Red Yeast Rice is a product gaining a lot of steam in the market place for the reduction of cholesterol. What is the difference between this and Bios Life?
Red Yeast Rice may lower cholesterol, but only through one mechanism. There have also been concerns about impurities that may be toxic. Bios Life lowers cholesterol in four ways, and without any side-effects. This is an excerpt of the natural products database: Orally, red yeast can cause gastritis, abdominal discomfort, and elevated liver enzymes. In clinical studies, heartburn, flatulence, and dizziness were reported infrequently and did not result in study withdrawal. Anaphylaxis following inhalation of red yeast has also been reported. Like HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statins) drugs, red yeast may cause rhabdomyolysis, which is related to the mevinic acids that it contains. The contaminant citrinin may be found in some products containing red yeast. Citrinin is a nephrotoxin that results from incorrect rice fermentation processes.
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