Berberine. The Silver Bullet for Cholesterol

Annual cost of the cholesterol lowering medications called PCSK9-inhibitors: $5,850

Annual cost of the the natural cholesterol lowering supplement Berberine*: $288

For patients with high cholesterol. It is worth assessing their CVD risk to determine if diet and a supplement or supplement/drug combo might be the right choice to help lower their cholesterol. In many of these cases Berberine can be the silver bullet for high cholesterol.

The reason is Berberine lowers cholesterol in a similar manner that PCSK-9 inhibiting drugs do. By decreasing transcription of the PSCK-9 gene which allows the liver to re-absorb LDL-C and lower blood LDC-C levels.*

*Source: Cameron J, Ranheim T, Kulseth MA, Leren TP, Berge KE. Berberine decreases PCSK9 expression in HepG2 cells. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Dec;201(2):266-73. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.02.004. Epub 2008 Feb 15. PMID: 18355829.

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