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4 Ways to Lower Cholesterol Without Statins

4 Ways to Lower Cholesterol Without Statins
A plant-based diet can effectively lower cholesterol. Tatjana Baibakova/shutterstock
Jingduan Yang
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Statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol, are particularly effective at reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), often referred to as “bad” cholesterol. About 40 million people in the United States take this class of medications.

However, statins can cause a wide range of side effects, including muscle pain, elevated blood sugar levels, and reversible impairment of cognitive function.

Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist and fifth-generation classical Chinese medicine physician whose work bridges Western psychiatry, functional medicine, and ancient healing traditions. He is the creator of the ACES Model of Health and Medicine—a four-dimensional framework spanning anatomy, chemistry, energy, and spirit—and the author of “Facing East” and “Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine.” As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.
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