Day: July 1, 2024

IF YOU HAVE A HIGH CHOLESTEROL, many supplements can help to lower your cholesterol and improve your long-term health

Some supplements reduce the production of cholesterol in the liver, some increase the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids for greater excretion, while others reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the small intestines.

Antioxidant supplements also offer some protection against hardening and furring up of the arteries, to help reduce the circulatory damage that contributes to the long-term complications of having a raised cholesterol.

If you have a cholesterol imbalance and are being managed by diet and lifestyle alone, supplements can naturally lower your cholesterol levels to avoid the need for prescribed drugs.

If you are already taking a statin to lower your cholesterol, many of these supplements can be used in addition to improve their effectiveness, and to reduce statin side effects. However, always talk to your doctor before taking supplements and follow their advice.

This Quick Supplements Guide only covers the most effective vitamin, mineral and herbal medicines that have good evidence to support their use in improving cholesterol control: Plant sterols, Globe artichoke, Beta glucans, Vitamin C, Bergamot orange, Krill oil, Lycopene, Glucomannan, Green tea, Olive leaf, Red yeast rice, Turmeric and Black seed.

Dr Sarah Brewer includes 59 references to research supporting the use of these supplements for improving cholesterol balance.

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