@xpat Forgot to mention that when I take NAC (n- acetylcysteine) my lungs feel better and more phlegm is excreted out and I am a smoker.

Thank you for this @yerrag . I always know that lungs are a detoxing organ. I asked why my breath smell garlicky when I eat garlic and I knew that the toxins in the garlic are being processed out by lungs. When solid matter gets into the lung also macrophages attack and break it down and they are processed through lymphatic system as you mention. I really look forward for you to continue this conversation as I too have a lot of grey phlegm that had almost all my life and when I have an infection they turn greenish yellow.

I suffered from it for long. I managed my stress levels and digestive issues and fine now.

@Nabokov I have always had very high cholesterol and also bad HDL to LDL ratios. Maybe this particular statin helps against arterial inflammation, which is really the cause of CVD? I have not taken any statins after my CBAG (bypass surgery) more than a couple decades ago. New studies show that very low does statins less than 5 mg per day help with arterial inflammation and I am thinking of taking them. Not Lipitor, but Crestor and Livalo. Perhaps Parastatin has the same affect.

@TopicalsOnBalls I had tge same issue. Its the supplements. Especially k2. Cut down supplements for a few days and see. If not then look somewhere else.

Re: Back pain?

I apply DMSO 100 percent or less with progesterone and DHEA to my back or joints when painful and see immediate relief.