The study included 257 men and women with cardiovascular disease admitted to Juntendo University Hospital's coronary care unit (CCU)

Benefits for Heart Disease - Alpha Lipoic Acid - LifeSource Vitamins

CoQ10 is an ideal nutrient for all of us. It affects our energy and longevity, heart health, blood pressure, brain, gums, stomach, immune system, and much more. It is an enzyme found in almost all cells in the body, where it helps with the production of energy within the mitochondria. There is evidence that it can increase the volume of oxygen in the blood by as much as 15%.

Combining coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation with hypothermia therapy increases survival and might prevent neurological damage in people who have received CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) after a heart attack, according to Circulation (2004;110:3011-6). CPR is a technique used to restore the heartbeat and breathing immediately after events such as a heart attack or a major trauma.

The ruling of the FDA on red yeast rice that, a natural substance found in red-yeast-rice (Cholestin) could not be marketed as a cholesterol owering agent is not correct, since Cholestin is a natural substance. It turns out that this food source supplement contains a naturally occuring component (monacolin K) that the FDA has already allowed to go on the market as a patented drug called Mevacor (lovastatin).

In past articles, I have mentioned the many health benefits of fish oil and specifically omega-3 fats. This in not "breaking" news since the potential health benefits of omega-3 fats have been discussed for several decades. Originally, the benefits of omega-3 fats were discovered by accident. It was found that people who had a diet rich in omega-3 fats, primarily as north Atlantic fish, had a much lower incidence ...

Now we may be able to add air pollution to the list of factors of modern life that increase heart disease risk. For some time, we have known that air pollution can make asthma and other lung diseases, like emphysema, worse. The annual medical cost of air pollution's impact on these diseases is measured in the tens of millions of dollars.

The health benefits of fruits and vegetables are well-known, especially with respect to cardiovascular disease and certain kinds of cancer. Fruits and vegetables may also have important effects on other body systems and diseases. We wanted to find out if fruits and vegetables could change how age affects brain function. We were particularly interested in the effects on motor function (coordination ...

People can lower their heart disease risk by eating barley, and the evidence is strong enough that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that this health claim can be printed on the packaging of barley and foods containing barley. Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of disability and death in the Western world. A healthy lifestyle-including eating a high-fiber low-saturated-fat diet ...

When people with type 2 diabetes supplement with chromium, an electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement believed to indicate a reduced risk of heart disease improves, according to the American Heart Journal (2005;149:632-6). Type 2 diabetes (sometimes called adult-onset diabetes) is a chronic disease marked by inability to control blood sugar (glucose) levels.

Increasing the amount of magnesium one consumes in the diet may reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease, according to a new study in The American Journal of Cardiology (2003;92:665-9). Eating foods high in magnesium may lower the likelihood of having a heart attack or stroke. Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans and affects more than 58 million adults in the ...

Men and women who take a daily multivitamin have fewer heart attacks than those who do not, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition (2003;133:2650-4). It has long been known that healthful habits are essential to cardiac health. Regular exercise, not smoking, and eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and fiber have all been shown in numerous studies to be effective means for ...

A diet with liberal servings of fish, nuts and seeds rich in nutrients called omega-3 fatty acids can help lower a person's blood pressure , according to a study released on Monday. "A large percentage of people between ages 20 and 60 have a rise in blood pressure, and by middle age many have high blood pressure," said Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, professor emeritus of preventive medicine at ...

Cancer is less common in communities that eat large amounts of fish, and the reason is thought to be the presence in fish of the long chain omega-3 polyunsaturates. Japanese women, for example, eat a lot of fish, and have a very low rate of breast, (and other) cancer. Men who eat fish frequently have a lower risk of prostate cancer. Stomach and intestinal cancers also appear to be less common in fish eaters.

Taking fish oil before a coronary artery bypass might reduce the damage to heart cells caused by the surgery, according to Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids (2005;72:257-65). Coronary artery bypass surgery is a major heart surgery performed to improve blood flow to the heart muscle. In order to perform the operation, the surgeons must temporarily block the flow of blood to the heart; ...

Eating fatty fish, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, and cod, and supplementing with fish oil both reduce the risk of developing abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two recent studies (Circulation 2004;110:368-73 and Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids 2004;71:153-9). Ample evidence has already shown that eating fatty fish and supplementing with fish oil can reduce ...

Several studies have found significant inverse relationships between blood levels of vitamin C and blood pressure. However, in such studies it has been difficult to determine whether the effect was produced by vitamin C or some other nutrient related to vitamin C. We designed a study to investigate the effect of low vs. normal levels of vitamin C intake. We carefully controlled the foods that participants were ...

In this study, WPI (Whey Protein Isolate) supplementation in mice reduced the severity of several biomarkers, including gain in body weight and adiposity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver, read more...

In a study published in 2017 it showed the finds of a very large study which included 29 separate epidemiological studies with more than one and a half million participants. They discovered two very important facts:

The brain requires a large supply of energy due to it being one of the most metabolically active organs in the body. This is needed for the brain to function optimally. CoQ10 has been found to benefit the nervous system and protection from several types of diseases.

The brain requires a large supply of energy due to it being one of the most metabolically active organs in the body. This is needed for the brain to function optimally. CoQ10 has been found to benefit the nervous system and protection from several types of diseases.