Then again, please see:

Statin-Associated Memory Loss

Colorado HealthSite ~ Beatrice A. Golomb, MD, PhD on Statin Drugs

You're my wife?

Statin Drugs & Memory Loss - Share The Wealth

The above links are just a few from a Google search for "Statin associated
memory loss" which yielded 4,080 hits! The supposed efficacy for the use of
Statins for Alzheimer's' Disease stems from the purported reduction in
inflammation. True or not (I believe not) there are certainly more Paleo methods for
reducing inflammation, which is associated with increases in heart disease as well
as Alzheimer's'. Losing weight, decreasing pro-inflammatory Omega 6 oils
while increasing anti-inflammatory Omega 3 oils, and elimination of grains and
sugars will all go a long way towards accomplishing this task, without resorting
to questionable Statin drugs. See Eades for references.

Maddy Mason
Hudson Valley, NY

In a message dated 1/30/2004 4:00:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, Rick and Linda
Strong <[log in to unmask] writes:
Re statins:

The interview voice-over mentioned his approach was
considered to be controversial, but you can't help but
wonder how much this guy is getting from the drug
companies to scare people into running to their dr.,
waving his book, and demanding a prescription for a
statin!

Geez.


Lynda Bryson
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Your point may or may not be well taken.  I know a very well =
credentialed young doc who insists that statins are efficacious in =
preventing the brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's.  He believes that =
the anti-inflammatory properties are nothing short of miraculous and =
that taking the med now  (in his 30's) zeroes out one of the huge =
worries of aging. =20
We cannot be per se  dismissive of interventions simply b/c the corps =
that market them may be profiteering. I do not take the med and do not =
want to imagine that I should, but I realize that some compounds, like =
aspirin, may, on balance, be beneficial.  The problem is separating the =
truth from the hype.  There is paleo hype as there is Atkins hype, Merck =
hype, AMA hype, etc.  Rick