Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Garlic: Ancient Cure Backed by Science

Studies have shown that aged garlic extract lowers blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides. But its greatest benefit may be reducing arterial plaque, also called calcification of arteries, which many integrative physicians believe to be the most reliable predictor of ill health and death from heart disease.

Aged Garlic Benefits in Clinical Studies

Studies have shown that aged garlic supplements improve crucial markers for good health. Below are some of the benefits found by researchers in recent years.
 
Health Marker
 
Improvement
Platelets sticking to artery walls
34-58 percent
 
Platelet clumping
10-25 percent
 
LDL cholesterol
5-12 percent
 
Total cholesterol
6-31 percent
Triglycerides
10-19 percent
 
Blood pressure
6-8 percent

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

6 Natural Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure

Dr. Budoff recommends aged garlic extract. “This is one of the most effective and scientifically proven ways to lower blood pressure as effectively as medication,” he says. “Aged garlic extract helps relax blood vessels and increases blood flow.”
 
Here are five additional ways Dr. Crandall recommends for lowering blood pressure naturally:
            1. Take 300-500 milligrams of magnesium daily. Magnesium is an important mineral that helps build strong bones, but it also helps lower blood pressure and can help control irregular heartbeats.
            2. Exercise. Walking one hour a day will help lower blood pressure naturally. If you must, you can divide up the hour but if you do it all at once you will boost the effect and help your body create a collateral blood flow, which brings more blood to the heart.
            3. Lose weight. If you can achieve the ideal weight that you weighed in high school, you may very well eliminate your need for blood pressure medications and drugs to lower cholesterol as well. The loss of 10 pounds generally means the elimination of one high blood pressure drug.
            4. Reduce stress. When you are under stress, your body releases unhealthy hormones, like adrenaline and cortisol, which over time can result in higher blood pressure. Measures that reduce stress, like spending time with friends, attending church, meditating, or even playing with pets, can lower blood pressure.
            5. Sleep an extra hour a night. Research shows that a lack of sleep not only contributes to high blood pressure, but it can make the condition drug resistant, meaning that hypertensive medication won’t work.

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Fish Oil Reduces Diabetes Risk

The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and fish oils reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, says a Finnish study.

Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly widespread throughout the world. Overweight is the most significant risk factor, which means that diet and other lifestyle factors play important roles in the development of Type 2 diabetes. Earlier research has established that weight management, exercise and high serum linoleic acid concentrations, among other things, are associated with reduced risk of diabetes.

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