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15-Jan-2013
Blood clotting is not something most people worry about. You get a cut, a clot forms, the bleeding stops, end of story. Yet excessive clotting can be deadly. As J. Heinrich and colleagues note: "Coronary thrombosis is regarded as the final occlusive event in the progress of coronary heart disease (C...
10-Sep-2012
According to the American Heart Association these are some of the side effects
of prescription blood pressure lowering medications:
Impotence, decreased libido
Gout
Muscle weakness
Leg cramps
Fatigue, Tiredness, Light headedness Dizziness, Fainting
Increased Blood Sugar Levels
Cold Hands and Feet
Depression
Slow Heart Beat, Racing Heart Beat
Asthma
Skin Rash
Loss of Taste
Chronic Dry Ha...
10-Sep-2012
Study of Cholesterol and AFA
Blue-Green Algae Has Dual Cholesterol Lowering Abilities
Researchers say they have confirmed, for the first time, that blue-green algae taken as a nutritional supplement can significantly lower cholesterol in animals. Furthermore, the algae works in two ways to reduce cholesterol according to the scientists, who were speaking today at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
The alga Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (A...
25-Sep-2012
Case Western Scientists Reveal How Magnesium Works On Ion Channels Important
For Regulating Blood Pressure
CLEVELAND -- Researchers at Case Western Reserve University report in the August
22 issue of Nature how magnesium activates microscopic ion channels in the membrane
of a cell. These particular ion channels are important in controlling blood
pressure. Scientists, the researchers say, can use this new finding in the quest
to understand how magnesium helps to decrease bl...












