DEAR DR. GOTT: I read your column every day and have found it informative. For example, several years ago, my wife was having stomach problems, and you told a woman with similar problems that she might be lactose intolerant. My wife showed her doctor the article, and he said he thought he had checked her for that. It turned out that he hadn’t and agreed to test her. The results were positive. Now, we both have problems that we hope you can help us with.

First, my doctor wanted me to take a statin to lower my cholesterol, but I declined because of the side effects. I tried using you...

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