Comments on: Cholesterol Scam Alert! Red Yeast Rice

By: chuck b

chuck b — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:27:46 +0000

how did you do this??? My internal med doc has suggested RYR and fish oil. I have RA and take weekly doses of MTX and Enbrel. He said that the RYR will be better than the statin drugs.

By: Ramar

Ramar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:07:05 +0000

I’m thinking aboout trying the red yeast rice but I read on medicinet that any sold in the USA has been robbed of it’s effectiveness by lowering the allowable amount of the effective component to zilch. Can anyone suggest a reliable supplier outside the US with effective amounts of the cholestrol reducing compound not removed. I usually don’t embrace hocus pocus cures but I did try light therapy early on before it became more mainstream and found it quite effective for mood adjustment. I would like to try this in a similar test before going on the more expensive Lipitor. Anyone know of a reliable supplier? Thanks

By: ESTHER

ESTHER — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:27:08 +0000

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

By: Will

Will — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:36:51 +0000

My Cholesterol improved substantially after taking a daily combination of Red Yeast Rice, CoQ10, Fish Oil, Flush Free Natural Niacin, Vit B Complex, 81 mg aspirin daily, plus an exercise regimen 4x weekly so much that my doctor said a Stain would not be required at this time. The FDA warnings about Red Yeast Rice are less severe than the warnings about statins.

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:12:16 +0000

I lowered my cholestrol ~70 points taking Rexall brand red yeast rice

By: Dr. J

Dr. J — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:41:59 +0000

Red Yeast Rice is not a scam…the plant compounds are the molecular basis for the synthetic statins originally modeled by the pharma industry. All synthetic statin drugs mimic the structure of one of the seven or so natural statins that can be found in various strains of RYR. And there are other fungi besides these red yeast which form statins as part of their natural metabolic process, strains of Aspergillus are one example. RYR naturally contains many compounds that are
chemically identical to synthetic
statins and have the similar effect on the liver’s HMG-CoA system, but
usually at a lower concentration than prescription drug levels. If the
supplement is from a reputable supplier, with Mass spect. and GC
testing available on the imported raw materials from China, and the supplement company offers documented by GMP or other cert. that there are standardized levels of the active ingredients, then what
is the problem? (there are many supplement companies who are happy to expose their testing procedures and info and I would not use any that won’t!)I would think for patients with borderline levels or
who have positive history for heart disease that this would be a more
conservative first approach to reaping the benefit of daily statins.
If the lipid profiles improve, and the cost to the patient is lower,
this seems like a reasonable alternative with a reduced likelihood of
side effects.

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:33:56 +0000

Keith, there is certainly proof AND names: simply click the first link in the very first line of the post. It provides all the manufacturers who include statins in their red yeast rice products, BY NAME, with all relevant information.

By: keith hall

keith hall — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:20:19 +0000

I read a lot of Negativity regarding red yeast rice, but I do not see any of the manufacturers listed that have the statins in them. All I see here is your say so. No proof here or how you found this out. Keefer614@aol.com

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:25:36 +0000

Good idea Sara.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:25:10 +0000

Mike-Do you follow the Braggs recommendations for apple cidar vinegar? What do you do with the vinegar other than drink it? I tried some straight once….bad move.