Certain dietary supplements have proven useful for various heart conditions, including mitral-valve prolapse. Magnesium. A deficiency of this mineral is linked to MVP. Magnesium is necessary for maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, as well...
Vitamin E is an antioxidant that enhances immune function, and protects against cancer, heart disease, diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease. Very high doses (1800 IU/day) may reverse diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease. Vitamin C, another...
CHF is no different from any other heart problem in that it seems to be caused mainly by diet and lifestyle. So, to prevent it:
In addition to suppressing CoQ10 and possibly causing CHF, the major side-effects of statins include muscle pain and weakness (myopathy), liver and kidney damage,
For all the scares about cancer, heart disease is still the number-one killer disease in the West. The immediate causes of death are often heart attack and stroke,
He experiences shortness of breath, lack of energy and sleeplessness. His lungs recently filled with nearly two litres of fluid that had to be drained off in hospital. He can’t walk far or do any normal activities like walking around the garden or...
Two correspondents - in WDDTY vol 12 no 11 and vol 13 no 3 - reported muscle weakness after taking simvastatin. Statins block the body’s synthesis of coenzyme Q10
PARKINSON’S: A supplement to slow its progress
* Probiotics such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. bifidus. Take as directed on the product labelling for a month
* Coezyme Q10 – found in soya oil, peanuts, spinach, mackerel, pork, sardines, sesame seed and walnuts – can help the symptoms related to angina, mitral valve prolapse and congestive heart failure (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 1985; 82: 901...
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