Are Statin Drugs Really that Good? Statin drugs claim to be a great way to lower your cholesterol levels and is one of the most prescribed drugs in the world. Did you know that 1 in 4 adults over 45 are now taking statin drugs? That is over 30 million Americans. This is a ridiculously…
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How Much Omega 3 Per Day should you be getting for best possible benefits.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) recommends ingesting 2,000 mg of plant sterols and stanols daily. What are they and why are they important? Sterols and stanols are found naturally in plants and are structurally similar to cholesterol. Because of these similarities they compete with cholesterol for absorption in the intestines where they bind to…
Over 20 million Americans use statin drugs, that is big business. But do they really work? What are statin drugs good for? Here is Professor Stephen Chaney explaining a recent study involving the use of statin drugs and their effectiveness. Statins – those ubiquitous drugs used to lower cholesterol levels – are big business! Over…
It’s never too early or late to take a natural proactive approach to heart health. In America today a person dies of heart disease every 33 seconds. That is nearly a million a year. Heart disease is more likely to kill you than cancer, respiratory disease or car accidents and kills more women than men….
So many variables are associated with heart health. What we eat, how much stress is in our lives, how much exercise we get or what our family history is are just a few of the variables. Some things we can monitor and control such as eating right, getting exercise, managing stress, lessening our alcohol intake…
It’s never too early or late to take a natural, proactive approach to heart health. In America today a person dies of heart disease every 33 seconds. That is nearly a million people a year. Heart disease is more likely to kill you than cancer, respiratory disease or car accidents and kills more women than…
Fiber is a very important part of our diets. High fiber foods are filling, but low in calories, so they help in weight management.
Garlic’s Amazing Powers: The Evidence Mounts With more than two decades of use as a supplement, you can imagine that the tiny herb and cooking spice has been studied constantly. Its power over cholesterol seems to hold up over and over again! A study took 220 individuals, divided into two groups. One group took 800…
CoQ10 Benefits CoQ10 Helps produce energy in each cell, particularly those in the heart and other major organs. Since it has powerful antioxidant properties, it helps prevent LDL cholesterol oxidation.* Although the human body can synthesize CoQ10, in some situations the body’s capacity to produce CoQ10 isn’t sufficient to meet its needs. CoQ10 levels reach…
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