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I'm sure those who read the papers have seen the 'statin' information on the front page today (e.g. telegraph) and published in the Lancet.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9269027/All-over-50s-should-be-taking-statins.html

Colin Baigent ...

And its not looking good.

Total 9.6
HDL 1.23
Trig 6.4
LDL no calculated at trig over 4.
Total cholesterol :HDL ratio 7.8 (can anyone enlightenn me as to what this means, not seen it before)

Thyroid, ck, urea and electrolytes and liver ...

This morning at 5am I leapt out of bed with an agonising cramp in my right calf. It is still sore 5 hours later. I am really upset about this as I have been taking a low dose of pravastatin for about 5 weeks and I thought I would be OK.
Husband suggests it could have been an active ...

I often refer people to 'Diet Doc' -Andreas Eenfeldt's site as a good place to start research on 'Low Carb High Fat' lifestyle (LCHF).
Things are changing rapidly in Sweden and if you haven't visited it for a while you are likely to be surprised when you do. This ...

Processed carbs lead to too much blood glucose- leads to overproduction of insulin - leads to insulin resistance (like having rusty locks on the body cell 'doors', insulin the 'key' finds it difficult to 'unlock' to let glucose in)- too much insulin leads to inflammation ...

http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PHG/Wave20/84/Consultation/Latest

Here we go again folks, another blood test taken and another visit to my Consultant is looming.

Shall we take bets on my level now? I haven't taken either statins of fibrates for around 4 or 5 weeks now so my level will definitely be on the up.

I am guessing ...

Below is a link to the latest article by Gary Taubes.
For those who haven't come across him before he is the author of a seminal book called 'Good Calories, Bad Calories' (The Diet Delusion' in this country)
His second book 'Why We Get Fat and What To Do About ...

Sorry for the blitz post, but patch14 commented on shelf life of foods and I couldn't put the attached photo up to reply.

The picture is of a contraband muffin we can call 'Mr. Muff".
Written on the bottom of paper cup is the date (7/3/12) I retired him as a ...

http://www.ctsnet.org/home/dwmiller

Thought you might like to browse this article by Dr Miller. Above are his credentials.

The article below nicely sums up the issues and timeline of the main areas that conflict with the current advice regarding ...