Statin Drugs - Ineffective & Very Harmful / Niacin - Effective & Safe

Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D., told about a hospital study that took place in 1955. Seventy patients with high blood cholesterol were selected. They were given 1.5 to 3 grams of niacin a day, for only 3 or 4 days. Cholesterol levels before and after were done. The bad cholesterol level was lowered and the good cholesterol level was raised. The study was published in the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1955. The study was confirmed by the Mayo Clinic, which bought the study to the attention of the medical world. Dr. Hoffer said, "the statin drugs are not helpful at all, in fact they are very harmful." He mentioned that the common myth that high doses of niacin damage the liver is not true.

I have been taking a 100 mg tablet of niacin with each meal for years. I don't mind the flush and it seems to help my allergies. The Vitamin Shoppe has 100 & 250 mg tablets and 500 mg capsules.

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