Vanachol is considered a medication for lowering cholesterol and is actually a combination of the following ingredients: DHA/EPA/Policosanol/Vitamin B-12/Folic Acid/Vitamin B6, used together with a proper diet to lower cholesterol and the level of triglycerides in the blood.

Vanachol is taken by mouth, once a day and the full benefit of the drug to lower cholesterol takes effect in several weeks. However, lowering cholesterol with Vanachol can have serious side effects on patients who use it. Some of these side effects include: a decrease in blood clotting, diarrhea, and nausea, nervousness, headache, vomiting and sleeping difficulties.

Pregnant woman should not take this drug without professional guidance, especially just before and after giving birth. Also, if you have any allergies to fish oil, to prevent serious allergy reactions due to the use of Vanachol, consult your doctor prior to the use of this drug. If any of the above symptoms occur or worsen, it is highly advisable that you consult your doctor.

Bleeding, bruising or serious allergy reactions (like swelling, redness and itching or breathing difficulties) are rare side effects, but if you experience any on them, after taking Vanachol to lower cholesterol, consult your doctor promptly.

Vanachol, is only one alternative to lower cholesterol. Unmanaged cholesterol levels can be dangerous if not treated. But so are the serious side effects, inflicted by this drug. Lowering cholesterol naturally is by far a better choice and can be achieved using the same active ingredients to reduce cholesterol as those found in Vanachol: like folic acid, B12 and other vitamins from natural food sources (which are better assimilated by your body), combined with a well balanced low cholesterol diet, regular exercise and Yoga.