cholesterol

[scubadoo]

has anyone used red rice yeast to lower cholesterol? taking deca and test c and whinny has put up my cholesterol to 235 and i want to get it down..

my doc said to try this stuff first.. any input

thanks

peace

[Kale]

It works well along with this lot

This is from Bryan2 (supplement guru):

Regarding cholesterol health (The list will be in order of effectiveness)

At the top of the list is niacin

The best form is sustained release
Next come the regular form (but be aware these two can and will cause the skin to become a flushed red for a few minutes after you take it) nothing wrong it’s just a slight side effect

There is however a version that eliminates this referred to as flush free niacin

A general dose for cholesterol health is around 1000-1500mgs daily but if using the flush free version a dose of 2000-3000 mgs is preferred as this version is slightly weaker acting.

EFAs
Are up towards the top of the list as well as they work very efficiently at cholesterol maintenance. These are referred to the *****s 3,6,9 they are found in flax and fish oils which are most commonly used for bodybuilding purposes.

Red yeast riceDoseage:1200mg-2400mg Ed
Red yeast rice is basically fermented rice that shares the same active ingredients as the main stream prescription cholesterol lowering statins that are on the market. It is known to have a decent effect on cholesterol maintenance. However it is only beneficial to use for short periods of time such as up to 3-4 weeks before the cycle and continued throughout PCT. It should also be noted that this particular product is known to lower concentrations of COQ10 in the heart and liver so either a pre made supplement including this or additional supplementation of COQ10 at 300mg per day will be needed.


Sesathin

Sesathin is an excellent product that has many aspects that are beneficial to the bodybuilding community; one of these happens to be beneficial specifically for cholesterol maintenance and repair.

A short read up can be found at wwwdotavantlabsdotcom/main.php(dot to be replaced with a . to access)


Allicin:
An extract found in Garlic which is shown to lower blood pressure and lipid levels. It also has established reports of its ability to fight cancer. Purer forms of the extract are shown to be the best.

Policosanol:
Doseage: 10 -20 mg/day
Policosanol is made up of a blend of fatty alcohols known to be beneficial towards cholesterol maintenance. This specific supplement sometimes takes up to 3 months before full benefits start to show themselves and stacks remarkably well with EFAs producing a synergetic effect.


FenugreekFenugreek is known to help tremendously during PCT for HPTA recovery but also shows some slight benefits towards lipid health.

[powerliftmike]

has anyone used red rice yeast to lower cholesterol? taking deca and test c and whinny has put up my cholesterol to 235 and i want to get it down..

my doc said to try this stuff first.. any input

thanks

peace

winny is pretty bad about this. i imagine your doc is concerned b/c your total/hdl ratio is very high. EFAs are a great option. The above post is great b/c Bryan really knows his shit when it comes to supplements. good luck!

[vermin]

Kale, nice post - folks should be aware that not all of that stuff works for everyone, and the red rice can have the same sides as statins. My worst ever cholesterol was on Advicor (which is 1.5G niacin and a statin mixed), so it isn't always as easy as they say, esp. if the big problem is more the ratio than the overall.

IMHO, most of the drugs/treatments are for folks with bad habits who can't control themselves. If you have issues but are eating right and exercising don't expect the treatments to necessarily work.

[bigjohnr]

hgh brings my LDL's way down but does nothing for my HDL. HDL seems harder to fix. I did HGH for over a year and did my blood tests and during HGH they where great before and after pretty bad

[DSM4Life]

Go eat your oats