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Policosanol for cholesterol
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PolfaJelfa
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Bro , can you please tell me what is the diference between normal naiacin adn no flush.?
DJ_UFO
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PolfaJelfa said:
Normal niacin will give you some flushes...like sensation of burning skin in your face, arms and back. The no flush version doesn't have this side. I take normal niacin with a glass of cold water and no flushes. But once I took it with a hot soup and I was burning like hell!!!...it was disgusting
hrt39
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The no-burn version of niacin is niacinamide, if I remember correctly. The policosinol seems to work with a dose of 30 or more mg/day. I take 10 mg with 3 main meals. If you are taking policosinol, you should also be taking co-Q-10, as policosinal depletes something that co-Q-10 can replace in your system.
geoboy
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hrt39 said:
1) yes, niacinamide is a version of niacin without the flushing effect, but it also doesnt have the cardiovasular benefits. the non-flush niacin that retains the CV effect is inositol hexanicotinate.
2) The statin drugs deplete C-Q10. Some supplement makers added Co-Q10 to their policosanol products (& charged lots more) and say that since policosanol works "on the same metabolic pathway" as the statins, that it may deplete CQ10 as well, but thats not the case.
http://www.bodyandfitness.com/Information/Health/Research/policosanol.htm
excerpt:
".....Best of all, policosanol does this without the side effects of drugs. Unlike statin drugs, policosanol does not interfere with the body's production of CoQ10....."
p.s. if thats u in the avatar, the HRT experiment is a success :-} .
gjohnson5
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PolfaJelfa said:
Inositol hexanicotinate = no flush niacin. The simple explanation is that it's
A newer form of vitamin B-3 (niacin), which does not cause flushing, is
inositol hexaniacinate, sometimes called inositol hexanicotinate. When six niacin molecules are attached to a large molecule of inositol, inositol hexaniacinate is the result. Inositol hexaniacinate delivers niacin in a natural slow-release way, allowing for all the cholesterol-modulating benefits of niacin with little potential for side effects such as flushing (itching, heat and redness in the skin) or liver damage. Preliminary research has shown that inositol hexaniacinate has similar actions to niacin.
It can be gotten at most any GNC or vitamin world store. But it's "flush free" because it's a slower release. The body probably has to bbreak it down get the niacin out of it
Back on the policosanol issue, niacin remains in the body for a long time so I will have to get off niacin and retest in 3 months.
excerpt from http://www.loweringcholesterol.net/show/raise-hdl-cholesterol
A larger patient group of 437 patients in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study received either Policosanol or a placebo once a day for twelve weeks. The patients who had been given Policosanol showed a 25% reduction in LDL cholesterol, a 17% reduction in total cholesterol, and a 28% increase in HDL cholesterol.[5]
With my latest results I didn't see a drop in total cholesterol or ldl , the hdl did increase but not 28%. If used alone it may get better results so I will get off niacin as the 2 may be canceling eachother out.
I bought the flush niacin from BAC because I'd read that non-flush caused a terrible stress to the liver and that's something I wanted to avoid while on.
The first 4-5 times I took it, it made me feel slightly uncomfortable. Itchy like a mild sunburn. Forehead, forearms, quads. Lasted about 45 min each time.
Now I feel little or no flushing whatsoever. I take it with dinner every night.
The first 4-5 times I took it, it made me feel slightly uncomfortable. Itchy like a mild sunburn. Forehead, forearms, quads. Lasted about 45 min each time.
Now I feel little or no flushing whatsoever. I take it with dinner every night.
What geo said, Nicotinamide or niacinamide, same thing, won't help with Cholesterol levels. You need to use nicotinic acid and build up slowly from 500mg to 2000mg. If you get flushing take asprin with it and reduce the dose until you build a tolerance for it. It is hard on the liver so stay low (500mg) if you're cycling with Orals.
Polycosanol works great. 60mg/day or twice a day if you're lipid profile is trashed.
Polycosanol works great. 60mg/day or twice a day if you're lipid profile is trashed.
