Seven weeks ago my cholesterol numbers were:

TOTAL: 241
LDL: 138
HDL: 44
TRIG: 278

NOTE: Blood tests were done 2 days after Thanksgiving....

I was taking 3,000 mg of NIACIN(ER), 10 mg of pravachol, 2 fish oil tablets, 2,000 mg of VITAMIN C, 50 mg of CO-ENZYME Q10, 1200 mg of plant sterols. (Nature Made CHOLEST-OFF) and a multi-vtamin.

On approx. 12/5/05. I dropped my "High Potency Multi-vitamin" and the Nature Made (Cholestoff) and replaced them with "Benechol" (which is a rather expensive butter substitute proven in research to lower cholesterol)
and "One A Day Cholesterol Plus with/policosanol" Multivitamin.

My latest numbers (a couple of weeks ago) were:

Total: 205
LDL: 116
HDL: 50
TRIG: 156

My doctor was rather impressed to see such improvement in less than 8 weeks. He was very curious about the positive changes which improved
my numbers. As I mentioned, the only things I changed were replacing my High Potency Multi-vitamin with "One A Day Cholesterol Plus" Multi.(Which states it maintains cholesterol levels, and helps lower blood-pressure) and substituting the "BENECHOL" butter substitute on (Toast, Baked foods etc)

I think we always need to experiment, and we sometimes need to be our own doctors.

P.S. My doctor said, keep doing what your doing...

Take Control spread and Minute Maid cholesterol also works, my mom dropped her numbers using that combo. She got a 17% reduction.

You are right to try other methods to lower you cholesterol. She started doing different things advised by my grandmom, they are both diabetics.

"P.S. My doctor said, keep doing what your doing..."

Would this be a good Advice from Doc when your cholesterol is OK?

"P.S. My doctor said, keep doing what your doing..."

Would this be a good Advice from Doc when your cholesterol is OK?


If HDL improves improves by 6 points every 7 weeks, and Total, LDL and Trigs. drop by more than 30%. The cholesterol direction appears to be rather positive. On the other hand, all doctors expectations are somewhat different, and tailored to their individual patients Total risk assesment... Wouldn't you agree??