600 MGS RED RICE YEAST with 30 MGS CO-Q 10 A dietary supplement called red rice yeast, combined with fish oil and healthy lifestyle changes can help reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol as effectively as the statin drug Zocor, new research suggests. "This might be an alternative for some people…" says cardiologist David Becker, lead author of the study, published Tuesday in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. It might work particularly for those patients who cannot tolerate side effects such as muscle cramps that sometimes come with stains, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol.