[JavaBrewer]

My fathers side of the family has horrible health history - my grandfather and 4 uncles all died of cancer (yes they smoked). My Dad does not smoke but his BP and Cholesterol are like mine - dangerous when not managed.

I am 48, don't smoke and I work out 4-5x a week. At 195 lbs I am 20 lbs "overweight" (by chart) but it's mostly muscle so I'm good with it. Prior to meds my BP was 138/85 ish and my cholesterol was a tick over 300. I eat pretty healthy, only indulge in fast food maybe once a week and 2 slices of pizza on our "family" night (Friday) , but the rest is fruits, veggies, lean meats/fish, and very little else.

I am on 10 MG of Lisinopril and 80MG of Simvastatin. BP is normal and cholesterol is in the 220 range. After a solid year of a bumped up exercise routine I figured I didn't need the meds anymore so I stopped taking them. 8 months later had my yearly physical and both my BP and Cholesterol had shot back up.

Bad genetics.