A program of daily fish oil and red yeast rice supplements along with lifestyle changes like a healthy diet, exercise and relaxation-can lower harmful LDL just as well as cholesterol-busting drugs. That’s the report from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, who found that the all natural approach provided two additional benefits for the study’s high-cholesterol patients: lower triglycerides and weight loss. The program requires a serious commitment (you can’t just pop the pills without making the lifestyle changes), but if you’re tempted to try it, do so under a doctor’s care, cautions lead researcher David J. Becker, M.D. Dietary supplements don’t go through FDA approval, and studies have found that the ingredients in red yeast rice may vary and even be risky. Two products that have undergone reliable testing and earned a thumbs-up: Natural Yeast Red Rice and Cholesterol Red Yeast Rice.
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