Natures Plus Herbal Actives Red Yeast Rice, Extended Release - 600 mg, 60 Mini Tablets - Herbal Supplement - Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free - 30 Servings

I have been taking the larger version of this product for several years, and it has worked wonders for keeping my cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL/HDL values where they need to be. This is half the price (or less) of prescription statins and works just as well. It is an "herbal statin", and it acts just like the chemical/manufactured statins. I used to subscribe to Consumer Labs where I saw their evaluation of this Herbal Actives product. It indicated that it had the most active "statin- like" composition of all the products tested. There were no contaminants, and the amount of active ingredients were as indicated on the bottle. Some other products were not as "active" as indicated on their bottles, and contained less than indicated ingredients. Some time ago I noticed that I was having trouble swallowing the larger tablet. These are much smaller, and although you need to take two to equal the amount of statin activity in the larger tablets, they are much easier to swallow. I tried to accurately measure to give you an idea of how much smaller they are, but it wasn't that easy. The measurements are approximate. LARGE TABLET: a little bit over 7/8" long and 3/8" wide, 1/4" thick. The SMALLER TABLET: a little bit under 6/8" (3/4") long, 3/8" wide and 1/4" thick. This does seem as though they are about the same size, but the smaller one is shaped differently and just the minor "little bit" smaller or larger measurements makes a big difference in it's size. Bottom line: these are much easier to swallow! This bottle also indicates that these are best taken at night.

If you read the information available on Red Yeast Rice you will find that it does not work for everyone but for some people it is all they need. High Cholesterol runs in my family and mine has been high for years. I am in my 50s. Some years back I tried a couple of different prescription statins and was just too uncomfortable with the side effects so I went off them.I tried red yeast rice but it had no impact on my numbers. I spoke to the vitamin expert as a local health food store who suggested this extended release by Herbal Actives. She told me I had to be religious about taking two tablets every night or I would not be likely to see results. For the past year I've been dutifully taking 2 each night and yesterday I received my lab report. While the cholesterol was slightly outside the normal range (total 217, HDL 53, LDL 147), it is far better than it had been and if I modified my diet slightly I am reasonably certain it would quickly move to within normal limits.BOTTOM LINE: for me this product works well and has no side effects. That doesn't mean it will work for everyone but I think everyone who wants off of prescription statins owes themselves a six month trial with this brand of Red Yeast Rice. Other reviewers have cited studies about this particular brand being more effective and at least in my case, its true. Try it and see if it helps you.

this product i bought was recommended from one of my Dr. friends. he said all the cholesterol pills leads to major side effects including zahaymer disease, it kills the brain cells. so he said use these pills while using your cholesterol pills as every other day. so i made my mom consume 2 pills of this each 3 days before bed and the 4th day is her cholesterol pill, after a month period checkup, her cholesterol was perfect, she continued but this time each 4 days of this pills she takes her cholesterol pill and the readings was an extreme perfect. this pills works very well and as prescribed it's natural. i recommend anyone who has cholesterol to use it BUT:1- FIRST, ask your doctor about your new plan.2- have a blood test before consuming these pills (including cholesterol)3- NEVER leave you cholesterol pills, just accompany both as u work your way up till you stop the cholesterol pills.4- NEVER rush it, u've been living with cholesterol pills for how many years!!! so take it easy and work your way up month by month till you reach it.one last hint, the Dr. told me to give my mom the CoQ10 pills every morning because the cholesterol pills accelerates ageing, so it increases wrinkles. CoQ10 pills recovers from it (that's what i remember.. i guess) so i gave her a pill of CoQ10 in the morning and 2 pills of this Yeast at night, and she feels super good.last but not least i wish you all good health, we have tried it and it worked miracles.

Most red yeast rice supplements are in the form of a powder capsule, and I have a hard time taking pills in that form. I found a gel cap and used them for a while, but the gel cap was still large, so when I found these “mini-tablets” I really wanted to try them. Though they are not actually “mini” they are definitely the smallest form of red yeast rice I have found. The tablets are about 3/4” long and 1/4” wide but the coating makes them easy to swallow. The downside is they’re a little more expensive than the other forms of the supplement. I haven’t had my cholesterol checked since I started taking them, so I can’t vouch for effectiveness yet, just wanted to assure anyone who has a hard time swallowing pills that you should give these a try!

Great product, Are you still in place of medication and for me it work. Not all companies are equal, but I find this one to be excellent.