Originally Posted by
Ball Bearing
I don't see the problem. If he had gone to a GP I can bet that he would have been prescribed statins - end of story. I think your friend is pretty smart.
Not a problem, I just found it amusing. As we know, one can also lower one's cholesterol by eating mostly meat, cream, and eggs and restricting carbs, which I also find amusing. The mechanism is the same: weight loss. If the naturopath had prescribed a rational weight loss system with a balanced diet . . . well maybe he wouldn't have lost so much weight? Somehow the fad diet thing gets people motivated? Or what?
I just find it interesting. You're right, the GP probably would have prescribed statins, but that's beside the point. My GP says that the guidelines say I should be on statins no matter what my blood lipids are, but we choose to ignore those guidelines.