Could a supplement being widely used in Europe help Americans in their battle with heart disease? Heart disease still reigns as our number one killer. That’s truly tragic because with everything we know today about cardiovascular health, most deaths from heart disease are entirely preventable. The supplement I’m speaking of is hawthorn. It dilates artery walls which decreases blood pressure by about ten points making it easier for the heart to pump blood through your body. Lowering blood pressure is essential to good cardiovascular health in that high blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease and stroke. In addition to lowering blood pressure, hawthorn extract has also demonstrated a powerful antioxidant effect. That means it can reduce inflammation in your blood vessels. Inflammation is the underlying cause of virtually all cardiovascular disease. So hawthorn can act as a cardio-targeted antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. The recommended dosage is 250 to 500 mg of high quality hawthorn extract, three times daily. Hawthorn can have a mild blood thinning effect, so talk to your doctor if you’re taking aspirin or a prescription blood thinner like warfarin (Coumadin).
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:21:05 +0000
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