Statins work by blocking cholesterol production. They reduce how much the liver makes.
But they don't restore the clearance system. They don't reactivate the LDL receptors that pull cholesterol out of the bloodstream. They don't address the adiponectin deficiency that caused the problem in the first place.
Production side: managed. Clearance side: still broken.
That's why men on statins for years still have cardiovascular events. The number looks clean. The underlying system is still failing.
And here's what his doctor has probably never mentioned:
Statins block the same biochemical pathway that produces CoQ10 — the molecule every cell in his body uses to generate energy. His heart runs on it. His muscles run on it. His brain runs on it.
When a statin suppresses that pathway, CoQ10 drops as a direct consequence. Not a rare side effect. A predictable result.
The fatigue. The stiff hands every morning. The fog. The man who used to be full of energy sitting in a chair doing nothing.
That's not aging. That's a depleted system.