{"id":3031,"date":"2014-10-28T02:02:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T09:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medtexter.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2014-10-28T02:02:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T09:02:55","slug":"using-statins-to-get-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medtexter.com\/using-statins-to-get-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Statins to control your cholesterol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Predicting America\u2019s health<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe biggest cause of death is\u00a0Cardiovascular Disease<\/a>, probably heart attack or stroke.
\nI read about a new set of calculations that suggest that half of American\u2019s have abnormal lipids. That means CHOLESTEROL. That means, as a nation, we\u2019re fat and more and more we\u2019re dependent on Statins, which is the most standard pharmaceutical answer to the problem. According to Dr. Eliot Brinton, director of the National Lipid Assoc<\/a>., many patients are hesitant to comply with their doctor\u2019s prescribed therapy.<\/p>\n

\nNearly 75% of new statin users abandon their medication within the first year. They don\u2019t like how they feel. There are some side effects (though I personally haven\u2019t experienced them) and patients don\u2019t like how the medication makes them feel. \u00a0There are several pieces of information that patients with elevated cholesterol need to know about improving their situation. They involve 3 basic things:
\nBe honest with your doctor…<\/p>\n