Hi all - post #1.
I was watching Terry's (occasionally) sombre "Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's " last night and something he said struck me; that his serum cholesterol was about 2.7, which is very low and and, according to prevalent wisdom, indicative of good diet and health.
Terry needs to think again.
A major constituent of brain and nerve tissue is cholesterol, and low serum levels, (particularly when induced by the poisonous enzyme blockers called "statins", which interfere with liver function and inhibit the production of this vital cellular and endocrine "building block"), is very bad news.
There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that statins cause memory loss and other cognitive problems, IOW, symptoms indistinguishable from dementia or even Alzheimers, presumably due to a shortage of cholesterol that prevents the creation of new synapses (IOW, neuronal connections).
Let's be clear - practically ALL the cholesterol found in the body is made by the body
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm
The higher one's cholesterol in old age, the longer you're likely to live;
http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html
Best wishes to Terry.
I was watching Terry's (occasionally) sombre "Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's " last night and something he said struck me; that his serum cholesterol was about 2.7, which is very low and and, according to prevalent wisdom, indicative of good diet and health.
Terry needs to think again.
A major constituent of brain and nerve tissue is cholesterol, and low serum levels, (particularly when induced by the poisonous enzyme blockers called "statins", which interfere with liver function and inhibit the production of this vital cellular and endocrine "building block"), is very bad news.
There is a great deal of anecdotal evidence that statins cause memory loss and other cognitive problems, IOW, symptoms indistinguishable from dementia or even Alzheimers, presumably due to a shortage of cholesterol that prevents the creation of new synapses (IOW, neuronal connections).
Let's be clear - practically ALL the cholesterol found in the body is made by the body
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm
The higher one's cholesterol in old age, the longer you're likely to live;
http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html
Best wishes to Terry.