I hear you. I was resistant to cholesterol meds for a very long time. But my numbers were way out of balance. I am sure they would improve some with more exercise but they were so upside down the cardiologist really convinced me. High but not ridiculous (I know people with total cholesterol over 400) but the ratio was way off too. Lipitor fixed that. Now it is well within normal. I do take CoQ-10 in the hopes it will counter-balance the negative effects of Lipitor.
More or less I’ve had a good diet. Almost never eat fast food except El Pollo Loco if you count that - I don’t because it’s just grilled chicken, steamed broccoli, and cole slaw. My wife is an excellent cook and generally we eat very balanced meals and not lots of carbs or sugars. I did find that cutting total carbs down to under 25g per day - and unlimited protein - worked to shed a lot of weight very quickly. If I am hungry, I can eat a couple of chicken legs or eggs or crudité with oil and vinegar. I am not perfect obviously, room for improvement.
You want to change from lipitor to crestor. google jupiter study 2012. the problem with lipitor is that it doesn’t reduce inflammation. crestor reduces inflammation. consequentlythe death rates for people on lipitor are much higher than crestor