( 3 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 7 2009
What got me started/scared was a fasting total cholesterol measurement of 246mg/dL. I looked around for alternatives to the usual pharmaceutical statins and chose to take 2-10mg policosanol (+ 30mg CoQ10) tablets a day and 4-500mg (a total of 2000mg per day) capsules of artichoke extract (both from Source Naturals). After 6 weeks, I went in for a second fasting blood work to see what the results were if any. I went down to 183mg/dL!! Of course, "the mileage may vary," which is to say, everyone's physiology is different. Anyway, that is my experience. By the way... at the time, I was not taking any fish oils. Also, there has been evidence of policosanol diminishing Co-Q10 levels in the body, hence the additional amount of 30 mg in each tablet to protect heart muscle. I did see all the literature about policosanol being merely a placebo, and yes, I did take the artichoke leaf extract in conjunction with the 20mg of policosanol (I probably should have just done one at a time as an experiment on myself to see the effects), but there WAS a positive change in my total cholesterol measurements when I used both. Follow directions on the bottle: take with food. Do not use if you have liver, gall bladder, or bile duct problems and the usual "pregnant, nursing, etc." warnings.
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Posted: Jun 23 2008
I took this product for maybe a month and my cholesterol went down 10 points.
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( 0 of 472 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 28 2008
Seven independent, well-conducted scientific studies in the U.S., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Croatia since 2006 have found policosanol worthless at lowering cholesterol levels. Virtually all of the positive "evidence" for policosanol comes from a single Cuban research group which has a financial stake in the product. Even One-A-Day has given up on policosanol and switched to phytosterols!
