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• Natural Medicine Approach to Cardiovascular Disease

  Have a look at this great video about a natural medicine approach to Cardiovascular Disease.

• Sugar, not just salt, linked to high blood pressure

  (Health.com) -- Eating too much sodium can push your blood pressure into the danger zone. Now, researchers are reporting that eating too many sweets--or drinking too much soda--may have a similar effect. � People who consume a diet high in fructose, a type of sugar and a key ingredient in high-f

• Calcium from synthetic supplements, but not from food, increase heart attacks

  Synthetic calcium supplements are associated with an increased risk of heart attack, according to a meta-analysis of cardiovascular events in randomised trials of calcium supplements.  Calcium from food, however, is protective against cardiovascular disease.  If you are still taking the long recom

• High dietary Vitamin E prevents dementia

  Higher intake of foods rich in vitamin E may modestly reduce long-term risk of dementia and Alzheimers Disease.  A key point here is that vitamin E consumed by this study population came from their food, not supplements.  Some examples of foods rich in Vitamin E include wheat germ oil, almonds

• Blueberries for Blood Pressure and Diabetes

  Published in the October issue of The Journal of Nutrition, daily consumption of blueberries helped people with a high risk for Type 2 diabetes reduce that risk.   After drinking two blueberry smoothies a day for six weeks, participants’  insulin sensitivity increased –  a key factor in pre