CholestForte

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Unique, natural product native to China, used in traditional Asian medical systems since approximately 800 A.D.; produced by fermenting red yeast (Monascus purpureus) with white rice. Red Yeast Rice Extract offers the full spectrum of monacolin compounds which inhibit the normal synthesis of cholesterol in the body by binding to the cholesterol production enzyme HMG-CoA reductase.*

Blend of compounds isolated from natural plant waxes called long-chain fatty alcohols (LCFA). Policosanol contains several long chain fatty alcohols, including octacosanol, hexacosanol and triacontanol. Animal and in-vitro research has shown that these compounds support the cardiovascular system and inhibit lipid peroxidation, as well as support macrophage activity.*

Mixture of several compounds isolated from the plant Commiphora Mukul. Guggulsterones have been found to inhibit cholesterol synthesis in the liver via antagonism of the farsenoid X receptor and the bile-acid receptor.*

Flush-free form of niacin; the mechanisms of action of inositol hexanicotinate are similar to those for niacin. Niacin appears to affect blood lipids by a number of different mechanisms. It lowers LDL and triglyceride levels by decreasing VLDL synthesis, which results in a decrease in the LDL cholesterol fraction. The decrease in VLDL and LDL then leads to a decrease in serum triglycerides, phospholipids and cholesterol, which generally combine with these lipoproteins. Niacin also inhibits cholesterol synthesis from acetate in the liver and increases its degradation, and decreases the risk of coronary artery disease by altering the function of lipoprotein A-I and reducing synthesis of lipoprotein A-II. This appears to result in an elevation of HDL levels.*

Used to support liver and gallbladder function; it works to increase bile production, which supports increased fat metabolism.*

Also called vitamin B5, Pantothenic acid is a water-soluble vitamin. It is needed to form coenzyme-A (CoA), and is critical in the metabolism and synthesis of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.*

Water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester bonds in water-insoluble, lipid substrates.*

Three vegetable capsules contain: