Minerals
High salt, low potassium means high death risk?
Excess sodium, potassium depletion possible deadly combo
By David Liu, Ph.D. and editing by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Eating too much sodium combined with too little potassium may boost
Advisory: In a Heat Wave, Your Body Needs More Salt (PR)
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2011 Contact: Mark O'KeefePhone: 703-549-4648Email: lori@saltinstitute.org
Advisory: In a Heat Wave, Your Body Needs More Salt
Salt Institute warns that too much ...
Food preservative sodium nitrate may protect against drug-induced heart failure
By David Liu, Ph.D. and editing by Aimee Keenan-Green
Killing cancer can also hurt your heart.
Researchers now say chemotherapy doxorubicin can cause heart cells to die, ...
Potassium, magnesium reduces stroke risk in hypertensive women
By David Liu
A new epidemiological study led by Susanna C. Larsson of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden and colleagues suggests that having sufficient intake of ...
Low salt may lower blood pressure, but not CVD death risk
A new population-based study by researchers of the University of Leuven in Belgium suggests that eating low dietary salt or chemically known as sodium chloride ...
Americans still may not be getting enough calcium (PR)
Editor's note: Don't expect your meat-based foods provide you with sufficient calcium. To get sufficient calcium, eat lots of green veggies....
Calcium Intake Associated with Cardiovascular Disease
Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published this week in the British Medical Journal. Researchers followed 16,718 ...
Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Zinc
What is zinc and what does it do?
Zinc is a nutrient that people need to stay healthy. Zinc is found in cells throughout the body. It helps theimmune system fight off ...
NEW Studies Reveal Alarming Hidden Cause of Breast Cancer
Posted By Dr. Mercola | March 18 2011
By Russell L. Blaylock, MD, CCN
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women worldwide and breast ...
Not all forms of selenium may prevent cancer
A study published online in Biochemistry on January 24, 2011 suggests that not all forms of selenium are equally affective in preventing cancer.
The efficacy of ...
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