Start Here. 1  Advance Care Planning: Healthcare Directives (National Institute on Aging) 2  Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish. 3  End-of-Life Decisions (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) - PDF.
Take a B-complex supplement that includes B12, B6, folic acid and niacin. All four of these vitamins are considered heart-healthy and can serve to lower cholesterol. Niacin, in particular, has the distinct quality of lowering LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), while raising HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).
Additionally, pantothenic acid also helps to keeps the digestive tract healthy. Part of this is due to the fact that vitamin B5 can help the body synthesize cholesterol. Many studies suggest that vitamin B5 can help reduce triglyceride levels in the blood while also lowering LDL cholesterol and raising HDL cholesterol.ecause vitamin B5 is so readily available in common foods, a deficiency of pantothenic acid is extremely rare. However, if a deficiency of vitamin B5 does occur, then it will often be accompanied by symptoms like depression, irritability, vomiting and fatigue.