Maintaining cholesterol under control is very important, having too much cholesterol in your blood increases your risk of heart attacks and strokes. According to the CDC 95 million American adults 20yrs old or older have high cholesterol. Take control of your health naturally rather than having to take a “statin” prescription drug the doctors would reccomend.
First let’s discuss what cholesterol is. It is a fat-like substance that comes from either our liver or from animal sourced food we eat. These fat like substances travel through our blood stream as sphere shaped particles HDL & LDL. HDL is the good cholesterol & LDL is the bad cholesterol. You also have Triglycerides, another type of fat in the bloodstream and they are most of the body’s fat tissue. When you add HDL+LDL and ⅕ of Triglycerides that equals your total cholesterol.
Red Yeast Rice
Used in traditional Chinese medicine for many years. Starting ingredient is white rice that is then fermented with a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus. Red Yeast rice contains the active component monacolin K, this is the same ingredient that is in the prescription cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin. The supplement grade of the red yeast rice must contain less than 0.1% monaclin K if higher it would be considered a prescription drug. Research shows that red yeast rice containing monacolin K can lower your total blood cholesterol level, lowers the “bad cholesterol” (LDL) and lower triglyceride level. Clinical studies have shown it is safe and effective in decreasing cholesterol, see links below for a study. An effective dose of 2400mg red yeast rice twice daily according to the study. Also below product link for 600mg/capsule take 4 capsules twice daily to mimic the clinical study.
1800mg 2x/day study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19528562/
2400mg 2x/day study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102918/
Sundown Red Yeast Rice 1200 mg Capsules (240 Ct):
Pantesin® Pantethine
Pantesin® Pantethine is a derivative of Vitamin B5. Has many clinical studies, see link below for the 4 month study that shows a 8% increase in good cholesterol (HDL), 20% decrease in bad cholesterol (LDL) and decrease of triglycerides of 33%. Also below, a Pantesin product that contains 300mg and this should be taken 3 times daily.
300mg 3x/day study:
Swanson Pantesin Pantethine 300mg Softgel (60 Ct):
Bergomonte® Bergamot Extract
Bergomonte is extracted from the citrus fruit bergamot, which grows in southern Italy. The bergamot fruit is also a powerful antioxidant with a high ORAC value over 20,000. ORAC stands for oxygen radical absorbance capacity that means they bind free radicals within the body. Clinical studies have shown to support cardiovascular health, healthy blood glucose level, increases HDL “good” cholesterol, and promotes healthy weight management. Chart below compared to placebo you can see the increase in HDL & decrease in LDL and Triglycerides with both a 500mg per day & 1000mg per day dose. Link for the study below as well as a recommend product that is 500mg per capsule.
Clinical application of bergamot (Citrus bergamia) for reducing high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease markers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497409/
Hypolipemic and hypogly caemic activity of bergamot polyphenols https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21056640/
Citrus Bergamot Capsules 500 Capsule (Patented Bergamonte Vegan Extract) (60 Ct): https://amzn.to/3noz10g