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Maintaining Healthy Cholesterol Levels with Red Yeast Rice
Available: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Time: 2pm EDT
Length: 60 minutes
Cost: FREE
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Description:
Estimates say that about half of all adult Americans have cholesterol
levels that place them at risk for coronary heart disease. According to an
Opinion Research Corp. survey, only 8 percent would choose medication to
combat heart disease, creating a marketplace rich with opportunities for
alternative treatments. Register for this Webinar to learn about:
- Recent clinical trials showing supplementation with red yeast rice may
lower total cholesterol
- An overview of an HPLC analysis on citrinin and monocolins present in red
yeast rice
- Comparison of how red yeast rice was made centuries ago and current
“traditional” growing methods
- What to look for when purchasing red yeast rice and a review of C of A’s
- The benefits of red yeast rice grown in solid-state fermentation
Speakers:
Gary Walker is currently president and developer of Sylvan's Bioproducts’
line of business, which manufactures a variety of products from fungi. These
products range from red yeast rice, a nutraceutical, to innovative
non-chemical agroproducts. Walker joined Sylvan in June 1992 and served as
president and COO of its mushroom farm producing 50 million pounds per year.
He has spent 30 years in the fungal/mushroom industry. Walker graduated from
the University of Miami in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. |
