Ways To Prevent and Even Reverse Heart Disease

Ways To Prevent and Even Reverse Heart Disease Sayer Ji – Considering that heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the developed world, anything that can prevent cardiac mortality, or slow or even reverse the cardiovascular disease process, should be of great interest to the general public.

Sadly, millions of folks are unaware of the extensive body of biomedical literature that exists supporting the use of natural compounds for preventing and even reversing heart disease.

Instead, they spend billions buying highly toxic cholesterol-lowering pharmaceuticals with  known cardiotoxicity, among  300 other proven side effects, simply because their doctor told them to do so. Continue reading

97% Of Americans Have Unhealthy Hearts – Here Are 7 Solutions

American Heart AssociationMike Barrett – According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, 97% of Americans have poor heart health. Seeing as America ranks last when compared to 16 other comparable countries, it is no surprise to see that only 3% of the U.S. population have healthy hearts.

For the study, which is the first to focus on cardiovascular health at a state level, researchers examined surveys taken from over 350,000 individuals. They focused on what the American Heart Association deems the most important factors for heart health: Continue reading

Study Finds Almost 300,000 People In UK Have Potentially Deadly Heart Condition

heartNiamh Harris – Nearly 300,000 people in the UK have aortic valve stenosis, a common but potentially deadly heart condition according to an international team of scientists.

Their study, which set out to research the extent of the disease in the UK, found that as many as 100,000 people do not know they have the disease and only discover they do when it is too late for treatment. Continue reading

Most Powerful Health Benefits of Ginger

gingerGreenMedInfo Research Group – Our modern world is a difficult place to maintain a healthful balance. Ginger is, hands down, one of the most broadly therapeutic and familiar plant allies available to us to prevent and even reverse a wide range of ailments, with the science supporting its safety and efficacy one of the most robust.

Ginger root (Zingiber officinale) is a powerful medicinal herb that has been used for centuries to keep mankind in balance. Rich in bioactive terpenes, ginger belongs to the same powerhouse plant family, Zingiberaceae, as turmeric and cardamom.

Ginger became prized by herbalists around the world during the days of the early spice trade, when it was first exported from India and Southern Asia into Europe.[1] Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda consider ginger to be warming to the system, thus stimulating to the “digestive fire.”

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Flavonoid-Rich Foods linked to Cancer and Heart Disease Prevention

Amelia Harris – We’ve long known the health benefits of fruits and vegetables, but research shows that the flavonoids found in these foods, and others, have protective powers that are greater than we realized.

What Are Flavonoids?

FlavonoidsFlavonoids are a natural group of phytonutrients found in vegetables, fruits, tea, wine, barks, roots, stems, grains, and flowers. They are a class of plant secondary metabolites with a polyphenolic structure and exist in plants for many biological functions.

Flavonoids give plants their pigments, especially those found in flowers, but they also exist to help plants fight microbes,  act as UV filters, and act as detoxifying agents. Additionally, they assist with drought resistance, freezing tolerance, and heat acclimatization. (1) Continue reading