Magnesium
M
agnesium metabolism is very important to insulin sensitivity and blood pressure regulation. The observed associations
between magnesium metabolism, diabetes, and high blood pressure increase the likelihood that magnesium metabolism
may influence cardiovascular disease. Some observational surveys have associated higher blood levels of magnesium with
lower risk of coronary heart disease. In addition, some dietary surveys have suggested that a higher magnesium intake may
reduce the risk of having a stroke. There is also evidence that low body stores of magnesium increase the risk of abnormal heart
rhythms, which may increase the risk of complications after a heart attack. These studies suggest that supplementing with mag-
nesium may be beneficial to the cardiovascular system.
Omega-3 Selenium
Fatty Acids
S
elenium is an essential mineral
found in trace amounts in the
T
hese healthy fats have
body. It works as an antioxidant,
emerged as the runaway
especially when combined with
heart-helpers, with many
vitamin E, by scavenging free
studies showing they can
radicals. Free radicals can
help reduce the risk of
damage cell membranes
heart attack, stroke, and and DNA, and may con-
atherosclerosis. If you've tribute to aging and many
had a heart attack, ome- conditions including heart
ga-3s seem to reduce the disease and cancer.
risk of having another Scientists know that
one. Fish oil is by far the low levels of selenium can
best supplement source contribute to heart failure,
of omega-3s. and being deficient in sele-
Research has shown nium appears to make ath-
that omega-3 fatty acids de-
erosclerosis (plaque build up in
crease risk of arrhythmias,
arteries which can lead to heart
decrease triglyceride levels, de-
attack and stroke) worse. Selenium,
crease growth rate of atherosclerotic
in combination with other antioxi-
plaque and can lower blood pressure.
dants may also lower LDL (“bad”) cho-
lesterol levels.
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