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By Natasha Turner, ND
There are heart healthy nutritional supplement programs available in the Truestar Vitamin and Supplement section. The Truestar Healthy Heart Supplement Plan varies according to age group and by gender, however, the specific heart-healthy aspects of the supplement program are:
- Increased intake of vitamin E
- Selenium
- Garlic
- Coenzyme Q10
- Fish oils
- Vitamin B12 and folic acid
- Hawthorn berries
- Soy isoflavones
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If you have an abnormality in the invisible risk factors, determined by blood tests, you may want to add the following nutritional supplements:
| Abnormal blood test result |
Beneficial supplements |
| Low HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) |
Garlic, niacin, chromium, fish oil, magnesium, L-carnitine and exercise |
| High LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) |
Essential fatty acids, policosanols, guggulipids, fiber, garlic |
| High insulin levels |
Conjugated linoleic acid, chromium, vitamin C |
| High lipoprotein a [Lp(a)] |
Lysine, vitamin E, niacin, coenzyme Q10, proline, vitamin C, L-carnitine |
| High C-reactive protein |
Proteolytic enzymes, vitamin C, proanthrocyanidines – particularly from grape seed extract, fish oils |
| Low HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) |
Garlic, niacin, chromium, fish oil, magnesium, L-carnitine and exercise | |
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| Abnormal blood test result |
Beneficial supplements |
| High homocysteine levels |
Vitamin B12, folic acid, trimethylglycine, vitamin B6 |
| Elevated iron (ferritin) levels |
Zinc, vitamin C, grape seed extract (see your doctor) |
| High uric acid |
Cholchicine, quercitin, folic acid, vitamin C |
| High triglycerides |
Lecithin, conjugated linoleic acid, chromium, fish oils, gugulipids (see the Healthy Liver Page) |
| High cholesterol |
Essential fatty acids, policosanols, guggulipids, fiber, garlic, niacin |
| Elevated blood sugar levels |
Chromium, conjugated linoleic acid |
| Elevated fibrinogen |
Proteolytic enzymes, vitamin C, fish oils, garlic, niacin | |
Other supplements that may be useful in heart disease treatment and prevention:
- Taurine: Particularly useful in helping the heart work more effectively
- L-arginine: Useful with antioxidants to help prevent damage to arterial walls
- Herbs such as mistletoe, linden, motherwort, lily of the valley, rosemary and lobelia should be used only with doctor supervision.
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