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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH
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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. When we think about the reasons why, we can look at dietary implications, the impact of stress and environmental reasons. Today, I want to talk about a key nutrient that has been shown is so many clinical research trials to be incredibly advantageous when it comes to the health of our heart and our circulatory system in general.†
There are things that come from foods that can be very harmful to our health and there are things that come from food that can be incredibly beneficial. When we think about the bad things, we know that there are a lot of bad fats and bad carbohydrates. There’s the lack of nutrients and the added chemicals. We can bundle those all into one bucket and say that we should try to avoid those foods.†
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But what foods should we include? There’s one food in particular that has gained a lot of notoriety over the past roughly 20 years when it comes to clinical research and that is natto. Soy natto is something that has been found throughout different Asian countries to have these really pronounced health benefits. Natto itself is a cheese-like food that is made from the fermentation of soybeans.†
One of the most unique features of natto is that it possesses strong cardiovascular-protective effects. Nattokinase is a powerful enzyme that is derived from natto.†
Much of the research on nattokinase is showing the multiple mechanisms by which the natto is working to keep the vascular system more effectively flowing. When we understand the cardiovascular system in detail, we know that its different parts help to distribute oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. Capillaries, for instance, are tissue-paper thin and are very prone to injury. Research looking at nattokinase found that natto itself was really helping to maintain structural integrity throughout the cardiovascular system.†
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Nattokinase is one of those things from nature that we can recognize can really help to enhance our health, so we should maybe consider adding it into our diet. Well, many people don’t like to eat natto itself, so the good news is that there is the high-potent extracted form known as nattokinase.†
Nattokinase has been researched for its ability to protect the body from the buildup of the protein fibrin. In doing this, they found that nattokinase itself can help to support healthier levels of fibrin. This would then correlate to healthy blood flow and better circulation throughout the entire circulatory system.†
In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH explains what natto and nattokinase are. She explains the history of how this nutrient has become recognized for its health benefits and details research about its important properties.†
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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Jerry Hickey, Ph.
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This Part 2 of my podcast looking at how heart attack symptoms in women can be different than in men. This is really crucially important.†
In Part 1 of this podcast, I discussed the mineral magnesium, the functions it performs in the body and the best forms to take. There are some studies looking at the role magnesium plays in lowering the risk of sudden cardiac death, heart attacks and fatal coronary heart disease in women. I want to continue talking about magnesium because it’s so crucial to heart health for both men and women.†
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at the amount of magnesium women took in and the amount of magnesium in their blood and how this related to their risk for sudden cardiac death. The researchers start by saying that magnesium has antiarrhythmic properties. Arrhythmias impact the efficiency of the heart and can prevent the flow of oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.†
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This particular study looked at over 88,000 women who were free of heart disease in the 1980s. The researchers looked at how much magnesium these women were taking in and updated that information every two to four years. Over 26 years, there were 505 cases of sudden cardiac death or death from arrhythmias. They found that the relative risk of sudden cardiac death was much lower in women with the highest level of magnesium in their food. The researchers also checked their blood plasma and found that women with the highest level of magnesium in their blood saw a 77% relative risk reduction of having sudden cardiac death.†
Another nutrient we can look at is cocoa. Cocoa is different from chocolate. Cocoa can help reduce the risk of heart disease and having a heart attack, even in people who have already had a heart attack. This is important because the people who are most prone to experiencing heart attacks are those who have already had one. Researchers are finding that cocoa can help prevent that.†
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A study in the Journal of Internal Medicine looked at 1,169 people who had a first heart attack. The researchers followed these people for eight years. They found that there is a linear relationship between cocoa and dying from a future heart attack. The more frequently they had cocoa, the less likely they were to die of a heart attack during an eight-year period. If people had cocoa once a month, it lowered the risk of dying from a future heart attack by 27% compared to people who didn’t have cocoa. If they had it once a week, they had a 44% reduced risk of dying from a future heart attack. If they had it twice a week or more, the researchers found that they had a 66% lower risk of dying from a future heart attack than people who didn’t have cocoa.†
In this episode, Jerry Hickey, Ph. continues his discussion on heart attacks in women. He delves into studies on magnesium and cocoa and explains how these nutrients play a role in heart health. Stay tuned for Part 3 of this episode, coming soon.†
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