Articles for tag: Red Yeast Rice, Statin Drugs

Red Yeast Rice, the FDA, and Treating Your High Cholesterol

For those whose cholesterol levels top the 200 mark, physicians often prescribe statins. While effective for many people with high levels of LDL, or bad cholesterol, a number of patients have suffered from side effects, the most notable being muscle toxicity or severe muscle pain. The pharmaceutical family of statins includes such well-known names as ...

How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Statins

In recent years it seems that almost everyone I talk to is having problems with high cholesterol and/or triglycerides. While a lot of this is probably related to our age, it also is a problem for younger people. My cholesterol levels had climbed slowly during the 90’s while I was under a heavy stress load ...

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5 Natural Cholesterol Lowering Products

High cholesterol is a condition in which too much fat is in the blood, which can clog the arteries and cause clots that can travel through the blood and cause strokes, heart attacks, and coronary heart disease. People with certain conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are at even more risk of complications ...

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A Doctor’s Guide to Heart-Healthy Supplements

Supplements are among the most common topics of discussion in 21st century medical offices. The world of alternative medicine is full of bold claims of health and rejuvenation; consumers and physicians alike can be easily overwhelmed a trip to the health store. Many products target the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause ...