Glenn, as you're exploring your options, I recommend the book The Great Cholesterol Myth by Jonny Bowden et al. I have it on my Kindle and recently revisited it. You'll want some scientific ammunition against taking a statin, and also recommendations about ways to keep your blood and arteries in a healthy condition. Edit: Ha ha! I see I already recommended this in a previous post. Still good!

My CAC was also zero (at age 70) in spite of (?) perpetually high (?) total cholesterol. The entire cholesterol scare (and the pharmaceutical gold mine) is based on sketchy science, and needs to change.

As a result of some research, I've stopped taking calcium supplements as an osteoporosis preventive, as I've concluded that the extra calcium 1) does not do much to build bones, and 2) may be counterproductive to the possibility of calcium build-up in the vascular system.

You just have to read up and make the best choices you can. About some things, docs are in the dark (ages).

Best wishes.