Expensive Dr. Roach: I’m a 71-year-old feminine in good well being who is kind of bodily lively. I’ve been taking crimson yeast rice with CoQ10 to assist with my levels of cholesterol. (My son-in-law, who’s a chiropractor and fairly educated about dietary supplements, urged this to me.) My levels of cholesterol are nonetheless considerably excessive, however my physician has not pressed me to start out a statin drug. My husband and buddy of ours each had excessive levels of cholesterol and began taking a statin drug. Each developed neuropathy and really feel that the drug had an element in that. I don’t need to take an opportunity on taking a statin drug.

My son-in-law thought citrus bergamot could be considerably higher than crimson yeast with CoQ10. I seemed on-line for citrus bergamot however was unsure what model could be good to strive.

I’m hoping you can provide me some perception about taking the crimson yeast rice with CoQ10 versus citrus bergamot to be able to assist with my levels of cholesterol. If citrus bergamot would maybe be higher, then I’m hoping you possibly can suggest a selected model that I can order. I can be seeing my main care doctor shortly and can plan to speak along with her about all of this as nicely.

— H.H.

Expensive H.H.: A really latest examine in contrast a statin drug (rosuvastatin, or Crestor) with a number of completely different dietary supplements, together with fish oil, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols and crimson yeast rice. There was additionally a bunch who obtained a placebo. On this stringent trial, rosuvastatin decreased the dangerous LDL levels of cholesterol by 35%, as has been seen in different research. Not one of the different remedies considerably decreased levels of cholesterol. Additional, rosuvastatin has been proven in lots of massive medical trials to scale back the probability of coronary heart assault in people at excessive threat. Not one of the dietary supplements have proven that profit.