I know a doctor, a former professor of pharmacology at the University, who will not take statins for his high cholesterol. He quotes medical literature that shows studies that people die just as quickly if they take them as if they don't. He also cites bad side effects as one of his reasons for not taking them. I looked up a couple of his references, and he was right. (You might find some of these references on google. The next time I see him, I'll ask for their names.) I won't take statins either. My family doctor said, "Okay, then I'm sending you for a stress test, and if it shows up any abnomalities, you're taking the statins." Stress test came back normal.
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