Natural Combination lowers cholesterol more than Statin Drugs

Statin drugs have become the mainstay of cholesterol lowering medication. However, they have many side effects and often patients cannot tolerate them. Recent research done by the Mayo clinic has demonstrated that a combination of red yeast rice and fish oils worked better than statin drugs. 74 patients were randomly divided into two groups - one group was prescribed conventional a statin drug while the other group received a combination therapy of red yeast rice and fish oil. After 12 weeks the statin group's cholesterol lowered by 39.6% whereas the red yeast rice and fish oil group's cholesterol was lowered by 42.4%. The red yeast rice and fish oil group also showed a considerable lowering in triglycerides and lost more weight in general. Read more about it here.