Back in the summer I went to the doctor because I had been having some chest pain. In the process of doing some routine tests, it was discovered that my cholestrol level was high.

The doctor said there were two ways to fix this: 1) modify diet and exercise or 2) medication. He recommended the second. I wondered if he was making a statement about will power and resolve.

After six months of zocor, I returned to the doctor. The chol was down from 250 to 180. So good so far.