Increased levels of vitamin K in the blood appears to improve cardiovascular health, according to new research conducted by cooperating scientists in Belgium and The Netherlands. Vitamin K was shown to provide benefits by reducing arterial stiffness and improving...
Thanks to endless pink “awareness” campaigns, most people think breast cancer is the number one killer of women. But it’s not. It’s not even close. Heart disease is the number one killer of women by a large margin. In fact heart disease kills six times more women than...
Most people first learn about Vitamin K when it’s recommended to them for some health issue related to blood clotting. But researchers are now proposing Vitamin K supplementing for a non-emergency measure: to promote cardiovascular health and lower the risk of...
Increased intakes of Vitamin K2 may reduce the risk of mortality from coronary heart disease, according to data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-NL) cohort. The extensive study tracked more than 33,000 people over a period of...
A study conductedd by the Technical University of Munich has highlighted the critical relationship between the total amount of zinc in the body and cardiac function. This study builds on existing research demonstrating zinc’s importance in helping regulate essential...
Blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids are a better predictor of death risk from any cause than cholesterol, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology. Results found that death from any cause was reduced by 33% when comparing people with the...
