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Coffee and heart health

June 14, 2006 Greek study caught some media attention with the finding that caffeine intake might increase the risk of aortic stiffness, which in turn could raise the risk of heart disease. But just last month, coffee lovers who fear for their heart received some... Read More >

Categories: aortic stiffness

Dietary benefits of fish

June 6, 2006 Confusion about healthcare often exceeds actual information about healthcare in the mainstream media Tower of Babel. And when a cockamamie study comes along and receives media attention, the roar of confusion just grows louder... Read More >

Categories: healthcare

Vitamin E supplements ineffective?

May 22, 2006 Over the past couple of years, a handful of ridiculously flawed studies have found vitamin E supplements to be ineffective and even (brace yourself!) dangerous. The result: public perception of the vitamin has taken a beating... Read More >

Categories: ineffective vitamin E supplements

Trans-fatty acids

May 1, 2006 In the e-Alert "The New Big Oil" (8/20/02) I told you about a report from a National Academy of Sciences panel that attempted to set a safe intake level for trans-fatty acids. The report confirmed previous findings about the relationship of trans-fatty acids and the risk of heart disease, and... Read More >

Categories: HDL cholesterol heart disease hydrogenated oil LDL cholesterol sudden cardiac death trans fatty acids type 2 diabetes

2006-04-Members Alert

April 1, 2006 April 2006 PDF And another thing Excess abdominal fat raises your risk of all kinds of health problems, from Type II diabetes to heart attacks. But how much “excess baggage” is too much? A study that assessed several types of body measurement methods found that waist-to-hip ratio was the most... Read More >

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Newsletter Issue: April 2006

Homocysteine levels and lower rates of coronary heart disease and stroke

March 22, 2006 The NEJM study starts off with acknowledgment that observational studies have found that "lower homocysteine levels are associated with lower rates of coronary heart disease and stroke." And: "Folic acid and vitamins B-6 and B-12 lower homocysteine levels... Read More >

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Fine particles of soot in the air we breathe

March 21, 2006 Imagine a particle of soot so small that thirty particles placed side by side would be about the same width as a human hair... Read More >

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The end of menstruation as we know it

March 15, 2006 Perhaps the birth control pill achieved the status of being THE Pill because of the way it sent shock waves through society and helped launch the sexual revolution... Read More >

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2006-03-Members Alert

March 1, 2006 March 2006 PDF And another thing Workplace managers might be interested in the results of a study that tracked more than 180 employees of a Swedish company for 80 days. Half of the subjects were given a daily probiotic supplement, Lactobacillus reuteri, and half received a placebo. More than 26... Read More >

Categories: fiber intake heart disease lupus and fish oil Memory nl-2006-03 teeth
Newsletter Issue: March 2006

Healthy news you can sink your teeth into

March 1, 2006 Healthy news you can sink your teeth into Do you like eating bars as a mid-day snack, but hate all the sugar and artificial ingredients they’re laden with? Or even worse, do you hate trying to choke down a seaweed-date bar to get the nutrients you want? I know I... Read More >

Categories: black tea extract essential amino acids fish oil medium chain triglycerides nl-2006-03 T.H.E Bar
Newsletter Issue: March 2006

New formula attacks heart disease from every angle

March 1, 2006 New formula attacks heart disease from every angle Look it up anywhere, check the latest medical references, ask your friends, or-better yet-call the doctors who are handing them out like lollipops. Chances are you’ll hear that statin drugs like Lipitor and Crestor help fight heart disease. But what you’ve heard... Read More >

Categories: c-reactive protein Cholectin cholesterol Co-Q10 heart disease HMGR inflammation nl-2006-03
Newsletter Issue: March 2006

Chatter, chatter and more chatter

February 13, 2006 That's the approximate cost of the low-fat diet study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The results: chatter, chatter and more chatter... Read More >

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Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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