[William of Barsoom]

My doctor hates eggs and milk, but luckily gives me a script for rovustatin (sic?) to fight off my “excess cholesterol.”

For a long while my wife would only buy “Egg Beaters” liquid egg whites in a small carton, and skim milk. (that thin blue crap.)

I tossed the statin away, and I ONLY have regular complete eggs — which I have quite a few of each week, and full-fat “Red Cap” milk.

Result? My Evil colesterol DROPPED twenty points — and never was high at all. Ever.

Doc sez, “That can’t be...” (But sez I need the statin, anyway...)

(This is NOT medical advice. Your ass is in your own hands and discretion.)

[Thomas Jerome]

Any kind of statin drug is far worse than any amount of cholesterol.

[bk1000]

They won’t tell you that your brain is mostly cholesterol, and thrives on the stuff. They tried to get me on a statin. I said nope. I eat clean, avoiding sugar and processed foods. Wife and I are doing fine. She has had cholesterol level over 300 for most of her life. I have no idea what mine is. I refuse to get on any lifetime meds. No jabs either. Not saying all meds are bad, but just not for me. I hit the gym three times a week. At 67 I have never felt better.

[Mr Rogers]

"Excessive cholesterol" is probably a reading over 300 for most people. The sweet spot for all cause mortality is 190-260. But doctors are trying to drive it under 200 for a slight reduction in strokes without looking at a much higher increase in cancer when cholesterol is low (below 190):

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6367420/