a fish oil, because most fish oils may actually increase your ldl cholesterol. overall, this helps improve your heart health. >> now, dr. maroon, let's focus on pain and inflammation for a moment. so many of my patients are turning to nsaids for pain relief from joint stiffness, back pain, and all types of muscle pain. how can getting this 1.5 grams of epa and dha into your body every day help with pain? >> a few years back, i took 250 patients who came into my office complaining of neck pain and back pain. all were on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and i gave them and put them on a therapeutic dose of omega-3 fatty acids. and within six to eight weeks, 60% of the patients returned and were able to get off and get rid of the nonsteroidals, which we all know have very serious potential side effects. these include gastric ulcers and other major problems. so that for joint pain, i'm absolutely convinced, and i rarely use nonsteroidals in my practice anymore. as a neurosurgeon and as a triathlete, healthy aging is extremely important to me, and keeping my heart h

and, as you know, the data was robust and demonstrated we were able to lower ldl, the bad cholesterol, and as a result of profoundly lowering that bad cholesterol we were able to significantly reduce heart attacks, stroke, and the things stents and coronary bypass surgery are required. if you look at the data after 12 months those subjects experienced a 35% reduction in heart attack, a 24% reduction in stroke and 28% reduction in the need for coronary vas scholarization after 12 months on the drug. so the effect of this medicine is quite profound and that travels in tandem with the fact that it's so significantly lowers ldl leading cardiologists to observe that lowers better or some have said even here lowest is best. so we're excited about the data and what they it tell us about how to reduce the risk of these events in patients who are at high risk and we're excited to educate patients and physicians and payers and others in the community about the long-term benefits of adopting an innovative new medicine like this. >> have you noticed a change even in the last month since the data

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