Quote Originally Posted by Laura's Babies
I am doing the Omega 3 fish oil and other natural ways... oatmeal every day, cinnamon, walnuts and a varity of other things that (are suppose to) equal out to taking 20mg of Lipitor.

Pam, I had went and bought the Red Yeast Rice then read on the web that it too is a statin and does the same things to you as Lipitor and other statins. Are you taking CoQ10, statins deplete your body of that and every cell needs that too.
Laura, my doctor called it a *natural statin.* I have had no problems at all with it really that I have noticed. I also take the Omega fish oil and my brother has told me to begin COQ10 as he also takes it. It was recommended to him by his mother-in-law's doctor amazingly enough. I do believe that now more and more doctors are seeing the benefits of vitamins and supplements, but of course they still jump on the old drug bandwagon too. After all, they do get those tons of samples and perks from the drug reps.