Category: Heart Health

Managing Homocysteine Levels for Better Health

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Homocysteine is an amino acid that plays a key role in important methylation processes. If it isn't processed correctly and builds up, it can cause cardiovascular issues. Learn a little more about how it works and how you can help keep your levels under control.
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Mediterranean Diet for Heart Health

Heart disease is still one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and dietary interventions are first line therapies for prevention and treatment. The Mediterranean Diet, so called because it mimics classic eating patterns and ingredients from countries like Spain, Italy and Greece, has proven itself time and again as an effective therapy for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. A quick search of Medscape will show you that other conditions like Type 2 Diabetes, Weight loss, Alzheimer’s disease, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cancer are also being improved by adherence to this style of eating.
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