Statins – those frequently-prescribed cholesterol-lowering medicines that include Zocor (simvastatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin), Livalo (pitavastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Lescol (fluvastatin), and Pravachol (pravastatin) – are they awful...
Interesting study looking at heart disease risk after drinking soda. http://www.ehla-europe.eu/blog/2015/05/06/does-it-only-take-two-weeks-for-sugar-sweetened-beverages-to-increase-cardiovascular-risk/
The same is true with cardiovascular disease. It may seem obvious but one of the best ways to find a problem with your blood vessels that could lead to a heart attack or stroke is to actually look at the blood vessels themselves. Historically, the only way to measure...