Heart disease claims the lives of nearly 900,000 Americans each year, caused largely by
a diet of processed junk food, excess calories, obesity and smoking. Many people are under
the false impression that heart disease is inevitable and once diagnosed it can only be
controlled by a low fat diet and a cocktail of prescription drugs. This belief has been
fostered by a medical profession that makes huge profits by perpetuating patients in a
never ending cycle of disease progression. Nature has provided powerful tools that can
effectively prevent and treat heart
disease by correcting the root cause of the affliction.
Inflammation Initiates Heart Disease
Systemic inflammation is one of
the primary metabolic processes underlying heart disease as it causes instability in the
delicate inner endothelial lining of the coronary arteries. Chronic inflammation causes
elevated blood levels of C-reactive protein and studies have shown that the
protein is an important marker for heart disease risk.
The flames of inflammation are fanned by a processed diet high in hydrogenated fats and
refined carbohydrates. This in turn generates excess triglycerides and oxidized LDL
cholesterol in the blood and promotes fat
storage in the adipocytes around the abdomen. Metabolically active fat cells secrete
chemical messengers known as cytokines, C-reactive protein and the hormone cortisol. This
is a protective action evolved by our body
to handle short term damage and stress that becomes destructive when levels are
chronically elevated.
Vitamin C Lowers Inflammation Markers
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient known to prevent scurvy. Evolutionary scientists know
that in our distant past, we were able to synthesize the vitamin internally but lost the
capability likely due to plentiful supply from our diet. The importance of vitamin C to our health was
highlighted by the work of Nobel Prize winning researcher Linus Pauling, who showed that
the nutrient could be combined with the amino acids lysine and proline to create a
powerful agent capable of removing arterial plaque.
The results of a study conducted by the University of California Berkeley and published in
the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine demonstrate the power of vitamin C to lower inflammation
by moderating levels of C-reactive protein. Study participants supplemented with 1000 mg a
day of vitamin C and were able to reduce C-reactive protein levels by 34%. Vitamin C
provides a significant reduction in C-reactive protein levels that translate to lowered
risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack.
Pomegranate Improves Blood Flow to the Heart
Blood flow to the heart becomes slowly constricted over time as our arteries stiffen and
become thicker; this is due to increased blood pressure and metabolic imbalance from high
blood sugar and insulin resistance. Arterial hardening is recognized as a significant
cause of heart disease as the muscles
that line the endothelial wall constrict, meaning the heart has to pump harder to force
blood to all parts of the body. Eventually hardened arteries lead to heart failure and
death.
Pomegranate has been shown to reverse the signs of arterial stiffening as it relaxes the
endothelial muscles that control blood
flow to the heart. The results of a study published in the journal Clinical
Nutrition show that after 3 months of supplementation with pomegranate extract, arterial wall
thickness decreased by 35% and dangerous LDL cholesterol oxidation was reduced by 90%.
Nature has provided us with powerful nutrients which we can use to prevent the ravages of
heart disease. Combined with proper diet and physical activity, vitamin C and pomegranate
can help us to live long and productive lives. (10.15.2010, John Phillip, citizen
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