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February 2014

Heart Healthy

Herbs & Supplements

Hawthorn )lowers and berries o* the hawthorn +lant contain se,eral bioacti,e com+ounds and ha,e been used in traditional medicine to treat a ,ariety o* cardio,ascular conditions. The most well-documented e**ect o* hawthorn is to cause ,asodilation and increased blood *low. A recent randomi-ed study showed that ',.(( m/ +er day o* hawthorn e0tract *or '1 weeks si/ni*icantly reduced blood +ressure in +atients with diabetes com+ared to +lacebo. -arlic 2tudies ha,e su//ested that /arlic and /arlic e0tracts lower blood cholesterol and tri/lycerides as well as sli/htly ele,ate 3/ood4 $D5 cholesterol. A recent study also showed that su++lementation with /arlic e0tract 6'.. /rams " times +er day *or . weeks7 si/ni*icantly reduced the o0idation o* 3bad4 5D5 cholesterol, which is known to contribute to ,ascular dys*unction. 8arlic has antio0idant +ro+erties, +articularly a/ed /arlic e0tract, which is rich in se,eral or/anosul*ur com+ounds that are +ower*ul antio0idants. %ed Yeast %ice 9ed yeast rice is deri,ed *rom a s+eci*ic yeast that /rows on rice. This e0tract has been shown to lower total and 5D5 cholesterol and tri/lyceride le,els, hel+ +re,ent heart attack, and im+ro,e blood *low. Make sure your doctor is aware you:re tryin/ red yeast rice, so the two o* you can decide i* and when you need a +rescri+tion medication. ;n addition, do not take red yeast rice i* you<re takin/ a statin cholesterol-lowerin/ medication as this *urther increases the risk o* side e**ects. 9ed yeast rice should not be used by +eo+le with li,er disease. ;n addition, it may increase the risk o* bleedin/ and should be used with caution by +eo+le takin/ blood thinners. .oen/y'e 010 1.o0102 Co='( *unctions in the mitochondria, the 3+owerhouse4 o* the cell, to assist in makin/ ener/y 6called adenosine tri+hos+hate or AT%7 *rom carbohydrates and *ats. Co='( +rotects the 3bad4 5D5 cholesterol that is im+licated in atherosclerosis *rom o0idi-in/. Because o* Co='(<s role in o0idati,e stress, ener/y +roduction and stabili-ation, it is use*ul in +re,entin/ dama/e to the heart durin/ +eriods o* stress. Co='( le,els ha,e been shown to be de+leted in +atients with a ,ariety o* heart conditions and in those takin/ cholesterol-lowerin/ statin dru/s. 9esearch o* Co='( s+annin/ o,er "( years shows +otential *or use in the +re,ention and treatment o* cardio,ascular disease in these +atients.

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