Help me come up with the ultimate cholesterol stack

[psychedout]

^ Jeez, thats one helluva cholesterol stack.

 

[Sughrue]

Why not use a statin if cholesterol is an issue? Red Yeast Rice is a statin and very similar to one of the fda approved meds, but why not go for the real stuff?
There might be a reason to stay away from statins. I would just like to hear it. I'm talking about Lipitor and Zocor, BTW. Some scientists think that the statins are going to be the aspirin of the 21st century; very benign, plenty of uses.
Does anyone have an opinion about the use of these drugs?

There ARE side effects to statin drugs, although they are rare. I got deep-muscle pains (myalgias) in my side that were so severe I couldn't stand up straight. They started about 3 months after I begin Lipitor, so I thought my liver was failing, didn't connect it to the drug. My doctor immediately took my off it, but it took another 3 months for the pains to go away. Apparently these myalgias are also a sign of possible liver damage, iirc.

Niacin is the nuts for me, it really makes a big difference in raising my good cholesterol (59 pre-cycle). The only things that keep my ldls down are cardio and oatmeal.
I also do policosonal and flax seed oil. If I do nothing at all, my cholesterol hits 340-360 in no time.

 

[SCOTTY-TWO-HOTTY]

I thought Nattokinase possessed cholesterol lowering properties... no one mentioned that supp yet.

 

[EL GAUCHO]

What is Niacin's role please?