Heart Disease
How about cocoa (dark chocolate) instead of coffee?
So how about substituting cocoa instead of coffee?
Well, before we jump ahead of ourselves, we need to discuss the QUALITY of chocolate/cocoa you are reaching for. Unlike commercial cocoa, which is stripped of bitter-tasting flavanols, Kuna Indians drink unprocessed cocoa containing a highly concentrated type of flavanol known as “epicatechin” and sweeten it with a bit of raw sugar.
Stress & Heart Health
What happens to the heart during stress?
During a stress or anger response, the body’s sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is stimulated and the hormones, epinephrine and norepinephrine, are released. These hormones cause the heart rate to increase and the demands for oxygen to heighten. When the delivery of oxygen to heart tissue is temporarily unmet, symptoms such as chest pain (angina) can result. In response to the SNS and the growing oxygen demands, the blood vessels constrict; this constriction in turn leads to elevated blood pressure levels. Chronically elevated blood pressure injures and damages blood vessel walls integrity. In an effort to repair themselves, the arteries may thicken, leading to increased susceptibility of plaque formation. Furthermore, stress increases clotting factors in your blood which results in higher risks of blood clot formation and artery blockage.
Subject: Three simple steps to reduce your risk of heart attack
In the December 27 e-Alert, we wrote to you about a new way to assess your risk of heart disease. It’s the ratio between apolipoprotein B (apo B) and apolipoprotein A-1 (apo A-1), and studies have shown it can be even more meaningful than the HDL/LDL ratio. In fact, in the study I wrote about last month, men with the highest levels of apo B and the lowest levels of apo A-1 were nearly FOUR TIMES as likely to have a fatal heart attack than those with opposite values. (You can view this e-Alert on our website, www.hsibaltimore.com, on the “Current e-Alerts” page.)
Nattokinase
• A Potent and Safe Thrombolytic: By Martin Milner, N.D.
Clotting is a key, often overlooked factor in chronic illness, and with
nattokinase, we know how to reverse it. This is where the real treasure of
this enzyme lies. Disorders such as heart disease, hypertension, fibromyalgia,
chronic infection, inflammatory bowel disease, deep vein thrombosis, may
respond to nattokinase.
Turn to page 2 for more on A Potent and Safe Thrombolytic
By dissolving branched fibrin–which coagulates prior to full clot formation–
nattokinase proves uniquely helpful in many disorders.
Turn to page 2 for more on Doctors Apply Nattokinase in Many Conditions
Nattokinase: Clinical Updates from
Doctors Support its Safety and Efficacy
• Doctors Apply Nattokinase in Many Conditions
• Four Top Doctors Weigh In
Hear how Jonathan Wright, M.D., David Brownstein, N.D., Christopher
Deatherage, N.D., and Stephen Hines, N.D. use this powerful,
fibrinolytic enzyme.
