Love Your Life, Love Your Heart
Love Your Life, Love Your Heart
One vital way to ensure a long and healthy life is by taking good care of our hearts. Adopting healthy lifestyle habits such as maintaining a diet rich in heart-loving nutrients become essential to keep the rhythm of life strong and steady.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
Recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA) to reduce heart diseases as they help to:
- Prevent plaque build-up in the blood vessels and reduce the chances of narrowing of the blood vessels.
- Minimise triglyceride (fat in your blood) and regulate blood pressure. 1,2
COENZYME Q10
Numerous studies have proved that coenzyme CoQ10 help to:
- Regain heart health by enhancing energy production.3,4
- Improve contractability of heart muscles3,4 to maintain heart health.
- Improve blood volume pumped by the heart in every beat,5,6 providing enough energy to the heart, optimising its pumping ability.
References:
1. Kris-Etherton PM, Harris WS, Appel LJ; American Heart Association. Nutrition Committee. Fish consumption, fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids, and cardiovascular disease. Circulation. 2002;106:2747–275
2. Connor WE. Importance of n-3 fatty acids in health and disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000; 71 (1 Suppl): 171S–175
3. PH, L. and K, F. (1990). A six-year clinical study of therapy of cardiomyopathy with coenzyme Q10. International Journal of Tissue Reactions, 12(3), pp.169-171.
4. Garrido-Maraver, J., D.Cordero, M., Orapesa-Avila, M., Fernandez Vega, A., Mata, M., Delgado Pavon, A., De Miguel, M., Perez Calero, C., Villanueva Paz, M., Cotan, D. and A.Sanchez Alcazar, J.(2014). Coenzyme Q 10 Therapy. Molecular Syndromology, 5, pp.187-197.
5. Niklowitz, P., Sonnenschein, A., Janetzky, B., Andler, W. and Menke, T. (2007). Enrichment of coenzyme Q10 in plasma and blood cells: defense against oxidative damage. International Journal of Biological Sciences,pp.257-262.
6. Oleck, S. and Ventura, H. (2016). Coenzyme Q10 and Utility in Heart Failure: Just Another Supplement?. Current Heart Failure Reports, 13(4), pp.190-195.