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News & Research:
- Controlling Cholesterol? - Dr. Weil, 3/16/07
- "Of all the natural supplements available to help
lower cholesterol, red rice yeast extracts are by far the most effective"
- Are
Statins the New Wonder Drugs? - Dr. Weil, 6/21/04 -
"For moderately elevated cholesterol, I recommend non-prescription red rice
yeast, a natural source of statins with fewer side effects" - See
iHerb
or
Vitacost
red yeast rice products.
- Cholesterol-Lowering Supplements (Guggulsterones, Policosanol, Sterols)
review - ConsumerLab.com, 8/1/03
-
Controlling Cholesterol Naturally - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 8/03 -
"When you take the recommended amount of red yeast rice, which is 1,200 mg a
day [divided into two doses], it is equivalent to taking 5 mg of a statin
drug"
- Cholesterol Drugs May Prevent Cancer - WebMD,
6/2/03 - "Overall, taking
statins reduces risk of developing cancer by
20%, but that protection increases to 36% for people who take statins for
four years or more ... But the benefit stops about six months after the
patient stops taking the drug" - Note:
Red yeast rice is a non-prescription statin. See
iHerb
and
Vitacost
red yeast products.
- Statins Appear To Have Favourable Impact On Psychological Conditions
- Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03 - "the
longer people are on the
statins the more their symptoms of
depression, anxiety and hostility decrease
... When people stop taking statins or can not tolerate the medicine, their
depression, anxiety and hostility returns to pre-statin levels" -
Note: Red yeast rice is a non-prescription
statin but you should still check with your physician.
- Chinese
Cholesterol Control? - Dr. Weil, 10/1/02 - "And it contains seven different statins, not
just lovastatin. In my experience, the natural mixture of compounds is less
toxic (to the liver and muscles) than isolated lovastatin ... Other brands
of red rice yeast extract are still available in the U.S., although they
haven’t been clinically proven as was Cholestin, and may not be as
effective"
-
Dr. Julian M. Whitaker Petitions FDA to Include CoQ10 Use Recommendation in
All Statin Drug Labeling - Life Extension Magazine, 8/02 -
"On May 23, 2002, Dr. Julian M. Whitaker filed two citizens petitions with
the Food and Drug Administration. The petitions call on the Commissioner of
Food and Drugs to change the labeling of all HMG CoA reductase inhibitor
drugs (the so-called statin drugs), and to
issue a Medication Guide, warning consumers of the need to take
coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) whenever they take a statin drug" - I stuck
this in because red yeast rice is a non-prescription statin. - Ben
- Statins May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease -
Doctor's Guide, 4/16/02
- Statin Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's, Too - WebMD,
4/9/02 - "Statins
block the vasoconstrictive [blood-vessel narrowing] effect of the A-beta
protein -- a critical protein involved in
Alzheimer's disease ... These drugs appear to have
anti-inflammatory properties, independent of their benefit in lowering
cholesterol, that may help protect against dementia" - Note:
Red yeast rice is a non-prescription statin.
- Possible red yeast rice alternative:
A Natural Anti-Cholesterol Dietary Supplement, Policosanol - Life
Extension Magazine, 6/01 - "policosanol lowered LDL cholesterol 20% in 6 to 12 weeks at 10 mg/day.
Total cholesterol was reduced 15%, and HDL increased 7%-28%. Taking 20
mg/day reduced LDL about 28%, total cholesterol about 20%, and elevated HDL
7%-10%"
- Lovastatin
Holds Promise For Treatment In Head And Neck, Cervical Cancers
- Doctor's Guide, 11/1/01 - "five of
20 patients who were administered lovastatin after other therapies failed to
control their disease were able to achieve long-term stable disease"
- Note: Lavostatin is the active ingredient in red yeast rice.
- Evaluation of the Antihyperlipidemic Properties of Dietary Supplements
- Medscape, 4/1/01
-
Statins May Reduce Dementia Risk By 70 Percent - Doctor's Guide,
11/10/00 - "People over the age of
50 who are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may reduce
by 70 percent their risk of developing dementia."
- Court Rules FDA Can Regulate Supplement Marketed for Cholesterol
- WebMD, 7/26/03 - "The court then
ordered the FDA to lift its ban on the importation of red yeast rice, from
which Cholestin's
active ingredient is derived ... This is not a natural form of red yeast
rice, it is a product modified to achieve the same benefits"
-
Studies: Chemical in some Chinese cuisine can lower cholesterol - CNN,
3/25/99 - "Levels of high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), or "good" cholesterol, increased by 15
percent. Levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), or "bad"
cholesterol, decreased by 21 percent."
- Court
Reverses FDA Decision to Ban Import of Red Yeast Rice Product Cholestin™
- Herb World News Online, 6/17/98
Abstracts:
My personal experience with red yeast rice and
Trinovin™ |
| |
Total cholesterol |
Triglycerides |
LDL |
HDL |
| Baseline |
220 |
187 |
149 |
34 |
| 10 mg Liptor, 1 gm
niacin |
186 |
129 |
119 |
41 |
| % change from baseline |
-15% |
-31% |
-20% |
+21% |
| 1.2 grams Solaray red yeast rice, 1 gm
niacin, 1 pantethine and 1
Novogen Trinovin™ |
158 |
93 |
88 |
51 |
| % change from baseline |
-28% |
-50% |
-41% |
+50% |
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