@sbranen Hi, sbranen! I said I would get back to you, so here I am! I come bearing great news! I had a blood draw Sept. 23, 2025. Got the results today, Oct. 4, 2025. This is what happened: Aug. 31 got my first 2 bottles of EVOO from Italy (Vergeen); From Sept. 1 to Sept. 23, 2025, I consumed 4 tabsps. of EVOO per day. As of Oct. 4, 2025 my LDL had reduced from 157 to 111 - 46 pts. HDL/LDL Ratio is 3.0 : range: < 5.0. Total Cholesterol was 134: minus HDL: 66 = 68 : Range: < 130. So, it would seem that my EVOO experiment has been totally successful by lowering my LDL by 46 pts. Looks like I still have 12 pts. to scare away to get "in range" for LDL below < 100. I am ecstatic! I had to look up the date I first started taking EVOO. I couldn't believe my eyes. To be fair, though, I have lost about 4 lbs. and have been restricting my diet. Lots of salads, avacados, blueberries, strawberries, melon, regular green tea or Macha green tea, no bread to speak of (hard to do - I am a bread freak), though at first I used Crescents to mop up my EVOO, then I stopped because as delicious as Crescents are, they are loaded with the "bad" stuff. I eat only chicken and fish; once every two weeks have a sirloin burger patty, I eat spinach and broccoli and consume only 100% coca chocolate. Of course I consume a limited amount of other food items. I cook everything in EVOO sometimes adding a tiny pat of butter. With fish I pour in some Sherry. I add Balsamic Vinegar to the 4 tbsps. of EVOO each a.m. in a small glass cup, then have 2 tbsps. of it, in the a.m. on an empty stomach by Tablespoon, followed a little bit later, by a Protein drink and my vitamins. I also include almonds, walnuts, Pepitas and some peanuts in my diet. Then, with main meal about 3:30/4:00 I take another tablespoon of EVOO and Balsamic, then later with a snack I take the 4th tablespoon of EVOO. I don't know that it matters taking 4 tablespoons of EVOO all at once or broken up and taken with meals. This schedule seems to be working for me. I read that taking 4 tablespoons of EVOO could reduce Cholesterol by 50%. I didn't reach that number, but 46 pts. down from 157 is pretty descent. In any case, I am happy and will continue my regiment. Sill trying to lose some more weight 10-15 lbs. I am thrilled that I beat taking a statin! 🙂 Wishing you good luck in your endeavors to be healthy!! best, donna 🙂