Cholesterol Drugs And Natural Alternatives

For several years people have been takingHDL good cholesterol. The CETP Inhibitors work to
cholesterol drugs as aalso raise the hdl cholesterollevels which have been
means to lower high cholesterol levels. The mostproven in themselves to aid in lowering levels of the
frequently prescribed class of cholesterol drugs areldl cholesterol.There are however a large number of
the statins, also known as lipid loweringalternative cholesterol lowering drugs. Natural
medications.However they are known to have somealternatives that do not pose such a risk, although of
quite serious side effects, such as causing livercourse any medication you take you should always
function abnormalities. Statins currently available oncheck with your doctor first. You can lower
the US market include :Statins currently available oncholesterol naturally by taking herbal remedies such
the U.S. market include, Lipitor (atorvastatin) made byas Guggul, Pantethine, Curcumin, Policosanol, and
Pfizer, Zocor (simvastatin) made by Merck, PravacholBeta-Sitosterol .These supplements
(pravastatin) made by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lescolare easily available and low cost compared to
(fluvastatin) made by Novartis, Mevacor (lovastatin)prescribed drugs.
made by Merck, and Crestor (rosuvastatin) made byOf course there are also many lifestyle changes that
AstraZeneca.The latest cholesterol drugs that arecan be made to lower your cholesterol levels
soon to come on the market, are the CETP inhibitors.naturally. Regular exercise and eating a diet for
These new drugs have a different action as basedlowering cholesterol can also reduce your risk of
on the latest scientific discoveries, it is now knowndeveloping heart disease. As they say, prevention is
that not all cholesterol is unhealthy. There are severalbetter than cure.
types of cholesterol, including LDL bad cholesterol and