Seven Ways to Protect Your Heart Naturally
Take these supplements on a daily basis to help protect your heart and blood vessels, especially if you’re trying to avoid taking drugs. They’re a perfect addition to diet and exercise.
1. 1,000 mg of fish oil - decreases your chances of having a heart attack or stroke by about 30%, and helps keep a heart bypass from getting clogged up.
2. 100 mg of CoQ10 – reduces muscle pain and weakness associated with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and helps the heart muscle work better.
3. 450 mg of green tea extract (standardized to at least 70% EGCG) – significantly decreases your risk for heart disease and stroke. It lowers LDL and triglycerides and helps prevent cholesterol from oxidizing, a first step in heart disease.
4. 400-600 IU of vitamin E – can reduce risk of death from heart disease, including heart attacks, in women age 65 or older. Natural vitamin E, and especially, gamma-tocopherol and tocotrienols, may be more protective than the synthetic form used in some vitamin E studies.
5. 500-1,000 mg of vitamin C – improves vascular function, blood pressure and helps prevent thickening of blood vessel walls.
6. 10-20 mg of policosanol – may decrease LDL cholesterol by 11% to 42%, and increases HDL cholesterol by 7% to 34%. That’s as good as cholesterol-lowering drugs.
7. 120-240 mg of ginkgo – increases pain-free walking distance in people with peripheral artery disease. It improves blood flow to capillaries by decreasing blood viscosity and affecting vascular smooth muscle.
The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: More people die from heart disease than from any other cause in the U.S. Don’t let it sneak up on you! Use the supplements that have been scientifically proven to be protective against this killer in conjunction with a heart-healthy diet, plenty of exercise and stress management techniques for the best possible results.
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