Lowering your high cholesterol involves more than just taking medication or trying to eat more healthfully. Khaleghi outlines the changes that can mean the difference between life or death when you need a complete lifestyle overhaul.

"Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and for decades conventional health authorities have pushed that the culprits are fat and cholesterol clogging up coronary arteries. Consequently, lowering cholesterol has become a hugely lucrative business, and cholesterol-lowering Statin drugs are now the most prescribed medication in the world, with clinical data showing one billion people eligible for prescription. However, these cholesterol...