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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 10/03/2008, comments (0)

Heart Protecting Effects of Coenzyme Q10

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a powerful antioxidant, thought to be beneficial to heart health. It is considered a non-essential nutrient, since our bodies can synthesize it on there own. It helps the body convert food to energy, and its antioxidant ability protects us from free radical damage, similar to that of vitamin E. It is thought that CoQ10... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/05/2008, comment (1)

Get a Healthy Dose of Minerals into Your Diet

We know how important eating a wholesome diet is for maintaining heart health, however we rarely stop to consider the precise nutrient makeup of our food. Last week we considered the 13 vitamins essential for good health, and this week we want to focus specifically on minerals. It's important to note that those who consistently eat a varied... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/01/2008, comments (0)

Top 13 Vitamins: Are You Getting Enough?

Generally speaking, those who consistently eat a varied, healthy diet should be able to obtain all the vitamins and minerals they require. However, for some groups in the population supplements may prove beneficial. In the US the requirements for vitamins and minerals are expressed as Dietary Reference Intakes, or DRIs. These... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/26/2008, comments (0)

Vitamin D Heart Health FAQ

The excitement over the health benefits of vitamin D have, not unexpectedly, generated lots and lots of questions about how, why, and when to best use it. Let's review some of the most frequent questions and answers about vitamin D. Now, please keep in mind that much of this is my opinion, based on clinical experience replacing vitamin D in over... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/18/2008, comments (0)

B Vitamins and Folic Acid: Take Them, but Not for Your Heart

"...it's a revolution in thinking about the origin of heart disease. The cholesterol hypothesis has been that eating an excess of either cholesterol or high fat in the diet somehow causes the elevation of blood cholesterol and somehow damages the arteries. The homocysteine approach attributes the process of arteriosclerosis to a deficiency of B... Read more Chevron

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