A happy marriage reduces heart health problems significantly
Research from the American Heart Association has shown that marriage, especially being happily married, reduces the risk of death in people with heart disease.
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Salt causes hypertension via gut microbiome
Restricting salt consumption below 2.3 gm per day, increased short-chain fatty acid levels in the blood stream and lowered hypertension, blood pressure and improved...
Bacterium can reduce risk of heart disease
Scientists have discovered that a bacterium E limosum, has the ability to reduce atherosclerosis and heart disease risk through its production of a protein...
Red wine increases friendly gut bacteria, boosts immune system
A modest amount of red wine per week increases levels of polyphenols and particular gut bacteria strains that make anti-inflammatory molecules and can enhance...
Metabolic Syndrome
People with ‘Metabolic Syndrome’ have at least three of the following 5 conditions: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, low ‘good’ HDL...
Low Testosterone in men link to Alzheimer’s, multimorbidity and cancer
Two separate studies have linked declining levels of testosterone in all age groups the multiple chronic illnesses with one study showing a ‘significant’ link...
Stroke or heart attack? Living alone? Get a dog.
If you live alone and you are a heart attack or stroke survivor, you have less risk of an early death if you own...
Eating too quickly increases risk of chronic illness
Researchers have shown that people who eat too quickly have a higher risk of obesity and metabolic disorder (diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular risk).
Researchers from...
More heart attacks occur when vitamin D levels are low; and...
There is mounting evidence that higher levels of plasma vitamin D may be associated with lowered risk of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD); and some...
Calcium build up increases cardiovascular risk
People who build up calcium in their arteries have a six times greater risk of coronary artery disease (CAD); the risk has been shown...
Eat to control high blood pressure
The PREDIMED study showed us that the foods you eat can help control your blood pressure; with olive oil, nuts and seeds, fish oils,...
Arginine increases nitric oxide, reduces blood pressure
In 1998, a team of pharmacologists won the Nobel Prize for their discovery of how nitric oxide can causes dilation of blood vessels and thus...
