High Quality Walnut Crop Moves Into Market: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

High Quality Walnut Crop Moves Into Market: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance:

"Walnuts are high on the radar because over 14 years of clinical research has increasingly shown walnuts to be good for the heart, bones and even aid in weight management and the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Unique among nuts, with high concentrations of Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and important polyunsaturated fats, research is showing that a handful of walnuts a day can provide very important health benefits,” says Dennis Balint, executive director of the Walnut Marketing Board."

Bolthouse Farms "C-Boost Fruit Smoothie"

You just have to try this. It is delicious!!

Bolthouse Farms "C-Boost Fruit Smoothie":

"You'll find that our C-Boost not only helps promote a healthy Immune System but that it's also incredibly delicious. It tastes like a smoothie that you might find while on vacation in the Caribbean. It's thicker, smoother and fresher tasting, almost to the point where it tastes like is was just blended. This delicious flavor is likely to be new to your palate. That's because it's blended with Acerola Cherries and Camu Camu; fruits primarily grown and enjoyed in the tropics. We hope you find the taste as enjoyable as we have."

Cholesterol and Exercise - Watch WebMD Video

Cholesterol and Exercise - Watch WebMD Video: " You don’t have to sweat buckets to lower your cholesterol. We hit the gym to find the best way to lower your numbers."

Dark Chocolate Fights Heart Woes

Dark Chocolate Fights Heart Woes: From WebMD

"There'€™s more good news for chocolate lovers. A Japanese study suggests that dark chocolate can improve blood flow to heart muscle. That'€™s important because improved coronary blood flow mitigates the risk of chronic chest pain, or angina, and heart attacks, says Yumi Shiina, PhD, of Chiba University in Chiba, Japan."

Medical News: AHA: Energy Drinks Amp Up Blood Pressure - in Meeting Coverage, AHA from MedPage Today

Medical News: AHA: Energy Drinks Amp Up Blood Pressure - in Meeting Coverage, AHA from MedPage Today:

"Energy drinks boost blood pressure in even the young and healthy people and may leave hypertensive adults more charged up than they bargained for, researchers said here. Consumption of two energy drinks a day increased systolic blood pressure by 10 mm Hg and heart rate by five to seven beats per minute, according to a small study reported at the American Heart Association meeting."

A very important point late in the article:

"...the main compounds implicated in the cardiovascular alterations -- caffeine and taurine -- are consistent ingredients across brands. This suggests the findings are likely generalizable across energy drinks, though not to sports drinks, which typically do not have caffeine, Dr. Kalus said."

This is an early study (in fact it is not yet published) but definitely an expected result.

High-fat Atkins diet damages blood vessels: study - Yahoo! News

High-fat Atkins diet damages blood vessels: study - Yahoo! News:

"The high-fat Atkins diet can cause long-term damage to blood vessels, as well as some of the inflammation linked with heart and artery disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

In contrast, low-fat regimens such as the South Beach and Ornish diets lowered cholesterol and appeared to benefit artery function, they said.

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