Is red yeast rice a vitamin?
A. Red yeast rice is not a vitamin, rather a fermented product of rice on which red yeast (Monascus purpureus) has been grown. Q. In reference to the letter concerning statins in Dr. Sahelian’s January 2007 newsletter — Red Yeast Rice is “Mevacolin” the very first statin synthesized by Merck and manufactured under the name Mevacor — if one takes red yeast rice — One is taking a statin. I would stop the red yeast rice and if I felt the need to lower cholesterol, would try to do so with natural products — ie fish oil, vitamin b 6, folic acid, vita b 12. I am not a supplier of any products or supplements –am a spouse of an individual I feel developed Parkinson’s after taking Lipitor for 4 plus yrs–hence my knowledge of red yeast rice and coq10 — statins deplete not only coq10 but other prenylated products– dolichol, selenoproteins including selenoprotein N, glutathione reductase to name just a few. Q. After only 5 tablets of Red Yeast Rice, I developed a rash and swelling in the n
A. Red yeast rice is not a vitamin, rather a fermented product of rice on which red yeast (Monascus purpureus) has been grown. Q. In reference to the letter concerning statins in Dr. Sahelian’s January 2007 newsletter — Red Yeast Rice is “Mevacolin” the very first statin synthesized by Merck and manufactured under the name Mevacor — if one takes red yeast rice — One is taking a statin. I would stop the red yeast rice and if I felt the need to lower cholesterol, would try to do so with natural products — ie fish oil, vitamin b 6, folic acid, vita b 12. I am not a supplier of any products or supplements –am a spouse of an individual I feel developed Parkinson’s after taking Lipitor for 4 plus yrs–hence my knowledge of red yeast rice and coq10 — statins deplete not only coq10 but other prenylated products– dolichol, selenoproteins including selenoprotein N, glutathione reductase to name just a few. Q. After only 5 tablets of Red Yeast Rice, I developed a rash and swelling in the n
