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Cholesterol Essentials

Oat beta-glucan is one of the most studied, proven ingredients there is for cholesterol, and you need a real dose of it to work. Cholesterol Essentials gives you the full 3.1g, the exact amount the research is built on, in a pleasant daily lemonade drink. Made in Ireland.

  • 3.1g of oat beta-glucan, the clinically-studied dose
  • Beta-glucan helps lower your cholesterol
  • A natural daily option, and it works alongside your statin too
  • A pleasant lemonade drink, mixes in seconds (contains oats)

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Here are what the experts are saying...

“It's my go-to when the doctor gives someone a few months to get their cholesterol down before starting a statin. It's very high in beta-glucans, a natural oat-derived product, with B vitamins and magnesium, and because it's a powder it works quite fast. It's easy to take, very palatable, and the results speak for themselves.”

Kate Kennedy

Community Pharmacist, Liberty Pharmacy, Thurles · Independent pharmacist since 2007 · 15 years stocking the range

“Made from oat beta-glucan, which is shown to lower LDL, the bad cholesterol. An Irish brand, made down in Clare, by an Irish family. I'm very excited to have it in the shop, and I hope to see it flying off the shelves.”

Vincent

Pharmacist & Owner · Life Pharmacy, Rathmines, Dublin

Description

 

5 ingredients. One lemonade scoop. Made in Ireland.

Oat beta-glucan is one of the most studied, proven ingredients there is for cholesterol, and you need a real dose of it to work. Cholesterol Essentials gives you the full 3.1g, the exact amount the research is built on, in a pleasant daily lemonade drink.

Every 13.4g serving carries 3.1g of oat beta-glucan, plus 800mg of potassium, 125mg of magnesium, thiamine and Vitamin D. Every gram on the label.

It's the natural first step. So many people are told they have a few months to bring their cholesterol down before medication, and this is a real, natural way to try, especially if high cholesterol runs in your family. Take it every day with breakfast and give it a full 3 to 6 months, then get your bloods rechecked.

Beta-glucans contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. Thiamine contributes to the normal function of the heart. Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure. Contains oats (gluten).

The Benefits

 

Three things, that's it.

Helps lower your cholesterol. The full 3.1g dose of oat beta-glucan, the amount proven to do the job.

The natural first step. The go-to when you've been given a bit of time to bring it down before medication.

An easy daily habit. One pleasant lemonade drink with breakfast. Simple to actually keep up.

Beta-glucans contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. Thiamine contributes to the normal function of the heart. Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure. Contains oats (gluten).

What's in it?

 

3.1g oat beta-glucan · 800mg potassium · 125mg magnesium · thiamine · Vitamin D. Every gram on the label.

Per 13.4g serving: Oat Beta Glucan 3.1g · Potassium 800mg (40% NRV) · Magnesium 125mg (33% NRV) · Thiamine (Vitamin B1) 1.1mg (100% NRV) · Vitamin D 5.0µg (100% NRV)

Full ingredient list: Oat Beta Glucan (Gluten), Tripotassium Citrate, Citric Acid, Magnesium Citrate, Flavouring, Sweetener (Sucralose), Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol), Thiamine (Thiamine Hydrochloride).

⚠️ Contains Oat Beta Glucan (Gluten). Not suitable for anyone avoiding gluten.

How to take it

 

Mix one 13.4g serving with 400–500ml of water (or orange juice). Because beta-glucan thickens, mix and drink straight away, a shaker is ideal. Take one serving daily, ideally with breakfast.

Take it every day and give it a full 3 to 6 months, usually the same window your GP gives you before deciding on a statin, then get your bloods rechecked.

Multiple ways to take it

  • Mix it into your water

  • Add it to your smoothie

  • Stir it into your yoghurt

  • Mix it into your porridge

Recommended by pharmacists across Ireland

Your cholesterol is creeping up. Here's where to start.

Here's what to know.

Helps lower your cholesterol

The full 3.1g dose of oat beta-glucan, the amount proven to do the job.

The natural first step

The go-to when you've been given a bit of time to bring it down before medication.

An easy daily habit

One pleasant lemonade drink with breakfast. Simple to actually keep up.

From Catherine, our founder

Given a bit of time to get your cholesterol down? This is where I'd start.

So many people are told they have a few months to bring their cholesterol down before medication, and they're left wondering how.

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This is a real, natural way to try, especially if high cholesterol runs in your family, the way it does for so many of us.

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And it's a proper dose, not a token one. You get the full 3.1g of oat beta-glucan, the exact amount EU regulators recognise as enough to help lower your cholesterol.

- Catherine

Founder, Super Health Essentials

Here's the thing about cholesterol drinks

The ingredient works. But only if you get enough of it.

Oat beta-glucan is one of the few natural ingredients genuinely proven to help lower cholesterol. The catch is the dose.

3.1g

Oat beta-glucan, the researched dose

3-6

Months of daily use, then get your bloods rechecked.

The research is built on around 3g a day, and a lot of products give you a fraction of that. Cholesterol Essentials gives you the full 3.1g in every single serving.

The Right Ingredients, Working Together.

Oat Beta Glucan
3.1g

Oat Beta Glucan

3.1g

The researched fibre that helps keep cholesterol at a normal level.

Potassium
800mg
(40%)

Potassium

800mg (40%)

Helps your muscles work the way they should.

Magnesium
125mg
(33%)

Magnesium

125mg (33%)

Helps your muscles work the way they should, and helps ease tiredness.

Thiamine (B1)
1.1mg
(100%)

Thiamine (B1)

1.1mg (100%)

Helps turn your food into energy, and helps your heart work the way it should.

Vitamin D3
5µg
(100%)

Vitamin D3

5µg (100%)

Helps your immune system do its job, and helps look after your bones.

Amounts are per 13.4g serving (one serving). The figure in brackets is the %NRV, the Nutrient Reference Value for an average adult.

A properly dosed blend, not a one-trick oat drink

Most cholesterol products are really just one ingredient. Cholesterol Essentials is a considered blend, each part chosen and dosed to matter.

And because it's a powder, there's nothing to break down first, it goes to work straight away.

Active ingredients & dosages (per 13.4g serving)

3.1 g

Oat Beta Glucan (the researched dose)

800 mg

Potassium · 40% NRV

125 mg

Magnesium · 33% NRV

1.1 mg

Thiamine (Vitamin B1) · 100% NRV

5.0 µg

Vitamin D · 100% NRV

I've been told to get my cholesterol down before a statin. What are my options?

Honestly, there aren't many.

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Beyond diet and exercise, the options people look at are a statin, red yeast rice, or a food-based fibre like oat beta-glucan.

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Cholesterol Essentials is the food-based one: a natural, well-studied daily step you can take during the time your GP has given you. Keep your doctor in the loop so they can track your numbers.

Why the dose is the whole story
The cholesterol shelf is full of under-dosed sachets and sterol shots. Here's how Cholesterol Essentials compares on what actually matters.
Category
Cholesterol
Essentials
Flora ProActiv
Red yeast rice
Approved cholesterol claim
Yes, oat beta-glucan 3.1g
Flora ProActivYes, sterols 2g
Red yeast riceNo, withdrawn in 2024
Approved for blood pressure
Yes, 800mg potassium
Flora ProActivNo
Red yeast riceNo
Approved for the heart
Yes, a full day’s thiamine
Flora ProActivNo
Red yeast riceNo
Sweetened with
Stevia
Flora ProActivIt is a yoghurt, 4.5g sugars
Red yeast riceNothing, it is a capsule
Made in Ireland
Yes 🇮🇪, sold in pharmacies
Flora ProActivImported
Red yeast riceUsually imported

A gentle gel in your gut that carries cholesterol out

It isn't complicated, and that's the beauty of it. Here's what the beta-glucan does, in three simple steps.

It forms a gel

Oat beta-glucan is a soluble fibre. In your gut it soaks up water and turns into a soft, thick gel.

It traps cholesterol

That gel binds to cholesterol and bile in your digestive system before it can pass into your blood.

It carries it out

The gel, and the cholesterol with it, is simply carried out of the body. A natural, daily process.

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The pharmacists who recommend it

The go-to when the doctor says “bring it down first”

✓⃝‎ ‎ ‎ Pharmacist's go-to

“It's my go-to when the doctor gives someone a few months to get their cholesterol down before starting a statin.”

Kate Kennedy · Community Pharmacist, Liberty Pharmacy, Thurles · 15 years stocking the range

“It's very high in beta-glucans, a natural oat-derived product, with B vitamins and magnesium, and because it's a powder it works quite fast. It's easy to take, very palatable, and the results speak for themselves.”

✓⃝‎ ‎ ‎ Pharmacist pick

“Made from oat beta-glucan, which is shown to lower LDL, the bad cholesterol.”

Vincent · Pharmacist & Owner · Life Pharmacy, Rathmines, Dublin

“An Irish brand, made down in Clare, by an Irish family. I'm very excited to have it in the shop, and I hope to see it flying off the shelves.”

✓⃝‎ ‎ ‎ Greatest seller

“For someone whose cholesterol is a little high and doesn't want statins, prevention is better than cure.”

Monica · Vitamins Advisor · Your Local Pharmacy, Huntstown Rd, D15

“One of our greatest sellers. It's very safe to take alongside your statins too, it works lovely in conjunction. It's oat beta-glucan, a bit like porridge, great nutrition at breakfast.”

What to expect from Cholesterol Essentials

Month 3 All three

Three jobs, one drink

Your cholesterol, your blood pressure and your heart. Three nutrients, three approved claims.

Why: 3.1g of oat beta-glucan, 800mg of potassium, and a full day’s thiamine.

Month 6 Routine

Now it is routine

You are not taking a course of something. You are keeping things where they should be.

Why: every one of the three is a maintenance claim, not a short-term fix.

Month 12+ For keeps

Slow, steady, ongoing

No jolt and no big moment. The same small thing, done every single morning.

Why: the beta-glucan, the potassium and the thiamine keep working in the background.

Beta-glucans contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 3g of beta-glucans from oats. Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure. Thiamine contributes to the normal function of the heart.

A food supplement, not a medicine. Contains oats (gluten). Individual results vary. Never stop prescribed medication without talking to your GP.

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

3.1g oat beta-glucan • The researched dose • + potassium, thiamine & Vitamin D • Helps lower cholesterol • Made in Ireland 🇮🇪 • In pharmacies nationwide •

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How Cholesterol Essentials subscriptions work

  1. Choose the plan that suits you

    Choose the 3-month or 6-month plan in the buy box above. Every plan is priced lower per tub than buying once.

  2. Your tubs arrive together

    Three tubs for a 3-month plan, six for a 6-month plan, all in one delivery. One tub is one month's supply.

  3. The next batch sends itself

    When your plan period is up, your next tubs are sent and charged automatically. Nothing to reorder, no gap in your routine.

  4. Change it whenever you like

    Log in to your account to update your address, move a delivery date or stop the plan. No phone calls needed.

Super Health Essentials full line

A range designed to be taken together

Every Super Health Essentials product is made to work alongside the others. Mix the powders into one glass, take the capsules with it, and you've covered joints, heart, brain, cholesterol and daily wellbeing in a single routine.

Your questions, honestly answered

The real questions people ask about lowering cholesterol, and straight, honest answers.

Does oat beta-glucan actually lower cholesterol?

 

Yes, genuinely. It's one of the most studied natural ingredients there is for cholesterol, with an EU-authorised health claim behind it. Taken daily at 3g, oat beta-glucan is shown to help lower your cholesterol, which is exactly why we built Cholesterol Essentials around the full 3.1g dose. Beta-glucans contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.

How long before I see a difference?

 

Here's the honest bit: it isn't overnight. Beta-glucan starts working within weeks, but cholesterol is measured over months. Take it every day and give it a full 3 to 6 months, usually the same window your GP gives you before deciding on a statin, then get your bloods rechecked. A lot of people like to test before and after so they can see how they've got on.

Isn't this just the same as eating porridge?

 

The right idea, but not quite. To get the cholesterol benefit you need around 3g of beta-glucan a day, and you'd have to eat a fair amount of oats, consistently, to be sure of hitting that. One serving of Cholesterol Essentials gives you the measured 3.1g every single time, no guesswork, in a glass that takes seconds.

How does it compare to red yeast rice?

 

Red yeast rice is often called the "natural statin", because its active compound is essentially the same as a prescription statin. That's exactly why EU regulators have restricted it, with warnings against use by the over-70s, anyone on medication, and pregnant or breastfeeding women, and its cholesterol health claim has been removed. Oat beta-glucan is a different thing entirely: a food fibre with a strong safety record and an EU-authorised cholesterol claim, and none of those warnings. For most people wanting a gentle, natural first step, it's the easier one to reach for.

Can I take it if I'm already on a statin?

 

Yes. It's designed to sit alongside your medication, not replace it, and pharmacists describe it as working "lovely in conjunction" with a statin. Never stop a prescribed medicine, and have a quick word with your GP or pharmacist first.

Will it replace my cholesterol medication?

 

No. It's a food supplement, not a medicine. Think of it as daily support, and always follow your doctor's advice on any prescription.

Are there any side effects?

 

It's very well tolerated. Because it's a high-fibre product, some people notice a little more fullness or wind in the first week or two while their body adjusts, which usually settles down. Have it with plenty of water.

Does it contain gluten?

 

Yes. The active ingredient is oat beta-glucan, so it contains gluten (oats). It's not suitable for anyone who needs to avoid gluten, including coeliacs.

Can I take it if I have high blood pressure or diabetes?

 

Many people do. It contains potassium, which contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure, and it's low in sugar. If you have a medical condition or are on any medication, just check with your GP or pharmacist first.

How does the subscription work, and can I cancel?

 

Your supply arrives on plan so you never run out, with free Irish shipping, from €45 a tub on the 6-month plan. You can pause, skip or cancel any time, and there's a one-time €54.95 option if you'd rather try a single tub first.

For more information, please call us on 086 8114223 , or email us at: info@superhealthessentials.ie

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Cholesterol Essentials

The natural first step for your cholesterol.

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