Dr. Mercola’s take on aspirin is provocative and highlights some legitimate findings, like its long-term role in colorectal cancer prevention and anti-inflammatory effects. However, his article overstates aspirin’s benefits, downplays its bleeding risks, and frames the 2019 guideline reversal as pharma-driven rather than data-driven. The result is a piece that’s rhetorically strong but scientifically uneven—partially grounded in evidence, but prone to overreach. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/08/29/aspirin-health-benefits.aspx
Mercola is a kook who discovered Dr. Ray Peat's work and then proceeds to profit off of it without giving him any credit whatsoever. Also, you might be pained to read Dr. Peat's writings on aspirin since he makes it rather clear that it is a "wonder drug" but don't take my word for it, find some excipient free aspirin and see for yourself. Aspirin can you make one euphoric quite quickly even if you had been in a stressed state: https://raypeat.com/articles/nutrition/aspirin.shtml
Never put your faith in another human, we are prone to error. Always look to the natural source of things. Where did aspirin originate from? Willow bark and salicylic acid (as a side note white willow, though the often most used in Herbal Medicine, is actual low in salicylic acid as compared to other willow species). It was then synthesized in a laboratory. One must question why would you want a synthetic version verses a natural one? Is patentability the driving force or alternative benefits? I appreciate Sayer's articles for the science behind them and his excellent sources that he cites that when read fill in all the gaps.
Patentability is ALWAYS the reason drugs are made available thru the satanic pHARMakea! They CANNOT PATENT NATURAL THINGS so they go for synthetics of which MANY HAVE PROVEN HARMful...which is the intent of the DEVIL and his MINIONS.
Thank you Sayer for this great post on Pycnogenol and aspirin. The cautions of aspirin use are real and show the weakness of industrializes medicine
Aspirin's history is fascinating since acetylsillic acid was first derived from meadow sweet, synthesized and patented. Meadow Sweet and White Willow Bark were Nature's gift and not a result of industrial chemical solvents and manipulations focused on an active ingredient. Aspirin was the magic bullet of monotherapy.
Meadow Sweet and White Willow Bark and other herbal sources contain buffering agents as part of their natural complexity performing the same feats as aspirin with acetylsillic acid but in a deep, subtle, slower, gentle, and safe way.
However, allopathic medicine and industry needed a quick fix for the accompanying headaches and pain suffered from mass production work and aspirin worked wonders. Of course along with these wonders come the bad effects. Patented pharmacology and allopathic medicine help support each other financially in some ways that never seem to end.
Aspirin's benefits are undeniable which are also present in the herbs, such as aspirin inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and inhibits interleukin 6, which is a factor in heart disease and breast and liver cancer. It also protects the brain, is a powerful antioxidant, helps to prevent cataracts and protects against glycation in diabetes.
As you point out, it has this negative underbelly of harm. Once again herbs win out over pharma.
Keeping in mind that the word "pharma" in Greek means poison, the choice should be easy.
Sorry, but this isn’t new at all. Doctors and mainstream scientists are decades behind in their research. These have been available for a long time- you just have to know where to look. Good naturopaths are aware of these products. Another outstanding product from trees is DMSO. It’s time people stop waiting for “breakthroughs” and realize that there are already masses of amazing products to help you heal - mainstream just doesn’t want you to know.
Please consider an exposé on ibuprofen as kidney toxic and acetaminophen as liver toxic. It seems the dangers of these widely used OTC products have been glossed over and covered up.
God put everything we needed to heal ourselves on the Earth and this holy tree has many more remedies that have been hidden. Other uses are to use pine needle extract to remove the vicious spike protein from our bodies. Drink it as tea and bathe in it with Salt and Baking Soda. God Is SO GOOD! Thank you Dr. Ji!
My sister got Reye syndrome from taking aspirin when she had the flu when she was around 10. She went into a coma for a couple weeks, but fortunately she made a full recovery. I've never taken aspirin since then.
It had nothing to with vitamin C, but he had some issues with his heart. Abram Hoffer also took a lot of vitamin C, as did Linus Pauling and they both lived long lives. I wouldn't wonder about the site. We are so very lucky to have it!
My maternal grandmother had 5 strokes and 4 heart attacks. My mother had a stroke which took many abilities from her. My father died of pulmonary embolism.
I had an aortic valve replacement 4 years ago after my own valve was damaged by an inappropriate medication. I take 81 mg of aspirin daily. I have no heart disease, diabetes, or high blood pressure. I am female, 62.
Thanks for another interesting article. I found it very inspiring and informative. I do think we're on the verge of a massive change in so called "healthcare". The thing is, once people are empowered to keep themselves healthy through natural remedies, and once they understand the failure of pharma based solutions, the money will start to drain out of the failing paradigm.
I could envision a future of amazing health and longevity using all the treatments and knowledge that pharma suppressed in their relentless pursuit of profit.
Soon the people 'working' in medical care will be held to account by the Judge of The Most High. We won't have them around TO LIE and get in the way of the REAL HEALING! I eagerly await that day and I pray it is CLOSE!
Aspirin have been said to be inspired by willow tree bark. It isn't the same substance but a derivative that when taking willow bark the body would make, but still. The "comes from nature" argument is just not relevant.
Yes. There is scientific support for Pycnogenol for use in reducing BPH symptoms, mainly nocturia, associated with an enlarged prostate. I use it in conjunction with saw palmetto and stinging nettle.
Sure wouldn't. I say that because I'm supposed to be on it but I use natural things. A cardiologist told me that there was nothing natural you could take. Well I kinda set him up because I know there's a whole list of things and I refuse to see him now.
Do you know anything about mega dose niacin (vitamin B3)? Dr. Abram Hoffer learned about it in the early 1930s or so and you can learn about it in one of my favorite books, Niacin: The Real Story, 2nd edition 2023 or on doctoryourself.com. However, it's not whether you take statins or niacin for your heart but what else you do which means eating healthy, exercise, supplements and other auxiliary treatments, maybe prayer! The doc you mentioned doesn't know about niacin. Most don't because it doesn't make HARM enough money!
Very well aged Gouda cheese is one of the best cheeses to eat. I do a keto diet and have for the past 10 years. I love it. I lost some weight when I started but now it helps me maintain. The doctoryourself.com site will help you with mega dosing and so will reading Niacin: The Real Story, 2nd edition 2023 or a good orthomolecular doctor or nutritionist.
No I don't know anything about mega/micro dosing at all. Many years ago they wanted me to take niacin. I felt like my face was on fire and wouldn't take it. I think they have one that doesn't do that now. You are right about lifestyle changes, supplements etc for getting healthy and prayers never hurt either. I'll be 70 next month, didn't take care of myself when I was younger. Drank, smoked, smoked weed and eat a lot of sugar (!) I started making changes in '22 when I was in the hospital for pneumonia. (Well I did stop drinking in like '17-'18). In Jan of '23 was in the hospital again for pneumonia, they said they hadn't cured it the 3 months earlier. Both of those times my blood sugar was 376. So early '24 I got serious about my health. I keep reading comments on carnivore sites, all the healing benefits these people talked about. But they also talked about how much weight they'd lost. I've been skinny all my life and can loss weight too fast so I was kinda scared about trying it. Well I keep reading and everyone seemed to have to give up cheese to lose weight. Well why not do the opposite then. I'd gotten a cancer scare and felt like there was nothing to lose by trying. I put the doctors on hold for a year and went carnivore with lots of cheese. I needed to gain weight, managed to do that and started getting healthier. Long story short I'm not longer diabetic, last BP was 124/60, my cholesterol started going down which is ok but I don't want it as low as they want it. Cholesterol is better for us than the lies they put out. So my doctor said she'd quit pushing the metformin I refuse but still wants me on a statin. No. I was taking metoprolol for heart rate which is now like 65-75 resting. I'd been tapering it down and haven't taken any now for about 2 weeks. I consider if my heart rate goes up from afib I might have to take it. The heart problems, afib and CHF have been better too. I find most all my supplements online, try to get the natural stuff and that's hard to find at regular stores. If anyone gets supplements at GNC always read the labels as I've found several there with bioenginered ingredients, GMO, they like to change names. Since I've been doing simple things like lifting weights and other things I've gained another 5 pounds and had to get some slightly bigger shirts. Carnivore isn't for everyone but it's worked for me. I'm healthier now than I've been in many years. Sorry to be so long! It does take time to make those improvements but it's so worth it! Oh yeah, people should be aware that Pfizer (!) has been slipping in a GMO rennet in 90% of American cheese and it's not on the label. By from local farms or from other countries. My only grocery store options are Walmart, Winn-Dixie and Publix. Walmart has the best deals. Other countries do not put GMO's in their food and the Cheddar cheese is not yellow either!
I dream, endlessly, of a conveyor belt dumping dead doctors into the Sargasso Sea. Body after body after body of medical practitioners, slowly sinking into a maggot fest of plumping prawns... minus their hands...
I’ve been taking ASA 325mg for years since having episodes of diplopia. 81mg reduced the frequency of diplopia but 325mg almost entirely eliminated the episodes. I’ve only had a few episodes in the past several years. Diplopia dx’d as an atypical migraine. MRIs, MRAs, CT scan and CTA did not reveal the cause, although the 1st neurologist mentioned something about my having “shoddy” blood vessels in my brain. A neuroopthalmologist was concerned I might have been having TIAs. My lipid panel and hsCRP are excellent. Nonsmoker, physically active 70 yr old. I developed HTN in the past year and now on BP med. in spite of taking nutraceuticals that are supposed to lower BP. I do have colorectal CA in my family and have heard of the benefits of reducing risk of CRC metastasis. It’s difficult enough to find a good doctor around where I live and finding one knowledgeable about nutraceuticals is very unlikely. What’s a person to do in my case?
Meanwhile… mercola has been touting its benefits.
Which health gurus do I listen to?
Dr. Mercola’s take on aspirin is provocative and highlights some legitimate findings, like its long-term role in colorectal cancer prevention and anti-inflammatory effects. However, his article overstates aspirin’s benefits, downplays its bleeding risks, and frames the 2019 guideline reversal as pharma-driven rather than data-driven. The result is a piece that’s rhetorically strong but scientifically uneven—partially grounded in evidence, but prone to overreach. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/08/29/aspirin-health-benefits.aspx
Mercola is a kook who discovered Dr. Ray Peat's work and then proceeds to profit off of it without giving him any credit whatsoever. Also, you might be pained to read Dr. Peat's writings on aspirin since he makes it rather clear that it is a "wonder drug" but don't take my word for it, find some excipient free aspirin and see for yourself. Aspirin can you make one euphoric quite quickly even if you had been in a stressed state: https://raypeat.com/articles/nutrition/aspirin.shtml
I buy Dollar General brand of aspirin. The only excipient is cornstarch.
Yahm that;s the good stuff :)
Thanks Ji. I appreciate data driven opinions and your balanced response.
I also enjoy speculation and science fiction per Mike Adams. 😀
Me too!
Never put your faith in another human, we are prone to error. Always look to the natural source of things. Where did aspirin originate from? Willow bark and salicylic acid (as a side note white willow, though the often most used in Herbal Medicine, is actual low in salicylic acid as compared to other willow species). It was then synthesized in a laboratory. One must question why would you want a synthetic version verses a natural one? Is patentability the driving force or alternative benefits? I appreciate Sayer's articles for the science behind them and his excellent sources that he cites that when read fill in all the gaps.
Patentability is ALWAYS the reason drugs are made available thru the satanic pHARMakea! They CANNOT PATENT NATURAL THINGS so they go for synthetics of which MANY HAVE PROVEN HARMful...which is the intent of the DEVIL and his MINIONS.
But I don’t think Mercola is selling it.
Thank you Sayer for this great post on Pycnogenol and aspirin. The cautions of aspirin use are real and show the weakness of industrializes medicine
Aspirin's history is fascinating since acetylsillic acid was first derived from meadow sweet, synthesized and patented. Meadow Sweet and White Willow Bark were Nature's gift and not a result of industrial chemical solvents and manipulations focused on an active ingredient. Aspirin was the magic bullet of monotherapy.
Meadow Sweet and White Willow Bark and other herbal sources contain buffering agents as part of their natural complexity performing the same feats as aspirin with acetylsillic acid but in a deep, subtle, slower, gentle, and safe way.
However, allopathic medicine and industry needed a quick fix for the accompanying headaches and pain suffered from mass production work and aspirin worked wonders. Of course along with these wonders come the bad effects. Patented pharmacology and allopathic medicine help support each other financially in some ways that never seem to end.
Aspirin's benefits are undeniable which are also present in the herbs, such as aspirin inhibits prostaglandin synthesis and inhibits interleukin 6, which is a factor in heart disease and breast and liver cancer. It also protects the brain, is a powerful antioxidant, helps to prevent cataracts and protects against glycation in diabetes.
As you point out, it has this negative underbelly of harm. Once again herbs win out over pharma.
Keeping in mind that the word "pharma" in Greek means poison, the choice should be easy.
For headache I use 50% DMSO on the for head (50% DMSO.50% water) its gone in 5 minutes .
I have started putting DMSO/water on my forehead every day , and around my eyes , I have cataracts ,to see if that can help .
Sorry, but this isn’t new at all. Doctors and mainstream scientists are decades behind in their research. These have been available for a long time- you just have to know where to look. Good naturopaths are aware of these products. Another outstanding product from trees is DMSO. It’s time people stop waiting for “breakthroughs” and realize that there are already masses of amazing products to help you heal - mainstream just doesn’t want you to know.
Thank you for this highly informative article.
Please consider an exposé on ibuprofen as kidney toxic and acetaminophen as liver toxic. It seems the dangers of these widely used OTC products have been glossed over and covered up.
God put everything we needed to heal ourselves on the Earth and this holy tree has many more remedies that have been hidden. Other uses are to use pine needle extract to remove the vicious spike protein from our bodies. Drink it as tea and bathe in it with Salt and Baking Soda. God Is SO GOOD! Thank you Dr. Ji!
My sister got Reye syndrome from taking aspirin when she had the flu when she was around 10. She went into a coma for a couple weeks, but fortunately she made a full recovery. I've never taken aspirin since then.
Mega dose vitamin C by bowel tolerance, even for kids, for ALL viruses, including flu! doctoryourself.com
I love doctor yourself.com but then when Dr Andrew Saul passed away at an early age of 68, it made me start to wonder?
It had nothing to with vitamin C, but he had some issues with his heart. Abram Hoffer also took a lot of vitamin C, as did Linus Pauling and they both lived long lives. I wouldn't wonder about the site. We are so very lucky to have it!
My maternal grandmother had 5 strokes and 4 heart attacks. My mother had a stroke which took many abilities from her. My father died of pulmonary embolism.
I had an aortic valve replacement 4 years ago after my own valve was damaged by an inappropriate medication. I take 81 mg of aspirin daily. I have no heart disease, diabetes, or high blood pressure. I am female, 62.
Would Pycnogenol be appropriate for me?
Can you recommend somewhere to buy the Pycnogenol or is it something we can make ourselves? Great article, thank you.
Vitacost.com
Thank you very much! They have quite a selection.
I don't take Pycnogenol ,but I do take ,pine bark every day ,much less expensive .
Do you crush it up and capsule it, or make a tea?
It comes in pill form . I have been taking for about 10 years .I buy from swanson ,who I have been buying from 40+ years .
Oh I've heard of Swanson! Thank you very much.
Thanks for another interesting article. I found it very inspiring and informative. I do think we're on the verge of a massive change in so called "healthcare". The thing is, once people are empowered to keep themselves healthy through natural remedies, and once they understand the failure of pharma based solutions, the money will start to drain out of the failing paradigm.
I could envision a future of amazing health and longevity using all the treatments and knowledge that pharma suppressed in their relentless pursuit of profit.
Soon the people 'working' in medical care will be held to account by the Judge of The Most High. We won't have them around TO LIE and get in the way of the REAL HEALING! I eagerly await that day and I pray it is CLOSE!
Aspirin have been said to be inspired by willow tree bark. It isn't the same substance but a derivative that when taking willow bark the body would make, but still. The "comes from nature" argument is just not relevant.
Been taking Pycnogenol for years, mainly for prostate support. The other benefits are not surprising.
prostate support?
Yes. There is scientific support for Pycnogenol for use in reducing BPH symptoms, mainly nocturia, associated with an enlarged prostate. I use it in conjunction with saw palmetto and stinging nettle.
thanks
Will it be tested agst Eliquis?
That would be interesting.
Yes, but HARM would never do that!
Sure wouldn't. I say that because I'm supposed to be on it but I use natural things. A cardiologist told me that there was nothing natural you could take. Well I kinda set him up because I know there's a whole list of things and I refuse to see him now.
Do you know anything about mega dose niacin (vitamin B3)? Dr. Abram Hoffer learned about it in the early 1930s or so and you can learn about it in one of my favorite books, Niacin: The Real Story, 2nd edition 2023 or on doctoryourself.com. However, it's not whether you take statins or niacin for your heart but what else you do which means eating healthy, exercise, supplements and other auxiliary treatments, maybe prayer! The doc you mentioned doesn't know about niacin. Most don't because it doesn't make HARM enough money!
Here is a link for the cheese if anyone is interested.
https://substack.com/@obtwan3/note/c-149602704?r=2q42e3
Very well aged Gouda cheese is one of the best cheeses to eat. I do a keto diet and have for the past 10 years. I love it. I lost some weight when I started but now it helps me maintain. The doctoryourself.com site will help you with mega dosing and so will reading Niacin: The Real Story, 2nd edition 2023 or a good orthomolecular doctor or nutritionist.
No I don't know anything about mega/micro dosing at all. Many years ago they wanted me to take niacin. I felt like my face was on fire and wouldn't take it. I think they have one that doesn't do that now. You are right about lifestyle changes, supplements etc for getting healthy and prayers never hurt either. I'll be 70 next month, didn't take care of myself when I was younger. Drank, smoked, smoked weed and eat a lot of sugar (!) I started making changes in '22 when I was in the hospital for pneumonia. (Well I did stop drinking in like '17-'18). In Jan of '23 was in the hospital again for pneumonia, they said they hadn't cured it the 3 months earlier. Both of those times my blood sugar was 376. So early '24 I got serious about my health. I keep reading comments on carnivore sites, all the healing benefits these people talked about. But they also talked about how much weight they'd lost. I've been skinny all my life and can loss weight too fast so I was kinda scared about trying it. Well I keep reading and everyone seemed to have to give up cheese to lose weight. Well why not do the opposite then. I'd gotten a cancer scare and felt like there was nothing to lose by trying. I put the doctors on hold for a year and went carnivore with lots of cheese. I needed to gain weight, managed to do that and started getting healthier. Long story short I'm not longer diabetic, last BP was 124/60, my cholesterol started going down which is ok but I don't want it as low as they want it. Cholesterol is better for us than the lies they put out. So my doctor said she'd quit pushing the metformin I refuse but still wants me on a statin. No. I was taking metoprolol for heart rate which is now like 65-75 resting. I'd been tapering it down and haven't taken any now for about 2 weeks. I consider if my heart rate goes up from afib I might have to take it. The heart problems, afib and CHF have been better too. I find most all my supplements online, try to get the natural stuff and that's hard to find at regular stores. If anyone gets supplements at GNC always read the labels as I've found several there with bioenginered ingredients, GMO, they like to change names. Since I've been doing simple things like lifting weights and other things I've gained another 5 pounds and had to get some slightly bigger shirts. Carnivore isn't for everyone but it's worked for me. I'm healthier now than I've been in many years. Sorry to be so long! It does take time to make those improvements but it's so worth it! Oh yeah, people should be aware that Pfizer (!) has been slipping in a GMO rennet in 90% of American cheese and it's not on the label. By from local farms or from other countries. My only grocery store options are Walmart, Winn-Dixie and Publix. Walmart has the best deals. Other countries do not put GMO's in their food and the Cheddar cheese is not yellow either!
where can I buy animal rennet heddar non GMO ?
Are you in Florida?
Thank you for the suggestions!🙏 I'm going to check out the doctoryourself.com for sure.
Any thoughts on Sol aspirin v natto? I believe one shouldn’t take both.
Sounds a lot like vitamin D🤔
I dream, endlessly, of a conveyor belt dumping dead doctors into the Sargasso Sea. Body after body after body of medical practitioners, slowly sinking into a maggot fest of plumping prawns... minus their hands...
I’ve been taking ASA 325mg for years since having episodes of diplopia. 81mg reduced the frequency of diplopia but 325mg almost entirely eliminated the episodes. I’ve only had a few episodes in the past several years. Diplopia dx’d as an atypical migraine. MRIs, MRAs, CT scan and CTA did not reveal the cause, although the 1st neurologist mentioned something about my having “shoddy” blood vessels in my brain. A neuroopthalmologist was concerned I might have been having TIAs. My lipid panel and hsCRP are excellent. Nonsmoker, physically active 70 yr old. I developed HTN in the past year and now on BP med. in spite of taking nutraceuticals that are supposed to lower BP. I do have colorectal CA in my family and have heard of the benefits of reducing risk of CRC metastasis. It’s difficult enough to find a good doctor around where I live and finding one knowledgeable about nutraceuticals is very unlikely. What’s a person to do in my case?