CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT The Downing Clinic combines diet, vitamins, lifestyle treatment to improve cholesterol. We run genetic tests for cardiovascular disease. HEART DISEASE RISKS The Downing Clinic does comprehensive testing, including genetic testing for heart disease, far beyond just testing cholesterol and homocysteine. HYPERTENSION Diet, lifestyle, herbs, minerals, amino acids and detoxification all can help with this silent disease. With combinations of our own version of the DASH diet and other lifestyle changes, often improvement is possible.