I changed my diet 8.5 months ago to Vegan to improve my heart health since heart disease is the number 1 killer in the states. Working in health care I have seen many healthly people active people who have had heart attacks. I am cheap by nature and do not want to have to take expensive medications or pay for trips to the cardiologist. I have ate in the past typical high fat diet which I have always felt good on however knowing my in the past my cholestrol was way high gave me no peace of mind and was sceptical on safety of statin drugs today I got free cholestrol screen today and I am a bit bummed score cholesterol 154, HDL 30, LDL 89, triglicerides 177. I exercise doing aerobics of some sort 5 to 7 days a week. My big indulgences are drinking a couple cokes a week coffee 1 to 2 litters a day and potato chips or corn chips 1 or2 times a week. I am thinking of trying niacin however am open to new ideas other than fish oil mercury concern thanks for your input.