GUGULIPID & CHOLESTEROL
Gugulipid is extracted from the mukul myrrh tree, which is native to India. It appears to get it’s cholesterol lowering effects from increasing the liver’s metabolism of LDL (the bad cholesterol).
In a double blind study of 125 patients comparing the effect of gugulipid with the cholesterol lowering drug clofibrate over a period of […]

VITAMIN C & CHOLESTEROL
If you have read my post Anti-Aging Supplementation Options post, you may very well already be taking 2000 mg of vitamin C a day. That should be plenty for cholesterol control purposes.
It has been shown that the higher the level of vitamin C in the blood, the lower the total cholesterol count […]

OTHER OPTIONS
Given inositol hexaniacinate’s effectiveness, that’s probably a good choice to try first. However, if you cannot tolerate inositol hexaniacinate, there are more options you can try.
PANTETHINE
Pantethine, a stable form of vitamin B5, inhibits the production of cholesterol by the liver. In a one-year clinical trial conducted with 24 patients, pantethine was shown to decrease […]

INOSITOL HEXANIACINATE
Inositol hexaniacinate’s side effects are minimal and it works even better than regular niacin, according to a study comparing the effect of niacin and inositol hexaniacinate on hyperlipidemic Buscat rabbits (The role of nicotinic acid and inositol hexaniacinate as anticholesterolemic and antilipemic agents. Nutr Reports Int 1983;28:899-911). The inositol hexaniacinate caused a 79.5 % […]

NIACIN & CHOLESTEROL
Niacin has been known to lower cholesterol since the 1950s. Of particular interest is a comparative study between Lovastatin (a popular statin drug) and Niacin. 136 patients with high cholesterol were randomly assigned either Lovastatin or Niacin over a 26 week period. Although the Lovastatin initial lowered LDL cholesterol more quickly than the […]

FOOD IRRADIATION
These days, food products are commonly irradiated to improve their shelf life. According to a report of a Joint FAP/IAEA/WHO Study Group, this results in loss of nutrients, particularly vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12. Furthermore, this effect is exacerbated […]

ACETYL L-CARNATINE
Mitochondria are membrane-enclosed cellular compartments that are the major source of a cell’s energy. Mitochondria convert nutrients, the products of carbohydrate and lipid (fat) metabolism into energy as well as doing many other specialized tasks.
As we age, the mitochondria function less efficiently, producing less energy. These less efficient mitochondria also create more oxidants, causing […]

DEPRESSION
Depression has been extensively reported to be associated with low dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and low levels of EPA and DHA in the blood (Omega-3 fatty acids and major depression: a primer for the mental health professional, Lipids Health Dis 2004;3(1):25).
An 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial performed at China Medical College Hospital in Taiwan […]

PSORIASIS
Several double blind, randomized, placebo controlled trials have shown promising results treating psoriasis with omega-3 fatty acids.
In a study done at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, 28 patients with chronic psoriasis were randomly given either fish oil capsules or olive oil capsules. After 8 weeks of treatment, there was a significant lessening in the fish […]

ARTHRITIS
A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study done at State University Groningen, The Netherlands, demonstrated that dietary fish oil supplementation is effective in suppressing clinical symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, such as joint swelling index and duration of early morning stiffness (Effects of fish oil supplementation in rheumatoid arthritis, Ann Rheum Dis. 1990 February; 49(2): 76–80).
CANCER
A […]