St. John’s wort
Mixing St. John’s worth and statins, including atorvastatin(Lipitor) and rosuvastatin(Crestor), can cause a spike in your cholesterol levels. This can make you more susceptible to cardiovascular problems such as heart disease and stroke.
Red Yeast Rice
Red yeast rice is an excellent source of monacolin K, a chemical that promotes healthy cholesterol levels. Because most statin medications have this chemical, taking them with statins makes the drugs more powerful, increasing the likelihood of liver damage.
Grapefruit
Grapefruits leads to poor digestion and absorption of some statins, making them accumulate in your system. Too much statins in your bloodstream can lead to rhabdomyolysis, which is associated with muscle pain, kidney failure, liver damage and even death.
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Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).
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