Heart Disease
STUDIES SHOW THAT TEA CONSUMPTION IS
ASSOCIATED WITH RISK REDUCTION OF STROKE & HEART DISEASE
*A study conducted in the Netherlands assessed
805 males for over five years. It found that the incidence of
fatal and nonfatal heart attack and mortality from a stroke
decreased significantly as intake of flavonoids, derived mainly
from tea, increased. A follow-up study found that high intake of
flavonoids significantly lower the risk of stroke compared to
low intake.
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recent study, conducted by Dr. Howard Sesso at Harvard Medical
School in Boston, examined 340 people who had suffered heart
attacks and found that those who drank a cup or more of black
tea daily had a 44% reduction in heart attack risk compared to
non-tea drinkers.
*Dutch researchers found that study participants
who drank 1-2 cups of black tea daily had a 46% lower risk of
severe atherosclerosis, a strong indicator of cardiovascular
disease. Those who drank more than four cups of tea daily had a
69% lower risk.
*A recent meta-analysis found that the incidence
rate of heart attack decreased 11% with consumption of 3 cups of
tea daily.
*A study presented at the 2001 Congress of
Epidemiology in Toronto found that consumption of black tea was
associated with a lower prevalence of cardiovascular disease and
decreased serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations. |
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ANOTHER BENEFIT OF SEVEN ESSENTIALS
Prevent Heart Disease!
Nutrition, like that found in
Seven Essentials, can provide
significant help to the body in fighting heart disease. Some of
the elements found in Seven Essentials that can aid in this area
are: Coenzyme Q-10, tocotrienols, flavonoids, folic acid,
omega-3, magnesium, psyllium seed, carotenoids, choline, fiber
and querecitin. |
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A recent study published in the European
Heart Journal showed that 43% of attacks go undetected, and more
often in women than men. Dutch researchers analyzed the
electrocardiographs (ECGs) of over 4,000 people over age 55.
They gave them a baseline ECG screening in 1990 and then
repeated the ECG’s during years 1995 to 2000. The tests revealed
that 4 out of every 10 heart attacks went unrecognized;
one-third of the attacks in men and over one-half in women. |
Late Sleep Affects Heart Health
Studies have long linked chronic sleep
loss to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other issues.
But can your bedtime influence your heart health?
A recent study shows that men who go to bed
after midnight have significantly more arterial stiffening (an
early stage of atherosclerosis) than men who turn in earlier.
Yu Misao, MD, of the Misao Health Clinic in
Gifu, Japan, studied 251 healthy men under sixty. On average,
they slept six hours and 20 minutes and went to bed at 11:30
p.m.
The study confirmed that the fewer hours each
man slept at night, the higher his BMI, blood pressure, and
triglyceride levels were. It also showed that the men who went
to sleep before midnight had more relaxed arteries than
those who went to bed after midnight.
The study doesn’t tell us why bedtime
influences heart health. Studies suggest the following reasons:
 Late night snacking
raises the risk of obesity which is a risk factor for heart
disease.
 Going to sleep after
midnight might throw your internal biological clock out of synch
 Later bedtimes
can activate the sympathetic nervous system, accelerating body
functions
"For preventing cardiovascular disease, we
have to focus not only on diet and exercise, but also on how we
sleep, including what time we go to bed," Misao says. |
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DID YOU KNOW…?
Elevated homocysteine levels in the
bloodstream are a risk factor for cognitive impairment, dementia
and Alzheimer’s Disease. A recent study published in the British
Medical Journal suggests that supplementation with 800 mcg of
folic acid daily can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke
and deep vein thrombosis by up to 25%.
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