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Coenzyme Q10 for Heart, Kidneys & Blood Pressure

In the 1990s the antioxidant coenzyme Q10 was recognized as one of the first high-powered anti-aging nutrients. Q10 is required for the final steps of energy production within cells and the lack of it with age results in cells dying faster – a fact that remains true to this day. Systems in your body that rely on high amounts of energy for optimal function, such as your heart and circulatory system, are especially helped by having an adequate supply of Q10. While Q10 is not the only nutrient involved with cardiovascular health, the lack of it as we age, is a major handicap.

Read More:  anti-aging, blood pressure, blood pressure medication, Co Q10, heart disease, kidneys

Low Adiponectin Links Blood Sugar Problems and Heart Disease

Your body uses the same hormone for multiple purposes and adiponectin is a case in point. Low adiponectin levels are the major cause of insulin resistance in your liver that results in type 2 diabetes. In your circulatory system and in your heart in particular, adiponectin is a primary anti-inflammatory via its ability to inhibit inappropriate macrophage inflammatory signaling.

Read More:  adiponectin, blood sugar, epicardial fat, heart disease, leptin

How Leptin Problems Raise Blood Pressure

Leptin registering in your brain is fully responsible for your metabolic go signal. If leptin does not register properly then your brain thinks there is a food shortage and you may be starving. Unfortunately, most overweight people have way too much leptin in their blood (leptin resistance) and not enough leptin getting into their brain and registering properly (a false state of perceived starvation). This unfortunate state poses numerous problems to your circulatory system and your risk for heart disease. The latest study on this subject explains what has been learned in the past decade and how leptin problems cause high blood pressure and eventual cardiovascular damage.

Read More:  heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, leptin, leptin resistance, obesity

Vitamin K2: Bones, Cardiovascular Health, Blood Sugar Control & Cancer Prevention

Vitamin K is an important antioxidant nutrient well known for its important assistance in the clotting of blood. It is also the target of the commonly over-prescribed Coumadin, adding to society-wide problems of vitamin K deficiency. Ironically, such deficiency causes hardening of the arteries via increased calcification of arterial walls. Importantly, the lack of vitamin K is a major factor in poor bone health and new science shows it is also important for blood sugar regulation. Once again, the symptom-suppressing, drug-pushing medical profession needs to get its head out of the sand and quit harming people under the false pretense of pretended help.

Read More:  antioxidants, coumadin, heart disease, inflammation, metabolism, osteocalcin, type 2 diabetes, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, warfarin

DHA & EPA Continue to Impress for Cardiovascular Health

The long chain omega-3 essential fatty acids of DHA and EPA are the most lacking nutrients in the American diet, compared to what humans have traditionally been eating over the past thousands of years. Two new studies add to the overwhelming evidence that these fatty acids, especially DHA, are incredibly beneficial to cardiovascular health.

Read More:  DHA, EPA, heart disease, mental stress

Sugar Drinks Significantly Raise Heart Disease Risk

Middle-aged women who consume two or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day have a four fold increase in risk factors that damage arteries, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s meeting in Orlando.

Read More:  elevated triglycerides, heart disease, sugar intake

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