About 805,000 Americans have a heart attack every year.

And about 1 in 5 of these heart attacks is silent.

That means that people have the heart attacks and all the damage associated with them, but the damage is permanent.

For most people, a heart attack is their biggest risk of death and about one person dies every 36 seconds from heart disease.

Many others have permanent physical and mental effects from having a heart attack.That means that preventing heart disease and protecting your heart if you do have a heart attack are critical to good health.

It looks like vitamin E might have potential in this area.In a mice study published in Redox Biology, researchers studied whether the administration of Vitamin E at the onset of a heart attack could potentially help decrease damage from the heart attack.

"One of the most effective anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agents is vitamin E and its derivatives."

The goal is to find an inexpensive treatment that can be given on the way to the hospital that will help prevent damage.

"Our treatment regime reflects clinical conditions, where patients could receive their first application of vitamin E in the ambulance or upon their arrival in the emergency department, before reopening and stenting the blocked vessel and the following days in hospital before discharge."

In this study, mice were subject to cardio injuries and given vitamin E for three days. Then the researchers measured the heart function of the mice.

The cardioprotective effect of α-TOH treatment compared to controls was already significant at week 1 post-I/R injury (34.6 ± 8.3 vs 48.5 ± 5.7; **p < 0.01). Similar results were obtained at week 2 (32.8 ± 8.6 vs 45.9 ± 3.7; p < 0.01), week 3 (31.9 ± 11.4 vs 46.1 ± 3.8; p < 0.001), and week 4 (30.2 ± 11.8 vs 46.1 ± 3.3

The vitamin E significantly increased the heart health of the mice almost immediately and at 4 weeks out.

The measurements of fractional shortening, cardiac output, and stroke volume also showed significant cardioprotective effects of α-TOH

Because there are no treatments that can currently protect the heart in the case of a heart attack, if these findings transfer to humans it would be quite significant.

"As there is currently no ‘treatment’ available that can reduce the cardiac damage caused by an overshooting inflammation after reopening of a blocked coronary artery, the potential impact of our finding on cardiovascular health would be signi?cant," said Dr Wallert.

Personally, I love vitamin E -- particularly those with high gamma tocopherol, and those that are fully natural rather than made from petroleum.

Some of the best vitamin E today is made from wheat germ and has all the good phytonutrients in it. And no wheat or gluten either.

Vitamin E is pretty miraculous.

I’m hoping this research pans out, because if it works the way the scientists are hoping it could mean much better outcomes for thousands of people every year who experience a heart attack.

-Matt Cook

Matt Cook here, and hypothyroidism is a condition that is becoming increasingly prevalent, affecting millions of people worldwide.

The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate metabolism, among other vital functions.

I say the thyroid is the master organ of metabolism.

When the thyroid is sluggish, it can cause a slowed metabolism, leading to a range of health problems.

Most people though don’t even know what the thyroid is, let alone hypothyroidism…

That’s why I call it a “silent epidemic.”

It can go undiagnosed for years, with symptoms that can easily be mistaken for other conditions.

According to recent statistics, approximately 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease…

…with an estimated 60% of those with thyroid disease being unaware of their condition.

And let me tell you, these are mainstream healthcare numbers…

In reality it’s WAY MORE than that.

For years I have extensively studied the role of the thyroid in overall health.

I believe that hypothyroidism is a significant contributing factor to the rise in chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Unfortunately, a sluggish thyroid is also one of the leading reasons why men are experiencing so many sexual problems…

Problems like poor rockiness and low libido…

Your member won’t work if your thyroid is not working properly, that’s for sure.

Once I got my thyroid working again, I started to experience raging boners and an insatiable libido.

My wife is thankful for that…

Now… There are many ways to handle hypothyroidism and get your thyroid working again.

Today I’m gonna tell you about one of them.

This solution to a sluggish thyroid is called ginger.

Ginger is a spice that has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties…

Thanks to a recent study, it has recently gained attention for its potential benefits in relieving hypothyroid symptoms.

This study was conducted at the Shiraz University of Medical Science. It was published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The researchers recruited 60 hypothyroid patients aged 20 to 60 years.

The patients were randomly assigned to either a ginger group or a placebo group.

The ginger group received 500mg of ginger twice a day, while the placebo group received an empty capsule twice a day for 30 days.

Before and after the intervention, the researchers evaluated the patients' hypothyroid symptoms using the Thyroid Symptom Rating Questionnaire (ThySRQ).

They also measured the patient’s body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, serum TSH, fasting blood sugar, triglycerides, and total cholesterol levels as secondary outcomes.

After 30 days, the researchers found that the ginger group had a significantly lower mean total ThySRQ score compared to the placebo group.

“A significantly lower mean total ThySRQ score was observed in the ginger group compared to the control group.”
This means better thyroid function.

The ginger group showed significant improvements in classic hypothyroid symptoms, such as:

Weight gain
Cold intolerance
Constipation
Dry skin
Appetite
Memory loss
Concentration disturbance
Feeling giddy or dizzy

That’s truly amazing.

But it’s not over yet – the improvements continue.

The ginger group had less:

Body weight
Waist circumference
Serum TSH
Fasting blood sugar
Triglycerides
Total cholesterol

“Ginger supplementation also led to a significant decrease in body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, serum TSH, FBS, TG, and TChol levels compared to the placebo.“**

To me, all of this simply means one thing…

Their metabolism was working again — thanks to ginger.

“Also, it may have beneficial effects in terms of weight reduction and regulation of the FBS and lipid profile in hypothyroid patients.”
And it was almost as effective as Rx treatments – while being a completely natural spice.

“In summary, according to preliminary results of this study, ginger supplementation can help relieve persistent hypothyroid symptoms.“
It’s also anti-inflammatory and helps with digestion, which is always welcome.

If you have such symptoms, I strongly recommend eating more ginger – fresh and dried.

The first point I want to make, then emphasize, then re-emphasize, is that there is no ‘the’ cause of cardiovascular disease. By which I mean that there is not, and never has been, any one single factor that can be considered to be ‘the’ cause. Instead, there are many. They can work by themselves or combine with others.

So you can say that, for example, diabetes is ‘a’ cause of cardiovascular disease. But you cannot say that it is ‘the’ cause. Yes ‘a’ cause but not ‘the’ cause. This is not purely semantics. Whilst the difference may seem subtle, it is critical. A table, or the table. A man, or the man. An answer, or the answer.

If there is no ‘the’ cause, what does this mean in practice? It means that many different things, or factors, or whatever term you use to describe them, can lead to exactly the same disease.