Radio Naturopath Episode 393: Statins, Ezetimibe, PCSK-9 Inhibitors, Cholesterol and Health

This week I continued with my series on cardiovascular health. We explored how statin drugs work to lower cholesterol and how they cause detrimental side effects. We talked about another commonly used drug that also has side effects, ezetimibe. And there's the somewhat newer PCSK-9 inhibitors, which lower cholesterol by an alternate mechanism. For some people, they have less side effects, but not necessarily. We also began to discuss some of the natural ways to lower cholesterol, and some cholesterol testing besides the common LDL, HDL, and triglyceride testing that can go deeper into helping the decision on whether to medicate.

Fran Storchcholesterol, LDL, HDL, oxidized LDL, ezetimibe, PCSK-9 inhibitors, evolocumab, alirocumab, Repatha, Praluent, CoQ10, coenzyme Q10, hawthorn, sterols, stanols, fish oil, astaxanthin, resveratrol, Tocotrienols, Vitamin EComment