With the launch of the British Heart Foundation's annual 'Heart Month'
campaign on 1st February, it is the ideal time to find out how you can take
action and ensure that your heart stays healthy for years to come.
Every year, around 94,000 people die from heart disease in the UK,
which makes it the most common cause of death.[1] It means that around one
in five men and one in seven women in the UK die from the disease.[2] However,
in most cases it is a preventable illness and small lifestyle changes can
make all the difference.
It is known you are more at risk of heart disease if you smoke, have
high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels or are overweight. In
addition to a healthy lifestyle, the following 100% natural supplements
from Works with Water Nutraceuticals are designed to help boost your heart
health by reducing blood pressure and cholesterol levels the natural way:
This
supplement contains only natural ingredients including dairy peptides –
bioactive proteins extracted from milk by using advanced scientific methods
– that have been proven to help reduce blood pressure after a minimum
period of six weeks.
Extensive research has shown that dairy peptides (lactrotripeptides),
the key ingredient in help: blood pressure, reduces the chemical in the
blood stream that causes blood vessels to narrow and constrict (angiotensin
II)1. Therefore, a decrease of this chemical will help the blood
vessels to relax and widen, and so the pressure of blood within the blood
vessels is reduced.
Although dairy peptides can be found in milk, the beneficial
blood pressure lowering effect is only activated when the bioactive peptides
are extracted from the milk2. This means that drinking litres
of milk is not going to lower your blood pressure. An easy and effective
solution is to simply take a sachet of help: blood pressure twice a day
to get the required measured dosage of dairy peptides.
In a recent consumer trial of 67 individuals with hypertension,
89% recorded a significant reduction in their blood pressure after taking
the product.3
This
supplement contains only natural ingredients including barley beta glucan
– extracted from barley by using advanced scientific methods –
and has been proven to help reduce LDL cholesterol levels after a minimum
period of six weeks.
Clinical research has shown that taking 3 to 8g of barley
beta glucan a day, the key ingredient in help: cholesterol, reduces the
‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) by an average of 10-14%4.
These results have been confirmed by the EFSA (European Food Standards Agency)
in 2009 after analysis of the clinical research into the cholesterol-lowering
benefits of beta glucan5.
The EFSA is extremely cautious about allowing food brands
to make health claims for its products and ingredients. However, after a
period of research and consultation, the EFSA Scientific Panel approved
beta glucan as one of the first food ingredients to have proven health benefits6.
Beta glucan is the soluble fibre naturally found in the
cell wall of cereal grains. It is present in barley, but to activate the
cholesterol lowering effect, a person needs to consume at least 3g of barley
beta glucan daily. The easiest and most effective solution to ensure you
get your necessary daily intake of barley beta glucan is to simply take
a sachet of help: cholesterol twice a day.
At the moment, anyone judged to have a one in five or greater
risk of developing cardiovascular disease over 10 years is advised by the
NHS to take a statin. Although millions of UK adults take statin drugs to
reduce heart attack and stroke risk, recently there has been much debate
over the side effects7. help: cholesterol offers an effective
alternative to statins and is ideal for people who are looking for a more
natural and holistic solution to their cholesterol problem.
Works with Water Nutraceuticals products are available
from Boots (from 30th Jan), Waitrose, and Holland & Barrett and online
from www.workswithwater.co.uk.
For more information, images or samples, please contact
Sarah Vrancken (SVPR) on sarahvrancken@press-london.co.uk or 07891 828 787.
Notes to editors:
[1] Source: BHF Coronary heart disease statistics
2008
[2] Source: BHF Coronary heart disease statistics 2008
1 All study references can be found here: http://www.workswithwater.co.uk/documents/HBP%20References.pdf
2 Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/29795.php
3 Works With Water conducted its own consumer trial of 67 individuals
with hypertension in 2008. Participants were asked to consume the equivalent
of 2 x 4g sachets each day and record their blood pressure regularly
4 Behall, KM, Scholfield, DJ and J Hallfrisch
2004a. Diets containing barley significantly reduce lipids in mildly hypercholesterolemic
men and women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80: 1185-1193
Behall, KM, Scholfield, DJ and J Hallfrisch 2004b. Lipids
significantly reduced by diets containing barley in moderately hypercholesterolemic
men. J. Amer. Coll. Nutr. 23: 55-62
5 Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related
to beta glucans and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations
(ID 754, 755, 757, 801, 1465, 2934) and maintenance or achievement of a
normal body weight (ID 820, 823) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1924/2006
6 Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related
to beta glucans and maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations
(ID 754, 755, 757, 801, 1465, 2934) and maintenance or achievement of a
normal body weight (ID 820, 823) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1924/2006
7 Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8695102.stm
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1348435/Statins-cause-loss-memory-depression.html
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