@Injun
I know lots of folks that are intolerant of Statins. The doc usually say's "well then, take them at night".. if you are intolerant and cannot function properly, what sucks even more is that there really are no alternatives.
And you are correct: Dietary Cholesterol will do nothing to affect TBSL (Total Blood Serum Levels) of Cholesterol. I elaborated on this in another post here somewhere. But here's the kicker, the doctor will tell you "eat better, eat more dark green leafy veggies"... well, even if you DID manage to LOWER TBSL of Cholesterol by reducing dietary cholesterol, since you mentioned "stasis" or "homeostasis" obviously you've done your homework. Your body will just produce more cholesterol to reach that point of stasis, so what's the point, right?
I hope you never develop High BP... if you think you are intolerant of Statins.... well, let's just say Lisinopril is pretty nasty also. It won't make you immobile but one of the MAJOR side effects is a nasty, hacking cough... one that can get so bad that over time (God forbid one smokes) you will end up tearing something... it could be anything. Coughing comes from deep within... the Diaphragm.. and it is a very, very powerful muscle. It is the strongest of all the "abdominals" and it contracts through the forced expiration of air.
Lisinopril also has derivatives (now synthetic) of Snake Venom in it. No B.S. (I know you will look it up)
Lisinopril is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. It is also used to improve survival rate after a heart attack. It is an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, or ACE inhibitor. ... According to
Lisinopril.com, it was developed from the poisonous
venom of a Brazilian
snake.
I don't even want to get into ACE inhibitors. They contraindicate nearly everything under the sun.
BTW, I too am curious about the stroke incidence rates.. and the age group it appears to be affecting. My long-time friend (same age as I) came off of one of his bicycle marathons a few weeks back, stopped at the store to grab an extra water, had a stroke, dropped, hit his head, and then had a heart attack and died on the spot.
It was a blow to our tightly knit group of friends. He had no family as his wife passed years ago due to an un-detected cancer. By the time she felt the symptoms and went to the doc, it had already traveled to her Kidneys. She only lived a few short weeks after detection.
This "stroke" thing has got me curious also. The problem is, when researching there are so many "we don't know yet's" and "we are researching the possible reasons" and "it appears to be" .. in other words, I don't know if we are going to get anything definitive.....anytime soon?