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<p>This book uses evidence from 500 scientific papers that show, incontrovertibly, that statins not only do not improve health but cause actual harm and should be avoided.</p> <ul> <li>The disturbing effects of statins on death rates, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer.</li> <li>Statins are a health disaster for those with an underactive thyroid.</li> <li>How statins cause muscle disease, kidney disease, liver disease, pancreatitis and multiorgan failure.</li> <li>The dire consequences of statin use on the nervous system.</li> <li>Autoimmune diseases, arthritis and skin infections may result from statin use.</li> <li>Evidence is presented that reveal statins are deleterious for those that have asthma and lung diseases.</li> <li>Exercise performance is severely restricted by the use of the drug.</li> <li>People taking statins are found to have a 'foggy' brain, depression and an increased risk of violence and suicidal thoughts.</li> <li>Statins can damage your eyes and give you headaches.</li> <li>They can make men impotent, damage sperm quality and cause birth defects.</li> <li>Bowel problems, urinary tract infections and other general infections are exacerbated with statin use.</li> <li>Bone structure may be compromised and tendon rupture is more common when using the drug.</li> </ul> <p>These 500 studies underline the judgement of the internationally renowned cardiologist, Dr Michel de Lorgeril, who said about statins: "We'll come to the inevitable conclusion in the end that these drugs are unnecessary and toxic, they must be removed from the market."</p>