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I will be following up with my Cardiologist in the next few days to go over the results and I am against getting on a statin. I feel great and do not have High blood pressure but I do have high cholesterol

For starters: *** this is not medical advice & I'm not a medical professional. ***

... that being said, it is understandable these days that people are wary of getting shackled to big pharma products for the rest of their lives-- especially if there are more natural alternatives.

1) In this case, vitamin K might be your friend. It's especially important if you're taking a lot of vitamin D. Vitamin K (I forget if K1 or one of the K2s or all types of K) helps ensure that calcium goes where it's supposed to go in the body. And people who take D without K can experience issues with the excessive D causing calcification of blood vessels & arteries.

2) As someone else mentioned, nattokinase can also be very helpful. Nattokinase is an enzyme created by certain bacteria in fermented soy (named for the Japanese dish "natto" where I believe it was discovered) so that the bacteria can consume the soy protein. Since you lift and a lot of lifters avoid soy products, it is important to note: nattokinase is NOT soy itself; it's just the enzyme bacteria use to break soy down. In any case, a lot of research shows nattokinase is highly effective at cleaning the blood and helping to clean plaque (and even covid spike related crud / clots) out of arteries.

Here's a short, relevant video I watched recently-- mostly discussing K, but bringing up nattokinase at the end:
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The guy in the video has a lot of related content on his channel. He lists himself as a "certified dietary supplement professional" vs a doctor, so bear that in mind... you might want to check out other sources as well. When I just went on to youtube to copy the above link, youtube suggested countless videos from other content creators about K2 and/or nattokinase and effects on heart/artery health from an array of sources, some of which I think were doctors. My point is to be thorough in your due diligence-- especially if it ends up at odds with doctor advice.

3) Fasting / intermittent fasting can be beneficial as well.

Depending on how much work you want to put into avoiding getting put on statins, these are the first 3 topics I would start researching. And I personally think this is where a platform like youtube shines, as the more you click on vidoes covering these topics, the more it will feed you similar content so you don't have to hunt for info as much.

Last thoughts:

1) I can't find it now, but read an article last year about vitamin K... this gist was that for potency it's important to get a good brand of K and avoid having magnesium stearate or similar mineral-based fillers in the formulation as they can interact with the K and degrade it in the bottle. Can't remember, but I think oil based K supplements were found to retain potency a little better.

2) While you can overdose on anything, it is supposedly difficult to OD on vitamin K. Again-- not medical advice / do your own research-- but if I had a potential heart issue, I might look to take double or more than the daily dose at least for a couple / few days or intermittently.

Good luck with your next appointment and hope you don't end up having to stress too much over the statin / alternatives issue.