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When Vitamins Meet Heart Disease and Diabetes
It is widely known that heart disease and diabetes are two of the leading health threats facing Americans today. Seemingly most cases of heart disease and diabetes occur “suddenly” without any chance for prevention, but this is simply not the case.
To start, let's talk about heart disease the top killer in the United States.
Eating healthy is a proven means of preventing heart disease. Vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E and vitamin C are strong guards protecting the heart system. Getting enough of these vitamins will obviously lower the risk of having heart disease, especially ischemic heart disease.
Vitamin B2 can help break down some fat. In this way, it will help people minimize the risk of both a heart attack and diabetes. It also aids in losing weight.
Taking vitamin E together with vitamin B2 will help lower the risk of a stroke. Of course, vitamin C can't be missed it has been called the “vascular cleaner”.
Next, let's discuss diabetes, which is also listed in the top 10 killers in America.
There are two main types of diabetes, type I and type II. Not too long ago, a third type was announced which is known as gestational diabetes. However, it doesn't matter which type of diabetes you have, they all ultimately point to higher blood sugar than normal. The question, then, is how does somebody lower their blood sugar level effectively?
There are two ways, and it is better to let them work together. One is to lower the glycemic index while the other is to raise the glycometabolism index. The combination of vitamins B1, B2, B6, vitamin C and vitamin E can help both of these.
Vitamins B1 and B2 can help metabolize existing sugar or fat to lower the overall blood glucose level. However, vitamin B6 works differently as it will directly help the pancreas secrete more insulin.
Overall, we can see vitamin B, vitamin C and vitamin E can help prevent and treat heart disease and diabetes. Be aware, though, that these (and other) vitamins can be dangerous if you take a lot more than you need. It is important to find a way to track the actual amounts of vitamins and minerals in your body because this is a great way to prove if something you're doing is improving your health. It is also a way for you to keep safe.
