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Hoping to keep all your marbles?

3/16/2018

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Remember when high cholesterol was Public Enemy #1?
 
Oh, that’s right, it still is. Unless you happen to be between the ages of 85 and 94. Because at that advanced age, you’ll actually be better off with high cholesterol, cognitively speaking.
 
That, at least, is what one new study is reporting.
 
It must be a good one, because it’s based on something called the “Framingham cohort.” (I don't have a clue what that is, but doesn't it sound impressive?)

Here’s what its authors discovered:
 
“Investigators found that cognitively intact people between the ages of 85 and 94 whose total cholesterol had increased from midlife had a 32% reduced risk for marked cognitive decline during the next decade, compared with individuals aged 75 to 84, who had a 50% increased risk.”
 
No word yet on whether we should toss the statin drugs and start pounding the eggs and butter when we hit 83.5. (Remember how eggs and butter used to be bad for us, but now they’re not? Perhaps this phenomenon is why they’ve now been given the green light. ) 
 
Nor is there any word on what happens to cholesterol-infused brains at age 95.
 
What’s more, we can’t predict what the next group of researchers will learn. As this current group reported, “an earlier study of the original Framingham cohort found no significant association between cholesterol and [Alzheimer’s disease].”
 
The best advice: Stay tuned.
 
And keep an eye out for a study that weighs that relative value of people suffering from cognitive decline, vs. those who retain all their marbles into great old age. Perhaps an enterprising future generation of researchers will find that, marbles or not, we all will die and head for eternities of unimaginable joy or suffering. Perhaps they’ll also realize that our ultimate destinations would be a far more worthy subject to investigate. This book might give them a head start on answering this most critical question.  
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Jeanne
3/16/2018 08:34:36 am

I absolutely love this!! I have refuse cholesterol medication now for years. I know it's valuable to the brain and now at age 84, thankfully to God, I still have my wits about me.
I hope this will enlighten many others to stay away from meds.

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Kitty Foth-Regner link
3/16/2018 08:40:29 am

But take a closer look -- until you reach the end of year 84, your risk of cognitive decline is HIGHER with high cholesterol ... and perhaps your risk of stroke is higher, too. My point was that we're all going to die, and it's a lot more important to investigate what comes next than it is to waste time, energy and money chasing ever-changing scientific conclusions.

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Ron
3/16/2018 07:21:24 pm

I've been taking statins for many years after a major heart attack. I do wonder about the long term impact of these drugs on my mental capabilities. I'm not 100% certain that I'm not being hampered already,but I'm following Dr'' orders. One thing for sure is that when my time comes I'll be safely in the arms of Jesus. And that's better than any drug!!!

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Kitty Foth-Regner link
3/16/2018 07:30:30 pm

Amen, Ron -- it's the only thing that really matters!

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    Heaven Without Her.

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