Trudy. I am glad to hear a positive for Lipitor. It is a WIDELY prescribed drug that is doing a lot of good for people. There are side effects of course as there is with any prescribed medication.
There are people who sell supplements that will tell people that prescribed medications are bad and that it is a huge industry and selling them makes money for the big pharmaceutical companies. Well of course it does, but many if not most of the commonly prescribed medication like blood pressure meds and Lipitor are prolonging our lives.
VillagesPl. seems very pleased that he takes NO drugs. We have friends who will NOT take prescribed medication from their doctors.
If anyone is not consulting a good MD and just reading popular health books, I think they are doing themselves a huge disservice and possibly endangering their good health.
I do believe that a good diet with less fat and more fruits and vegetables and less sugar would be good for almost everyone, and frequent exercise that raises our heart rate every day is very beneficial, but it is wise also to consult your doctor, insist on proper tests, even if we have to dig deep and pay for them ourselves and for all of us to follow our doctors advice.
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