Comments on: Diet Better Than Drugs For Cholesterol http://dietdownnow.com/diet-for-lowering-cholesterol/diet-better-than-drugs-for-cholesterol Diet Down Now Wed, 23 May 2012 22:18:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ckm1956 http://dietdownnow.com/diet-for-lowering-cholesterol/diet-better-than-drugs-for-cholesterol/comment-page-1#comment-44597 ckm1956 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:04:59 +0000 http://dietdownnow.com/diet-for-lowering-cholesterol/diet-better-than-drugs-for-cholesterol#comment-44597 Ignore Lisa. This is a person without formal medical training who posts "knowledgeable" answers under multiple IDs. #1) Doctors do NOT get kickbacks. It's highly illegal and grounds for losing a medical license. #2) Some people are fortunate enough to be able to lower their lipids by diet & exercise. Always the first choice. #3) Not all of the benefits of these medications come from lowering cholesterol #4) There are multiple, double blind, placebo controlled studies that show a mortality benefit from the meds. #5) In most patients, they're safe for extended periods of time.<br><b>References : </b><br> Ignore Lisa. This is a person without formal medical training who posts "knowledgeable" answers under multiple IDs.

#1) Doctors do NOT get kickbacks. It’s highly illegal and grounds for losing a medical license.

#2) Some people are fortunate enough to be able to lower their lipids by diet & exercise. Always the first choice.

#3) Not all of the benefits of these medications come from lowering cholesterol

#4) There are multiple, double blind, placebo controlled studies that show a mortality benefit from the meds.

#5) In most patients, they’re safe for extended periods of time.
References :

]]> By: Dog Rescuer http://dietdownnow.com/diet-for-lowering-cholesterol/diet-better-than-drugs-for-cholesterol/comment-page-1#comment-44596 Dog Rescuer Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:02:39 +0000 http://dietdownnow.com/diet-for-lowering-cholesterol/diet-better-than-drugs-for-cholesterol#comment-44596 <b>How long is too long to be on Cholesterol medications?</b><br>When we lived up north the doctor made it clear that a better diet needs to be put in place and that cholesterol meds should not be taken for more than 2 years. Then we moved to the south. The doctors here are lining the pockets of the pharmaceutical associations because they all get kickbacks, It has become a GREEDY corrupt business to toss good health care to the ground in place of hustling drugs to patients. Is two years the norm for a person to learn how to eat properly and get off cholesterol meds? How long is too long to be on Cholesterol medications?
When we lived up north the doctor made it clear that a better diet needs to be put in place and that cholesterol meds should not be taken for more than 2 years.

Then we moved to the south. The doctors here are lining the pockets of the pharmaceutical associations because they all get kickbacks,
It has become a GREEDY corrupt business to toss good health care to the ground in place of hustling drugs to patients.

Is two years the norm for a person to learn how to eat properly and get off cholesterol meds?

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