Folate Reduces Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease

A study published in The Journal of Nutrition followed 46,036 men aged 40 to 75 for 12 years. They found that men averaging 840 mcg per day of folate in their diet had a 33% reduction in coronary heart disease as compared to a group that was just taking 244 mcg per day. Folate had previously been found valuable for women wanting to become pregnant as a way of preventing spinal defects. So now it's the men's turn to benefit from folate. Since folate is had to get in our foods, you'll want to take a supplement.

MEDITATION CAN UNCLOG ARTERIES

A research study in Stroke reported that African Americans with high blood pressure who practiced meditation for six months saw a .098-mm decrease in the fatty buildup in arterial walls, compared with an increase of .054 –mm among participants who attempted to change their diet and lifestyle.

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VITAMIN C FOR ALLERGIES

 

One of my Teplitz Report readers shared with me that his wife's vision was affected by taking too much Vitamin C. I checked with a friend of mine who is a Holistically oriented MD and he had never heard of this condition (he's given doses as high as 150,000 mg per day with no side effects). Since I'm recommending these large dosages of C only for use during the hay fever season, the likelihood of a negative response is minimal. However, if your vision is affected simply discontinue the Vitamin C.

Another use for Vitamin C relates to Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). People with CHF have arteries that are too constricted. A study in Germany found that Vitamin C caused the arteries to open wider letting more oxygen and nutrients get to the tissues hat need them. The patients were given an injection of Vitamin C first and then they took 2 grams of oral Vitamin C

AVOID BYPASS SURGERY

There's now a safer alternative to bypass surgery, it's called Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP). It's approved by Medicare for patients with the angina. EECP is a nonsurgical therapy that dramatically improved circulation by pumping blood from the legs to the heart thus creating circulatory pathways around blockages in coronary arteries. The amazing part is that EECP is without risk while roughly 1 in 30 patients undergoing bypass surgery dies on the operating table.