Researchers are getting closer and closer to repairing heart tissue. At Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, researchers are successfully growing three types of human heart cells from laboratory cultures derived from embryonic stem cells.
The researchers created the so-called master heart cells by adding a mix of growth factors and other development-related [...]
Yesterday Yahoo mentioned that a ‘large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet (The DASH diet) the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke’.
It seemed to me that it was obvious that the DASH diet which was designed ot lower high blood pressure would also be heart friendly [...]
While shopping yesterday I noticed that some fruit juices are sold enriched with vitamins. First of all if the fruit juice has a lot of the original fruit in it, it should be loaded with vitamin C at least. So if it mentions that vitamin it is almost false advertisement.
Vitamins A, D, E, and K [...]
Soy Protein is Plant Protein. Soy beans have one of the best protein digestibilities among all protein sources. Soy beans also contain little or no fat. Being a plant protein, soy is free from steroids and antibiotics animal protein contains.
Soy products are also a great source of other nutrients such as saponins, isoflavones, and phytosterols.
Saponins help [...]
Eating fiber has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease. Fiber refers to complex carbohydrates that cannot be digested. The average American adult consumes between 12-17 grams of fiber daily. The American Dietetic Association recommends eating 20-35 grams of fiber (both soluble and insoluble) daily. It’s easy to consume more fiber if you [...]
Resveratrol came from the French paradox. Health researchers wondered why the French, who love creamy sauces, foie gras, and similarly high-fat foods, tend to live as long as people with better eating habits.
The French have an equally strong taste for red wines that contain resveratrol, a chemical compound proven to extend the lives of yeast [...]
Beta-Sitosterol comes from soy or rice. It is a healthy plant oil, found in soybeans and rice. It can decrease the absorption of cholesterol in the digestive system and decrease the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver. Beta-Sitosterol decreases absorption by locking onto the fat molecules eaten and by blocking the fat molecule absorption [...]
It’s defined as a cluster of factors that put a person at risk for developing cardiovascular disease. If you have:
A waist size – 40 inches for men; 35 inches for women.
High Blood Pressure – greater than or equal to 130 mm Hg systolic (top number) or greater than or equal to 85 mg [...]
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. We’ve all heard that saying. Apples do contain certain nutrients that help prevent heart disease. Flavonoids like quercitin are known to help with antioxidant activity preventing the LDL bad cholesterol particles from becoming oxidized. In their oxidized state, the LDL particles are more able to penetrate the [...]
Eating saturated fats like you find in meats can cause heart disease. That’s pretty much an established fact and is well known. But smoking cigarettes not only do they mess up your lungs, but they really cause problems with your arteries. When I read about all the toxins that are introduced into the blood from [...]