Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Heart Attack Risk
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study has found that low vitamin D levels may play a role in heart attacks. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study has found that low vitamin D levels may play a role in heart attacks. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. In a study with 35 healthy volunteers, a measure of hypertension reduced a marker of inflammation by 13.5% with a standard anti-hypertensive diet and 18.2% when 1 oz of psyllium fiber was added. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Of the 25 obese adults with metabolic syndrome but no diabetes, those in the whole grain group significantly reduced their C-reactive protein by 38% and lost more abdominal fat then those in the refined grain group. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Combining moderate exercise and taking 6 gm per day of fish oil appears to significantly improve cardiac health and lower percent body fat in overweight adults. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Non fatal cardiac events dropped significantly (19%) when hypercholesterolaemic, statin –treated subjects were given EPA over a 5-year period. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. 93 patients with congestive heart failure, who supplemented with 2000 IU of Vitamin D per day for 9 months, had decreased inflammation but there was no effect on heart function or longevity. (more…)
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. Participants who supplemented with flaxseed oil experienced an 8% drop in systolic blood pressure and a 10% drop in diastolic blood pressure. (more…)
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research studies show that Pycnogenol may help maintain heart health in diabetics. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. The study concluded that both fish and fish oil capsules are equally useful in bolstering omega-3 concentrations in the body. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that high blood pressure increases the risk of disability by 36%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. The researchers concluded that “the consumption of oats and oat-based products should be encouraged as part of an overall lifestyle …approach for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.” (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Study promotes increased vitamin D intake as a way to help increase heart health. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. This double blind, randomized, crossover study demonstrates how quercetin supplementation reduced systolic blood pressure in 22 stage 1 hypertensive patients. This reduction decreases death from stroke by 14% and death from cardiac heart disease by 9%. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study showcases the ability of fish oil to help improve blood vessel health and potentially help maintain healthy blood pressure levels.
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD., Biochem. (more…)