High Cholesterol Suggestions.

Mark to Robert.

Q. Hello: I have very high cholesterol and have been on Simvastatin for almost 3 years.

I have been having vagus nerve issues (possible gastropersis, headaches from atlas,

low heart rate 40-45, etc).

I just decided to go off the statins for the next few months at least to see if that might help.
I have been on 20mg of Simvastatin and here are my latest numbers.

Total 299, LDL 163, HDL 118, Trig 90, Glucose 77 Male, Age = 49, Height 6’0, Weight 180, non smoker
I am afraid that when I go off the statin,

that the number will shoot up. It has been as high as 387 in the past.

I do generally eat a healthy diet (no soda, no candy, no fried foods, etc).

I sit in front of a desk 10 hours a day, but do run 3 miles 3x a week.

I have tried Red Rice yeast and Niacin in the past but it didn’t seem to help.

Also, I have been on very strict diets and they only help a little,

and with my numbers that doesn’t even make a dent. Any help would be appreciated?
If there is additional info or data that I left out, please let me know.
Mark US
A. Mark, High cholesterol is not a marker of poor health.

Just as many people with low cholesterol are prone to disease as with high cholesterol.

Homocysteine is a better marker.
I stand at my computer 16hrs per day and running will not alleviate the damage done by sitting down so much.

Sitting down is for more than 3hrs per day is bad for your health.

Put a large box on your desk to raise yourself to standing.