A DRUG-FREE PATH TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL
MH reader Nik Mercer was 29 when he learned his numbers were out of control. Worrying, yes. Fixable? That, too. Here’s his doctor-approved routine
Five years ago, Nik Mercer was living in Brooklyn, New York, working in the music industry, and his ‘night-time-oriented lifestyle’ wasn’t helping his health. Like many men his age, regular medical check-ups weren’t high on his todo list. When Nik finally went to a doctor before turning 30, he learned that his total cholesterol was only a few points away from the red zone (>6mmol/L) – statins territory, in other words. Looking for an alternative to starting meds so young, he and his doctor decided he should make some changes in other areas. Here’s how Nik used expert-approved strategies to push his total cholesterol down to 3.6 in the space of a year, losing more than 3st in the process.