Some people may consider pizza to be a junk food, but it can be beneficial as a post-workout snack or meal if you use whole wheat crust and healthy toppings. Eating the right amount of carbohydrates and proteins after a workout can speed muscle recovery and help your body refuel so that you have more energy.
Niacin is a B-complex vitamin that at high doses lowers cholesterol. Doses of 2 to 3 grams per day added to prescribed statin drugs are a common practice, even among wholly unalternative doctors.
Lovastatin and other statin medications such as Lipitor and Pravachol are prescription drugs that lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. The basic mode of action is inihibiting the activity of a certain enzyme in the liver that is necessary for the production of cholesterol.