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Posted on 10/02/2002 5:54:04 AM PDT by blam
Date: Posted 10/2/2002
Folic Acid Can Help Prevent Heart Disease, Strokes, University Of Ulster Researcher Reports
Folic acid is not only a safeguard against spina bifida and other birth defects in babies – it may also prevent heart disease and strokes, two of Northern Ireland's biggest killers. Research at the University of Ulster has shown that folic acid and three other related B-vitamins can prevent the accumulation of a high blood level of homocysteine, a new risk factor for heart disease and strokes.
The risk of high homocysteine is similar to the risk of high cholesterol - but the good news is that it is much easier to lower homocysteine levels through increased intake of folic acid.
As well as folic acid, vitamin B-12 and vitamin B-6 can help to prevent a build up of homocysteine.
Professor Helene McNulty, Professor of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Ulster, said: "As the folic acid story unfolds, it is becoming clear that its importance goes beyond its major role for mothers-to-be and that, in fact, it is not just a woman's nutrient.
"New and emerging roles for this important vitamin include its probable role in protecting against heart disease and strokes by preventing the accumulation of homocysteine."
Professor McNulty's research confirmed that a fourth B-vitamin – riboflavin – can also play an important role in protecting against heart disease and strokes.
Around 12% of people have a particular genetic make-up which predisposes them to high homocysteine levels. Riboflavin, which is found in dairy foods like milk and yoghurt, prevents the build up of homocysteine in people with this genetic make-up.
Professor McNulty said: "The evidence appears to suggest that if riboflavin intake is good the genetic predisposition towards elevated homocysteine may be overcome. This is a classic example of what scientists call a gene-nutrient interaction".
"To protect against elevated homocysteine in all individuals, including those with the genetic predisposition, a good intake of all four B-vitamins is recommended."
This research was carried out with funding from the Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association and the EU.
Where did you hear that?
I can understand infection developing when a portion of the heart muscle dies; but that would be a result, not a precipitating factor in most cases. Was there a paper published on this somewhere?
30% drop in second heart attack incident with patients that had been given doxicycline or levaquin. My heart symptoms were fixed with Doxicycline/Clarithromycin/Amoxicillin combo. Use of diflucan later found an additional undetected fungus assymptomatic infection. See RX sheets for dosing.
I didn't hear anything. I did several years of research on this. There are tons of papers on this. Go to google.com and punch in "infection" and "heart attacks". It is the second leading cause of death in children in the Philippines. 60% of all diabetics that suffered heart attacks had seen their dentists just two to three weeks prior to the infarction. Absolutely NO patient with an auto-immune disorder should have their teeth probed or cleaned without first taking antibiotics one hour before the dental visit. Warnings are all over the place. Causes bacterial endocarditis.
I agree 100%, infection/inflamation is probably the cause of most heart trouble. People can get a heart attack from 'bad teeth'. That's why one aspirin a day is recommended.
Brocchli(sp) is one good source. In fact, brocchli comes from the wild cabbage plant in England as well a collards, cabbage, cauliflower and brussell sprouts, all very good for you.
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Nothing... it thins the blood. Inflammation occurs from infection. It is the bodies way of letting antibodies into the cells and allows debris from damage to be passed outward. The problem is that this is a two way street allowing infection to pass more easily from one region of the body to another. This is why you get secondary bacterial infections with the inflammation from viral infections. Aspirin has been shown to cut the rate of prostrate disease and prostrate cancer. Aspirin may help to slow the progression of auto-immune diseases although antibiotics go right to the source since auto-immune diseases are a fraud and are actually chronic stealth infection.
Yeh but... if this is what you intend to use to treat staph, candidias, chlamydia or strep infections of the heart then you are already dead. All these infections can be stealth with no way of knowing you have them without being tested. There are a good dozen listed by Duke University all stealth in nature producing no white blood count, fevers, or anything else that would indicate infection.
Vitamin B-6 taken orally is a waste of time. Gastric acid destroys any benefit. If you take B-6, let it disolve under your tongue so that it will be absorbed into the blood.
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