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CoQ10 For Heart Health

Posted by Dan Hammer //

06/01/2018

With the increase use of statin drugs there has been an increased need for CoQ10 for heart health.

I just recently did a presentation on a natural way to low cholesterol. In that presentation I examined the medical communities’ use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol. And two very clear issues presented themselves:

Statin drugs interfere with your liver’s ability to create CoQ10, which then reduces CoQ10 levels in the body.

There is a direct correlation with the increase use of statin drugs and an increase in congestive heart failure.

This increase in congestive heart failure would make sense since CoQ10 is a necessary component for cellular energy.

In a large study of older adults with heart failure issues, it was clearly noted that those with CoQ10 levels below a certain threshold were twice as likely to die when compared to those who had CoQ10 levels above that threshold. Read More →

Mainstream Medicine Finally Gets It Regarding Cardiovascular Disease

Posted by Dan Hammer //

05/15/2018

For decades mainstream medicine claimed that your diet played no role in your risk for cardiovascular disease. Thankfully, that has changed.

Back in 1959 when heart attacks reached epidemic levels, the FDA refused to allow claims that diet affected cardiovascular disease. Below is one of the warnings published in 1959 by the FDA making it illegal to claim any type of benefit from a healthier diet:

“The advisability of making extensive changes in the nature of the dietary fat intake of the people of this country has not been demonstrated.

It is therefore the opinion of the Food and Drug Administration that any claim, direct or implied, in the labeling of fats and oils or other fatty substances offered to the general public that they will prevent, mitigate or cure diseases of the heart or arteries is false or misleading, and constitutes misbranding within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.”

Federal Register – December 12, 1959 and reaffirmed by the FDA on May 18, 1965

Fast forward to 2017 when the Journal of the American Medical Association released new guidelines as it applies to diet and cardiovascular disease. Here are a couple of excerpts: Read More →

Vitamin K1 and K2 – Understanding the Differences

Posted by Dan Hammer //

05/01/2018

Two of the most important but under appreciated nutrients to your health are vitamin K1 and K2. And of these two it’s vitamin K2 that is the most important. So here’s a quick summary of vitamin K1 and K2 before we take a more in depth look at each of them.

Vitamin K1 is crucial for proper blood clotting.

Vitamin K2 is key to preventing arterial calcification.

Statistically the higher your consumption of vitamin K2 the lower your risk for cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular calcification, and dying from cardiovascular disease.

What Are The Key Differences Between Vitamin K1 and K2?

A study was published in 2004 called the Rotterdam Study, which helped to highlight the key differences between vitamin K1 and K2. Here is a summary: Read More →

Can Exercise Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease?

Posted by Dan Hammer //

04/15/2018

Every since I was in college in the 70s there has been this debate about whether exercise can lower your risk for Lower Your Risk For Heart Disease heart disease. Well the journal Circulation just published a new study that showed

Strength and cardiorespiratory fitness lowers the risk for heart disease across the board for all people!

And it didn’t matter your genetic risk and/or family history of heart disease.

The study followed approximately 500,000 middle-aged people over a 10 year period.

These participants were categorized according to their genetic risk for coronary heart disease.

The results of the study showed that physical activity reduced EVERYONE’S risk for cardiovascular disease.

And for those that were in the highest risk category, but had high levels of fitness, their risk was cut by 49 percent!

The Amount of Exercise Needed to Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

The Truth About L-Arginine

Posted by Dan Hammer //

04/01/2018

The purpose of this blog post titled The Truth About L-Arginine is to counter the misinformation used to negate the benefits of this amino acid to your overall health.

Most of the misinformation comes from the rapidly expanding market for nitric oxide supplements. And this misinformation usually comes from companies that use beet root extract to harness the nitrate/nitrite pathway for the creation of nitric oxide.

The misinformation usually takes two approaches:

“L-arginine is a semi-essential amino acid that can help the body produce nitric oxide but supplementation doesn’t work in all people, especially those over 40.” This is taken from the Berkeley FAQ section of their website and makes it seem that for those over the age of 40 the L-arginine pathway is disfunctional.

The use of nitric oxide test strips to demonstrate improved nitric oxide production. And while there is a correlation, these test strips only measure nitrite levels in the saliva.

To help you better understand how misleading these two approaches are I put together the following video titled

The Truth About L-Arginine Read More →

Lipoic Acid and Cardiovascular Health!

Posted by Dan Hammer //

03/01/2018

In researching information about endothelial cell health and function I stumbled across information regarding lipoic acid and cardiovascular health. Sometimes referred to as alpha lipoic acid this vital “co-factor” for enzymatic reactions is critically important for optimizing energy conversion in your mitochondria.

What are Mitochondria?

These are the energy factories of your cells and play a huge role in the aging process. At least in theory. First proposed in 1972 by Denman Harman, the mitochondrial theory on aging centers on accumulated damage to the DNA of mitochondria. This leads to increased free radical stress coupled with a decrease in cellular energy production.

So how does this relate to lipoic acid and cardiovascular health? Read More →

Heart Disease in Women

Posted by Dan Hammer //

02/22/2018

Every year February is Go Red for Women to help our female population understand that heart disease in women is real. In fact it’s the number one killer of women. And depending on whose statistics you use that’s either:

1 in 3 deaths each year

or

1 in 4 deaths each year

Either way that’s approximately one woman every minute who is experiencing a heart attack that can lead to their death.

This is not just a “man’s disease” anymore. Heart disease now kills more women than men each year.

And while there is a tremendous emphasis place on breast cancer (and rightfully so) 5 times more women are going to die from heart disease than from breast cancer.

It’s estimated that two-thirds (64%) of women who die from heart disease have no previous symptoms.

This makes heart disease in women a real health issue for them and their families.

Because no one can replace a mom or wife, and the hole they leave in the fabric of their family and community, when they are needlessly lost to heart disease.

So the question is why? Read More →

Heart Disease in Black Americans!

Posted by Dan Hammer //

02/15/2018

February is Black History month and unfortunately heart disease in Black Americans is part of their history. Here’s the reality in numbers:

African American women in the age range of 25-44 have a 2.5 times greater risk of coronary heart disease and African American men have a 1.5 times greater risk than the Caucasian community.

And when you look at the contributing factors it’s even worse:

High Blood Pressure – 1 out of every 3 African Americans suffers from high blood pressure. The American Heart Association estimates that 28% of African American adults and more than two-thirds of African Americans over the age of 60 have high blood pressure.

Diabetes – The African American community has a two-fold higher rate for diabetes than the Caucasian community. Most diabetes-related deaths are due to cardiovascular disease.

High Cholesterol Levels – High blood cholesterol is a large risk factor for heart disease. Unfortunately 50% of African American men and 54% of women have too much cholesterol circulating in the blood stream.

And when you add in other factors like overweight and obesity, heart disease in Black Americans is historically higher than in any other ethnic community.

So the question is why? Read More →

Nitric Oxide Therapy Videos

Posted by Dan Hammer //

01/22/2018

To help you understand the power of nitric oxide therapy I’ve updated my nitric oxide therapy videos on YouTube. These videos focus on the Master Signaling Molecule of your entire cardiovascular system.

What the medical community has labeled “The Miracle Molecule” because of how it can naturally improve your cardiovascular health to prevent strokes and heart attacks.

Below you will find the following nitric oxide therapy videos and how this miracle molecule naturally addresses:

High Blood Pressure
Diabetic Complications
Cognitive Function
Sexual Function
Wound Healing
Cardiovascular Health for Black Americans
Athletic Performance

If you find these videos helpful, then please share them with others.

Nitric Oxide Therapy Videos

The Power of Nitric Oxide Therapy

Posted by Dan Hammer //

01/15/2018

A call today from one of my clients reminded me of the power of nitric oxide therapy to address cardiovascular health concerns.

My client first contacted me in February of 2013. He had been sent home from the hospital to get his affairs in order since he was given just months to live.

My client had small vessel disease of the heart. His ejection fraction was under 30. He had several blockages and because the arteries of his heart were so small and fragile nothing could be done to help him.

My client found me though my YouTube videos on the power of nitric oxide therapy to help improve the vascular system. He wanted to know if this would help him.

As I shared with him there is no guarantee that I or nitric oxide therapy could help him given his current condition. But since he had no further options for living he decided to apply nitric oxide therapy to see if it would help.

Fast forward to today, which is almost 5 years later. My client’s heart is in better shape today than when he first called me. His been give almost five additional years of life to enjoy his family and friends. And while he has had some heart related challenges over this last 5 years, he has been able to experience further medical procedures that have helped strengthen his heart.

These medical procedures would not have been possible without nitric oxide therapy.

He represents to me the power of nitric oxide therapy. And when properly applied, how it can make a significant difference in a person’s cardiovascular health and function. Read More →