My internist tried to put me on some statin 15 years ago. I thought better and did not.
On my paternal side, my grandmother’s kin were dropping like flies with heart issues. My grandfather was of a more sturdy stock and his kin dropped dead well into their tenth decade, no matter what sort of abuse they heaped upon themselves. Granny kicked it at the age of 68 with her second infarct, had eaten all manner of animal fats and smoked like a chimney. Dad was a coronary freak show, as was my uncle. Both were multi bypass and infarcts. Cancer killed them. Two to three decades of heart circus. I figure I will just allow the ticker to poop out, but it has yet to do that, and that has been 15 years past the time dad and uncle first engaged cardiac failure. No pills for me clay > On Aug 13, 2019, at 6:41 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I had this discussion with my new doctor this year. I've never been a fan of > statins, as I've never been convinced that there was any real data indicating > a mechanism for moderately elevated cholesterol causing heart disease. In > fact, sans cholesterol you would be dead, so it's presence in the bloodstream > is sorta like oil in your car engine. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
