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Just ad blood test results and my cholesterol is 5.7 from 6.9 in only a month i take turmeric in water cayenne ,is it good to come down this quick?

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No harm: There is no harm in cholesterol coming down but it is unlikely that turmeric and cayenne had any thing to do with it.

Dr Werner agreed

Answered 4/1/2015

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