Medical information from The Chaim Society: Statins why they do more than lower cholesterol

By Mindy Frishman, BS, M3

Florida State University College of Medicine

Chaim Society member

and

Dr. Solomon Saul, DO, Family Medicine

co-founder, The Chaim Society, Orlando

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Yet one of the most effective tools we have to prevent heart attacks is often misunderstood: Statins.

Many people believe statins simply lower cholesterol numbers. While that is true, modern research has taught us that their greatest benefit may be something even more important—stabilizing dangerous plaque inside the arteries.

The real cause of most hear...