Is it the chicken or the egg when it comes to cause and effect? Or, should we be using the “garbage in” and “garbage out” model? When it comes to our food consumption habits and health impacts, I’d start there.
Read MoreBlack raspberry extract can significantly lower a key measure of arterial stiffness-an indicator of cardiovascular disease.
Read MoreResults suggest that a replacement diet with buckwheat products exert a protective effect on the development of cardiovascular disease by reducing circulating cardiovascular risk factors and markers of oxidative stress.
Read MoreThis latest study indicates that increased risk observed earlier may be related more to the changes happening as women go through menopause and less to the changes that take place after menopause.
Read MoreTreatment with sulforaphane decreased total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL by 43%, 70% and 40%, respectively, compared with untreated rabbits on a high-cholesterol diet.
Read MoreThe implications of Vitamin K2’s importance to human health can’t be understated. The connection between weak bones and arterial plaque has a direct relationship to Vitamin K2
Read MorePotential applications of this knowledge include recommendations by healthcare professionals to encourage individuals to consume a wide range of phytochemical-rich foods, which can include dark chocolate in moderate amounts.
Read MoreCombining the three ingredients helped inhibit key processes associated with the progression of atherosclerosis.
Read MoreVitamin D3 can be boosted by exposure to sunlight. Heart failure patients are often deficient in it even during the summer because older people make less vitamin D3 in response to sunlight than younger people.
Read MoreWhile saturated fats have been blamed for causing CVD, more recent scientific literature points instead to processed sugars, trans-fats, and starchy/processed high-glycemic carbs as the more likely culprits.
Read MoreExercise is good. Did we need another study to tell us that? Maybe we should be talking about bio-identical hormone replacement therapy instead of how exercise helps mitigate synthetic hormone replacement drugs.
Read MoreDementia is an increasingly significant problem in developed countries. More study is warranted on how preventing cardiovascular disease may preserve cognitive health.
Read More
