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Statin Side Effects: What Cholesterol Meds Are Doing to Your Brain - Audio Article

3,516 views · Published 21 October 2018 · 4:34 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: Bulletproof · 2018 · Science & Technology

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Article At A Glance: 
Statins are drugs that lower your cholesterol. They work by blocking an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase, which makes your body much slower at synthesizing cholesterol.

When statins lower HMG-CoA reductase, they disrupt a lot more than cholesterol synthesis, causing less than desirable side effects. Blocking HMG-CoA reductase messes with energy production, brain function, metabolism, and hormone balance.

Statin side effects aren’t worth the risk, especially because lowering your cholesterol doesn’t actually make much of a difference when it comes to heart disease. You’re better off focusing on lowering inflammation.

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