Cholesterol lowering drugs for children! That’s right, according to the news report, the American Pediatric Association is recommending that children as young as eight years of age be given ‘statin’ drugs to help lower their cholesterol.

Is this crazy or what! Yes we have an obesity problem that is contributing to all the cardiovascular problems that cause heart attacks and strokes, but to start giving children a drug to control their cholesterol is absolutely the dumbest thing I have seen.

First of all, has there been any extensive testing to show that the drug is safe to give young kids. There are so many side effects with this drugs when it is given to adults….to think that it won’t affect kids the same way….is crazy. Let me also say….not only should it be safe…but is it doing any benefit.

There are too many drugs on the market that have been approved…that don’t kill us…but they don’t help us either. They merely address the symptom…NOT the cause.

Secondly, cholesterol isn’t the problem. Cholesterol has been made out to be the problem in order to get everyone to swallow these cholesterol lowering drugs. But the real problem is inflammation….and it’s inflammation that starts causing your arteries to crack, which triggers your liver to make more cholesterol.

Cholesterol, blood pressure, body temperature, even things like hormone levels are used as indicators, when we notice they are high or low…there is some type of problem going on. Simply put, cholesterol is an early warning signal that tells us our heart is in jeopardy. The more it goes up, the more concerned we need to be…but to artificially lower that number with a drug….isn’t fixing or helping the problem.

As we begin to lower our weight, get some exercise, control our blood sugar, eat the right type of foods, reduce our stress….we begin to notice that our cholesterol numbers go down. But to continue the lifestyle choices that contribute to the problem and only take a medication that is going to lower that number without also strengthen the body is NOT doing very much.

If you want so additional information click on the link below and it will discuss more about cholesterol and why it shouldn’t be the villain it is made out.

http://www.natratech.com/Video/video.htm

Remember…when it’s Your health…You need to be asking the right questions.