Heart Disease | Dr. Michael Murray

10 Heart Disease Posts

How to “Beet” High Blood Pressure

by admin | January 9, 2013 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

More than 60 million Americans have high blood pressure (high BP) including more than half (54.3%) of all Americans age 65 to 74 years old and almost three quarters (71.8%) of all American blacks in the same age group. High BP is a major risk factor for a heart attack...

4 Natural Ways to Reduce Blood Pressure

by admin | May 13, 2013 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Do you want to lower your blood pressure without the harmful side effects of pharmaceuticals? The good news is that there are a number of safe, effective, and natural foods and nutrients that will help you do it. Over 60 million Americans have high blood pressure,...

6 Natural Ways To Reduce Cholesterol

by admin | May 17, 2013 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Elevated cholesterol increases the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. It's currently recommended that total blood cholesterol (your "bad" cholesterol, LDL, plus your "good" cholesterol, HDL) be less than 200 mg/dl. In addition, your low-density lipoprotein...

For Vascular Health, Boost Your Flavonoid Intake

by admin | May 27, 2014 | Heart Disease, Natural Facts | 0 Comments

Introduction: Flavonoids are a group of plant pigments that are responsible for many of the health benefits of fruits, vegetables, juices, and herbs. As a class of over 8,000 compounds, flavonoids are sometimes called “nature’s biological response modifiers” because...

Blueberry Consumption Lowers Blood Pressure in Clinical Trial

by admin | January 27, 2015 | Heart Disease, Most Recent | 0 Comments

Introduction: Blueberries are among the most important foods for good health. The diverse and wondrous health benefits of blueberries are primarily due to their high content of specialized pigments known as anthocyanins. These special flavonoids are responsible for...

“Super” Broccoli Lowers LDL Cholesterol

by Gill | May 5, 2015 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Introduction Many of our modern vegetables were developed from wild plants during the Roman Empire and later-day Italians through traditional crossbreeding techniques. This process involves taking pollen from one plant and placing it on the flowers of another to...

Another Cardiovascular Effect of CoQ10 Discovered

by Gill | July 28, 2015 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Introduction One of the most important nutrients for heart and vascular health is coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Its role in the heart is similar to the role of a spark plug in a car engine. Just as the car cannot function without that initial spark, the heart cannot function...

Flaxseed Consumption Lowers Cholesterol Levels

by Gill | August 18, 2015 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Introduction: One of the most healthful additions to a heart healthy diet is ground flaxseeds. This wondrous little seed has played an important part of human history for over 5,000 years. Native to the Mediterranean, flax has been used not only as a food, but also...

New Blood Pressure Target Misses the Mark

by Gill | September 29, 2015 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Introduction: An initial report from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) could be used to justify more aggressive drug therapy for high risk individuals with high blood pressure. Since high blood...

Grape Seed Extract Lowers Blood Pressure in Double-Blind Study

by Gill | December 8, 2015 | Heart Disease | 0 Comments

Introduction: A simple dietary supplement has once again been shown to produce valuable health benefits. Specifically, a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition has validated the effects of a previous study showing grape seed extract can effectively...

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer has reached near epidemic status among American women as it is currently estimated that one out of eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Currently, breast cancer causes over 40,000 deaths in the United States each year.

The rate of breast cancer is typically 5 times higher for women in the United States compared to women in many other parts of the world. It is interesting to note that in Japan the rate of breast cancer is about 1/5^th the rate in the United States, but in second or third generation Japanese women living in America eating the typical American diet the rate of breast cancer is identical to other women living in the United States.

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For more information on steps you can take to reduce the risk of breast cancer, please refer to the corresponding chapter in the 3^rd Edition of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.

For more information, please see the completely revised and updated 3^rd edition of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.

On the Dr Oz show

On the show I discussed the failure of conventional medicine to address the underlying issues in many health conditions offering little more than drugs as biochemical “band aids.”