A study last week showed statin use increases the risk of diabetes by 46 per cent.  It has led to calls to end to the widespread use of the drugs…

Dr Kailash Chand, deputy chairman of the British Medical Association, was speaking following research which found those who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs are more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease in later life than those who do not…

The Parkinson’s research carried out over 20 years, and involving nearly 16,000 people, suggests cholesterol may have a vital role in protecting the brain and nervous system.

Read the full article HERE

I have been warning patients about the use of statins for years, as many have had negative reactions, including family friends who have been hospitalized.  This is just another example that we don’t know the long term effects of altering our body’s functions with a chemical.  What other things have we thought “smart” only to find out later they were disastrous for our health or society?  (I can name a few.)

We encourage you to think of your body as an intelligent, self-healing ecosystem.  When you make one change, it affects the balance of everything else in the ecosystem.  Let’s make changes that nature would approve of: better quality food, more water, exercise and more nerve and blood flow through chiropractic adjustments!

In love and health,

Dr. Stephanie