[i]Red Yeast Rice Extract (RYRE)[/i]

[MichaelJH]

I wrote this in reply to another post whose title does not make the question obvious and thought others might find it useful.

I tend to research my medical conditions and medications thoroughly having started my working life in R&D within ICI and finished it working on medical sensors.

Firstly Red Yeast Rice Extract (RYRE) is not really a natural product as it is an extract of red rice fermented with Monascus purpureus yeast. so at best it is as natural as Guinness or red wine! The next point is that the active ingredient is Monacolin K which may be prescribed to you as Lovastatin (bet that surprises you?).

Statins are well researched with the research being peer reviewed. There are also very tight controls over its manufacture and dosage which is not the case with RYRE. Also if you buy off the Interweb you may not get the genuine product (Ozempic for treating Type II diabetes is now in short supply as it is prescribed, mainly privately, as a slimming drug - a Channel 4 documentary exposed fake, and potentially dangerous, variants on the Interweb). RYRE can interact with many common drugs so you should talk to your pharmacist or GP before taking it. It may also cause kidney or liver problems.

Personally I would rather take a statin . I did have muscle aches with Simvastatin but a change to Atorvastatin cured this. With around five types of statin there is usually a statin and dose to suit everyone, and alternatives if none suits. The problem is people post about the negatives buy rarely if they have no issue taking statins. Would people have been put off Penicillin if the Interweb had been around?

[Shar28]

Thank you Michael, very interesting.