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Fish Oil Aids Hearts by Easing Stress

Fish Oil Aids Hearts by Easing Stress | Longevity science | Scoop.it
Omega-3s moderate blood levels of triglycerides and inflammation – two key drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) – and exert beneficial effects on blood pressure and heart rhythms. In addition, it’s likely that omega-3s exert as yet unknown “nutrigenomic” effects on people’s genes. Until now, no one had ever examined the ways in which omega-3s might moderate people’s physiological reactions to stress … some of which promote CVD or are or suspected of doing that.

 

 

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Fish oil plus sterols and B vitamin may improve heart disease risk factors: Pilot study

A mixture of B vitamins, fish oils and plant sterols shows promise in boosting heart health by improving the lipid profile of young people with high levels of cholesterol, according to new research.
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One in 12 in military has clogged heart arteries

One in 12 in military has clogged heart arteries | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Just over one in 12 U.S. service members who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars had plaque buildup in the arteries around their hearts - an early sign of heart disease, according to a new study.

 

None of them had been diagnosed with heart disease before deployment, researchers said.

 

"This is a young, healthy, fit group," said the study's lead author, Dr. Bryant Webber, from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

 

 

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Cardio-powered pacemakers: human heart more than up to the challenge

Cardio-powered pacemakers: human heart more than up to the challenge | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Research using a prototype piezoelectric energy-harvesting device developed by the University of Michigan suggests that the human heart provides more than enough energy to power a pacemaker, according to a statement released by the American Heart Association.

 

The research has led to fresh speculation that piezoelectricity, electricity converted from mechanical stresses undergone by a generator, may one day provide an alternative to battery-powered pacemakers that need to be surgically replaced as often as every five years.

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Dietary antioxidants backed for lower heart attack risk in women

Dietary antioxidants backed for lower heart attack risk in women | Longevity science | Scoop.it
A diet rich in antioxidants could significantly reduce the risk of myocardial infarction in women, according to new research.

 

These data suggest that dietary total antioxidant capacity, based on fruits, vegetables, coffee, and whole grains, is of importance in the prevention of myocardial infarction.

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Family history foretells early heart disease

It is commonly understood that when a parent has died of heart disease at a young age (under 60), the offspring have a higher risk of having heart disease.

 

A recent study, which examined data on millions of people in Denmark over a period of 30 years, confirms this theory. In fact, the risk is also increased for individuals with a second-degree relative (grandparent, half-sibling) who died young.

 

And the risk can be compounded-- when two or more first-degree relatives died of heart problems before age 60, a person's own risk of early heart disease rose five-fold.

 

It's important to note that the power of lifestyle changes to offset this potential is not clear. So, while the risk may be increased for individuals with a family history, there is still a very likely benefit to making improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol, exercise, and diet. The increased risk should be used as information and perhaps inspiration to make improvements, but not as a foregone lifespan conclusion.

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Framingham data adds to ‘accumulating evidence’ for lycopene’s heart health benefits

Framingham data adds to ‘accumulating evidence’ for lycopene’s heart health benefits | Longevity science | Scoop.it
Increased intakes of lycopene are associated with a reduction in the incidence of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease, says a new study from Tufts and Boston University.
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Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Fish Oil May Reduce Inflammation

Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Fish Oil May Reduce Inflammation | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Regular use of glucosamine, chondroitin, or fish oil supplements reduces high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) by 16% to 22%, a marker of inflammation, according to a new study. Inflammation is now recognized as a factor in cancer and cardiovascular disease as well as many rheumatoid diseases. A number of over-the-counter dietary supplements are being marketed for the purpose of reducing inflammation, but data supporting the claims are limited.

 

To address this situation, Elizabeth D. Kantor, from the Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, and colleagues analyzed data on dietary supplements and hs-CRP in 9947 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. In their article, published online November 8 in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the researchers report that regular use of glucosamine, chondroitin, or fish oil significantly reduced serum hs-CRP.

 

 

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Micro-bubbles may help prevent heart attacks and strokes

Micro-bubbles may help prevent heart attacks and strokes | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Heart attack and stroke-causing plaque deposits in the arteries are typically preceded by an inflammation of the arteries in those same areas. Therefore, if doctors could be aware of those inflamed regions before plaque deposits formed and problems such as chest pains arose, a lot of hardship could potentially be avoided. Well, that soon may be possible, thanks to some tiny bubbles.

 

In tests conducted at the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine, assistant teaching professor Isabelle Masseau started out with perfluorocarbon gas-containing, lipid-shelled “micro-bubbles.” Each of those bubbles measured just two to three microns in diameter.

 

 

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Study finds heart chelation therapy effective but raises questions - CNN.com

Study finds heart chelation therapy effective but raises questions - CNN.com | Longevity science | Scoop.it

CNN |  A controversial new study shows a "fringe" alternative treatment for heart disease was effective at preventing heart problems.

 

It is no surprise that opponents of chelation (often traditional medical professionals involved in conventional heart disease treatments) attribute the benefits of chelation to chance:

 

>>The AP (11/5, Marchione) reports on a study presented at the American Heart Association meeting in Los Angeles regarding chelation, described as a "treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by ethical and scientific controversy, causing debate about the results." The study found that "a chelation mixture...tested in a study of 1,708 heart attack survivors led to fewer complications - repeat heart attacks, strokes, deaths, hospitalization for chest pain or need for an artery-opening procedure." But because of dropouts and incomplete treatments, it is "unclear whether the benefit credited to chelation could have occurred by chance alone."

 

>>The New York Times (11/5, B4, Pollack, Subscription Publication) reports, "To the surprise of many cardiologists, a controversial alternative therapy proved beneficial to people with heart disease, reducing the rate of death and cardiovascular problems in a clinical trial." Yet, "the benefit of the treatment...barely reached statistical significance, and there were questions about the reliability of the study." Still, "the unexpected finding should provide some vindication to the National Institutes of Health for sponsoring the $30 million study."

 

>>USA Today (11/5, Szabo) reports the study "is being called a $32 million waste of time - and even a danger to public health - by some of the country's leading health experts." The study "found a small overall benefit to chelation, mainly because it prevented heart problems in people with diabetes." AHA's Elliott Antman "praised NIH for doing the study," but added that the results "should not be interpreted as an indication to adopt chelation therapy into clinical practice." Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist Steven Nissen, MD, commented, "There are a lot of people, including me, who believe this was a poor use of taxpayer dollars." Lead researcher Gervasio Lamas, Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, said that researchers need to find out whether the indicated benefit "is true, or whether it occurred by chance."

 

It is notable that the study results indicate a probablity of just 2 in 1000 that the positive outcome for diabetics was by chance.

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Office Attack: stressed at work? Look out for your heart

LONDON (Reuters) - People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 percent more likely to have a heart attack compared with their less stressed out colleagues, according.

 

Perspective is needed, though. About 3% of heart attacks may come from work stress, but 36% come from smoking and 12% from sedentary living.

 

If you or someone you know can say 'yes' to 2+ of these points, lifestyle changes are in order.

 

-I work too hard, my job stresses me out

-I spend long hours sitting at my desk

-I rarely exercise

-I take cigarette breaks during the day

-I eat fast food or prepackaged food almost everyday

 

Please protect your heart.

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