CanPrev - Healthy Heart

Product Notes:

CanPrev Healthy Heart features CoQ10 (a heart-intensive antioxidant) and a rich blend of herbs, vitamins, and polyphenols (compounds with antioxidant properties from natural plant food sources) which research has shown to be able to help metabolize fats and maintain cardiovascular health, cholesterol levels, proper formation of red blood cells.

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Notes on the Individual Ingredients:

Garlic Extract

May help prevent atherosclerosis by reducing cholesterol and triglyceride levels and slowing platelet stickiness in the blood. Over 1,800 studies have examined garlic's effectiveness in lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels, preventing heart attack and stroke, and treating infections.

Hawthorn Extract

Contains components that interact with key enzymes in the heart to increase the pumping force of the heart muscle and eliminate arrhythmias. It dilates the coronary arteries to improve circulation and in turn relieve cardiac hypoxia. Hawthorn also helps increase the rate at which the liver converts LDL cholesterol into HDL and dissolves cholesterol deposits. Its rich concentration of antioxidants helps prevent arterial plaque formation.

Grape Seed Extract

Rich in oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes (OPCs), which are known primarily for their antioxidant activity. They protect the endothelial tissue in the lining of blood vessels and have been reported to demonstrate anti-inflammatory and vasodilatory actions.

Magnesium

Deficiency can lead to the increased risk of abnormal heart rhythms and contribute to heart attacks and strokes. Evidence suggests that magnesium may help to regulate blood pressure due to its natural muscle relaxant ability. When blood vessels are relaxed, there is less resistance to the flow of blood, resulting in lower blood pressure.

Coenzyme Q10

Thought to help lower blood pressure by lowering cholesterol levels and stabilizing the walls of the vascular system through its powerful antioxidant properties.

Policosanol (derived sugar cane wax)

Studies indicate this may increase the uptake and breakdown of cholesterol by the liver and has consistently demonstrated LDL-lowering ability with little evidence of toxicity.

Vitamin B12 and Folate (Folic Acid)

These are both essential vitamins for the production of enzymes necessary to remove homocysteine efficiently from the blood. This is important because evidence suggests that homocysteine, if found in high levels in the blood, may promote atherosclerosis by damaging the inner lining of arteries and promoting blood clots.