One of the world’s top Cardiologists, Dr. Joel Kahn, joins Melissa Crispell, ND, CNS, CNHP to discuss not only how to get heart smart in February, but all year long …
Vital Nutrients for a Healthy Heart
About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. It remains the single leading cause of death in America today, accounting for over 40% …
Heart Health Month
According to the Heart Foundation, nearly 80 million Americans currently suffer from some type of cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women …
Probiotics Can Lower Blood Pressure
Probiotics or “good bacteria”, well known to benefit gut health and the immune system, have been recently found to help with reducing high blood pressure. The researchers who published their …
Improve White Matter and Reduce Risk of Brain Loss
PERQUE EPA/DHA Guard™ Aging affects the way our bodies function. Brain function is perhaps one of most of concern, especially with the growing number of our seniors being diagnosed with …
Vitamins E: Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Benefits of all eight forms of vitamin E have been included since 1987 in PERQUE™ products such as PERQUE Life Guard™ tabsule™ family of more complete daily supplements and more …
Vitamin E in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. The Women’s Health Study: A randomized controlled trial.
Observations from basic research and epidemiologic studies support the hypothesis that the antioxidant vitamin E may reduce the risks of developing cardiovascular disease (CV) and cancer, but findings from randomized …
Fish oil supplementation and risk of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation in patients with implantable defibrillators: A randomized controlled trial.
Findings from studies suggest that the antiarrhythmic properties of omega-3 fatty acids may play a role in reducing sudden cardiac death. This study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in …
Nutrient Physiology, Metabolism, and Nutrient-Nutrient Interactions
Dietary Oxidized Fat Prevents Ethanol-Induced Triacylglycerol Accumulation and Increases Expression of PP AR Target Genes in Rat Liver. Did you enjoy this post? We post new content regularly! Click here …
Do antioxidants like vitamins E and beta-carotene help or harm people with Cardiovascular diseases?
In The Lancet medical journal (14 June 2003; 361: 2017-2023), Marc Penn and colleagues conclude that antioxidants are not helpful and may be harmful in cardiovascular diseases. Did you enjoy …
