hi there, I am Dr. Deepak. I work in Emergency Department. I see many of my patient requesting for cholesterol control. Please correct me if I understood wrong, you are 36 yrs old healthy gentleman who doesn t smoke, eat right, exercise right, and you are taking two medication of BP and one for your Thyroid problem. Now considering your age, there is very unlikely chance for you to have stroke, but still, I see 1-2 patient in a year with stroke in young people like your age group. The good thing is that your have been detected to have high cholesterol early and have been started on medication. it will be really helpful for you in avoiding any future problem by taking the medication regularly. As you wanted to know about thing that be done to lower the cholesterol. these points are mentioned in lots of websites on line for your help. I can mention that for you. Most of it you are doing it right. 1. Reduce the amount of trans fat that you have like butter, coconut oil, red meat, dairy products. you can change it to cis Fat which is found in olive oil, canola oils, fishes like salmon, mackerel and herring (which are good in omega 3) and dry fruits like walnut, almonds and ground flaxseeds. 2. You can increase you whey protein intake as it reduce your dairy requirement. and also reduces cholesterol. 3. I know you are exercising, you can do it 10 min physical activity with short breaks for 30-45 mins daily. like brisk daily walk, riding your bicycle, swimming laps, playing a favorite sport. 4. its a good thing you don t smoke, please continue in same way. 5. try to lose your body weight. well you can find many more points in internet. hope your concern is dealt with. thank you