My brothers & parents are on statins per their #, 1 bro did have some sort of minor heart episode a few years ago but he is very type A & high stress...
My mom thinks I should be on statins too, but she believes the standard hype and whatever the drs say...


I was on lipitor 2003-4, and then learned about the muscle soreness and various other not so good things statins can do..so stopped it. I think it contributed to my RSI/TOS work injury symptoms..(was in the same time frame..)
Last few times I had blood work - chol is 300+ and triglycerides 500 or so..
But my grandmother lived to be 96 and had no heart problems, but she did have Alzheimer's for the last 10 yrs of her life..
I often wonder if maybe the high cholesterol had something to do with that???

I have cut out most junk food, fast food, fried foods, desserts, upped use of olive oil, so I am curious to know if # have changed at all..
Might go get it checked one of these days just to see where I'm at..

my main nutritional vice is coffee w/ half n half & 2 spoons of sugar..

I read a few books that mentioned the triglyceride #'s may be more important related to overall health issues. It was years ago I don't even recall the titles or authors.. one may have been about inflammation and overall health.