Tom's Supplements

In an interest in staying off statin drugs but still reducing our cholesterol, I laid out supplements for Tom to start taking when he was told his cholesterol was too high. Now he hasn't returned to the doctor yet to see how his numbers are doing, but he's doing just about all he can short of going vegetarian! His evening supplement routine is simple ...

• 1000 mg of Niacin
• 600 mg Red Yeast Rice
• 300 mg MegaRed (krill oil)
• 100 mg Co Q-10

This is what worked for me ... we'll see how they work for Tom.

In the meantime, he continues to make small changes:

• turkey burgers instead of beef burgers
• more salads with vinaigrette rather than heavy dressings
• adding more fruit to his daily meals
• reducing his amount of red meat
• using alternate milks
• switching from full fat dairy milk to 2% organic milk
• watching his serving sizes, especially with processed foods/meats
• filling his plate with color

All in all ... he's on the right track ... and he's still smiling!