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Resource post for October: Alternative supplements to lower your cholesterol levels

Posted in . Background Information, Alternative Treatment, Cholesterol, Medications • Tags: , , ,

There are mainstream pharmacological products and there are alternative natural products. There was a time when these two types of products don’t mix. Nowadays, many health experts not only believe but even recommend the use of alternative or adjunctive therapies in the form of acupuncture, yoga, etc. as well as nutritional supplements, nutraceuticals, and herbal medicine.

However, it is always prudent to use these products with caution. While many have been proven to be beneficial to our health and highly effective against certain diseases, there are also many which are suspect and can even have harmful effects.

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Posted on October 2, 2008 by Raquel Billiones • There are no comments, hop to it!

Know your medications: Red yeast rice extract- good or bad for the heart?

Posted in Alternative Treatment, Cardiovascular Sciences, Cholesterol, Drug Therapy, Medications, Product warning • Tags: , , ,

Red yeast extract also know as Xuezhikang or XZK for short, has been the subject of great controversy. Is it or is not good for cardiovascular health?

On August 9, 2007, the US FDA issued a warning to consumers against the use of red yeast rice products in the treatment of high blood cholesterol. These products which are sold as nutritional supplements (and therefore bought over-the-counter (OTC)) contain lovastatin, the active ingredient of anti-cholesterol prescription drugs such as Mevacor.

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Posted on July 30, 2008 by Raquel Billiones • There are 1 lonesome comment