Your Heart Wants Vegetables!
Do you eat enough vegetables and fruits? We’ll a new study shows the relationship between carotenoids, which are found in the red and yellow fruits and veggies, and heart attack…
Grape Seed Supports Normal Blood Pressure
You’ve probably noticed your local gym is packed with faces you haven’t seen in a while. Everyone seems to be trying to lose some weight as part of their new…
High Blood Pressure and Vitamin C
Oxidative stress is linked with hypertension (high blood pressure). Investigators were curious to know if the antioxidant vitamin C can lower high blood pressure, since it counters oxidative stress. Thirty…
Magnesium Slashes Stroke Risk
According to a study published in the journal Atherosclerosis this year, more magnesium intake was linked to significantly less risk of stroke. In both men and women, high magnesium…
Higher CoQ10, Lower Coronary Artery Disease
Patients having at least one coronary artery blocked by 50% had significantly lower levels of blood Coq10 when compared to healthy controls. Those with coronary artery disease were deficient…
Fiber Loves Your Heart
Increased fiber consumption may benefit your heart as well as your digestive tract. A group of researchers followed nearly 400 people over 24 years and measured their fiber intake….
Diet and Blood Pressure
In a recent study, adults with elevated blood pressure substituted a portion of their calories with either protein or carbohydrates. They were given either three 20 gram protein shakes or…
Olive Leaf Extract Lowered High Blood Pressure
500mg Olive Leaf Extract twice daily lowered blood pressure nearly as much as the blood pressure drug captopril. Olive Leaf dropped blood pressure 11 points while captopril lowered blood…
