Statins not only increase atherosclerosis but also increases type 2 diabetes. You should be monitoring your Triglyceride/HDL ratio, this should be below 0.8. We need cholesterol it is essential for life, it makes your hormones and immune system.
hi it is in Dr Malcolm Kendrick's book The Great Cholesterol Con, I'm sure he also talks about it on YouTube too. There are lots of examples in Google, look up HMG-coA Reductase and Mevalonate pathway.
reduce carbs not saturated fats, saturated fats do not cause your insulin levels. If you reduce dietary fats your liver just makes more cholesterol. Every cell .com your body is lined with cholesterol. The brain makes its own because it is essential for repair and replacement of the neurons and...
statins work by disrupting the Mevalonate pathway. They not only stop you producing cholesterol they stop you producing Thyroid hormones, sex hormones, CoQ10, D3 and Selenium.