Gentlemen: I have familial hypocholesterolemia. Runs in the family from my fathers side - he died at 54 of a major heart attack. . Am a Seventh-day Adventist and follow that lifestyle, Have been a Vegan vegetarian for decades and am lean build have low BP (typically 105/60), and exercise vigorously every day and have made it to age 78. Work as an engineer in the farm machinery area. Suffered a heart attack in 2001 and treated to a quadruple bypass. That was when I was a Professor of engineering at a high powered US university and I reckon stress in that environment was the main factor. Made excellent recovery. Now back home in Queensland and much more laid back, but even at 78 still working periodically as a consultant. After the CABG in 2001 went on a prescribed course of statins. The statins have brought down total cholesterol to around 4.2 from 6 to 8 but after some years I suffered quite a reaction to Lipitor then was prescribed Crestor + Lipidil; After two years started to get very bad hand tremors and general feelings of unease even possibly memory lapses that hadnt experienced before.. I took myself off any statins two months ago and within two days my hands resumed as steady as a rock ! Feel very fit again even if its only psychological ! Meanwhile had been reading the writings of Caldwell Esselsteyn, the Campbells China Study et al.These lead me to believe that if a person doesn t poison oneself the body can recuperate and take care of many afflictions. So that s my approach at the moment. I recognise however that now my Cholesterol has elevated back to 6.5 (LDL dominant), I am at risk. What do you think ? - Kind Regards, Graeme.