Re: Policosanol search (wallmart)

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I found it at my local Wal-Mart as well Hopefully it will be restocked for you too, Ed.

, the directions suggest taking 1 softgel, two to three times daily, preferably with meals.

I do have a question though, with regard to the source for Policosanol. I understand that it can be obtained from sugar cane wax, Red Yeast Rice, and Beeswax extract. Of course each product is promoted in accordance with its distribution. Does anyone here have an opinion as to which might be the best source?

Judy

Policosanol search (wallmart)

I found 150 in softgels 10 mg at walmart. If someone could tell me how manmy to take,it says 1,is that enough?

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Okay let me step in and say....Red rice yeast is a statin...natural statin that is. It caused my husband thesame exact bad symptoms as the manufactured statins, and he had to stop taking it.This is shy I get confused..if this polycosanol is a statin type drug...then I feel we should be monitored and not just medicating ourselves with it. After all....that is not any worse than being able to buy the other stains over the counter, right?

Red Rice yeast was a great thing..but it affected my husband the same as Lipitor.

Re: Policosanol search (wallmart)

I found it at my local Wal-Mart as well Hopefully it will be restocked for you too, Ed.

, the directions suggest taking 1 softgel, two to three times daily, preferably with meals.

I do have a question though, with regard to the source for Policosanol. I understand that it can be obtained from sugar cane wax, Red Yeast Rice, and Beeswax extract. Of course each product is promoted in accordance with its distribution. Does anyone here have an opinion as to which might be the best source?

Judy

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Jill, there certainly is a lot to consider isn't there?! For example, check out the following conflicting snips regarding Red Yeast Rice:

Judy

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Pro -

Researchers have determined that one of the ingredients in red yeast rice, called monacolin K, inhibits the production of cholesterol by stopping the action of a key enzyme in the liver (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase) that is responsible for manufacturing cholesterol.6 The drug lovastatin (Mevacor®) acts in a similar fashion to this red yeast rice ingredient. However, the amount per volume of monacolin K in red yeast rice is small (0.2% per 5 mg) when compared to the 20–40 mg of lovastatin available as a prescription drug.7 This has prompted researchers to suggest that red yeast rice may have other ingredients, such as sterols, that might also contribute to lowering cholesterol.

http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes.cfm?contentid=2155001 & org=newhope

Con -

The active components of red yeast rice are similar to those of statin drugs, Ingels says. "When you take the recommended amount of red yeast rice, which is 1,200 mg a day [divided into two doses], it is equivalent to taking 5 mg of a statin drug," he says. Although there haven't been any long-term studies proving it, Ingels warns there is a theoretical risk of liver damage, just as with statins, so he encourages people using red yeast rice to have their liver enzymes checked periodically.

Heber, M.D., and colleagues from the University of California at Los Angeles, analyzed nine proprietary Chinese red yeast rice supplements and found the presence of monacolins, which inhibit cholesterol production, varied widely. The research, published in the April 2001 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, shows that of the nine products tested, the monacolin content ranged from zero to 0.58 percent by weight, and only one of the preparations had all 10 monacolin compounds. Since not all red yeast rice products have the same effect on lipid profiles, ask your supplier about monacolin content.

http://www.nfm-online.com/ASP/articleDisplay.asp?strArticleId=118

Re: Policosanol search (wallmart)

Okay let me step in and say....Red rice yeast is a statin...natural statin that is. It caused my husband thesame exact bad symptoms as the manufactured statins, and he had to stop taking it.This is shy I get confused..if this polycosanol is a statin type drug...then I feel we should be monitored and not just medicating ourselves with it. After all....that is not any worse than being able to buy the other stains over the counter, right?

Red Rice yeast was a great thing..but it affected my husband the same as Lipitor.