Guggul Cholesterol Compound was developed by licensed acupuncturist and clinical herbalist Michael Tierra, L.AC., OMD, AHG.
Guggul Cholesterol Compound is unique among guggul formulas because it also contains Triphala — one of the oldest and, beyond doubt, the most highly revered compound in the 5,000 - year Ayurvedic tradition.
Not exact matches
On the other hand,
guggul gum was thought to be the touchstone of
cholesterol lowering remedies, but it later turned out to increase LDL.
They likely deduced this from
guggul gum's
cholesterol lowering effect.
I use
Guggul with patients only if they appear to need thyroid support and have blood sugar on the high side, because
Guggul can address both, and achieving balance like this appears to reduce LDL
cholesterol levels (it's known, of course, that low thyroid activity causes blood
cholesterol to rise, and I couldn't agree more that hypothyroidism is seriously under - diagnosed).