Entries Tagged 'Vitamin and Supplement' ↓

Omega 3 fish oils are a substance that can be found in the bodies of fish. Read more [...]

Vitamin E naturally keeps cholesterol at a healthy level by limiting the amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol that enters the bloodstream. Read more [...]

What you need to know now to protect yourself from heart attack and enjoy a longer, more fruitful life. Read more [...]

Most of us are low in vitamin D, which means we stand a greater chance of developing osteoporosis, certain cancers,heart disease, diabetes, and possibly asthma, arthritis, and multiple scleorosis. And here's the kicker : Even if we follow the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) guidelines, we'll still come up short. These were set 10 years ago, before research showed the many benefits of larger D doses. Recently, for example, a review of studies found that women with high blood levels of D had half the incidence of breast cancer as those with the lowest levels. Yet the national food and Nutrition Board, which sets the DRIs, has been dragging its heels about reassessing its guidelines. Read more [...]

Omega 3 fish oils have received some negative publicity recently. There were scares over potential contamination in fresh oily fish by mercury, though this has been refuted as an overly exaggerated issue. And more recently, a meta study, which is a 'study of studies', was published online that seemed to suggest that omega 3 benefits for heart health and cancer were not true. Read more [...]

The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various body tissues to be used, stored or excreted. Read more [...]