A friend recommended my taking milk thistle pills (1 daily, inexpensive) to help counteract the rise in my liver enzyme levels after 4 yrs on statins. Seems to have worked - my next test showed the enzyme level dropped by 50%. It's back where it was before I started taking the statins.

Getting your cholesterol and triglycerides under control, whether by diet or medication, is always advisable. Heart attacks are the biggest killer of women, especially because our symptoms don't always match the classic pattern that men's follow.