That is true.. and why I try to take as little medication as possible. I've been on meds for various issues in the past and decide that the side effects are worse than the issue itself in many cases.

I haven't read a single thing that convinces me that artificially lowering cholesterol has any impact on incidence of heart disease. I do believe that high cholesterol is a potential indicator for heart disease, because it's the body's way of trying to heal itself. Statins don't do anything to fix the underlying problem that contributed to the high cholesterol to begin with.. so it's kind of like stopping the bleeding from a gun shot wound but leaving the bullet in (which is admittedly probably a flawed analogy in some way).

Now naturally lowering cholesterol with diet and exercise is a completely different story, one which I believe can be highly effective.

I wish you the best of health. I trust that you're making the decisions that are best for you. Although you may want to research statins and memory loss if you're concerned about dementia.. and keep a look out for the signs.