Monologue
Dr. Joel Wallach begins the show today discussing the campaign to demonize cholesterol. Dr. Ancel Keyes was hired by Proctor & Gamble to tell people that cholesterol from dairy clogs arteries. Offering Crisco from Proctor & Gamble as a “healthy” alternative. Leading to decades of people being prescribed statin drugs to lower cholesterol.
Pearls of Wisdom
Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a news article concerning mastectomies. Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine are warning women to be wary of surgeons try to get them to have double mastectomies. The warning that unscrupulous doctors are telling women they have the “breast cancer gene”. All to get them to have their breasts removed proactively to “save their lives”.
Callers
Jerry has a cat that consumed anti-freeze.
Wayne has chronic panic attacks that have left him unable to leave his house.
Junior is experiencing bloating and inflammation.
Alan has been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension.
