Nuts are a rich source of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and both monounsaturated and omega-3 oils that have numerous beneficial effects on blood fats, blood pressure and glucose control. Click here to see my recommended organic, unsalted nuts on Amazon. Nuts lower cholesterol When the results from 61 different trials, involving […]
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Aged garlic is one of my favourite supplements. Several studies show that taking aged garlic extracts can protect against hardening of the coronary arteries by preventing a build-up of calcium in artery walls. Researchers have now found that garlic extracts also inhibit, and may even reverse, the ‘soft’ furring up […]
At least one in five adults has some combination of high blood pressure, raised triglycerides, low ‘good’ HDL-cholesterol, high fasting blood glucose level and abdominal obesity. You just need three of these common factors for your doctor to diagnose metabolic syndrome. Having metabolic syndrome has been described as a ‘cardiovascular […]
