The Herbal Insider

Statistically speaking, there’s a very good chance that you know someone who has had a heart attack. You also are quite likely to know several more individuals who have cardiovascular disease but are unaware of it and the fact that their lives are in jeopardy as a result. But here’s the clincher: if you’re over 50, there’s a better than even chance that you yourself fit into one of these two categories. You may need Nattokinase.

It is generally accepted that the Japanese have longer life spans with far fewer health problems associated with cardiovascular disease than almost any other nationality in the world. Of course, part of this record can be attributed to a diet high in grains, vegetables and fish. However new research has shown that another important and relatively little known aspect of the Japanese diet, a fermented food called natto, plays a very large part in Japanese cardiovascular health. It was also what led researchers to discover the enzyme Nattokinase, an essential component of natto. Read more… »

The Herbal Insider Vol 1, Issue 6“The B vitamins…neutralize homocysteine, and thus reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.”
Nutrition for a Healthy Cardiovascular System

Heart disease is not only one of the nation’s deadliest killers—taking the lives of almost one million Americans each year—but it is also responsible for chronic illness and suffering in many more. Although there are impressive medical advances in the treatment of heart disease, it simply makes sense to take the nutritional initiative and prevent heart disease from developing in the first place. Fortunately there’s no shortage of supplements geared to nutritional prevention—whether it is the management of cholesterol levels or the prevention of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

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