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How to Prevent Sudden Death Due to Heart Disease

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articles.mercola.com Internationally renowned natural health physician and Mercola.com founder Dr. Joseph Mercola discusses the other components that can radically lower your threat of heart illness aside from omega-3 fats.Related Posts:No Related Posts

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Mediterranean diet helps control cholesterol: Adding monounsaturated fats to a low-cholesterol diet can further improve levels

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The addition of monounsaturated fat to a cholesterollowering dietary portfolio in patients with mild to moderate elevated cholesterol levels increased HDL by 12.5 percent and lowered LDL levels by 35 percent, found a new study.

Inhibiting fatty acids in immune cells decreases atherosclerosis risk

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Scientists have found a way to significantly reduce atherosclerosis in mice that does not involve lowering cholesterol levels or eliminating other obesityrelated problems. They did it by interfering with production of a substance called fatty acid synthase, an enzyme that converts dietary sugars into fatty acids in the liver.

Cholesterol-lowering statins boost bacteria-killing cells

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Widely prescribed for their cholesterollowering properties, recent clinical research indicates that statins can produce a second, significant health benefit lowering the risk of severe bacterial infections such as pneumonia and sepsis. Scientists now describe how statins activate the bacterial killing properties of white blood cells.