Benefits:
- Supports the circulatory system.
- Helps the body maintain normal-range cholesterol levels.
- Supports the production of HDL (good) cholesterol in the liver.
How It Works:
Red yeast rice is a natural byproduct of fermented red rice that supports the bodys normal ability to maintain normal-range cholesterol levels. It supports the liver in its efforts to regulate the release of cholesterol into the bloodstream. Those using red rice products should supplement with coenzyme Q10 (Co-Q10), because red yeast rice can interfere with the normal production of this important liver metabolite.
Ingredients:
Red yeast rice.
Recommended Use:
Take 2 capsules with a meal two to three times daily.
WARNING: Do not use this product if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breast feeding because using this product may cause birth defects. Consult your health care provider before using if you are currently taking any cholesterol-lowering agents. Cholesterol levels should be checked regularly. For adults 20 years of age or older. People with or at risk for liver disease should not use this product. Keep out of the reach of children.
Nature’s Sunshine launched Hongqu--a red yeast rice product--in the summer of 1998 and reintroduced it in 2004 as Red Yeast Rice. To get the full story, you have to go back much further… For more than 1,000 years, red yeast rice has been used in China in both Traditional Medicine and Asian cuisine. Monascus purpureus is combined with rice and fermented, then extracts are taken from the bright red rice to create a supplement rich in nutrients that may naturally help slow the liver’s normal ability to produce cholesterol. Red yeast rice supports the body’s ability to maintain normal-range cholesterol levels. It has also been used for flavoring, coloring and preserving food.
