I’m sticking with the statin theme this week.
The scale of this fraud is so enormous it deserves more than a single post.
Last week, I published what I believe is, pound for pound, the strongest concise plain-English refutation of the statin–cholesterol paradigm you’ll find. No jargon. No biochemical rabbit holes. Just the core evidence and logic, laid out clearly and fully sourced.
I avoided technical language on purpose. When this topic gets overly complex, most people tune out. And most people don’t have the time or interest to sift through dense books and research papers themselves. So I tried to keep that piece as tight and focused as possible. Only the most important and compelling points, distilled into something you can read in under ten minutes.
If you know anyone taking a statin—or concerned about their cholesterol—please share it with them. I guarantee their next doctor’s appointment won’t be a passive one.
One of the guiding principles behind this Substack is taking the time to dig through the books and research papers so you don’t have to—and distilling that work into concise, fully sourced, executive-summary-style articles you can quickly finish and confidently share with friends and family.
For those who prefer video content
For readers who appreciate long-form video, I want to highlight a documentary that dismantles the statin–cholesterol narrative in a highly digestible one-hour watch.
Statin Nation (2012), directed by Justin Smith, examines how cholesterol was cast as the central villain in heart disease—and how statins became some of the most prescribed drugs in modern medicine.
Despite being over a decade old, the film still holds up. It features many of the prominent voices who have been challenging the statin narrative for years. The same false narratives around cholesterol and statins continue to dominate mainstream medicine today.
You can find Justin Smith on YouTube, where he has released the full documentary. He has also published a book under the same title, available on Amazon, which goes deeper into the technical details and includes full sourcing with links to the primary research behind the film.
What the film explores
The historical origins of the diet–heart hypothesis
The controversy surrounding early cholesterol research
How relative vs. absolute risk is framed in clinical trials
Primary vs. secondary prevention in statin prescribing
Financial conflicts of interest within medical guideline panels
The influence of pharmaceutical funding on research
Statins Are an Insidious Scam: Exposing the Cholesterol Myth
Any doctor still recommending statins is inexcusably ignorant or corrupt.
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