Homocysteine as Indicator of Survival in Acute Coronary Syndromes Has everyone worried about heart disease had their doctor check their homocysteine levels?? Better yet…is everyone taking a high quality multivitamin that may indeed lower your risk of heart disease? Serum Homocysteine Concentration as an Indicator of Survival in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Read entire […]
Dietary strategies for lowering homocysteine concentrations If you have a family history of heart disease, and your doctor has not yet checked your homocysteine level, then you need to be assertive and make sure he/she does. If they still refuse…find another doctor. Read entire article here
Randomized Trial of Folic Acid and Serum Homocysteine Levels The results of this article are not surprising. What is surprising is the levels of folic acid needed to maximize homocysteine reduction. 800 mg. This is a relatively high dose and one that you will almost never find in most multivitamins. The best of the multis […]
Enhanced Progression of Early Carotid Atherosclerosis & C pneumoniae We are starting to see more and more evidence that an infectious etiology plays a part in heart disease. I believe that this is a big reason why mainstream medicine has such a problem with heart disease; there is no “one cause, one cure.” Inflammation, hyperinsulinemia, […]
Chlorogenic acid, present in coffee, & black tea increases homocysteine Chlorogenic acid and heavy black tea consumption was shown to increase homocysteine levels. Now, before you run and toss out all your black tea bags, the amount consumed in this study was equal to 2 litres of black tea, and it was given as a […]
