The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell -walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that is like bloodborne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various body tissues to be used, stored or excreted. But too much of this circulating cholesterol can injure arteries, especially the coronary ones that supply the heart. This leads to accumulation of cholesterolladen "plaque" in vessel linings, a condition called atherosclerosis.

-when blood flo-w to the heart is impeded, the heart muscle becomes starved for oxygen, causing chest pain (angina). If a blood clot completely obstructs a coronary artery affected by atherosclerosis, a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or death can occur.

Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and -women in the United States. More than 90 million American adults, or about 50 percent, have elevated blood cholesterol levels, one of the key risk factors for heart disease, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's National Cholesterol Education Program.

Cholesterol lo-wering supplements containing Policosanol or Red Yeast Rice is kno-wn to assist in lo-wering cholesterol levels.

Policosanol
Policosanol is a natural supplement derived from sugar cane. It is a mixture of eight higher primary aliphatic alcohols isolated and purified from sugar cane -wax. one of the ne-west and more successful substances that benefits those suffering from high cholesterol is Policosanol, -which is a safe and natural extract from sugar cane -wax. It -works by helping the liver control production and breakdo-wn of cholesterol. Policosanol promotes healthy platelet function and helps to maintain cholesterol levels that is already -within the normal range.

Red Yeast Rice
Red Yeast Rice is the product of yeast ( Monascus purpureus ) gro-wn on rice, and is served as a dietary staple in some Asian countries. It contains several compounds collectively kno-wn as Monacolins, substances kno-wn to inhibit cholesterol synthesis. Red Yeast Rice is proposed to be a mild aid for gastric problems (indigestion, diarrhea), blood circulation and spleen and stomach health.