I have high cholesterol and DO NOT want to take statin poison. A friend is getting the cholesterol shots – how can I get the same?
09/03/24 • 3 min
"Statins are beneficial and harmless to most patients. In patients that cannot take them, or if the numbers are bad despite being on them, many alternatives exist – including multiple types of injections."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist
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"Statins are beneficial and harmless to most patients. In patients that cannot take them, or if the numbers are bad despite being on them, many alternatives exist – including multiple types of injections."
- Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist
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Asked & Answered Podcast - I have high cholesterol and DO NOT want to take statin poison. A friend is getting the cholesterol shots – how can I get the same?
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I have high cholesterol and do not want to take statin poison.
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a friend is getting the cholesterol shots. How can I get the same?
00:00:09:09 - 00:00:24:06
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Well, look, I have this conversation almost every day, multiple times a day. The statin talk. Okay. Statins lower the risk of heart attacks. Lower the risk of strokes. And they have some side effects,
00:00:24:07 - 00:00:44:23
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