Can Cashews Reduce Bad Cholesterol?
In prior Lifestyle Medicine Updates, I explained that almonds have been shown to lower the bad cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) and raise the good cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) and that walnut consumption is linked to reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. Today, I am citing a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in May of […]
Magnesium Supplements Reduces High Blood Pressure
Today I am citing a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in September 2017. The study was designed to examine how magnesium supplementation reduces high blood pressure in individuals who were prediabetic, had insulin resistance or had noncommunicable chronic diseases. What studies were included by the researcher? The study reviewed all the […]
Four Major Risk Factors For Heart
The research I’m citing today was published in a major Cardiology journal (Spain) in 2008. I’m citing this paper because it is a brilliant summary of how best to prevent heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular problems, which are leading killers in our society today. The first thing to point out is that […]