Dr. Paul Mason - 'The truth about statins'

I was certainly heading towards dementia until I realised that my statin use could be causing memory loss. Within 3 weeks of not taking it, my short term memory returned, so I haven't taken it since. Unfortunately, my doctor doesn't know that I stopped taking it and is concerned about my cholesterol levels, until I convinced him to check my hdl / ldl ratio on the next test. This he agreed to. I have been on a mostly carnivore diet since March this year and have lost over 40kg and put my type 2 diabetes into remission. I couldn't be happier - just wish my doctor would get on board!

Between my muscle deterioration, severe cramping and brain drain, I'm done arguing with doctors about statins. What good is a couple of days of life when it's not worth living and I can't remember it. Increasing my activity level (which I couldn't do on statins) and dietary changes have had a much more profound positive change to my life.

I used statins for 10 years, muscle pains grew progressively worse, my muscles weakened, my eyesight worsened seriously, I developed diabetes, my ancles swelled up and I started having memory loss during those 10 years. I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago, there are already improvements in my muscle pains and eyesight.

Cholesterol is a precious substance that our bodies make, backed up by millions of years of evolutionary wisdom, and it is used in the making of myeline, the insulationg substance that coats our neurons, which is about 97% cholesterol. Statins artificially prevent the production of cholesterol, which in the long term causes the loss of myeline, shorting out our neurons; in other words, statins INDUCE multiple sclerosis (MS) conditions. Cholesterol is also the prime substance from which we make pregnenolone, from which we make progesterone, from which we make testosterone, from which we make estrogen ... Statins interfere with the production of cholesterol, and therefore with the production of all steroidal hormones, leading to a need for hormone replacement therapies ... if we are lucky enough to get the condition diagnosed. Another use of cholesterol is as a putty to repair arterial lesions. The lesions are often caused by calcification of arterial walls, which results from lack of vitamin K and/or lack of acidity in the diet (some stupid people believe we need to consume more alkaline, like a religion), the excess calcium there causing the arteries to become hard and brittle. And if we are older than middle age, we may fail to repair the arterial cracks due to lack of vitamin C and the amino-acid lysine, both of which we know from evolution are hard to get in the needed high amounts for the production of collagen. So, as a last resort, we use cholesterol to patch the arterial cracks; which was noted but incorrectly assessed to mean that cholesterol was the CAUSE of the cracks, when in fact it is there to patch them. The intentionality of all the cholesterol deceit in the medical literature is best attested by the use of such terms as "HDL cholesterol" and "LDL cholesterol", both being contradictory terms. HDL and LDL stand for "high density-" and "low density-LIPOPROTEINS". Lipoproteins are a type of proteins. Proteins are not fats. Cholesterol is a fat; therefore is not a protein. Therefore, neither HDL nor LDL are any such thing as a "type of cholesterol". HDL and LDL are lipoproteins, which are HUGE compared to the size of a cholesterol molecule. They are proteins that are thousands of amino-acid units long, curl into ball shaped wicker-basket-like meshes, with a lipid-friendly side to the inside, and water-soluble to the outside. Their purpose is to transport fats in the blood. Many kinds of fat. Sometimes they carry cholesterol; sometimes they carry triglycerides; sometimes they carry vitamin E. You have no way to know what kind of fat they carry at any moment without opening them up; and they are too small to use tweezers. Assuming that they are always carrying cholesterol is definitely wrong, absurd, and unscientific. And the difference between HDL and LDL is their size. LDL is about half the size of HDL; HDL can carry up to just over 1000 molecules of cholesterol. But they could be carrying any other fat. And even if we could assume HDL and LDL are carrying cholesterol, the cholesterol they carry is the same; there aren't multiple "types of cholesterol". It is as if we were to say that toilet paper in 30-roll bags is "GOOD toilet paper", but toilet paper in 12-roll bags is "BAD toilet paper. It is the height of absurdity. Liked and subscribed.

Thank you so much for this info!!! I've been on statins for 25 years. At 71, after having a CAC with a score of 20, I've decided to go off them. My LDL was 196 and HDL 77. Triglycerides were in normal range. I'm healthy, thin, and exercise daily. Apparently didn't take any of that into account because he yelled at me for stopping the drugs and said I shouldn't listen to these other doctors! Ugh. Such a battle!

In 1992 my dr nurse practitioner read my cholesterol results as dire and life threatening ( 250’s) told me I needed to go on Lipitor right away. I said no, i would change my diet, she was very condescending and said if I didn’t I would die…her words. Well, I’m 72 now, my current dr says I’m in great health and no need for statins. I take NO prescriptions, but I do take vitamins and try to eat healthy (meat,fish, seasonal Vegas and fruits) walk daily and lift weights. I always do my research and I’m lucky I have finally found a dr who isn’t prescription happy. I think it’s important to research anything a dr wants to give and try to change your diet first. Just my opinion

Very well explained. When statins first came out the physician desk reference booklet stated it increased the risk of liver cancer in rats. This statement was then withdrawn from this book. I've seen so many problems with statin in my patients but doctors keep pushing them.

Both of my parents had dementia, so I absolutely refuse to take a statin. I also avoid polyunsaturated fats.

This is a Doctor whom I would love to be my doctor. Giving the truth and not in someone’s pocket! Thank you for your research and honesty Dr Mason. 🙏🏼

Thanks Dr. Paul! Sharing this to social media. My mother in law was prescribed 2 statins, which she dutifully took. Her brain went to mush 😢 I saw it happen before my eyes. She had other symptoms too, muscle pain, diabetes, she would forget to eat. Wasted away to 100 pounds before she died in 2016. I have told my primary doctor that I will never take a statin. She knows now not to bring it up during our visits. My LDL went from 95 five years ago to 145 this year. I’m very happy 😃 Brain needs cholesterol to function properly. Following keto and carnivore woe for 3.5 years.

This man is a legend (Dr. Paul Mason)

EXCELLENT summation! Thank you Dr. Paul Mason. About 10 years ago I had an obese doctor (with candy & soda machines in her waiting room,) prescribe low-dose statins because "I was of a 'certain age'! Needless to say the Rx was tossed in the trash & I never went back to her again. I now consider myself one of her luckier patients.

I gave up every single prescribed drug I was on since I started reading what the pharmaceutical companies are doing to us. That's 12 tablets including antidepressants which I was told I can NEVER go without (since 2006). Well, it over a year now and I'm feeling great. In fact I have not needed a Dr, Im 63. Go figure. And no jabs either👍

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this succinct, BRILLIANT overview! I'm a 68 year old female (USA). Just a couple days ago I had an annual physical, something I would probably never do if I didn't "need" to have my slightly elevated BP managed. Once again, I was harassed and gaslighted by my PCP to get aboard the statin Titanic. There was no discussion of the risks and benefits to these drugs, just a notepad at the ready for the doctor to write a prescription. I kept saying no, but the coercion attempts were strong, and he ended up telling me that according to the calculator they use for CVD risk, I had a 10% chance of an event OR DEATH in the next 10 years. Needless to say, I couldn't wait to get out of the examination room. This happens annually, and it seems every doctor I've been to adheres to the same coercive tactics. My total cholesterol is generally on the low end of the 200s (about 214) and has been since I was in my 30s. I am at a good weight for my height, I'm otherwise healthy, I eat nourishing food and I do long hikes and run/walks through my neighborhood as well as bike. I don't smoke, nor do I have any cardiac issues. Women in my family generally live well into their late 80s. My HDL is usually around 70, Triglycerides are consistently at 90. My HDL to Total Cholesterol ratio is around 3 (I guess nobody uses these anymore to calculate risk). I'm about to give up on the medical industrial complex altogether, as I would like to stay well, feel good and be happy. And now she wants to see me every six months instead of a year. Why??? Thanks for "listening."

Within 1yr of being prescribed statins I went from a fit & healthy person weighing 12.5 stone to a 9 stone skeleton. I lost all my weight through muscle wastage and I ended up not being able to function because of it. My doctor doesn't know I gave up statins over 6 months ago and my blood tests confirm I have LOW colesterol. Giving up was the best thing I have done and I am slowly rebuilding my body and life

This is a great video to share with family who are on statins. Big thank you to Dr Paul Mason!

Thank Goodness I gave up statins a year and a half ago... against the dire warnings of my doctors..... within a week I felt better than I have in YEARS!!!

Date 26.11. 22. I worked in a care home with dementia sufferers for some years and the residents were routinely given statins. I think now after learning about side effects how many of these people have had their symptoms worsened by these drugs. Also, given the other side effects such as muscle pain etc. how many of these people suffer in silence because they don't have the ability to complain. Barbaric.

Oh how I wish you could talk to my cardiologist. I make my foot scarce there a couple years now because of his denial of keto and still offering a statin and aspirin... how absolutely ridiculous. I got off ALL meds with keto & IF and he lives in another universe...

That is a clear n wonderful talk on the bad side effects of statins. I was a victim n after stopping statins 2 years ago, I feel great.