[wemple2]

I have fought elevated cholesterol levels since I was a teenager...so 40 years. I have tried exercise, dieting, going so far as becoming vegetarian...nothing brought it below normal limits. Had to finally break down and went on a statin...my cholesterol is now for the first time ever under 200. HDL is up and LDL is down. Some of us can not do it alone...thanks to heredity. I have my reasons for not wanting to take these...but they do work, have to admit it. My mom had a stroke at an early age, as did 2 sisters. My dad had a heart attack while young and a stroke later. So, diet, exercise and medications if required.