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Red Yeast Rice
Posted on 5/29/25 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 5/29/25 at 4:56 pm
Has anyone here tried it to lower LDL?
Does it work or is it a waste of money?
Does it work or is it a waste of money?
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Posted on 5/30/25 at 12:56 am to L1C4
It works but I wouldn’t take it. The active ingredient is identical to lovastatin so you would be taking a statin with same side effects.People,that want to avoid statins and take RRY are just fooling themselves.
Biggest danger is that some brands the doses aren’t standardized like a prescription statin.Potential to damage liver.
Biggest danger is that some brands the doses aren’t standardized like a prescription statin.Potential to damage liver.
Posted on 5/30/25 at 10:13 am to L1C4
I’ve asked this question before and I think 777 said that the Ref Yeast Rice was neutered of the helpful ingredients and essentially it’s a waste of money at this point.
Posted on 6/1/25 at 6:29 pm to LSUA 75
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It works but I wouldn’t take it. The active ingredient is identical to lovastatin so you would be taking a statin with same side effects.People,that want to avoid statins and take RRY are just fooling themselves. Biggest danger is that some brands the doses aren’t standardized like a prescription statin.Potential to damage liver.
Good catch.
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Red yeast rice contains compounds similar to statin drugs, including monacolin K, which is identical to lovastatin.
I looked into RYR a while back but after reading about the potential side effects, I passed on it.
Here is a site that goes further into RYR: LINK
Last check up, my LDLs were just a little over normal.
Cardiologist prescribed 10mg of statins.
Crap made just about every muscle and bone in my body ache. I felt like I had been hit by a Mack Truck.
I had brain fog and my lower back was hurting.
I quit taking it and it took about a month before that junk cleared out of my system.
To the OP, unless you have Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH),
try some exercises, cut out the sugar, get rid of the ultra-processed foods, reduce or quit alcohol consumption.
Try mixing flax seed meal in with a morning smoothie, eat broccoli, cauliflower, almonds, drink real lemon juice with water...
There is tons of cardiologists on youtube that can give advice on cholesterol without throwing a pill at the issue.
Do your own research and find what works best for you.
BTW, I am not a medical professional, nutritionist so take this for what its worth.
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