Chocolate is Heart Felt!
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How many times have we been faced with the decision about whether to pass or to consume that bar of chocolate, confident that by…
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Salt- Heart Disease and Industry
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There is of course a well-known relationship between sodium chloride and hypertension[1] and we all make comments when we see the enthusiastic application of…
CAM Conference 2010-Heart Care
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Michael Ash BSc (Hons) DO ND F.DipION is presenting a functional medicine approach to patients with cardiovascular disease using nutrition and the immune system…
Lifestyle Changes Better Than Drugs for Diabetes Prevention
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A series of papers out in the New England Journal of medicine on March the 14th 2010 have failed to add any substantive weight…
Walnuts Lower Cholesterol and Other CV Risk Factors
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Background: Consumption of nuts has been associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease events and death. Walnuts in particular have a unique profile:…
Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
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A large body of literature suggests that higher intakes of omega-6 (or n-6) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) reduce risk for coronary heart disease (CHD).…