Any one take CLA?

I just started taking it a couple of weeks ago. I don't know enough yet to make a recommendation either way.

Thanks,

I think I am going to start on Monday.

It is good for your heart and fat metabolism but it doesn't help weight loss. i've taken it for years

How is CLA different from Fish Oil?

I also took it at the start of a weightloss program 1 year ago. From it I got a pretty mild case of heart burn. I didn't notice any other benefits. I had stopped taking it 3 months into the wieghtloss and continued to lose about the same amount as I had while on it.
I have heard from friends that used it that (a very informal poll) it seems to work for men more so than for women.

It helps in fat synthesis and heart health - supposedly raises good cholesterol. i am no DOC but that is why i take it. i take cla/fish oil/ and red rice yeast. i've lowered my cholesterol over 100 points in about 11 months

Red Rice Yeast. This is a new one to me. What are the benefits?

It reduces cholesterol. I lowered my chol from 271 to 223 in about 8 months. then i added red rice yeast upon the advice of a friends. it dropped from 223 to 173 in 3 months. here is a link to some studies:

http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/red-yeast-rice



http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/guide/high_cholesterol_...


Is Red Yeast Rice a Drug or a Supplement?
Confusingly, the answer is both. One of the most important ingredients in red yeast rice is monacolin K. It's also known as lovastatin, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Mevacor.

So on one hand, red yeast rice is a traditional remedy that helps lower cholesterol. On the other, the pharmaceutical manufacturer of Mevacor argues that it owns the rights to the ingredient lovastatin.

This confusion extends to how the supplement is sold in the U.S. Because red yeast rice contains a substance classified as a prescription drug, the FDA has attempted to control its sale. In 2007, the FDA asked that three red yeast rice products -- Cholestrix by Sunburst Organics and two red yeast rice formulations by Swanson Healthcare Products (Red Yeast Rice and Red Yeast Rice/Policosonal Complex) -- be withdrawn from the market because they contained lovastatin. The FDA cited a risk of severe muscle problems that could lead to kidney disease.

Despite the FDA's attempts, many people in the U.S. still manage to get similar red yeast rice extracts from other countries or the Internet.



Studies have shown that red yeast rice can significantly lower levels of total cholesterol and specifically LDL, or "bad" cholesterol. One showed that taking 2.4 grams per day of red yeast rice reduced LDL levels by 22% and total cholesterol by 16% in 12 weeks. Another study showed that taking 1.2 grams per day lowered LDL levels by 26% in just eight weeks.

Red Rice Yeast - With a name like that it has to work! I think I will order some!

it works for me and my annual physical's blood and urine tests were incredible for me. my tris, liver enzymes, good and bad chol, etc. were all better than the average person.