Asked and Answered
I have high cholesterol and DO NOT want to take statin poison, how can I get the cholesterol shots?
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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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