There are also other written resources that are compelling about genetic variances and food. Some people just cannot tolerate certain foods, whereas others can.

This has to do with inherited genetic traits.

A very good book that explains this is:
Your Body Knows Best....

http://www.annlouise.com/books/your-body-knows-best/

This book is truly compelling. For example, Blood type B's can handle dairy much better, than other blood types.(O and A). They can actually do well and need it!
So one cannot really make blanket statements about food intake
without considering the ethnic background and genetics of the person involved.

You can buy this book reasonably on Amazon used. You will not
be disappointed ...it is excellent and may change your life.

Try and find a good quality red yeast rice. This is the natural substance from which statins are mad. My primary care doc told me to switch.also there are 2 types of coq-10. Umbachol and umbacal (I spelled them wrong) the unbacal is the more potent and is wster soluble. I still take a high grade fish oil made from Norway they use very cokd water fish. I don't like krill as it is shallow water creature all the chemicals may nit be removed
Check a website for Dr. Steven Sinatra he has a very good magnesium supplement made with a blend of 4 types of magnesium. How is your potassium level. I am sure you know thst potassium is the carrier of the electrical impulses. Has your d I ctor checked your vitamin D level if not get that done. Mine was low so I smnon 10, 000mg a day
D3 also impacts the digestive system
Best of luck

Red Yeast rice has the potential of causing similar side effects as the statins do. This is why:
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed...red-yeast-rice

If you develop any muscle weakness, darkening of the urine, etc, see your doctor ASAP. These can happen with Red Yeast Rice.

Many things come from natural sources. Digitalis is one, and it still has poisonous potential. Red Yeast rice has statin derivatives in it, and can still cause problems like statins, depending on the person using it.

I just had to respond because I think this is very important. I must respectfully disagree with this statement, based on the reading I have done on the subjects of disease prevention and healing. You don't have to worry about whether a whole foods plant-based diet is healthy for you. It is. Here are some related quotes that I found in my books.

From The China Study, Dr. T. Colin Campbell. All 8 principles are available here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Study:

"PRINCIPLE #3--There are virtually no nutrients in animal-based foods that are not better provided by plants." p. 230. Vitamin B-12 is the exception.

"PRINCIPLE #4--Genes do not determine disease on their own. Genes function only by being activated, or expressed, and nutrition plans a critical role in determining which genes, good and bad, are expressed." p. 233

"PRINCIPLE #7--Nutrition that is truly beneficial for one chronic disease will support health across the board." p. 237

"Furthermore, we have seen disease rates change over time so drastically that it is biologically impossible to put the blame on genes. In 25 years, the percentage of our population that is obese has doubled, from 15% to 30%. In addition, diabetes, heart disease, and many other diseases of affluence were rare until recent history, and our genetic code simply could not have changed significantly in the past 25, 100, or even 500 years." p. 234

From The Spectrum, Dr. Dean Ornish: "Your genes do play a role in a number of conditions. However, in most cases, your genes are only a predisposition toward various conditions." p. 78

"Your genes do play an important role in health and well-being, more so for some people than for others. However, in most cases, diet and lifestyle modifications override genetics if you're willing to make big enough changes." p. 89

From Eat To Live, Dr. Joel Fuhrman (also found at http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/cat-acne.html, used with permission DrFuhrman.com): "Most chronic illnesses have been earned from a lifetime of inferior nutrition, which eventually results in abnormal function or frequent discomfort. These illnesses are not beyond our control, they are not primarily genetic, and they are not the normal consequence of aging. True, we all have our weakest links governed by genetics; but these links need never reveal themselves unless our health deteriorates. Superior health flows naturally as a result of superior nutrition. Our predisposition to certain illnesses can remain hidden." p. 206

Especially for neuropathy and chronic pain patients, casein and insulin-like growth factor in dairy need to be avoided. Almond and coconut substitutes are advised instead. For nutritional advice specifically related to neuropathy, see www.beatingneuropathy.com, Dr. John Hayes. For example: "Especially for neuropathy and chronic pain patients, casein and insulin-like growth factor in dairy need to be avoided. Almond and coconut substitutes are advised instead."

One of Dr. Hayes' podcasts related to nutrition:
Nutritional Factors in Neuropathy and Pain
www.beatingneuropathy.com/nutritional-factors

Whether a healthy diet as recommended by Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Dr. John McDougall, Dr. Neal Barnard, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Mark Hyman, and others, will reverse your PN symptoms, I can't say for sure, but I think it is worth a try.

Ron

Just a note: I was healthy 32 year old RN, and was on Lipitor for 3 years when I fell terribly ill, and subsequently disabled since 2002. I was hospitalized for 28 days at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I underwent a brain biopsy revealing holes in my brain, consistent with Autophagic Vacuoles (Neuronal Apoptosis), a muscle biopsy revealing signs consistent with MELAS (Mitochondrial Encephalomypathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS), I was like patient with Alzheimers Disease, I did not know who I was, where I was, nor did I know my wife, or 3 year old son. I wet and soiled myself, I was unable to speak coherently, unable to walk, feed myself, use the bathroom, etc. I was evaluated by nearly every Neurologist, Med Student, and Resident at the hospital. NO ONE COULD CORRELATE MY PROBLEM WITH STATINS. It wasnt until I was evaluated by a visiting professor from Harvard, who suggested I be tried on a Mitochondrial Cocktail (essentially 12 vitamins, amino acids and one KEY substance, CoQ10. After starting this I slowly began to improve to the point I could go home with aggressive rehab therapies, in place of my planned transfer to a nursing home. With all of the labs, CT, MRI, EEG, etc..nobody could put a finger on a chemical cause, Lipitor. Why? Because physicians are educated by Drug Reps, who are paid very handsomely to sell a drug, minimize the risks, and boast Relative Risk Reductions, versus Absolute Risk Reductions. Shortly after Discharge,with a diagnosis of "viral encephalitis", my wife and I were watching Good Morning America, when Diane Sawyer was interviewing Dr Beatrice Golomb of the UCSD, regarding her Statin Effects Study she was going to be doing. My wife immediately begged me to enroll, I replied, as a critical care RN,it was my job to know everything there is to know about these drugs, and there is no way my problems were NOT an effect of my use of Lipitor. When the statin study was concluded, I received a phone call from Dr Golomb, who informed me that my case, symptoms, problems were not rare among her study participants, and she referred our cases to one of the top Mitochondrial Experts in the nation, Dr Doug Wallace, from the University of California, Irvine. And it was his opinion, that my use of Lipitor was the likely causal contributor to the Mitochondrial DNA mutations, as well as the holes (apoptosis) that were seen in my brain biopsy. Some time after this, I received a call from Dr Wallace, to inform me, that we know where my statin use took me, and he assured me that if I were to consider resuming "statin therapy", there is only one way for me to go. I urge anyone and everyone to STOP these poisons. The notion that Cholesterol causes heart disease is based on "checkbook science"..and there is plenty of evidence that absolutely refutes this junk science, I would like to offer to share any or all of the information with anyone interested, email me at **

Yes, it is well known but some doctors do not know for some reason. That is changing now especially with more integrative MD's.

We talk about this a lot on the forum.