Red Yeast Rice formula provides 600 mg per serving of pure, organic red yeast rice, which is of the highest quality and purity. It has been specially processed to remove any traces of citrinin, a potentially toxic byproduct of the red yeast rice fermentation process. Low quality red yeast rice products may actually cause more harm than good. You don’t want to cut corners when it comes to the health of your heart!

Red yeast rice is rice that has been fermented by the red yeast, Monascus purpureus. It has been used by the Chinese for many centuries as a food preservative, food colorant (it is responsible for the red color of Peking duck), spice, and an ingredient in rice wine. Red yeast rice continues to be a dietary staple in China, Japan, and Asian communities in the United States, with an estimated average consumption of 14 to 55 grams of red yeast rice per day per person. Red yeast rice also has been used in China for over 1,000 years for medicinal purposes. Red yeast rice was described in an ancient Chinese list of drugs as useful for improving blood circulation and for alleviating indigestion and diarrhea.

Red yeast rice is a substance that's extracted from rice that's been fermented with a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus. It's been used in China and other Asian countries for centuries as a traditional medicine. It's also used as a food coloring, additive, and preservative.

Red yeast rice naturally contains several ingredients that may help control cholesterol levels. These include a number of monacolins, most importantly monacolin K. It also contains sterols, isoflavones, and monounsaturated fatty acids, or "healthy fats."

Cholesterol reduction has become part of the national standard in treating heart disease. A surge in cholesterol medication usage has also led to billions of dollars in medication prescriptions and a side effect list that must be monitored. Patients have sought various options to treat high cholesterol levels, including the supplement red yeast rice extract, to produce the benefit needed to lower cholesterol and protect the heart.

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