What in the world is red yeast rice? When non-glutinous rice is cooked, covered with red yeast and fermented, the result is a bright red compound known as red yeast rice. It sounds unappetizing, doesn’t it? But this isn’t the type of rice you eat for dinner. In China, red yeast rice has been used for centuries as a food preservative and coloring agent – and today, it’s available in supplement form.
What does red yeast rice do?
This colorful, natural extract is well-known for its health-promoting properties, which include:
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Providing support for cardiovascular health
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Supporting a healthy lipid profile already within normal range
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Possibly helping to maintain lipid cholesterol levels already within the normal range
NOTE:
Taking red yeast rice may result in a reduction of your body’s natural CoQ10 levels. Supplementing with a CoQ10 product, or taking a formula that provides both red yeast rice and CoQ10 can help restore your body’s natural levels.