Scientists in Japan discovered the cholesterol - lowering effects of red
yeast rice about the same time it was approved for use as a foodstuff.
Not exact matches
split the oat /
rice flour ratio 50:50 so used
about 2 cups of each, used coconut oil rather than olive oil and used 2 tbsp
yeast rather than 2 tsp.
In an editorial accompanying Dr. Becker's study, Dr. Phillips notes that the incidence of muscle pain reported among the study participants taking red
yeast rice (
about 7 %) could be artificially low.
Have a blood test that tells you what your numbers are before you start taking red
yeast rice (or any other drug or supplement), and have that test done again
about three months later.
There are contradicting articles and studies
about Red
Yeast Rice and its side effects nowadays.
Rather than rehash the story you can read on hundreds of other sites, I'd rather tell you
about how to be sure red
yeast rice works for you for lowering cholesterol without any red
yeast rice side effects such as muscle pain and memory loss.
If malt sugar is put into the
rice used to make red
yeast rice, the red
yeast produces
about four times more of the cholesterol - lowering ingredient.
If you keep up with natural health news, you have probably heard
about (1) how red
yeast rice lowers cholesterol and (2) how the US Food and Drug Administration knows red
yeast rice lowers cholesterol and does not it to be standardized for medicinal use.
Nonetheless, red
yeast rice was recognized
about 30 years ago as the source of an effective treatment for high cholesterol.
-- nutritional
yeast (read here
about the best brand to get — you don't want fortified)-- liquid aminos (this is a soy sauce substitute)-- garlic powder — cumin — no - salt seasoning (yes, I use the one from Costco — you can find a link to it here)-- parsley, dill, thyme — these are all good for roasting veggies and some dressing recipes — ground ginger, curry powder, coriander — these are nice in Asian - inspired dishes like un-fried
rice and lentil stew