Re: Cholesterol

She is a very wise lady. There is no evidence of benefit from statins to
women or elderly, let alone elderly women. Specifically, there is a higher
likelihood of adverse effects than benefits for these groups.

(apologies to your mom, she likely considers herself in the prime of life,
not 'elderly')


<jonaheal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks William and Susan. This is exactly what I am looking for -
personal experiences and pointers to studies.
I suspect picture is not that simple, as Susan pointed out.
This is for my parents, esp. mother ( age 67 ) , who has calcified
aortic valve ( mostly cholesterol deposits)
and has elevated cholesterol ( LDL/HDL ratio is not known; I'll find
out about triglycerides ).
She is scared of statins ( not taking them now, and won't do it ).
The thing is, when doctors find out she has high cholesterol they'll go
for statins. She ( probably correctly ) doesn't want to take
statins, but then looses doctor's support for whatever it's worth.
(She also discovered flax oil as potentially good thing )
JH.



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