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Do you know of any cholesterol treatments as an alternative to prescription statins?
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Statin: Mediterranean diet and lots of aerobic exercise. If you are doing the best you can with diet and exercise then if more lipid lowering is appropriate talk to your dr. Statins work more reliably than 'natural' steps.
Answered 4/6/2013
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