Cholesterol-lowering Red Yeast Rice- So Long to Statin Drugs

“A new study revives a running controversy about the purported cholesterol-lowering effects of the centuries-old natural product called red yeast rice. ”

Read more  about Red Yeast Rice here.

Cheerios a Drug According to the FDA

General Mills, the maker of popular cereal Cheerios has been reprimanded for it claims that it can “lower cholesterol by 4%” in six weeks. According to the FDA, this  is not appropriate because only  drugs are allowed to make a  medical claims.

General mills had gotten permission to make a health claim several years ago from the FDA but not pertaining to specific percentages and time frames.

If you want to bring down your cholesterol, pump some iron!

This new study says lifting weights will lower cholesterol.

” The study found a 5 percent decrease in total cholesterol, and a 5 percent decrease in subjects’ level of non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) as a result of weight training.”

From the Charleston Daily Mail