I know about statin drugs.  I used to take some of them, various ones, to lower my cholesterol.  Long ago, of course, when I was a VA patient but some sort of a “VA VIP” since I am a physician, good God, and someone had to make sure I was getting the best care that a federal institution could give.

One of the things they did was to tell me we had to do something about my awful cholesterol.  I knew it was not that awful, but they told me I should get a “statin.”  I tried about three or four different ones before I told my doctor never to give me these horrible medications. He told me I was insane, but my cholesterol has lowered considerably since.There are lots of wonderful ways to lower cholesterol (like dancing as much as you can) that do not carry statin risks. The article cited above is not the first one that blows the widespread use of statins out of the water, if someone bothers to listen.  Few do. Read more on Cholesterol Drugs Could Be Worse Than Cholesterol…