I’m no doctor, but I’ve stayed at the Holiday Inn before.
I have a doctor friend I respect who thinks statins are generally good for people who need them, but not always.
My personal experience is that I’ve had high LDL, but also high HDL—a decent ratio. One of my doctors started me on a low dose statin. It dropped my LDL with no noticeable side effects. One day, I got a routine blood test and the doctor freaked out because my creatinine level has gotten much higher than normal. Creatinine is a muscle breakdown product. Now, I wasn’t too worried, because one of my kids had visited me, we went to the gym, and I kind of overdid it on the weights, which explained the creatinine. But I stopped the statin.
Then several years later, another doctor suggested I go back on the statins, but recommended a different one—and a minimal dose produced a fairly dramatic drop in LDL, with no noticeable side effects.
That seems like a good thing.
On the other hand, I had a friend who had statin-induced rhabdomylosis, which is why they test your creatinine. He was having statin-induced muscle breakdown.
Without knowing anything about your numbers (and I did stay at the Holiday Inn) I’d suggest that you consider the statins if your doctor recommends it, but only if he watches your blood tests for a few months to see that your tolerating it well, and how effective it is.
I have read that a RED apple a day will lower cholesterol by up to 40%.