Originally Posted by
datlas
This might be P&R and/or 50+, but here goes.
For some reason the feed for "Dr Berg" popped up in my youtube feed. There was a video about how you should stop taking statins and take niacin instead for your heart.
The guy is a chiro and has a HUGE following. Of course if you do a scientific literature search you will see that the data to support Niacin is incredibly weak, while the data to support statins is quite strong and robust. Example:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6481694/
I suppose I should just chalk this up to more fake news, and anyone can now be an expert online.
Comments?
I can't imagine taking medical advice from the YOOTOOB unless it's like a verified account from the Mayo Clinic or whatever. But I mainly only go there for like the occasional music video anyway.
Chiros can definitely help with body pains. In my experience, MDs usually just want to give a painkiller or muscle relaxer instead of actually solving that issue. But I'd never go to a chiro for anything else. Heart = MD, and maybe cardiologist specifically. Of course me being me I'd also read some of the actual research.