Hello Ben,

I have Type 2 diabetes and do not want to use statin drugs. What do you recommend instead?
Marcia

Hi Marcia,

Good to hear from you.

My first question is:
How well controlled is your diabetes?

If well-controlled, your LDL levels should stay at a pretty healthy level.

If not well-controlled, LDL levels rise due to the excess sugars being converted into LDL.

So let me know the answer to that question, and then I can make a more useful recommendation.

I have to try and find the cause of the elevated LDL - not just suggest ways to lower LDL.

Pumping water out of basement with the best pump is not nearly as effective as stopping the incoming water...

[Thanks Ben, It is well-controlled.]

Since the diabetes is well-controlled, working directly with the LDL is what has to happen.

I assume you are eating quite well.

BioLipotrol is a well-researched formula that contains effective ingredients in lowering LDL and helping raise HDL.

Given that BioLipotrol contains natural statins in the form of red ye...

Huge topic. I can write a book on this but best not yet! Two more years of med school yet and by then I'll be even more versed in how to lower cholesterol naturally.

First: What is cholesterol?
According to Stedman's Medical Dictionary, cholesterol is "the most abundant steroid in animal tissues, especially in bile and gall stones, and present in food, especially rich in animal fats, circulates in plasma complexed to proteins of various densities and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atheroma formation in arteries."

What is pathogenesis of atheroma? It is the beginning stage of atherosclerosis which is the building of lipid [cholesterol] plaques within the structure of arteries. These plaques narrow the vessel wall thereby limiting the flow of blood. Limiting the flow of blood causes turbulence which causes further deposition of plaque. The slowed speed of blood through the arteries helps lay down more plaque as well.

Ways to lower cholesterol naturally:

1. Exercise: damn. H...