Statins are the most profitable drug ever manufactured. This is why the drug companies keep lowering the recommended cholesterol limit. There is a lot of information on the fallacy of cholesterol and heart disease. The original Framingham study found no correlation between cholesterol and heart disease however the drug companies manipulated the results and viola; everybody needs to be on statins. The best book I have read on the subject is called “The Cholesterol Myth” written by a Russian Dr. It uncovers to entire fallacy behind this scam. My cholesterol values have been over 300 since I was in my thirties (over thirty years) without any drug intervention. A recent stress test showed my arteries to be perfectly clear. According to my doctor I am a walking cardiac case. My lipids are high, my LDL is high and my HDL low as well. However, my entire family has this type of profile and we all seem to live well into our 90’s. I have an uncle in his 90’s whose cholesterol is well over 400 and he just returned from a vacation in Thailand, and yes even at his age his doctor wants to put him on statins. I have another uncle who is 86 with cholesterol values over 350 and his doctor tells except for his lipid profile his blood values are that of a 30 year old. Moreover, he has more energy than anyone I know. He only sleeps 3-4 hours a night and is a work-a-holic. My step father and his entire family have cholesterol values below 150 and they all have heart problems. His youngest brother died at the age of 52 with a heart attack, his sister had a stroke at 57, his older brother has had a quadruple bypass and my dad has four stints at 72 and they want to do a heart bypass on him.