Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
Though less famous than olives and olive oil, olive leaves contain way more of the beneficial phenolic compounds and may be even better for your heart.
If you are diabetic or overweight, black seed could help you to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Pomegranate is loaded in polyphenols and has proven powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. This systematic review and meta-analysis put those powers to the test against risk factors for heart disease.
It’s hard to believe, but it is estimated that over a billion people have high blood pressure. It might also be hard to believe, but something as safe, simple and inexpensive as ginger supplements might help that.
Here’s the problem: high blood pressure affects 1.4 billion people and is a huge risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Here’s the hope: high blood pressure is one of the most modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Now here’s the best news: modifying the risk may be way easier than you thought.
The problem with diabetes is that it doesn’t stop with diabetes. It can lead to important complications like cardiovascular, kidney and liver disease. This meta-analysis set out to see if saffron can help.
In a nasty cycle that’s just not fair, stress and anxiety can lead to cardiovascular disease, while cardiovascular disease exacerbates stress and anxiety. Ashwagandha is a revered adaptogenic herb that powerfully helps stress and anxiety. So, can it help stress and anxiety in people with cardiovascular disease?
Bet you’ve never thought of this one! Neither had science until now. A first of its kind study finds peppermint oil reduces blood pressure.
Olive leaf extract and potassium have both individually proven their value for blood pressure. So, what happens when you put them together? Lots!
Can something as simple as smelling thyme essential oil help people hospitalized with COVID?
You knew that black seed does a lot. But, when it comes to cardiovascular disease, it seems to do it all!
Several studies have suggested that ginger can positively influence markers of cardiovascular disease. This systematic review put them all together. Guess what it found.