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Originally Posted by HubbleRules
mmvic,
I've read on the internet about a lot of problems with contamination and adulteration of many Asian or Chinese supplements. Many contain unlisted prescription drugs, steroids - other 'bad' stuff.
I don't know what kind of 'government standards' you are referring to, but I would caution people about use of RRY 0 especially from China.
HubbleRules
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Yesterday I bought a bottle of Rexall Red Yeast Rice at Sams Club, after asking my MD about it, and doing a quick job of web research.
My MD told me he had read that RYR could be effective, since it contains a naturally occurring product similar to the statin in
Mevacor.
The web sources informed me there are a variety of sources and types of Red Yeast Rice.
Today I called Rexall [
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Since Rexall Red Yeast Rice is NOT STANDARDIZED, they cannot tell me the level of lovastatin in any batch - since that level varies with each batch. So anecdotal results, such as those on this thread are misleading since levels of the active ingredient are variable.
This is what sunk Cholestoff some years ago. That's not to say the RYR in the US doesn't have it in standard concentration, they just cant' say it. I use the same product and have done so for 2 to 3 years with good results. FYI, similar product is available at Walgreens often at 2 for 1 sales price.I felt I had nothing to lose by using this other than small amount of money.
Works for me.
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