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Hawthorn Helps Protect LDL Cholesterol from Damage

Hawthorn fruit extract has been shown to have many health benefits including being cardiovascular protective, hypotensive and hypocholesterolemic. The present...

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Hawthorn Reduces Cholesterol and Triglycerides

The present study examined the hypolipidemic activity of hawthorn fruit. New Zealand white rabbits were fed one of three diets,...

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Hawthorn Protects Against Experimentally Induced Heart Attack

Tincture of Crataegus (TCR), an alcoholic extract of the berries of hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha), is used in herbal and homeopathic...

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Hawthorn is Also a Liver Protector

Myocardial infarction produces significant abnormal liver functioning. In the present study the hepatoprotective effect of tincture of Crataegus (TCR) in...

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Hawthorn Uses, Inflammation, Anti-Oxidant, Mild Germ Killer

Hawthorn [Crataegus monogyna Jacq. and Crataegus oxyacantha L.; sin. Crataegus laevigata (Poiret) DC., Rosaceae] leaves, flowers, and berries are used...

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Hawthorn Helps Heart Failure

BackgroundHawthorn extract is advocated as an oral treatment option for chronic heart failure. Also, the German Commission E approved the...

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Vitamin C as Effective as Statins at Lowering CRP

From press release:A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, adds to the evidence that vitamin...

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GSE and Chromium Help Lower Cholesterol in Humans

Hypercholesterolemia, a significant cardiovascular risk factor, is prevalent in the American population. Many drugs lower circulating cholesterol levels, but they...

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Grape Seed Extracts Help Turn On Gene Signals that Lower Triglycerides

Hypertriglyceridemia is an independent risk factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases, and we have previously reported that oral administration...

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