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Despite decades of statin use costing approximately $25 billion annually in America alone, heart disease remains the leading cause of death, suggesting the cholesterol hypothesis that drives statin prescriptions is fundamentally flawed.<\/p>\n
Studies show that lowering cholesterol with statins does not reduce heart disease, and yet these findings are ignored while statin guidelines are created by experts paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers.<\/p>\n
Malcolm Kendrick\u2019s clotting model provides a superior explanation for heart disease: atherosclerotic plaques result from repeated damage to blood vessel linings which the body repairs with layers of clots.<\/p>\n
The medical establishment dismisses widespread reports of statin injuries as \u201cnocebo effects,\u201d paralleling how COVID-19 vaccine injuries were dismissed as \u201canxiety,\u201d despite extensive evidence corroborating the injuries.<\/p>\n
The actual causes of heart disease \u2014 fine particulate matter from pollution and cigarettes, lead exposure, chronic stress, and endothelial damage \u2014 receive minimal research funding because effective interventions cannot be patented and sold as expensive pharmaceuticals like statins.<\/p>\n