OT: PSA regarding Alzheimer's. There is a study out purporting to claim that in certain populations, taking certain exact doses of certain statin drugs, there is a reduced risk of Alzheimer's. Given the very, very large amount of anecdotal evidence that statins may CAUSE Alzheimer's, I find this study to be unbelievable. 90% of the cholesterol in your body is in the brain -- it's needed for brain function. Many people have reported the onset of Alzheimer-like symptoms after taking statins. The lucky ones stopped taking it and the symptoms lessened. I am totally and completely skeptical about this purported study -- especially since it appears that they cherry-picked the data to find a sub-group with supposedly smaller Alzheimer's rates. I'll be interested to read the study to see what the magic dosage is that they claim is efficacious in certain people.

To take a drug with many well-documented side effects, including the possibility of permanent muscle pain and weakness, strikes me as crazy. I hope no one reading this is taking statins -- not even the bashers.

Here's a horrifying blog from the astronaut-doctor who has written extensively about the dangers of statins:
https://www.spacedoc.com/articles/my-statin-story