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09/30/2022

A millimole in U.S. units is 39 points. If you exercise your whole life, you may only increase your lifespan by six months, and stopping smoking may net you nine months. But, dropping your LDL cholesterol by about 39 points could let you live three to six years longer. How can you lower your LDL by a millimole? You can take cholesterol-lowering drugs for days on end or eat a diet packed with fruits, vegetables, and nuts for just two weeks.

Check out our four-part video series on statins:
Who Should Take Statins? at https://bit.ly/3gCG70d
Are Doctors Misleading Patients About Statin Risks and Benefits? at https://bit.ly/3mzXFha
The True Benefits vs. Side Effects of Statins at https://bit.ly/3DoObeS
How Much Longer Do You Live on Statins? at https://bit.ly/3vqljOr

09/26/2022

Heal yourself. Change the narrative.

09/16/2022

What happened when flaxseeds were put to the test for hypertension? In a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial, researchers secretly introduced ground flaxseeds into the daily diets of half of the participants to see if it made any difference.

After six months, those who had started the study hypertensive and were randomized to unknowingly eat the placebo foods stayed hypertensive, despite the fact that many were on a variety of blood pressure pills. And the hypertensive subjects in the flax group? Their blood pressure dropped from 158/82 down to 143/75. A seven-point drop in diastolic blood pressure may not sound like a lot, but that would be expected to result in 46 percent fewer strokes and 29 percent less heart disease over time—just from eating ground flaxseeds every day.

Watch the video “Flaxseeds for Hypertension” at https://bit.ly/3k0WbbB.
See our Flaxseed topic page at https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/flax-seeds/ to learn more.

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