has suggested some specific foods that could serve as "natural alternatives to statins". The charity highlighted four such foods and explored the science behind them. Plant sterols and stanols ...

The newer statins on the market have longer half-lives than the original statins. Alternative dosing schedules using once-, twice- or three-times a week or every-other-day dosing, have been ...

Other lipid-lowering medications, such as intestinal agents, niacin and fibrates, can be used as alternative strategies in patients who cannot tolerate statins or in combination with low-dose ...

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Medications alone aren't the only means to lower cholesterol levels. Some over-the-counter alternative high cholesterol treatments can help -- but others don't fulfill their promise. "While there ...

If that comes back and your levels are high - the doctor may recommend drugs like statins - or they could say it could be improved with lifestyle changes before you need to go on to medications. The ...

The British Heart Foundation has said there are a number of natural alternatives to statins that claim to lower cholesterol - and recommended seven on its website. It looked at the evidence and ...

According to a new study by researchers, heart patients who can't tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new option. According to a new study by researchers from the ...