Heart Health
(Cardiovascular and Circulatory System Support)

Many factors affect the circulatory system. The liver breaks down lipids and keeps cholesterol soluble. Lipotropic factors such as beta-sitosterol, methionine, and betaine support a healthy flow of fats and bile.  Proper calcium absorption is important, too. If body fluids become overly alkaline, calcium can be thrown out of solution. Acidifying compounds (ammonium chloride, calcium chloride, betaine hydrochloride) can assist a healthy acid-alkaline balance. Magnesium, potassium, and antioxidants contribute to artery health.  Several investigations have shown vitamin B₁₂ levels decline with age. Insufficient vitamin B₁₂ may result in impaired nerve function, which can result in numbness, pins-and-needles sensations, or a burning feeling in the feet, as well as impaired mental function.  Magnesium, niacin, and potassium play avital role to support the heart muscle and its force of contraction. Other B vitamins such as folic acid, pyridoxine (B₆) must be present for proper nervous system function.  The antioxidant properties of vitamins C and vitamin E help disarm damaging free radicals, an important factor for cardiovascular health (also see vein health).

Retaining cholesterol levels in a healthy range, neither too high or too low, is essential. Produced primarily by your liver, cholesterol is involved in the synthesis of hormones and the production of cell membranes, nerve cells, and bile in the liver. Retain Healthy Cholesterol Levels and combine the benefits of red yeast rice, artichoke, ginger, Garlic and CoQ10. Red yeast rice works by helping to influence the rate at which your body produces its own cholesterol, thereby helping your body retain healthy cholesterol levels. Artichoke extract provides invaluable dietary support for the liver, helping it function at peak capacity. Ginger is believed to influence the body's ability to use and dispose of cholesterol. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), also known as ubiquinone, is present in every cell of the body and is vital to cellular energy production. Allicin is garlic's most beneficial compound for helping to retain healthy cholesterol. 

CoQ10 is especially important to the heart because of the heart's high-energy requirements. Recent studies have shown that Coenzyme Q10 significantly slows the progression of Parkinson's disease.  Used in the Indian culture for 2,500 years, guggul extract comes from Commiphora mukul, the mukul myrrh tree.  Its desired compounds, Z-guggulsterones and E-guggulsterones help maintain cholesterol levels. Forskolin Extract is produced from the root of Coleus forskohlii, an ancient Ayurvedic plant. Coleus is the source of a unique substance known as forskolin which supports the increase of cyclic-AMP. Hawthorn supplies flavonoids, nutritional compounds important to cardiovascular function. Flavonoids are known to support the capillaries, increase intracellular vitamin C levels, and protect the body's stores of vitamin C from oxidation or destruction.  L-Carnitine, is a naturally occurring substance that's found in food and synthesized in the body. Much of the body's L-carnitine is found in the heart and skeletal muscle—tissues that rely on fatty acid oxidation for most of their energy. Nearly 70% of the energy needed for heart function is derived from fatty acid breakdown.  L-Carnitine transports fatty acids into the mitochondria of the cells, where it is burned for cellular energy.  The breakdown of fat into energy requires the transport of fatty acids across cellular membranes. Pantethine, a component of coenzyme A and acyl carrier protein, is essential in this process. Pantethine is the biologically active form of pantothenic acid (vitamin B₅).  Clinical studies have shown that supplemental pantethine can help some individuals break down triglycerides and cholesterol more efficiently.