The Cholesterol Con - Where Were the Doctors? - reviewed by Larry Hoytt

The Cholesterol Con - Where Were the Doctors?

TruthOut by Maggie Maher | Mar. 3, 2008 (Opinion)

When consulting with your doctor, you should not have to be wary. You are not a customer; you are a patient. And your physician is a professional who has pledged to put your interests ahead of his or her own. This brings me to the question I ask in my headline: during the many years of the Cholesterol Con - where were the doctors? When everyone from the makers of Mazola Corn Oil to the Popes of Cardiology assured us that virtually anyone could ward off ... Full Story »

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by Larry Hoytt - Oct. 1, 2008

This article is an eye opener. I think we all must take responsibility for our health care decisions and this article arms me with additional information to help me make my own decisions, rather than blindly relying upon those of the doctors. I have been on Lipitor for 15-20 years and just stopped it cold turkey in February so that I could monitor my diet and exercise and then have a blood test later to see for myself if, and to what extent, my blood work changes without the influence of a statin. This article gave me more information and confidence that I should take charge and make my own decisions.