As a dietary supplement, take one softgel three times per day with meals, or as directed by your health care practitioner.

Cholesterol can be both good and bad. Cholesterol is actually an essential substance, but certain types of cholesterol at high levels can be unhealthy. Cholesterol is broken up into two types. The types are HDL and LDL cholesterol. LDL cholesterol, also sometimes known as “bad” cholesterol, builds up in the arteries and can contribute to the risk of heart disease. HDL cholesterol, also commonly known as “good” cholesterol, actually removes extra cholesterol from the arteries and transports it to the liver.

Ideally the ratio of cholesterol, meaning your total cholesterol divided by your HDL number, should be 3.5. Some factors that can increase your risk factors of high cholesterol are obesity, age, smoking, and poor diet. Additionally, high cholesterol can be dangerous to overall health and cause chest pain, heart attack, and stroke. However, in addition to lifestyle and exercise, supplementation with plant sterols has been recommended to help lower cholesterol.

• Plant Sterols + consists mainly of the four major phytosterols: beta-sitosterol, campesterol (in the free sterol form, not as sterol esters) campestanol, and sitostanol.
• Plant sterols are similar in structure to cholesterol.
• Because of their structure similarity, plant sterols have been shown to actually reduce absorption of dietary and biliary cholesterol, which in turn helps to reduce LDL and total cholesterol.
• Many studies have stated that supplementation with plant sterols have lowered LDL cholesterol by about 7.5-12%.
• According to another study, consumption of 1.8 g of a plant sterol/stanol mixture per day for four weeks in patients with baseline high cholesterol, total cholesterol was reduced by 6.4% and LDL cholesterol was reduced by 10.3%.

^†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

As with any dietary supplement, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, anticipating surgery, take medication on a regular basis or are otherwise under medical supervision.

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