I'moftenaskedifcoconutoilisgoodforyourheart,andmyanswerisaresoundingyes.Theordinarycoconut—knownforitssweetmilk,greatfiber,andabilitytoconkpeopleontheheadsinMarxBrothersmovies—candoyourheartgood—andalotmore.
Manypeopleshuncoconutoilbecauseit’shighinsaturatedfat,whichistrue.Butcoconutoilisalsotheleastvulnerableoiltooxidativestressandfreeradicalformation—infactit&rsquo...[
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Benfotiamine,afat-solubleformofvitaminB1(thiamine),supportshealthybloodsugarmetabolismandhelpsprotectthebody’stissuesagainstadvancedglycationendproductsandoxidativestress.68Forexample,theenzymetransketolaseiscriticaltobloodsugarmetabolism.Likemanyenzymes,transketolaserequiresaco-factor.Inthiscase,itneedsassistancefromthiamine.Unfortunately,thiamineiswater-soluble,whichmakesitlessavailabletot...[
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LastweekItoldyouaboutthesurprisingbenefitsofcoffee,butthere’ssomuchtosay,Idecidedtocarryitovertothisweek.Astheweatherwarms,andyouspendmoretimeoutdoorsduringthelongersummerdays,youmaybeconsideringhowtocopewiththesummersun.Butdidyouknowthatifyou’reworriedaboutyourskin,drinkingcoffeeactuallyreducesyourchancesofdevelopingoneofthemostcommonskincancers?Strange,buttrue!Lastweek’sarticle...[
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Cheese–ANutritionalPowerhousethatCanHelpProtectYourHeart,BrainandBonesbyJosephMercola
Ifyou’reacheeseloverstrugglingtoresistcheesebecauseyou’veheardit’snotgoodforyou,thenbraceyourselfforsomereallygoodnews.Cheesecanbeanexcellentsourceofnutrition,afoodyoumaywanttoincludemoreofinyourdietratherthanless.Cheese,especiallythatmadefromthemilkofgrass-pasturedanimals,isanexcellentsourceofseveralimpo...[
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Otherthansaturatedfat,Ican’tthinkofanutrientthat’sbeensouniversallymalignedanddemonizedassalt.Alltheexpertshateitandrecommendthatwegetaslittleofitaspossible.Theyevenallseemtohavetheirownlittleanti-saltslogans.TheAmericanDiabetesAssociationrecommendsbetween2300and1500mgofsodiumperday(“BeSodiumSavvy“).TheAmericanHeartAssociationwantsyoueatinglessthan1500mgperday(“Shakin...[
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Thepopularityofchiaseedsisgrowingasquicklyasthegreenfoliagetheysproutedonthe1970s-erachiapetnoveltytoys,withclaimsthatthesetinydietarymarvelscankeepyourhearthealthy,helpyouloseweight,andliftyourenergylevelduringtheday.Here'salookatwhattheresearchhasshownsofar,aswellassomeideasofhowtoincorporatechiaseedsintoyourdailydiet.
1.AreChiaSeedsHealthy?
SharonBasaraba
Yes,chiaseedsaregoodforyou&mda...[
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Althoughmanypeoplemaynotvaluetheodoriferousqualitiesofonions,asacardiologistIcertainlyvaluethefibrinolyticqualitiesofonions—thatis,theirabilitytohelppromotethinnerbloodandbreakupbloodclots,whichareimportantfactorsinstavingoffheartdisease.What'smore,onionsalsocanhelpnormalizebloodpressure.WhenIwasresearchingmybookLowerYourBloodPressureInEightWeeks(BallantineBooks,2003),Icollectedquiteabitofpo...[
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AwhilebackIwastalkingwithJimRoberts,M.D.,anintegrativecardiologistandmyco-authorforReverseHeartDiseaseNow—andwebothsharedthatwehavewehavelowhomocysteinelevels.Thatmaysoundlikegoodnewsgiventhewell-documenteddangerofhighhomocysteine.
Butthetruthis,whenitcomestohomocysteinelowlevelscanbejustasdangerousashigh.Thereasonisthatanabnormalhomocysteinelevel—eithertoohighortoolow—create...[
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Forhearthealthreasons,I'mconsideringbecomingavegetarian.IfIjusteliminatemeatfrommydiet,willthatpromoteahealthyheart?
Ithinkit’sgreatthatyou’retakingpositivestepstochangeyourdietandimproveyourhearthealth.ButIhavetotellyouthatwhenitcomestobeingavegetarian,youmustbecareful.It’samorecomplexchoicethansimplyexcludingmeat,fish,andfowlfromyourdiet.Infact,yourhearthealthcanactuallysuff...[
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Grayhair:Theultimatetelltalesignofaging.Approximatelyhalfofall50-year-oldsareatleast50%gray.Tryasyoumaytopostponetheinevitablewithexpensive,foul-smellingandmessydyes,thebattleagainstgrayispredictable...grayisprettymuchtheundefeatedchampion.Orisit?
Regularconsumptionoftheyounggrassofacommonwheatplantcanrecolorthosegrayssothatyoucanenjoyyourlush,naturalcolorwellintoyoursenioryears.Anditdoesn'tju...[
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