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Is red yeast rice a good alternative to statins?

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Is red yeast rice a good alternative to statins?

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Red yeast rice is a great natural alternative to statin drugs for lowering cholesterol, especially if you get muscle pain from statins. Watch as integrative medicine expert Julie Chen, MD, discusses the benefits and warnings for this supplement.

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