GREGORY CHANDLER--SUPPLEMENTS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL

There are some supplements that can assist in blood pressure control.

Those supplements are:  COQ10, fish oil, green tea extract, green coffee extract, vitamin D, pycnogenol, calcium, magnesium, garlic, and quercetin are known to lower blood pressure.


Gregory Chandler, Attorney at Law

GREGORY CHANDLER ON L- CARNITINE

Research suggests that supplementation with L-Carnitine helps to improve the following conditions:

• Cardiovascular diseases,
• Elevated cholesterol levels,
• Elevated triglyceride levels,
• Alzheimer's disease and senile depression,
• Muscular dystrophies,
• Low sperm counts,
• Suppressed immune system,
• Liver diseases, and,
• Diabetes.

To get these benefits, an individual should take at least 1,000 mgs of L-Carnitine daily. 


GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law

GREGORY CHANDLER--OMEGA-3s and BIOLOGICAL AGE

GREGORY CHANDLER--OMEGA-3s and BIOLOGICAL AGE

Telomeres are the protective caps at each end of every strand of DNA in the body.  As new cells form using DNA instructions, telomeres shorten, eventually exposing the DNA strand to damage.  Earlier studies have linked telomere length to biological age; the longer the telomere, the younger the biological age. 

In one study, 106 sedentary, overweight but healthy middle-age and older adults took 2,500 mg or 1,250 mg of omega-3s per day or a placebo of typical American dietary fats high in omega-6.  After four months, researchers found that as the level of omega-3s rose compared to omega-6s, telomere length also increased.  Both omega-3s groups also saw 15 percent lower levels of oxidative stress.

Explaining their findings, researchers said that omega-6s are abundant, coming from common vegetable oils used in many processed foods, but omega-3s are rarer, coming mostly from fish.
The ratio of omega-6s to omega-3s should be no higher than four-to-one to provide the greatest health benefits. 

The bottom line is that one should take steps to obtain omega-3s in the diet. 

GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law    

GREGORY CHANDLER--RESVERATROL AND HEART FUNCTION

Resveratrol, from red and purple grape skins, is an anti-inflammatory antioxidant with heart-health benefits. 
Medical doctors wanted to determine if resveratrol would
improve heart function in those with a previous heart attack. 
40 persons were given 10 mg of resveratrol per day or a placebo.

After three months, while there were no improvements for the placebo group, in the resveratrol group the left heart ventricle was better able to relax and fill with blood.  Blood vessels were more flexible and better able to dilate.  The red blood cells were more effective in delivering oxygen and LDL cholesterol levels significantly improved. 

The results suggest that resveratrol improves heart function. 


GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law