Posted in News, Prevention, Risk factors on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alcohol ‘quickly’ cuts heart risk
Wine was found to have the biggest effect on heart disease
Middle-aged non-drinkers can quickly reduce their risk of heart disease by introducing a daily tipple to their diet, South Carolina researchers say. New moderate drinkers were 38% less likely to develop heart disease than those [...]
Posted in News, Nutrition, Risk factors on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting article on the role of inflammation and heart disease, and how to change your risk through nutrition:
It seems counterintuitive, but inflammation begins with the body’s way of defending itself against harm. We’ve all experienced it as part of the normal healing process after a scrape or cut. Waves of immune cells rush to the [...]
