Important vitamins to keep his heart in tip-top shape.
It was perhaps the greatest health discovery of the 20th century.
In 1997 Harvard-trained physician and researcher Kilmer S. McCully wrote The Homocysteine Revolution. In it he suggested that elevated levels of a potentially toxic amino acid called homocysteine is a more potent risk factor than cholesterol in predicting heart disease—a revolutionary statement, to say the least, and a real game changer in terms of preventing fatal cardiovascular "events." McCully pointed to one underlying cause: our vitamin B-deficient food supply.
Simply put, three crucial B vitamins—B6, B12, and folic… Continue reading Categories
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June 14th, 2011Important vitamins to keep his heart in tip-top shape.
It was perhaps the greatest health discovery of the 20th century.
In 1997 Harvard-trained physician and researcher Kilmer S. McCully wrote The Homocysteine Revolution. In it he suggested that elevated levels of a potentially toxic amino acid called homocysteine is a more potent risk factor than cholesterol in predicting heart disease—a revolutionary statement, to say the least, and a real game changer in terms of preventing fatal cardiovascular "events." McCully pointed to one underlying cause: our vitamin B-deficient food supply.
Simply put, three crucial B vitamins—B6, B12, and folic… Continue reading Cholesterol-Lowering Alternatives and Heart Health Indicators
September 28th, 2009
Alternatives to Toxic Heart Meds are Increasingly Popular.
At least 30 percent of Americans have LDL ("bad" cholesterol) levels that are considered too high. But despite the popularity of statin drugs within the medical community, people don't always stick with these medications.
Only about half of those prescribed a cholesterol-lowering drug still take it after six months. After a year, only about 30 to 40 percent continue drug therapy.
"There's been a lot of negative press about statins lately," cardiologist Christopher Cannon, MD, at Brigham and Women's Hospital recently told the Boston Globe. The Canadian… Continue reading
At least 30 percent of Americans have LDL ("bad" cholesterol) levels that are considered too high. But despite the popularity of statin drugs within the medical community, people don't always stick with these medications.
Only about half of those prescribed a cholesterol-lowering drug still take it after six months. After a year, only about 30 to 40 percent continue drug therapy.
"There's been a lot of negative press about statins lately," cardiologist Christopher Cannon, MD, at Brigham and Women's Hospital recently told the Boston Globe. The Canadian… Continue reading 
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