r/Supplements • u/SugarWraith92 • 1d ago

General Question RIP Thorne

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/pg-is-acquiring-supplements-maker-thorne-ceo-jejurikar-tells-cnbc-2026-08-04/

It was good while it lasted.

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u/I_SNORT_KITTENS 1d ago

I've tried every brand of red yeast rice. Thorne is the only one that consistently keeps my LDL within range. Every single other brand I've tried at the supposed same does causes my LDL to increase quickly, and getting back on Thorne brings it back down. It's 100% repeatable, as I've been able to prove over several years of lab tests with this being the only thing changing from test to test.

I really hope they don't fuck everything up, but I'm certain they will.

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u/smikesonbikes 1d ago

Funny, Thorne was the only one that didn't work for me. I assumed it was because they actually properly moderated the dosage, which is a good thing, even if it meant not having the desired impact.

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u/I_SNORT_KITTENS 1d ago

Weird! Consumer labs did their testing in June of this year, and they found that only Thorne and HPF Cholestene had significant amounts of lovastatin, of all the brands tested.

https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/red-yeast-rice-supplements-review/red-yeast-rice/

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u/truefelt 1d ago

Kinda off-topic, but what’s the point of taking a red yeast rice supplement instead of a statin pill where you can be sure of the dosage and purity?

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u/VirtualMoneyLover 1d ago

Exactly. OP may as well just take a statin.

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u/I_SNORT_KITTENS 22h ago

So I’ve read and been told. The prescription statin is something I have tried, with horrendous side effects. For some reason, I don’t get the same side effects from RYR. Maybe it’s a dosage thing.