Skeletons in the FDA's Closet by Shane Ellison

It is time that the actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) speak for themselves and Americans began to question their own absorbent use and blind-loyalty to FDA approved drugs. If not, you too may become a FDA statistic. The FDA's financial ties to "big-pharma" have caused millions of preventable deaths over the last 30 years.

In 1996-97 the FDA approved a drug known as Posicor (a chemical called mibefradil dihydrochloride) for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension). Prior to approval, the data from the congestive heart failure trials presented at a FDA Advisory Committee meeting on Posicor showed that more patients treated with Posicor died than those taking a placebo! After its release for use by the public 200 more Americans died from using Posicor as prescribed. It was finally removed from the market in 1998.

To treat high cholesterol, the FDA has approved synthetic chemicals known as "statins". Brand names include Zocor, Lipitor, Pravachol, Mevacor, Baycol, and Lescol. Unknown to the public and most doctors, statin drugs can be life threatening. In a letter to the Archives of Internal Medicine, Uffe Ravnskov MD, PhD and colleagues show that in two of the three clinical trials that included healthy people, the chance of surviving was better without treatment of statins. Researchers from the University of Denmark report that about 15% of statin users over the age of 50 will suffer from nerve damage. Since cholesterol is manufactured in the liver, it remains to be seen just how much liver damage the consuming public will sustain when the internal organ injuries are factored in. USA Today reported, "Statins have killed and injured more people than the government has acknowledged". To add insult to injury, there are no studies linking high cholesterol directly to heart disease. Wrap your brain cells around that! Factors that can be linked to heart disease are high levels of homocysteine within a person's body. But that's a problem that can be cured with the proper ratios of B vitamins and folic acid. Translation, no profit for doctors or drug companies.

Pop Quiz: Who profits when you get sick from statins?

In 1998 the FDA attacked retail suppliers of Red Yeast Rice (RYR), a food that is known for lowering cholesterol. FDA squads and U.S Marshals raided numerous supplement providers and stole the product from their shelves. Shortly thereafter, the FDA sent letters to all providers of RYR demanding that they remove RYR from their stores. Interestingly, clinical trials demonstrated RYR to be more effective (by 17-21%) at lowering total cholesterol and inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase (the enzyme that produces cholesterol in the body) than the aforementioned life-threatening statins. Clinical trials also demonstrated that RYR has zero negative side effects. So if you really wanted to lower high cholesterol levels, you could do so with food that would not "kill you by accident".

The Art of Corporate Drug Pushing

Since their 1998 raids, the FDA has continued to denounce the clear winners like Red Yeast Rice and promote the use of losers like the patented synthetic statins for lowering cholesterol. The media and doctors continue to tell us that synthetic statins will help prevent heart attacks and strokes. More recently they have added the prevention of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) to the list of benefits that can be had by the use of statin's. These drugs however are known to cause nerve damage in older patients and nerve damage within the brain is one of the causes of AD. What gives? That statins can prevent AD is a fallacy. This is typical regurgitated dogma from high paid complacent doctors and talking heads within the media. It is also an excellent way to push more pills on the laymen who doesn't have a strong understanding of drugs and disease.

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BIO:

Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. His web site exposes the shocking and sometimes-frightening truth behind FDA approved drugs, sports supplements, and natural medicine. His unique experience allows his clients to live naturally healthy for life. Visit http://www.health-fx.net to learn about his line of cutting edge nutraceuticals.

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