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Cardiologists say they studied six supplements including fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice. And then compared them to statins – which are prescription medicines. The results showed that a low-dose statin was much more effective at reducing cholesterol than any of the supplements. 

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February is Heart Month and the Lima Rotary Club got to have a question-and-answer session with a local cardiologist. Doctor Pamela Gardner with Lima Memorial Health System talking about a few new procedures they are able to do and to be preemptive if there is heart disease in your family. If you show any signs of a heart attack do not wait, call 9-1-1 immediately.