is justified on the basis that it 'makes life easier'. Phones, transport, entertainment, drugs - this example of statins shows just how seductive and dangerous this can be.
Can we step back from the convenience brink?
Have now sent this substack to a few friends and family. Will see if the light bulb switches on after they have read this.
Cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease. Thus, stains are useless. So are all mRNA injections. What's to learn?
7 years ago I had to have blood test done for a work/employment visa. One of the tests was for inflammation - my score was 0.1 - and the doctor explained that this was very, very good and whatever killed me in the next 5 years it would not be a heart attack.
Must be all the bad fats I eat - butter, gold top milk, chicken skin, pork rinds, lard, dripping, belly pork, ribeye steaks etc.
One other statement he made, he said "not everyone with high inflammation will have a heart attack but everyone who has a heart attack has high inflammation.
Two of the worst things for causing high in inflammation? Vegetable oils and low cholesterol/low fat foods.
It’s so infuriating & depressing, how long & in how very many ways the medico-industrial complex & Big Pharma (amongst other global “complexes”) have been damaging & killing people. I hate to even believe there is any “silver lining” to the past 3+ years except that there is: the covers have fallen from many eyes & truth will out. Now we know.
Everyone has the power to say NO.
No to their Doctors too !
Doctors can be reprimanded and/or fired for not following protocol mandated by the medical establishment.
I verified this fact with my own Doctor, which had experience with a fellow doctor who didn't tow the line.
My wife has early onset Alzheimer's and is now at the end of the final stage 7. When she first became ill she still was taking care of her medications. At that time I was totally naive about doctors, medicines, and big pharma.
The medications did not help, she declined rapidly. When she quit managing her medications I did not notice for a while and then noted that they had not helped. I finally decided to clean up this stuff and looked up what they were prescribing. One was a statin, starving her brain of cholesterol, the other was a SSRI antidepressant, directly damaging her brain. One doctor recommended vitamin E., the only useful pill for her. I got rid of her pills at a kiosk for tossing old medications.
At the end she has damaged her skin by scratching and has a horrid staff infection. I just started her on ivermectin and fenbendazole. Ironically fenbendazole is a treatment for fungi, a possible cause for Alzheimer's when it infects the brain. She probably should go to a hospital but why would I trust any doctor. They are inhumane killers, jabbed little kids with Covid mRNA poison and killed and maimed so many kids with childhood vaccines, that more than 1 in 36 now suffers from autism. 50% of SIDS deaths occur within 48 hours of a jab, 70% within a week. MD's have been covering this up for decades. The first letter is upside down. They are witch-doctors.
Mr. Smalley - By completely preventing the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, statin medications decrease and disrupt: cholesterol production in the liver, CoQ10 production, leading to impared lipid modification, protein and actin formation, Said inhibition is the equivalent of running an auto engine on 1 quart of oil. ALL bodily components will suffer DAMAGE and cannot be maintained or rebuilt. Every single beneficial health claim made for statins, is contrary in spades and more. Covid, cancer and "high" cholesterol are not diseases, just a business.
Most doctors nowadays seem to be more apothocary than physician.
If you haven’t seen it, Statin Nation is a must watch on this subject.
https://youtu.be/iZctVYxiW2w?si=5tleug0RCp1Iw0pd
Also Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s website including his book the Great Cholesterol Con
https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/books-by-dr-malcolm-kendrick/
Plain and simple: Statins cause the human brain to SERIOUSLY malfunction. And they do NOTHING to prevent ANY health conditions, least of all heart disease.