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Introduction A study published in the medical journal Stroke in Sept. 2014 showed that potassium can lower the risk of a stroke. 90,137 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. Specifically, they had no history of stroke in the beginning of t

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March 31, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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high blood pressure, ischemic strokes, potassium, potassium supplement, primary aldosteronism, risk of dying, stroke

In 2014 several studies were released involving rather large numbers of subjects. A study in the British Medical Journal from April 2014 involved 849,412 men and women and had a follow-up observation of nearly 30 years (Reference below). Rajiv Chowdhury and colleagues selected 73 obse

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March 04, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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25-hydroxy-vitamin d levels, absorption problems of vitamin D3, cardiovascular disease, mortality, vitamin d blood levels, vitamin D3

Hardening Of Arteries Reversed With Supplements

A meta-analysis in the Journal of Nutrition from August 2014 indicates that hardening of arteries can be reversed with supplements. Ammar Ashor and colleagues took 20 randomized trials including 1909 subjects aged 22 to 63. Arterial stiffness was measured by pulse-wave velocity or sim

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February 24, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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arterial stiffness, free radicals, hardening of arteries, inflammation, magnesium supplementation, nitric oxide, pulse-wave velocity, telomere lengthening, vitamin C and E

Introduction This article is about the fact that stem cells help stroke victims. A pilot study about helping stroke victims with stem cells was published in August 2014. The work came from a research group from Imperial College London. These doctors took 5 patients that had suffered

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October 20, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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bone marrow stem cells, rehabilitation, stem cell therapy, stroke, stroke treatment

Introduction This article is about the fact that higher vitamin D levels are associated with a lower risk of mortality. Dr. Cedric Garland and colleagues undertook a study where they pooled data from 32 studies and determined that a vitamin D3 level of 30 ng/ml or more halved the risk

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October 03, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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25-hydroxy vitamin D level, cancer, fractures, lower mortality, osteoporosis, prevention of heart attacks, vitamin D

A study investigating a group of Midwestern firefighters came to the conclusion that a Mediterranean diet benefits US workers. The diet consisted of lots of fruit, vegetables, nuts, fish, olive oil and whole grain. 780 male firefighters aged 18 or older were questioned about how well

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September 06, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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fruit, mediterranean diet, metabolic syndrome, vegetables, weight gain

Stroke Risk Present Even With Borderline High Blood Pressure

A study from a Medical School in China (Southern Medical University of Guangzhou) found: “Stroke risk present even with borderline high blood pressure”. They compared 19 trials where incidence of stroke was observed in relationship to how high the systolic and diastolic bl

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September 05, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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blood pressure lowering medication, normal blood pressure, prehypertension, risk of developing a stroke

Vitamin c protects from hemorrhagic stroke as Dr. Stéphane Vannier suggested. He presented the results of a study at the American Academy of Neurology 66th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia where he showed that a lack of vitamin C was responsible for hemorrhagic strokes. He stated that dis

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September 04, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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hemorrhagic stroke, intracerebral bleed, scurvy, vitamin c, vitamin c deficiency, vitamin c depletion

A study from the Center of Disease Control (CDC) published in February of 2014 analyzed what role added sugar plays in terms of cardiovascular risk. They took the data from the NHANES study, which stands for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) and found that the majority

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September 04, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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cardiovascular deaths, oxidizes LDL cholesterol, sugar

Sugar Responsible For Raising Blood Pressure And Lipids

A University of Otago, New Zealand study by Dr Lisa Te Morenga and co-workers has shed new light on the negative effect of sugar on blood pressure and lipids. The key here is that these studies were not animal experiments, but involved human trials. A total of about 1700 men and women

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August 31, 2014

by Ray Schilling

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cholesterol, heart attacks, lipids, strokes, sugar, sugar industry

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Potassium Can Lower the Risk of a Stroke

Vitamin D3 Saves Lives

Hardening Of Arteries Reversed With Supplements

Stem Cells Help Stroke Victims

Higher Vitamin D Levels are Associated with a Lower Risk Of Mortality

Mediterranean Diet Benefits US Workers

Stroke Risk Present Even With Borderline High Blood Pressure

Vitamin C Protects From Hemorrhagic Stroke

Adding Sugar Ups Cardiovascular Risk

Sugar Responsible For Raising Blood Pressure And Lipids

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