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What, if I told you that exercise reduces mortality? Would you believe me? Well, you may be somewhat doubtful. But I assure you that at end of this blog you will know why exercise reduces mortality. I am going to explain it using data from the EPIC study. This was a large European stu

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March 30, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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body mass index, brisk walk, cancers, epic study, exercise, heart attacks, mortality, strokes, waist circumference, watch your diet

At a research conference in Savannah, Georgia in September 2015 a presentation was given about the use of vitamin C supplementation in a group of overweight and obese patients. Postdoctoral research fellow Caitlin Dow, PhD and colleagues from the University of Colorado compared the ef

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February 10, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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blood pressure, endothelin production, endothelin-1, exercise, hardening of arteries, nitric oxide, overweight or obese people, swimming program, vitamin c, walking program

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

A two-year study that was sponsored by the National Institute of Health examined whether calorie restriction would lower risk factors associated with age-related diseases, so it extends lifespan. The goal was to put 218 healthy men and women who were normal weight or moderately overwe

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January 06, 2016

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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

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

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 new study published May 2015 in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine states that nuts protect you from heart disease lowering death rates from heart disease and other causes to the tune of 20%. The research data was based on three large cohort studies, which involved low-incom

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July 15, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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all races, cardiovascular mortality, eating habits, heart attacks, heart disease, mediterranean diet, nuts, obesity, olive oil, strokes

Introduction It is important to realize that a weak hand grip predicts mortality. This is what a research team led by Dr. Darryl Leong from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., Canada found. They studied 139,691 people 35 to 70 years old for four years. They were from 17 various co

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June 24, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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cardiovascular death, death from any cause, dynamometer, essential organs, grip strength, heart attack, mitochondria, muscles, non-cardiovascular death, stroke

Introduction For years doctors have been prescribing anti-inflammatory drugs for arthritis; now they find that the new arthritis drugs can kill. The “improved version” of them that have less stomach irritation are the COX-2 inhibitors. This includes celecoxib (brand names: Celebrex an

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April 15, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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anti-inflammatory drugs, arthritis, arthritis drugs, cardiovascular side effects, cox-2 inhibitors, etodolac, Lodine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, nsaids, stroke

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Exercise Reduces Mortality

Vitamin C Can Mimic Exercise

Stroke Risk Lowered By Mineral Supplements

Calorie Restriction Extends Lifespan

Vitamin E Necessary For Anti-Aging

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

Vitamin K2 For Your Arteries

Nuts Protect You From Heart Disease

Weak Hand Grip Predicts Mortality

New Arthritis Drugs Can Kill

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