A Statin Nation: Damaging Millions in a Brave New Post-health World

by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Overview

A well-known statin skeptic and author returns to the diet-heart cholesterol battlefield to warn that we are all being conned. The entire "cholesterol hypothesis" was described many years ago as "the greatest scam in the history of medicine" by one of the key players involved in setting up the hugely influential Framingham Study. Statins have been promoted for years as wonder drugs not only for heart disease, but for other conditions too. As heart disease and stroke are the second and third biggest killers in this country, this book is perfect for anyone concerned about their health—and anyone concerned about the power of the pharmaceutical industry, and its ability to conceal vital facts. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786068255
Publisher:	John Blake Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	06/01/2019
Edition description:	None
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	560,655
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick is a medical doctor and the author of The Great Cholesterol Con. 

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 What is CVD? 19

Chapter 2 What is the Average Blood Pressure in Various Blood Vessels? 27

Chapter 3 What is Atherosclerosis? 31

Chapter 4 Heart Attacks and Strokes 37

Chapter 5 What are Fats? 53

Chapter 6 Triglycerides 63

Chapter 7 What is Cholesterol? 69

Chapter 8 What is Your Blood Cholesterol Level? 83

Chapter 9 Cholesterol Lowering Without Statins 105

Chapter 10 What is a Statin? 151

Chapter 11 The Downside of Statins 173

Chapter 12 The Diet-Heart Meme 191

Chapter 13 Does Raised Cholesterol (LDL) Cause CVD? 217

Chapter 14 How to Avoid Dying of CVD and Anything Else 245

Chapter 15 Diet, Lifespan and CVD 263

Chapter 16 Vitamins, Supplements and Medication 269

Chapter 17 What of Testing and Screening? 281

Chapter 18 Heart Rate Variability (HRV) 291

Chapter 19 Salt 295

Chapter 20 The Placebo Effect 301

Chapter 21 The Top Ten Ways to Avoid Heart Disease and Live Longer 303

Chapter 20 Notes 305