Energy is the backbone of life and a new study makes this perfectly clear. A group of 9294 individuals, age 65 at the start of study, was followed for six years. Those with excessive daytime sleepiness¹ had a 49% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a 33% increased risk of dying from any cause.

Excessive daytime sleepiness is now a new independent risk factor for death. I wonder how long it will take the medical profession to figure out that statin drugs and blood pressure drugs rob the elderly of energy.

There is a reason in America there are 450,000 extra new cases of heart failure every year, an alarming trend that is consistent with the increased use of anti-energy statins in the elderly population.

Whatever happened to the principle of first do no harm? If you think you need to take a medication that is making you tired – give it a second thought, especially if you are over 65 – before it is your last thought.