Benefits of Red Yeast Rice:

Red yeast rice, a fermented product of rice on which red yeast (Monascus purpureus) has been grown. It has been used as a medicinal food to promote “blood circulation” for centuries in Chinese. Extracts of red yeast rice contains several active ingredients as family of monacolin-related substances, sterols, isoflavones and monounsaturated fatty acids. The largest type of monacolins is monacolin K which also known as naturally occurring statin (lovastatin). It works by blocking an enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase) necessary in the formation of cholesterol and by speeding up the catabolism of LDL from the blood. Red Yeast Rice is a natural health supplement, the effects are similar to the medicinal products (Statin). [14-15] By lowering plasma concentration of cholesterol, red yeast rice extract may help to prevent heart disease and associated complications. [1, 11-12]

Numerous researches and clinical trials revealed that Red Yeast Rice has benefit in cholesterol-lowering effects within 8 weeks, the effects includes: [11-13]

• Reduce total cholesterol level
• Reduce LDL cholesterol level 
• Reduce triglyceride level
• Increase HDL cholesterol level

Benefits of Coenzyme Q-10: [2]

• Natural antioxidant in human body cells, delay the aging process of body cells
• Able to reduce free radicals due to uv light, passive smoking, pressure and imbalance diet
• Helps boost body cellular metabolism, activates cell growth
• Helps keep skin young and delicate