I heard the above --was it a supplement or drug?--was good for your heart. So I asked King about it. Here's great heart health info for you, from our fitness guru:
It is a tradename for simvistatin, all 'statin' drugs (and it is a drug rather than a supplement) are highly refined doses of fungal toxins that have the effect of suppressing cholesterol production in humans. The downside is that they also can cause muscle breakdown (myolosis) where the muscle tissue is catabolized into chemicals- especially skeletal muscle, sometimes heart muscle- this overwhelms the kidneys with ammonia and other muscle-breakdown byproducts. A simlar action, but without as great a risk of side effects, due to lower potency and the presence of supporting nutrients in the source product, is Red Yeast Rice (RYR). This is a source Monacolin K which inhibits production of HMG-Coenzyme A Reductase. (I know, a mouthful.)
A highly concentrated form of this nutrient from RYR is the drug Lovastatin or Mevacor (by Merck). The good news, or God-News where we work, is that several different natural substances have the effect of lowering cholesterol production a little. Put them all together and you get a substantial reduction.
Polycosanol- (but only the kind from sugarcane) A waxy sterol that is a large molecule with a similar density/shape to HDL cholesterol butnot the downside of BEING cholesterol. HDL sweeps out LDL, it is the accumulation of LDL (slowly eliminated) day-by-day that causes checked levels to show high. It's as if you never cleaned up after yourself at the house, and eventually you have trouble moving around the place, or your Arteries.
Betasitosterol (called Corowise in Centrum products) Works similarly to the polycosanol. Garlic- a more complex suppression of production triggers.
Water-soluable fibers- Pectin from fruits, oatfiber, etc... that are dissolved into the blood and bind to cholesterol like magnets.
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