Statins Vs. Sulfur for Heart Disease
Short Answer: From the trials, statins seem to reduce heart disease risk and total mortality, but it is impossible to separate this from conflicts of interest and industry funding. There are plausible mechanisms by which they may hurt mitochondrial function and promote soft tissue calcification. Dietary sulfur appears to lower cholesterol. While Lester Morrison showed 1500 milligrams per day of chondroitin sulfate could reduce cardiac events 7-fold, this has a theoretical potential to hurt the microbiome. My preferred way of getting sulfur is 1.2-1.8 grams per kilogram bodyweight of total non-collagen protein, with an emphasis on animal protein.
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This snippet is from the October 12, 2022 AMA. The full recording and transcript is reserved for Masterpass members. Here is a preview of what’s included:
*NADH vs NMN vs NR
*An unexplained rise in urine ketones
*Spreading out calcium across meals
*What should we have in our cold season cabinet?
*What besides diet could cause my high morning glucose on a CGM?
*Will some older people benefit from supplementing carnitine?
*What do I think about the CGM fad?
*Could my low triglycerides be cholestasis?
*Why limit the dose of cod liver oil?
*Why do I always feel better when my sulfur problems are worse?
*Should I use one lab’s reference range with another lab’s results?
*Is it safe to eat roasted potatoes?
*How much weight should I give genetic SNPs in my nutrition?
*High RBC magnesium but low serum: what could it mean?
*Burning in the stomach: what could it be?
*Should I treat low plasma amino acids by supplementing them?
*Why would MK-4 cause heart palpitations?
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You are so right Chris! I don't ever want to jeopardize my mitochondrial health by disrupting the Mevalonate Pathway for Co10 production and MK4 Synthesis Pathway. Both are extremely critical for the mitochondrial health. So no statins to prevent heart disease for me too!
N=1 here After 12 years of taking atorvostatin (my LDL during that period was around 70) I have type 2 diabetes and CAC score of 748. Also, As far as I know if you increase reuptake of LDL by liver l, the liver will reduce only nonoxidised LDL particles. The oxidized particles will stay in the blood.
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
Oxidized LDL is cleared extremely fast compared to native LDL, but not by the LDL receptor.
@danielrandomname6396
Жыл бұрын
@@chrismasterjohn What is the clearing process for Oxidized LDL? That might make a good video
Chris thanks again for your hard work and dedication. I am your loyal long time viewer and enjoy your presentations 👍👍👍
My dad died an incredibly painful death from a statin. It caused acute pancreatitis, which destroyed the rest of his organs, his necrotized pancreas perforated his intestines, and he died painfully with his intestinal waste seeping into his abdomen. If this description doesn't make you run the other way from statins, then I don't know what will. Stay away from them at all costs. Note: He never had pancreatic issues, never had a heart attack, was prescribed the statin for cholesterol and family history of heart disease. He didn't want to be on a statin and didn't understand what he was taking was a statin, but his doctor failed to communicate that the drug was a generic for a name brand statin. If he had known this, he would have refused to take it. My dad would be alive today and would have walked me down the aisle at my wedding if it weren't for the malpractice of that doctor. My only comfort is knowing there's a special place in hell for the doctor who prescribed him that poison. This life is short, but eternity is long.
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
I’m sorry to hear that. My condolences.
Wow, what a lecture, learned a lot! Got to repeat it though becuase it was packed with usable lifelong knowledge. Thank you!
Great video!
Dr. Stephanie Seneff discusses Sulfate. Check out her lectures on KZread.
How about MSM for sulfur? (methylsulfonylmethane)
whats your take on methylene blue as a replacement for CoQ10? also why take sulfur for taurine if you can take taurine directly, it's quite cheap.
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
It isn’t a replacement. You could take taurine but eating protein is even cheaper since you have to eat it anyway.
How do you reconcile this with the benefits of methionine restriction or glycine supplementation (assuming its benefits are direct, as well as by providing non-methionine protein)? Are there not plenty of other ways to get sulfur?
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
See my “protein and longevity” video.
Chris , high C18:1, C18:2 , C16 in acetyl carnitine profile is confirmed diagonse to the related defects? I'm 28 year old , never had symptoms before until now !
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
Related to what? There is no number that confirms diagnosis of anything. Diagnoses are abstractions that doctors use. That’s consistent with a potential fatty acid oxidation disorder. Adult onset is not strange.
@madhu_1489
Жыл бұрын
@@chrismasterjohn related to cpt2 enzyme defect and why it is triggered now , should I go for whole genome sequence to confirm it . Some journals reported that cpt2 enzyme is thermoliable!
Hey Chris, do you know why someone (me) can do multiple day fasts with no issue, but can’t do a ketogenic diet?
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
I do not.
fast unrelated question, do you think someone more specifically a overall healthy woman can recover fully from (THE TREATMENT) long term and no negative effects to possible offspring we cant know fully of course but i trust ur work on THE TREATMENT but i dont know if i found anything to address this more specifically in what i saw
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
Yes I think the human body is resilient.
Thanks Chris for your great research and video with Good info. But, Glucosamine and Chondroitin have nasty side effects like Hair loss and others 😱. I took that supplement for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lost my hair. I had a horrible diarrhea and wickness. That was the story😱
But, My the situation with Rheumatoid Arthritis is much better now😀
In short : USE STATINS. It's killing u but it's user friendly !
Your mic in this video is breaking up sound and throwing the context out of whack
Did I just hear a very strong advocacy for a carnivore/animal based diet?
@erikahuxley
Жыл бұрын
No, Chris isn't about extreme diets.
@tiredlookingforname
Жыл бұрын
@@erikahuxley There is nothing extreme about carnivore. It is very natural
@chrismasterjohn
Жыл бұрын
Not really, you could eat lots of plants and get the animal protein I recommended.
@jmwhitt
7 ай бұрын
That much protein causes a high insulin response and I feel like I have low blood glucose