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To: E. Charters who wrote (2665)	2/16/2008 4:13:03 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17068

EC, It would appear that inositol hexanicotinate, eating fish, avoiding cholesterol and excess carbs and fats in food will increase one's HDL and decrease one's plaque far more effectively than statins. I agree, except I am not sure avoiding dietary cholesterol makes any difference and is a bit contradictory with avoiding carbs (which is far more important, IMO). One has to eat something... I would only recommend a short regimen of statins and perhaps even warfarin for perhaps 6 months after a heart attack while a person loses weight and improves ones diet and exercise regimen. Sounds like a good idea. I would also strongly recommend beta sistosterols, soy/l-arginine and leafy greens after a CVD event. L-Arginine and leafy greens sound like a good idea, soy, though, is a big can of warms. There are many thing to do to defeat cholesterol. Relying on a couple of pills and ignoring anti-oxidants, diet and exercise is a major mistake. Well, we really want to defeat CV diseases. Cholesterol is just a proxy, and not always a good proxy for that. Joe