Conditions: Heart Health
Soy protein may help you stay trim-and stave off heart disease
In a recent study conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and at the University of Vermont, postmenopausal women who drank a shake containing soy protein and isoflavone versus a shake with equal amounts of casein, a milk protein without isoflavones, wound up with less abdominal fat. ...
Go with the flow
When a water pipe clogs in your house, every room can be affected. The same goes for the pipes in your body the veins, arteries, and capillaries that make up the vascular system...
Beans for better cholesterol levels
Live it up
When it comes to heart health, how you live may make all the difference in how long you live. A plethora of studies links strong hearts to exercise, not...
Give your ticker a boost
What it does How to take it Precautions B-complex Vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folic acid lower homocysteine levels. Too much homocysteine inhibits blood...
Eat your heart healthy
Twenty years ago, doctors advised us to use margarine, eat pasta, and avoid chocolate; now we know that margarine hides dangerous fats, refined pasta...
Try red grapefruit for heart health
If high cholesterol and triglycerides have you feeling sour, red grapefruit's antioxidant punch could help you lower cholesterol by 15 percent and triglycerides...
Anti-inflammatory vitamin D may boost heart health
Vitamin D isn't just good for your bones; it also may be good for the heart. In a recent study conducted by a team of German scientists, people suffering...
7 more heart helpers
What Why Dose Coenzyme Q-10 Prevents oxidation of LDL cholesterol. 50-300 mg/day Danshen Also known as red ginseng, red sage, or salvia root. May play...
Cholesterol counts
Move it!Numerous studies overwhelmingly support exercise to lower heart-disease risk. "My number-one recommendation to raise HDL cholesterol is to exercise...
Pomegranate juice for healthy arteries
If you are among the 13 million Americans with coronary heart disease (CHD), you may want to swig a glass of pomegranate juice every day, suggests a recent...
Eat more beans, nuts, and seeds for cardiovascular health
Trading in bagels for beans may be a heart-smart move, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2005,...
From the heart
Our expertsM. Laurel Cutlip, RD, LDN, author of The Cardiac Recovery Cookbook (Hatherleigh Press, 2005)Will Grossman, MD, FACC, New York Citybased cardiologistAlice...
Omega-3s & Heart Health
Do you know your omega-3 index? New research suggests that this numbera measurement of the bodys levels of the most heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acidsmay...
Prescription for Heart Health: Eat More Fat
Prescription for heart health: Eat more fat Photo: Jeff Padrick Foods rich in monounsaturated fats almonds avocados canola oil cashews hazelnuts macadamia...
