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Seven weeks ago my sister had a total cholesterol reading of 308, and her doctor wanted to start her on drugs immediately. She asked him if she could try and lower it herself naturally, and he gave her six weeks. She asked for advise on fb and got lots of suggestions and settled on 4 supplements. After watching what she ate and taking the supplements, she got her cholesterol checked about a week ago. Her LDL went from 198 to 136, and triglycerides went from 192 to 80. Total cholesterol went from 308 to 210.

The OTC items that she took:

1. Cholestoff. Take amount suggested on bottle. It contains natural statins from plant sources. Just like the synthetic prescription statins, it will deplete your body's natural Co-Q10, so supplement #2 is:
2. Co-Q10, 300 mg
3. Tumeric, which is just a spice used in some ethnic cooking. Be sure to use a brand that has olive and black pepper, as that will aid in proper absorption. 450 mg / tablet, take 3 per day
4. High potency Fish Oil This was my suggestion, since my dh's cardiologist put him on Lovaza for high cholesterol. Lovaza requires a prescription and I have no idea why since it's only high potency fish oil. Each capsule of Lovaza contains 900 mg of omega-3's. He was prescribed 4 per day, at a total cost of $240/month. I found Nature's Bounty maximum strength fish oil -- 1400 mg, and 980 mg of that is omega-3's, so higher in omega-3 than Lovaza. Cost for a months supply, taking 4 per day: <$20 per month! Read the label carefully and be sure to get the type that has 980 mg of omega-3. There are other types that also have 980 mg of omega fatty acids, and when you read the fine print, omega-3 is only 330 mg out of the 980, so you would have to take 12 per day to get the same amount of omega-3.

All the above are available at good prices at Costco.