Cholesterol & Blood Pressure - Natural Heart Support

ECGC (Epigallocatechin-3-gallate) in Green Tea extract binds bile acids in the intestine and excretes them in the stool. In order for the body to produce more bile acids, the liver uses up cholesterol – which in turn helps maintain cholesterol levels in a healthy and normal range. 

A meta-analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials and over 400 studies showed significant benefits in systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, and LDL health favoring green tea extract/ECGC. Another research trial found beneficial effects on Apolipoprotein B, an indicator of LDL size and predictor of cardiac risk. 

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Garlic has been extensively researched to show benefits in many arenas of heart health including blood pressure, cholesterol, atherosclerosis. 

Numerous Blood Pressure studies show Garlic helps boost Nitric Oxide levels to promote smooth muscle relaxation for healthy blood pressure. Many meta-analyses (referenced below) of over 40 randomized controlled trials have favored Garlic use.  

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Atherosclerosis studies demonstrate Garlic supports healthy aortic elasticity, carotid intima-media thickness, and coronary artery calcium progression. 

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The most comprehensive meta-analysis to date of 39 primary trials measuring effects of Garlic on cholesterol levels showed consistent benefits on LDL and total cholesterol, if it was used for at least 2 months or more.  

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Red Yeast Rice helps to naturally inhibit an enzyme in the liver that makes cholesterol. It is well documented in numerous research studies that Red Yeast Rice can help promote healthy LDL and total cholesterol levels in people who do not tolerate statin medications or have not yet tried statin medications. 

In a large analysis of 93 randomized trials comparing Red Yeast Rice to placebo, no treatment, statins, or other active lipid-lowering agents in people with hyperlipidemia -  results consistently showed benefits in people taking Red Yeast Rice supplementation.

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Studies show that Policosanol helps promote healthy HDL (“good cholesterol”) levels in the body. HDL cholesterol is important as it helps remove (”bad”) cholesterol from the body.

Policosanol supports HDL production through inhibiting Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), as lower CETP levels promote HDL formation. CETP is a protein that transfers cholesteryl esters from HDL to LDL.

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