What is Red Yeast Rice?
Sunday October 1, 2006
Red yeast rice is a nutritional supplement that is marketed to lower cholesterol. It's a substance made by fermenting a type of red yeast called Monascus purpureus over rice.
Red ... Read More

By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine since 2000
Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >
Keep yourself, and your family, happy and healthy this fall with these tips. More >
©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
All rights reserved.