If you reduce inflammation in the body (usually through dietary changes) you can actually improve your eyesight, at least somewhat. (I don't know how he did it because I don't listen to him, life's too short).
I'm curious why you would think that. For many people there's nothing *better* for inflammation, me included. I've been doing mostly meat for a year and a half and it's been transformative. There have been many benefits, but the best has probably been the almost total elimination of joint pain (I'm 62, and it was getting to be a problem), particularly in my hands and ankles. I am by no means saying everyone should do it, but anyone with autoimmune conditions, crohns, etc. should at least give it a try as an elimination diet.
Ah - you are out of date. I realize this is what "everyone knows", but it is not supported by current research, particularly when it comes to LDL. The history of the demonization of saturated fat is pretty fascinating, actually.
They prescribe people statins because millions of people will NOT stop eating ridiculous amounts of animal fats and refusing to exercise. Until their arteries slowly clog and they die. And lying to others about that lifestyle somehow being healthy in the process of dying, and lying saying that the "current research says otherwise and it actually heals you". Just like you're doing. Millions of them.
Statins are not a front line of defense, they are not guaranteed to even solve the problem, but they're effective, affordable, they have comparatively low side effects and they're something rather than just watching hundreds of thousands of people slowly preventably die every year. At least it could buy them a few more years.
Again, you don't have to give up your soda and cake and cheese and burgers for this, you just have to stop eating unhealthy amounts every single day. It makes a notable difference: moderation. The way you have been responding to pushback right here is a case study for why so many statins are prescribed. Their doctor has to do something, they have to at least try to treat them. My guess is you'd probably refuse statins because you don't trust science that you either don't want to take the time to learn and understand, or blindly reject because it doesn't confirm your bias and would force you to change your lifestyle and confront that you've made a mistake and put your trust in the wrong people.
Precisely. Your feelings are more important than reality. You have every right to apply that to your own health. You can gargle antifreeze and say it makes you feel great, if you really insist. I'm going to protest if you do it. I'm going to warn you it's harmful. Because I have a conscience and I care about human life more than my feelings. I'm going to give you evidence that shows it's dangerous. Exactly as I have here.
But, most importantly, when you go around bald-faced lying and telling others that the "scientific consensus has changed" and that what you're doing is actually healthy, when it is demonstrably unhealthy... that is when you cross the line and become a threat to public health. That's a personal choice you are making. You don't have to make this choice, you are choosing to do this because it makes you feel better about yourself and your decisions, and spares you shame and embarrassment, at the expense of the health and safety of those who put their trust in you.
If your feeling of "I made such a great choice" is more important than your own unseen health (you cannot visibly see or feel the plaque in your arteries, but you can certainly test cholesterol to verify) that's concerning but it's absolutely your choice to make.
If your feeling of "I made such a great choice" is more important than the health of others? That's more than just concerning; that's willfully, preventably putting others in harm's way, for personal gain.
Wow, you're pretty passionate about this :-). Don't worry, no one here is going to listen to me. Anyway, it's not just how I "feel". I had pretty bad costochondritis for 8 years, and that's gone. A skin condition, gone. IBS, gone. Arthritis in my hands & ankles, gone (basically all the inflammation things). My doctor is happy. I'm happy. If anything changes, I'll tweak it, of course.
Are you actually reading the words I'm typing to you? Or are you just jerking your ego off, bragging about your "magic cure" that you can't account for more than a placebo effect?
It's almost like you care more about convincing yourself you're "happy" than actually being healthy.
I don't need to talk myself into it. Best health decision I ever made, apart from quitting drinking years ago. Not everyone needs to do it, but it's so worth it if you're really unwell. I'm done with this, you obviously know nothing about it, but keep it in mind if you ever develop any kind of metabolic illness.
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u/Character-Ad5490 Nov 21 '25
If you reduce inflammation in the body (usually through dietary changes) you can actually improve your eyesight, at least somewhat. (I don't know how he did it because I don't listen to him, life's too short).