Turn your adversity into your advantage by listening to it.
How would somebody respond if they are told that his/her overall cholesterol level was 322 mg/dL and Triglyceride level was 232 mg/dL ??
This happened to me 3-4 years back. Many would have accepted the tablets recommended by the doctors !!! Why not, they are the repository of medical science.... Many could have easily be in a panic mode... Yet, I have asked my GP sometime of 3-6 months !!!
I have consciously changed my cooking oil to Rice Bran Oil ever since, stopped intake of sugar ( at least cut it down by 95% ). There is no chemically processed sugar packet or sweet in my house... I started eating brown rice with husk and banned eating processed food to the extent I can.
I have been eating fresh fruits and vegetables including salads to quench my appetite... After 36 months, my cholesterol came down to 154 mg/dL from 322 mg/dL which is acceptable to the doctors... After 36 months my triglycerides are now hovering around 167mg/dL....
How did I achieve this ?? Google search + I have been a biology and chemistry topper since my school days... If knowledge is truly inculcated, it should produce positive outcomes... But very few could have resisted medication like I did and opt for negotiation with a GP !!!