by nhri | Mar 25, 2011 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Pharmaceutical Hazards, Probiotics, Soy Isoflavones, Women's Health
By Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA. Health problems can come from environmental pollutants and pharmaceuticals. Soy isoflavones and probiotics are helpful. Hormone therapy leads to increased homone dependent cancer. (more…)
by nhri | Mar 21, 2011 | 2011, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Potassium, Stroke
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Higher potassium intake is significantly associated with a 21% lower risk of stroke. (more…)
by nhri | Mar 2, 2011 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Spirulina
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This review of 11 researches showed that those taking 65-153 mg of soy isoflavones per day for 1-12 months lowered blood pressure in people that had high blood pressure. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 19, 2011 | 2010, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In this study, sesame protein isolate is associated with decreases in total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol, and increases in HDL cholesterol. (more…)
by nhri | Dec 16, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Fiber, Stroke
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Increasing fiber intake helped lower a marker of inflammation by 35%. (more…)
by nhri | Oct 18, 2010 | Cardiovascular Health, Heart Attack
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women with no cardiovascular disease who regularly take a multivitamin decrease the risk of heart attack by 27% while 5 years of vitamin supplementation reduce the risk by 41%. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 17, 2010 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Proteins
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study of 71 young participants, those taking a whey protein supplement had decreased blood pressure if their blood pressure was too high. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 17, 2010 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Capsaicin, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Capsaicin, when fed for 7 months to spontaneously hypertensive rats, decreased blood pressure by 8% compared to a blood pressure increase of 2.5% in control group. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 8, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Circulatory Health, Omega - 3
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study of 15 men and 15 women demonstrated that EPA reduced blood clotting in men by 20.5% but not in women or placebo while DHA decreased blood clotting in women by 13.7% but not in men or placebo. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 25, 2010 | 2010, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Fiber, Whole Grains
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. In research with 233 middle-aged participants, it was found about a 4% benefit in cystic blood pressure in those with high fiber intake. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 17, 2010 | 2010, Astaxanthin, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In this study of 61 participants, those who supplemented with astaxanthin significantly decreased serum triglycerides, and increased HDL cholesterol. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 16, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Heart Attack, Mediterranean Diet
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Study concluded that those who followed a Mediterranean diet demonstrated less risk of heart dysfunction and fewer major recurrences in the two years following a heart attack or unstable angina. (more…)
by nhri | Aug 5, 2010 | Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Pistachios may help protect against heart disease and stroke because they reduce serum low density lipoprotein(LDL) or “bad” cholesterol. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 23, 2010 | 2010, Blood Lipids, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Circulatory Health, CoQ10 (Coenzyme Q10), Selenium, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. 70 participants with cardiovascular risk factors received 1000 mg vitamin C, 4oo IU vitamin E, 120 mg CoQ10, and 200 mg selenium per day or a placebo. Improvements were seen in systolic blood pressure 6.2%, large artery flexability 13.4%, small artery flexability 29.6%, a blood glucose marker by 10.6%, good cholesterol (HDL) by 18.5%, and triglycerides by 10%. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 12, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Stroke
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. (more…)
by nhri | Jul 9, 2010 | 2010, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study on 6113 adults showed that those with the highest intakes of added sugars had 19% lower HDL (good cholesterol), 8% higher triglycerides, and 6% higher LDL (bad cholesterol). (more…)
by nhri | Jul 9, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, DHA, Fish Oil Supplements
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. (more…)
by nhri | Jun 4, 2010 | 2010, Blood Lipids, Cardiovascular Health, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Adults with high cholesterol, who ate 67 grams of nuts per day (2.4 oz.) for one month, lowered their total cholesterol by 5.1%, LDL by 7.4% and triglycerides by 10.2%. (more…)
by nhri | May 12, 2010 | 2010, Caffeine, Cardiovascular Health, Circulatory Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A study in 20 healthy males showed that one cup of coffee could decrease flexibility of blood vessels by 22% and increase diastolic blood pressure by 6%. (more…)
by nhri | May 6, 2010 | 2010, Cardiovascular Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A study of 50 adults with metabolic syndrome showed that the group who consumed 30 g of nuts daily over a 12 week period had a significant reduction in DNA damage compared to the control group. (more…)