“An ancient remedy lowered my cholesterol!”

When her LDL levels spiked, Heather Lopez feared her family's history of heart disease would catch up to her. Instead of taking statins, she tried red yeast rice—and her numbers plummeted!

- Monica Romano

Your cholesterol is still climbing," Heather Lopez’s doctor warned. “Let's try this first, and if it doesn’t work, we'll have to try statins.”

Heather's cholesterol had never been this high before—rising to 221. She had felt unwell for months and now worried about the related complications her doctor mentioned, such as heart disease, stroke and kidney damage.

If my cholesterol stays untreated, my health is in jeopardy, Heather realized.

Her grandfather had high cholesterol and died from a heart attack in his 50s. I don’t want to follow in his footsteps.