Success Warrior: Alan B. Rowley II - Beachbody.com, P90X, Voluntaryism, Voluntarism

Catch 44 of Statins

Statins are the number one drug sold in the world.  Statins are used to lower cholesterol. 

The first Catch 22 is something that I've already covered.  Cholesterol is the bodies healing response to inflammation in the body.  It's a good thing.  It's the inflammation that's the bad thing.

The best analogy that I have been able to think of to demonstrate what Big Pharma and doctors are trying to do is this: 

Say you went into the doctor's office with a sore throat, aches, pains, a fever, and lethargy.  The doctor returns and says, "Whew boy, your white count is off the charts!  I'm going to give you a prescription that will bring your white count back down into the normal range."

That's not what happens though.  Instead, they give you antibiotics to deal with the disease that is triggering the body's white count reaction.  48 hours later, you feel better.  10 days later and you're pretty much good to go (but you should start a round of probiotics to build your immune system back up).

The cool thing is that high cholesterol is usually caused by lifestyle so you don't even have to go to a doctor to fix it.  And you don't need to take statins for the rest of your life.

The second part of the Catch 22 is that CoQ10 has been proven to help prevent heart problems.  This is a good thing. 

The bad thing is that statins inhibit the body's ability to use CoQ10.  Research has shown that statins don't help people over the age of 65 (if I remember correctly) prevent heart attacks.  The drug that is supposed to help stop heart problems is actually part of the problem.  No surprise there.  Big Pharma runs such a huge con game that I'm no longer surprised when the truth comes out.

It will probably take years and years for the truth to get out to the masses.  There is so much misinformation to undo and the "live how you want -take a pill for the side effects" attitude of so many people to change.  You can drink Coke and eat Cheezy Puffs while watching Dancing with the Stars if you follow it up with a Lipitor. 

Or you could drink water and eat an apple and go dancing yourself and skip the Lipitor.

Tomorrow, I'll be doing a follow up post on my Vibram Five Fingers.  I've worn them for the last 3 days and need to report on how they feel now.

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Looking forward to the 2010 election?

Let me start today by pointing out what the most viewed "news" story is at Yahoo right now:

"Ex-'Idol' contestant struck, killed by car in NJ"

I actually visited the story (and gave them an extra click) because I wanted to see how high into the contest she got.  No where.  She was just a contestant.  She was eliminated.  This was back in 2007.  She tried again in 2008 and didn't make the cut to even be a contestant. 

I use Idol as my symbol for our brain-washed society and with good reason.  This is such a complete nothing of a story and yet it has somehow become the most viewed story on Yahoo.  Out of all the things going on in the world and the hundreds of thousands of people dying, this story about someone who was once on Idol is what people find interesting.  It's a sad statement about our "news" sources and an even sadder statement about what people find important in today's world.

On with today's post.

I live in the Rocky Mountains, dreadfully close to Utah, so I'm at the heart of the Republican world.  As such, I get to hear about how hopeful people are for the 2010 elections.  This will give them a chance to balance out the power because Obama has gone crazy, apparently.

What really gets me about this is that Obama is *just* continuing W's policies.  The democrats tried the same thing 4 years earlier because W had gone crazy.  Nothing changed just by changing the "balance" of power.

Watching Republicans and Democrats (the people, not the politicians) battle back and forth is like taking ballast from the left side of a hot air balloon and putting it on the right side and hoping that now the balloon will take flight.  Instead, every 2 to 4 years, the Idol crowd just keep moving the ballast back and forth and the balloon stays stuck on the ground.  Well, for the last 8.5 years, it's actually been sinking into the mud. 

For me, the good news is that Obama is starting to have the effect that I hoped he would.  People are figuring out that all his rah-rah "hope" and "change" bullshit were just words to get him elected so that he could continue to serve his leash-holders.  Our large corporations are starting to turn a profit once again even though unemployment is still heading in the wrong direction.  Obama is doing his job.

The bad news for me is that Americans are looking at voting Republican to fix the problem.

People!  There is no difference!  Republicans and Democrats are the same.

They may represent different special interests.  On the healthcare issue, one side might be fighting hard for the Big Pharma while the other side is fighting for Big Insurance (the two biggest lobbyist groups on the hill) but neither side is fighting for the people.  In that way, they are the same.  Serving our corporations at all costs.  Business as usual in Washington D.C.

For example, Big Insurance is behind Obama's plan to make it mandatory that every citizen have health insurance without having a government insurance as a competitor while having the government subsidize anyone that can't afford the high insurance rates.  This means HUGE profits for insurance companies.  Other sectors are fighting that because they want the biggest slice of the pie.  No matter which sector wins the lobby battle on the hill, the American people will lose.

Voting in a Republican congress to stop Obama from destroying the nation financially is like voting in a Democratic congress to stop Bush's wars. 

For the most part, I've quit commenting on politics because I don't feel like I can make a change.  I can't compete against American Idol and the propaganda on CNN and MSNBC.  That said, I do remain hopeful.  The tide is changing.  The Internets is breaking the chains shackling the minds of America, one link at a time.  It can be frustrating to watch it move so slowly but it's gaining momentum and Obama is doing his part to speed it up.

Am I looking forward to the elections in 2010?  Yes and no.  No, because I think the results are going to be the same but at the same time yes, because I want to see how much progress has been made toward the goal of making an actual change.

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Are you freaking kidding me?

AP had this headline for an article today:

"Lobbyists the silver lining in health care storm?"

Since our elected officials (not elected by me, btw) can't figure out how to give everyone free healthcare while increasing the profits of the companies that have paid for their "campaign contributions", the lobbyists for several different health sectors are going to step in and save the day.

I had a whole rant set up in my head but I think that just about sums it up.  Anyone with half a brain can figure out the rest but I'll bet there are people out there today that are going, "You know, I think the AMA will be able to come up with a good plan."

The propaganda machine is alive and well.