After a month of a new diet and all kinds of supplements, including red rice yeast for cholesterol, my #Cholesterol, #Amylase, and #Lipase levels are still way too high.

I'm going to try to get an insurance "volante" for an abdominal TAC exam on Monday, and I scheduled an appointment for December 1 with a local digestive specialist about whom I know nothing except that he takes my insurance.

I'm also going to switch from red rice yeast to black cumin seed (Nigella sativa), or "semilla baraka" as the Spanish-speaking Muslims call it. It's shown a lot of promise in reducing total #Cholesterol (actual studies!)

The Prophet (pbuh) recommended it as good for just about everything.