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Sitting for too long can change the shape of your heart and increase cardiovascular disease risk: Exercise is key to reversing the damage, say experts

From tough tendons to shock-absorbing joints, humans are built for endurance. This comes as no surprise since survival during ancient times depended on demanding activities like hunting, gathering and farming. Now, emerging research indicates that the human heart is also optimized for endurance. In a major breakthrough, a team of researchers from the US and the … Continue reading Sitting for too long can change the shape of your heart and increase cardiovascular disease risk: Exercise is key to reversing the damage, say experts

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GERD medication found to disrupt nutrient absorption, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease

The pharmaceutical drugs commonly prescribed to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have a number of serious side effects. Among other negative effects, proton-pump inhibiting (PPI) drugs can prevent the proper absorption of nutrients by the gastrointestinal system, which makes patients more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Also known as “acid reflux” and “heartburn,” GERD afflicts four out … Continue reading GERD medication found to disrupt nutrient absorption, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease

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Anthocyanins are a colorful way to prevent cardiovascular disease

It is often said that presentation is everything when it comes to meals, but there’s an even better reason to fill your plate with colorful foods. The pigment that gives foods like berries their rich red and purple hues also doubles as powerful protection against cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that this pigment, anthocyanin, not … Continue reading Anthocyanins are a colorful way to prevent cardiovascular disease

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Quercetin Found to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

Quercetin appears to provide protection against cardiovascular disease even though the body breaks it down before it enters the blood, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Food Research and published in the journal “Atheroscleroisis.” While many studies have linked quercetin – a flavonoid that naturally occurs in onions, apples, … Continue reading Quercetin Found to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

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Poor Fitness Associated with Increase in Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (press release)

Approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults (aged 20 to 49 years) in the U.S. have poor cardiorespiratory fitness, with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and blood pressure levels, according to a study in the December 21 issue of JAMA. There is strong and … Continue reading Poor Fitness Associated with Increase in Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease (press release)

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Statin scam worsens cardiovascular disease epidemic

Two studies recently published in the Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology have drawn new attention to the fact that, far from being the miracle cure that was promised 20 years ago, statins actually carry serious side effects — and rather than reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, they actually increase it! The studies came in the same … Continue reading Statin scam worsens cardiovascular disease epidemic

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Nursing homes experiencing large disease “outbreaks” due to covid vaccination

Residents of nursing homes where Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines” have been widely administered are suddenly coming down in droves with Chinese Virus infection, which the mainstream media is already referring to using the word “outbreak.” Even though every resident and worker, in many cases, had already gotten jabbed, new “cases” of the Wuhan Flu are reportedly … Continue reading Nursing homes experiencing large disease “outbreaks” due to covid vaccination

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Vaccine “spike” proteins are spreading more disease

The “science-based medicine skeptics” having a fit over the fact that people are learning the truth about how Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines” are shedding deadly “spike” proteins that trigger more disease. In a post by Steven Novella, one of the know-it-alls over at Science-Based Medicine, he admits that Chinese Virus spike proteins “can cause some of the harm of COVID-19 … Continue reading Vaccine “spike” proteins are spreading more disease

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MEDICAL ETHICS FAIL: Covid vaccines worsen disease upon exposure, and trial participants are not being warned by doctors or researchers

Patients who participated in Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccine” clinical trials were not told that the injections could worsen disease upon exposure to challenge or circulating viruses, a new study has found. Researchers from New York University (NYU) and Tulane University looked at available published literature to see whether or not the risks associated with Chinese Virus injection were properly disclosed to patients. They … Continue reading MEDICAL ETHICS FAIL: Covid vaccines worsen disease upon exposure, and trial participants are not being warned by doctors or researchers

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Lycopene is a promising nutrient that can prevent gastric diseases associated with H. pylori

Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium that grows in your digestive tract. An opportunistic pathogen, it is considered to be the most successful colonizer of the human gastrointestinal tract, infecting the stomachs of roughly 60 percent of the world’s adult population. H. pylori often infects the stomach during childhood and is well-known for causing peptic ulcers. These gastric lesions develop as … Continue reading Lycopene is a promising nutrient that can prevent gastric diseases associated with H. pylori