thebrinkofMay 13, 20195 min readFats: the Good and the BadOver the last several years, I’ve written a plethora of blog posts about the three hoaxes of the apothecary: statin drugs, cholesterol,...
thebrinkofMar 18, 20184 min readThe Brownstein FactorDavid Brownstein, M.D. For years, my favorite doctor has been a man who lives a long way from my Florida home, though he’s located not so...
thebrinkofOct 4, 20173 min readThe Real Statin StoryAbout eight years ago, my then-doctor did a routine blood test to determine my numbers for cholesterol, triglycerides, homocysteine, and...
thebrinkofJun 19, 20154 min readMedia Full of Baloney on Saturated FatMy old stomping grounds (for only two years), The Associated Press, is at it again. Whenever some government pronouncement about...
thebrinkofFeb 14, 20153 min readCholesterol Okay Now?Well, the government diet gurus have switched positions again. Now they don’t think cholesterol is bad for you. Not long ago, so-called...
thebrinkofJun 24, 20145 min readTime for a changeAncel Keys on a Time cover in 1950; a 1984 Time issue; the current Time issue Well folks, it’s finally happened. Time magazine, the...
thebrinkofJun 14, 20143 min readWomen and cholesterolCritical cholesterol study: no reporting Did you know about the large study in 2011 that showed women with high cholesterol had fewer...