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Stroke Risk Lowered By Mineral Supplements

86,149 women enrolled in the Nurses Health Study I (NHS I) and 94,715 women in the NHS II had been assessed on an ongoing basis with intermittent dietary questionnaires. This database was used for this study to see whether supplements would have made any difference in terms of stroke

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January 27, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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calcium, chelated magnesium salts, dietary questionnaires, magnesium, milk and milk products, potassium, stroke prevention, strokes, supplements, vegetables

Vitamin E has been known to help prevent heart attacks in the past. But now a new publication has shown that in two human cell lines vitamin E prevented senescence to occur. This was proven by the fact that the human cell lines that included vitamin E continued to divide versus contro

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December 04, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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aging, antioxidants, arthritis, c-reactive protein, cardiovascular disease, CRP levels, lower mortality, source of vitamin E, vitamin e, vitamin supplements

Recently the news spread that elephants have 20-times the amount of a cancer suppressing gene, called p53. Elephants have about 100 times the cells of humans, but their cancer rate is only 5% in a lifetime, which lasts 50 to 70 years. Humans on the other hand have a cancer rate of bet

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November 25, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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apoptosis, bladder cancer, breast cancer, cancer suppressing gene, dna damage, li-fraumeni syndrome, ovarian cancer, p53, stop smoking, tp53 gene

Omega-3 Good After Heart Attacks And For Hemorrhagic Stroke Prevention

There are two studies that I reviewed; both involve beneficial effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplements. 1. Heart attack survivors do better with omega-3 supplementation At the 64th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology Dr. Raymond W. Kwong and associates pr

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October 20, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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anti-inflammatory effect, arachidonic acid, cardiac imaging tests, DHA, diastolic blood pressure, epa, heart attack survivors, hemorrhagic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, omega-3 fatty acid

Gastroenterologist Dr. Stephen O’Keefe of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recruited 20 black men in the US and 20 men in rural South Africa. He did an experiment of only two weeks where he exchanged their diets. The African men in South Africa were fed American fast fo

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October 14, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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american fast food diet, blueberries, bowel flora, brussels sprouts, butyrate content, colon cancer, colon cancer risk, colonoscopies, colorectal cancer, fiber

Introduction In a publication in the Science Daily mid April 2015 eight top nutrients were reviewed that keep your brain young. This report was based on a review by The Institute of Food Technology by Linda Milo Ohr. Notably, in order to prevent the metabolic changes in brain cells th

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September 09, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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brain cells, choline, flavonoids, inflammation, magnesium, memory problems, nutrients, omega-3 fatty acids, phosphatylserine, walnuts

Breast Artery Calcification Predicts Heart Attacks

Women who had a digital mammogram taken showing breast artery calcification were found to also have coronary artery calcification, which predicts heart attacks down the road. Dr. Laurie Margolis of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York gave a presentation at the A

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August 13, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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breast artery calcification, cardiac risks, cardiologist, chest CT scans, coronary artery calcification, digital mammograms, heart attacks, hypertension, primary care giver, radiologist

Introduction Vitamin K2 (=menaquinone-7 or MK-7) is essential for the prevention of osteoporosis. At the same time it is also necessary for prevention of hardening of arteries. But a new study from April 2015 from the Maastricht University in the Netherlands has found that flexibility

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July 29, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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arterial flexibility, bone fractures, carotid intimal thickening, hardening of arteries, heart attacks, osteoporosis, postmenopausal women, resveratrol, strokes, vitamin K2

A study about fish consumption in pregnancy and mercury exposure to pregnant women and their children from the Republic of Seychelles showed that mercury in fish is less worrisome than was assumed in the past. 1265 mother-child pairs were enrolled in this study (Ref. 1). Seychelles Is

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July 01, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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behavior, communication skills, fish consumption, hair samples, mercury exposure, methyl mercury exposure, motor skills, neurodevelopmental outcomes, pregnancy, prenatal fish consumption

An interesting study from the Aarhus University in Denmark showed that high dose resveratrol could increase bone density significantly in only 16 weeks. The results were published on Oct. 16, 2014 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 66 middle-aged obese men with

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June 10, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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bone mineral density, calcium, estradiol, ldh, lumbar spine, magnesium, resveratrol, testosterone, vitamin D3, vitamin K2

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Stroke Risk Lowered By Mineral Supplements

Vitamin E Necessary For Anti-Aging

New Findings About Cancer Gene

Omega-3 Good After Heart Attacks And For Hemorrhagic Stroke Prevention

Colon Cancer Risk Reduced In Two Weeks

Top Nutrients Keep Your Brain Young

Breast Artery Calcification Predicts Heart Attacks

Vitamin K2 For Your Arteries

Fish Consumption In Pregnancy

Resveratrol Improves Bone Density

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