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A clinical study on patients who have suffered a heart attack found that a partially purified extract of Chinese red yeast rice, Xuezhikang (XZK), reduced the risk of repeat heart attacks by 45%, revascularization (bypass surgery/angioplasty), cardiovascular mortality and total mortality by one-third and cancer mortality by two-thirds.
The researchers however haven’t determined […]
Here’s another reason to eat your leafy greens: in the event of a heart attack, the chemical nitrite, found in many vegetables, may minimize the tissue damage caused by heart attacks.
Dr. Lefer says that the nitrite levels found cardioprotective in his study can easily be achieved by consuming more vegetables containing the chemical. That dietary […]
A study conducted at University of Alabama at Birmingham demonstrates how garlic helps reduce blood pressure and thus protect against subsequent cardiovascular diseases. Apparently, the protective effect is closely linked to how much hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced from garlic compounds interacting with red blood cells.
The UAB researchers found this interaction triggered red blood cells […]
Yep, latest research indicate that chocolate are brain foods, for exactly the same reasons why flavonol-rich cocoa is good for the heart: by promoting better blood flow.
“Our study showed that acute consumption of this particular flavanol-rich cocoa beverage was associated with increased blood flow to grey matter for 2 to 3 hours,” Macdonald said. “This […]
Here’s something for you athletes or sports buffs out there: Drinking about 2 cups of coffee a day can reduce your post-workout muscle pain by up to almost half!
One and two days after an exercise session that caused moderate muscle soreness, the volunteers took either caffeine or a placebo and performed two different quadriceps (thigh) […]
I already have several previous entries on chocolate. If you’re still not convinced that a moderate consumption of dark chocolate can do you good, well, here’s a new one: the flavonoids in cocoa beans appears to have a biochemical effect similar to aspirin in reducing platelet clumping, which can be fatal if a clot forms […]
I’ve been browsing this week’s Grand Rounds, a collection of medical blogs, and was pleased to see that there were a more then a handful on the Diet and Nutrition category. Disease Proof caught my attention, and shares a quote from Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right:
There is considerable evidence that the lipoprotein abnormalities (high […]
I’ve entered a previous entry on genetically engineered tomatoes to Mendel’s Garden, a blogging carnival about everything genetics-related, hosted this time at Evolgen. There’s one other food entry I’ve spotted: DNA Talk marvels on the medicinal benefits of coffee, pretty much what I have enumerated in a previous entry.
What role genetics play there, however, […]
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