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14 Ways To Prevent Dementia

Dr. Paddy Barrett

More than heart disease or cancer, the risk of dementia often creates much greater anxiety in the patients I see. High LDL Cholesterol. This has now increased to 45%, and most of that increase has been driven by the addition of high LDL cholesterol as a modifiable risk factor for dementia. But can dementia be prevented?

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Beating the Odds: Inside the Tribe with a Near-Zero Rate of Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

It kills almost twice as many people globally when compared to all cancers combined. The average Non-HDL cholesterol for western populations is 3.6 The average Non-HDL cholesterol is 2.9 2013 Jun;15(3):134-6. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Over 80% of early heart disease is preventable.

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Nontraditional Risk Factors Shed Light on Unexplained Strokes in Adults Younger than 50

DAIC

Previous research indicates the rate ofischemic(clot-caused) stroke among adults 18-49 years old is increasing and propelled by a corresponding rise incryptogenicstrokes (strokes of unknown cause) in adults without traditional risk factors, including high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol andType 2 diabetes.

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The legal case – naming a few names

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

I, Dr Malcolm Kendrick, with or without other co-conspirators, would be accused of spreading misinformation about cholesterol and statins. The hypothesis that a raised cholesterol level causes heart disease [atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)] is possibly the single most powerful idea in medicine. With thousands dying.