How to Bring Down Your High Cholesterol without Statins

I was going over lab results with our specialist and he let me know that my kids had very high cholesterol numbers--one child's number was 371!  Wow!  He wasn't too worried, however, because he had a solution and it didn't involve prescription medication.  He explained that statins, the medication commonly prescribed when a patient has high cholesterol, can cause many side effects including diabetes, immune suppression, and increased cancer risk!  My children already had immune issues so I wasn't interested in anything that would burden them further.

The specialist's "alternative" solution was simply to take one capsule of L-Carnitine Fumarate and one capsule of Flush-Free Niacin each day.  L-Carnitine is a nutrient know for energy production and metabolizing fat.  Fumarate is a naturally occurring compound in the body that aids in energy production.  Some people say they lose weight by taking this supplement.  Niacin is a B vitamin that is known for lowering cholesterol but will cause a flushed face and discomfort if you don't choose the "flush free" version. 


So I purchased the two supplements and started giving them right away.  Six weeks later, follow up blood work was done and and the child with a initial 371 result went down 68 points to 303.  Six weeks after that, down to 222.  A year later, their cholesterol was 161!  Down 210 points using only supplements that support and encourage health and healing rather than taking a drug which potentially leads to serious side effects.

My other child's results were very similar and the results came quickly too!  So I asked our doctor why people wouldn't try this method first, before resorting to prescribed medication for their high cholesterol levels?  He said that no one is paid to promote and advertise vitamins.  People don't know about alternatives to medication and many doctors don't either!

I hope this can help someone stay off statins and lower their cholesterol levels a more natural way!

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I am not a doctor.  I am only sharing what has worked for my family and what we did under the guidance of a medical doctor.  Please consult your doctor before discontinuing medication or trying new supplements.