Cholesterol reducers?

[tman55]

Anyone know of anything I can buy in a vitamin shop or over the counter that can help reduce cholesterol?

At your age?

Go to a doc and get it all tested.

 

[Winter]

Have you been tested?

At your age?

Go to a doc and get it all tested.

Not yet, but my heart has been beating irregularly and it's just a hunch. I'm planning on getting my bloodwork done in the near future, but I've been pushing it off for quite some time now.

Thanks everyone else for the responses.

 

[SEREguy]

fish oil and red yeast rice are thereal deal. Even more so the red yeast rice. It is actually what most prescription drugs for cholesterol are derived from yet it is not a statin. Only problem with the yeast is it does not come cheap.

 

[mick-g]

Apple Cider Vinegar the Heinz in the bottle. Take aprox 1oz pour into small tumbler glass and add cranapple or i use Crystal Lite Raspberry Ice and mix. I take it at night with a Bayer asprin. One of the best things to lower bp and the asprin help with platlet flow. I have also used and continue to use Red Yeast Rice(2 caps ed for 1200mgs). You can also use Niacin flush free.

 

[macro]

just to clarify red yeast rice contains lovostatin

 

[adidamps2]

just to clarify red yeast rice contains lovostatin

which means what?

 

[SEREguy]

just to clarify red yeast rice contains lovostatin

Ill stand to say you're correct, although many will argue it will hardly cause any reprocussions as compared to a pharmaceutical form. Lets be honest, in a dose of 500-600mg of red yeast about 7mg of that is lovastatin. Of that 7mg, about how much will typically be absorbed? Probably only 4% or 5%. Pharmaceutical doses are much higher. Usually 40-50mg is standard. Adverse effects are very seldom due to the extreme low dose contained in natural red yeast rice. But, yes you are correct.