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@lvnv89131, You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe. Clearly the links you wanted to post are not spam. Please allow me to post them for you.

Research related to plant sterols and stanols and policosanol for reducing cholesterol and LDL:
- LDL-Cholesterol Lowering of Plant Sterols and Stanols—Which Factors Influence Their Efficacy? (2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6163911/
- Efficacy and safety of plant stanols and sterols in the management of blood cholesterol levels (2003) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12911045/
- Plant sterols/stanols as cholesterol lowering agents: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2008) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2596710/
- Effects of policosanol 20 versus 40 mg/day in the treatment of patients with type II hypercholesterolemia: a 6-month double-blind study (2001) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11708574/
- Effects of policosanol on older patients with hypertension and type II hypercholesterolaemia (2002) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12099160/

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Thank you so much for your explanation regarding links as well as for posting them. Although I was using the sterols/stanols and almost ready to begin with the policosanol, I'm now focusing my attention more on Sytrinol which seems to have more unanimous support and reproducible results with less side effects although the previously mentioned had few. Sytrinol is also very similar to the Citrus Bergamot many have mentioned but appears to be more specific acting with less dosage and potential side effects, at least from my research. I later found that there was some debate but not completely dismissive of the policosanol as it seemed to mostly if not solely be based on Cuban Trials which seemed not being able to be reproduced by others and also there's some debate as to the whether policosanol has to be solely sourced from sugar cane wax or can be obtained from insects or rice sources? I've also found substantial information regarding the effectiveness of pantethine, the more refined version of Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid and it's broad spectrum reduction of cholesterol as well as it's role in the balance and regulation of cortisol and adrenaline which I also believe is significant in my issues with palpitations and adrenaline type rushes. I may add the policosanol into the Sytrinol regimen after giving it some time to verify the results of cholesterol values for possible synergistic/additive reduction.