Choloserol Supplemens Flashcards
1
Q
Red yeast rice
A
Used for centuries in China as food and medicine
It supports healthy cholesterol by reducing the action of an enzyme that helps make cholesterol. IT works in the liver, btw
2
Q
Who shouldn’t take red yeast rice
A
People with liver disease, kidney disease, drink more than 2 alcohol beverages daily, bad thyroids, blood thinners, or daily aspirin.
It acts like statins in the bod, do no grapefruit or grape juice
If you’re on cholesterol prescribed meds, check with your doctor first
3
Q
Plant sterols
A
Good for cholesterol and work in bloodstream. Policosonal and beta sisterol are most common.
Beta sisterol makes cholesterol absorb less in intestines, so u excrete it more and have less in u
