The Dangerous Web of Medical Myths: Why Big Pharma, Government, and Conventional Medicine Keep Us Sick
America spends more on healthcare than any nation in the world — yet our rates of chronic illness, obesity, cancer, and mental health disorders are the highest of any developed country.
How did we get here?
Few people know this, but much of the blame falls on Big Pharma. Along with government agencies, medical institutions, and some of the highest paid publicists in the world, Big Pharma has orchestrated a dangerous web of medical myths.
Such myths, detailed below, leave us with a lifelong dependence on medication that masks symptoms and suppresses root-cause solutions.
The Cholesterol-Heart Disease Myth
Among the most pervasive myths is the idea that cholesterol is the primary villain in heart disease, a narrative built on flawed studies and industry manipulation. This misconception has led to the widespread use of statins, with the assumption that lowering cholesterol translates to a reduction in heart attacks. However, mounting evidence suggests otherwise, revealing deeper truths about inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and the healing role cholesterol plays in the body.
The Myth: Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S. The best conventional medical doctors’ advice is to avoid saturated fat in our diet, and lower cholesterol levels in our bodies to prevent heart attacks.
Mainstream doctors are now recommending cholesterol-lowering drugs to adults between the age of 40-75 with an LDL as low as 70. This broad approach has dramatically expanded the use of statins — even among those without diagnosed heart disease — while overlooking the importance of addressing lifestyle-driven root causes.
The Truth: Statins can lower LDL, but studies show little to no reduction in all-cause mortality for most people, and only very small reductions in those with existing heart disease. In fact, cholesterol is a vital healing substance in the body, used for hormones, cell membranes, synapses, and neurotransmitters in the brain. Low cholesterol has been linked to low hormone levels, depression, and cognitive decline.
Statins come with some serious side effects such as muscle pain, weakness, memory loss, fatigue, erectile dysfunction, and increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. They also deplete CoQ10, a nutrient critical for heart and mitochondrial function.
So why are millions of people taking statins to lower cholesterol, while heart disease remains the number one killer in the country? In the 1950s, a scientist with ties to the sugar industry was persuaded to alter his heart d
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