Vaccinations; recent developments

[Magluvin]

I got a call from my aunt last night. She said she was on the phone with my mom, and my mom was having memory problems, like, "Where do I live?"  "what time is it" every 30 seconds. Seemingly sounding like she was having a stroke.  My step dad took her to the hospital. So far they find nothing wrong.

She is 70 yrs old.  I spoke to her at the hospital late last night and she sounded normal. She told me that her doc started doubling her dose of statin drugs for cholesterol last week.

She had a couple small episodes before, like not being able to operate the television remote, or the phone, not knowing what the buttons were. But this time it was bad.

So I looked up statin drugs on Naturalnews.com.

http://www.naturalnews.com/042535_statin_drugs_memory_impairment_cholesterol_medication.html


"If you take statin drugs for high cholesterol and suffer from frequent forgetfulness or amnesia, you could be a victim of statin-induced memory impairment. New research published in the open-access journal PLOS One reveals that pravastatin (Pravachol), a common statin drug used to reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood, impairs cognitive ability and memory recognition."


But according to DR Sark, the 'timing' of her being put on double doses 1 week ago couldnt possibly be that the statin drugs are the culprit.  Simply coincidental.

FDA mandates new safety warnings for statin drugs due to risks of memory loss, diabetes and muscle pain

Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/035131_statin_drugs_safety_warnings_muscle_pain.html#ixzz3UPKjZizW


FDA admits statin drugs cause diabetes, memory loss

Learn more:  http://www.naturalnews.com/035112_statin_drugs_diabetes_memory_loss.html#ixzz3UPL3NgI9



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[MarkE]

Since you are fond of Natural News, has your mother been ingesting products advertised on their web site?  Has she been ingesting other "herbal" remedies?

[Magluvin]

Since you are fond of Natural News, has your mother been ingesting products advertised on their web site?  Has she been ingesting other "herbal" remedies?

Of course the attacks will come.

No, she doesnt even read the site let alone use a computer. 

Have I said that I used their products? Not that I am discounting their products here.


Ive just been getting into being healthier in recent years. And I find most of what I get from NaturalNews.com very enlightening.

But, I will let my mom know what the site suggests to do instead of continuing on with the statin drugs. Lowering cholesterol intake is not rocket science. And there are certain foods that help to keep cholesterol in check. But the people pushing the statin drugs see their 25 billion dollar biz as more important than teaching people to eat healthier, exercise, etc.

Being healthy doesnt mean we have to pill our way there.     But you go ahead and pill away, if that is what you believe.

Mags

[sarkeizen]

Since you are fond of Natural News, has your mother been ingesting products advertised on their web site?

What's interesting about the readers of Natural News is they never update their priors. 

[sarkeizen]

I wonder what the trigger point is?  Age?  Time in the body? (like a bomb's timing device) Or, exposure to someone that has shingles and, since your defense is down after 60, you "catch" it like a cold or flu?

The difference between chickenpox and shingles is the location of the infection.  If you encounter the VZV virus and have no VZV antibodies you would get chicken pox because the infected tissue will be in your lungs or mucosa.  People who have never encountered the virus will get chicken pox even in their 40's or 50's (it is more serious though - higher chance of neuralgia).  After having the infection you will inevitably have some viruses which have established themselves in the dorsal root ganglia which at some point "pop" (the proper word is "express") and if you no longer have antibodies (or your immune system is impared) cause shingles.

People who have been vaccinated against VZV - those who have never had chickenpox - are probably the absolute least likely to get shingles.  As their exposure to the virus is far smaller than someone who had it so it is less likely that they would have viruses in their basal root ganglia.  For us older folk - we are offered a booster shot to keep from losing our acquired immunity as quickly.