I'll just have to try exercise, meal planning and red yeast rice to get my cholesterol under control or die trying.

Talk to your doctor before you try red yeast rice.

I said to her, 'You realize the red yeast rice can have the same effect as the statin, right?

Talk to your doctor before beginning to take red yeast rice to be sure it is safe for you.

However, the studies of red yeast rice have so far been fairly small and didn't last long enough to reveal the long-term effects.

These uses of red yeast rice, however, have not been tested scientifically.

Doctors haven't established a set dosage for red yeast rice.

Not much is known about the long-term safety of red yeast rice.

Stop using red yeast rice and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with red yeast rice.