I can't link off of my cell phone, but please look up Linus Pauling.
Some say he was one of the smartest men America ever had, others say he was a quack. But his in-depth studies on cholesterol, among many other things, cannot be ignored. He knows the root cause of the cholesterol problem is not the cholesterol itself, but the arteries that harden as we age and make the passage tougher. He has natural methods for helping the body take care of the cholesterol the way it did when we were younger.
Again, do your own research and make your own conclusion. There is a wealth of info out there. I fully admit I am not a Big Pharma fan, I think they have ruined Western medicine because we no longer look for cures, just pills to mask and cover what is really ailing us.