not sure I'm gonna trust a medium article that lists NYT and Bloomberg as references over what basically every single cardiologist recommends

Cardiologists don't do their own research. Drug companies do the research, and cardiologists are limited to just trusting the drug companies. So then the question is how trustworthy are the drug companies? Pfizer’s Lipitor raked in $125 billion between 1996 to 2012, becoming the world’s best-selling drug of all time. You don't think drug companies are even a little bit motivated by profits?

You are right about one point: You should absolutely not trust a random medium article, anyone can write medium article. Instead you should follow the links, then decide whether the experts quoted in the NYT and Bloomberg articles have a point.