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Green Tea and Aging
Published on February 7, 2012.
Green tea contains numerous antioxidant compounds known as polyphenols. Polyphenols, which are actually a type of flavonoid, protect the body against the harmful effects of free radicals. Green tea has been reported to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, lower cholesterol levels, and protect against cancer. The beneficial effects green
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Sunlight, Vitamin D and Stroke
Published on February 6, 2012.
Researchers presenting at the 2012 International Stroke Conference say that people who lived in areas where there was less sunlight were 1.6 times more likely to suffer a stroke. This study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, was presented February 1,
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Flavonoids and reduced cardiovascular risk
Published on January 23, 2012.
Flavonoids are plant-based phytochemicals with cardiovascular protective properties. Few studies have comprehensively examined flavonoid classes in relation to cardiovascular disease mortality. Researchers in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the association between flavonoid intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among participants in a large, prospective US cohort study. What
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Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease
Published on December 21, 2011.
There has been a lot of research about the benefits of vitamin D on cardiovasular disease, some of the larger studies suggested that patients who raised their vitamin D levels were less likely to have a heart attack and develop heart failure. Nutritional insufficiency and the emerging knowledge of the
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Lowering Cholesterol Without Statin Medications
Published on June 16, 2011.
Just last week, the FDA issued yet another warning regarding the use of a statin medication, this time Simvastatin, which is frequently prescribed to lower cholesterol levels. They noted that there is a significant risk of muscle damage (myopathy) in those patients taking high dose Simvastatin (brand name: Zocor). In
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