[For your cholesterol] is a natural supplement with live cultures and omega 3 especially to help you maintain normal cholesterol levels. This extensively researched supplement is safe to take on an ongoing basis and is free from side effects associated with cholesterol lowering medication.

[What's it for?]
Live cultures & Omega 3 for the maintenance of normal cholesterol levels.

[Who's it for?]
For anyone concerned about their cholesterol levels.

[Daily dose (2 capsules) provides:]
1.2 billion 'AB-Life' live cultures per hard capsule. 300mg of ALA (omega 3) per soft capsule.

[Directions]
As a food supplement 'For your cholesterol' can be taken with the following recommendations:

Take one hard capsule and one soft capsule every day.
Take with food, preferably with breakfast.
For best results, take daily for at least three months.
May be used on an ongoing basis.
Safe to take alongside statins or other cholesterol lowering medication.

[Note:] The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 2g of alpha-linolenic acid as part of a balanced diet.

[Safety]
It is not recommended to give live cultures to patients who: are severely immunosuppressed, have pancreatitis, are in the Intensive Care Unit, have blood in the stool, have central venous catheters or to post-surgical patients with open wounds, or infants with short bowel syndrome unless under a doctor's care.

[Full Ingredients]
Full ingredients per hard capsule
Filler: maltodextrin 'AB-LIFE®' Live cultures: (Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7527, Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7528, Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7529) vegetarian capsule: hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, titanium dioxide anti-caking agent: silicon dioxide.

[Full ingredients per soft capsule]
[Omega 3:] Cold pressed virgin flaxseed oil (300 mg of Alpha-linolenic acid) protection of Omega 3: extra virgin olive oil, Vitamin E (D alpha tocopherol) capsule: bovine gelatine (contains sulphites) humectant: glycerine.

Fatty acid typical concentration per capsule:
Alpha-linolenic acid (Omega 3) 345 mg
Linoleic acid (Omega 6) 105 mg
Oleic acid (Omega 9) 123 mg
Palmitic acid 33 mg
Stearic acid 30 mg
The soft capsules are not suitable for vegetarians.

[Storage]
Like the rest of the OptiBac Probiotics range, 'For your cholesterol' does not require refrigeration.

Store out of direct sunlight.

[Clinically trialled and tested]
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) has undergone numerous clinical trials demonstrating its efficacy at helping to maintain normal cholesterol levels, and the ability of this particular omega 3 (ALA) to support health has been validated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Our high quality ALA is sourced from cold pressed virgin flax seed oil.

The live cultures in this supplement (‘AB-Life’ Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7527, Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7528, Lactobacillus plantarum CECT 7529) have undergone a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial which was been published in the British Journal of Nutrition in May 2013. What’s more these strains from OptiBac Probiotics have been tested and shown to survive environmental stressors and gastric acidity, to survive to reach the gut alive.

[How does 'For your cholesterol' work?]
This combined live cultures and omega 3 supplement supports blood cholesterol levels by utilising 6 different mechanisms of action – acting on both the liver’s natural production of cholesterol as well as absorption of dietary cholesterol in the gastro-intestinal tract.

Take OptiBac Probiotics 'For your cholesterol' every day to naturally help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

[Can I take ‘For your cholesterol’ alongside other medicines and supplements?]

[In short Yes!]
'For your cholesterol' is absolutely safe to take alongside any medicine or food supplement.

[n depth]
Many people who take medication such as statins may also wish to take this product. This is absolutely fine. ‘For your cholesterol’ does not interfere with the efficacy of statins, and its mechanisms of action are completely different to those of statins. Live cultures are confined to within the gut, whereas statins act upon the liver to decrease production of cholesterol.

In the clinical trial which has been completed on the strains in ‘For your cholesterol’ no side effects were reported. In addition the mechanisms of action of these particular live cultures are slow and steady which greatly reduces the risk of side effects and interactions with medicines and other natural supplements. To read more about this see - are there any side effects from taking probiotics?

It is our aim to offer a fast and reliable delivery service, using the method specified in the checkout procedure. The cost of your delivery is automatically calculated depending on the total value of your order. Any order £30 and above is free of charge.

We will endeavour to despatch all orders within 24 hours. If some or all items are unavailable, then we will contact you before shipping.

It is always best to allow up to seven working days for delivery but unfortunately this can sometimes take longer and we cannot guarantee delivery dates for overseas delivery dates as they are sometimes subject to customs clearance in the destination country due to the quality of postal services from country to country.

Other Important Information

Where it is not possible for Royal Mail to deliver your order, it will be held at your local Royal Mail office for 5 days before being returned to us. To contact your local sorting office to arrange re-delivery or collection, please call 08457 740 740 in the UK.

We would advise that you check your local sorting office before contacting us if delivery has taken more than seven working days in the UK and Overseas, although overseas customers may have to wait up to two weeks.

If your order has been 'lost in the post’, it will only be investigated 17 working days after it was shipped because it is only after this period that the Royal Mail regards postage as officially lost.

European customers should note that in some rare occasions parcels do appear to take longer than usual to arrive and in such occasions it may be necessary to wait longer before further action is taken. This is largely because of the varied quality of postal services throughout Eurozone countries.

After the post office has completed its investigations, it will subsequently refund Elixir for the value of the parcel and postage and package. Upon receiving our costs from the post office your replacement parcel will then be re-sent, or your costs reimbursed if the product is no longer required. Customers are therefore advised to request signed for deliveries to ensure full tracking opportunities.

Depending upon the weight of your consignment we will inform you of the price separately.

For deliveries within England, Scotland and the Channel Islands our charges are as follows:

Overseas Deliveries

We are delighted to be able to offer international once again however there are still certain items that we can no longer send to certain countries.  If this is the case for your order we ill notify you and a full refund will be given.

Every order we send is despatched either first class Royal Mail, or if the parcel exceeds 1kg, at our discretion, send the goods by parcel post, which can take a few days longer to reach you. On any recorded delivery, a signature may be required on delivery. In the case of recorded deliveries which fail to be delivered an acknowledgement card will be left stating the time and place for you to collect. International orders will take a little longer.

Please Note: If orders weigh more than two kilos we will often send packages in two separate boxes in the interests of security and safety.

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