Your cholesterol is within normal limits. Less than 200 is considered normal. HDL needs to be somewhere near or above 40 according to newer guidlines. 35-40 mg/dl is normal, but newer studies have shown that above 40 is desirable. More importantly.........what was your triglyceride level and your ratio. It takes two HDL to decrease one LDL. Try taking fish oil and some no flush niacin. I take 4-5 grams of fish oil a day...........normally 1 capsule equals 1 gram. Fish oil, niacin and excersise will help you greatly. You probably want to make sure that you get the "No flush" niacin instead of the regular niacin. Regular niacin seems to causing flushing of the skin in a lot of people. I have never take the no flush version, but I believe LIFTSIRON is an advocate of it. I have included some links below for sites on cholesterol to add to my reply. Good luck.
http://www.cholesterol-reduction.org...olesterol.html http://www.thehealthpages.com/articles/ar-chole.html