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I use Lipitor for lowering LDL and Neaspan for raising HDL. My triglycerides are below limits and my cholesterol is below limits, so far. I also use Omega-3 fishoil pills, Vitamin C and B complex, lowered my sodium intake (few sodas and definitely no diet sugars which are high in sodium), and keep my weight low.
Best advice I can give someone that needs to lower their cholesterol, especially LDL levels, is to exercise as much as possible while lowering their fatty foods intake (drop those fries for baked potatoes or rice). Those that can't exercise have little choice but to take statins to lower their LDL. HDL is raised by exercise and it's the lipid that helps lower LDL, the bad cholesterol.
The best tasting foods are always greasy salt and greasy sugars.
Most people say that if you can control cholesterol levels with diet alone or diet combined with a statin drug (such a Lipitor), the Niaspan is not recommended. If you have any side effects (such as flushing after taking the niaspan) you might want to check back with your Dr.
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Absolutely! But after bypass surgery, stents, and defribulator my exercise option are limited to walking.
After the last surgery for a stent and the defribulator, I had trouble doing that and was forced to apply for disability. Slowly, I've been making a comeback. Niaspan doesn't bother me and I have blood tests done periodically.