Heart disease is the # 1 cause of death in the US among all ethnic groups - it was the # 1 cause of death in 1980, 2000 and today. Diseases of the heart claimed 761,085 lives in 1980 and 710,760 lives in 2000. It is obvious that although we are eating better and watching our diets and waist lines, there needs to be a core nutritional supplement that provides the essential building blocks for heart health. Cardiesse® provides the elements for a healthy heart. Ask a Board Certified heart surgeon and he will tell you what he takes to maintain his cardiovascular health !
Cardiesse® was developed by Dr. Karamanoukian, a board certified heart surgeon who authored the book 'Doctor, How Do I Live the Heart Healthy Way' and coauthored 'Doctor, Tell Me About High Blood Pressure and Stroke'. It contains over 36 vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that in blended and balanced ratios, optimize your cardiovascular health. Cardiesse® is a research driven, physician formulated product with high antioxidant activity to support your entire cardiovascular system.
Features and Benefits
How do the individual components of Cardiesse® work? Here is a partial list of the benefits of this physician formulated heart supplement:
Vitamin A - an antioxidant that prevents atherosclerosis
Vitamin C - works with fish oils to reduce triglyceride levels
Vitamin D - important for calcium metabolism
Vitamin E - overall, a well described antioxidant that protects all organs from oxidative tissue injury
Vitamin K - lowers calcification of the coronary arteries and major arteries such as the aorta - works in conjunction with vitamin E
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - the heart and nervous system are particularly prone to thiamine deficiency, esp in diabetics
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - a free radical scavener
Vitamin B3 (niacin) - lowers the bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides; increases the good cholesterol (HDL)
Vitamin B5 - an antioxidant that protects the heart from oxidative damage
Vitamin B6 - prevents heart disease by lowering homocysteine levels
Vitamin B12 - works in conjunction with vitamin B6 and folic acid to reduce homocysteine levels
Folic acid - super heart support vitamin that helps the body produce an enzyme that gets rid of homocysteine
Biotin - lowers LDL and triglyceride levels
Calcium - helps the heart pump better and improves ventricular function !
Iron - iron deficiency causes anemias
Phosphorus - active ingredient in the ATP molecule, the energy source of all cells in the body
Iodine and zinc -
Magnesium - an essential mineral for proper function of the conduction system of the heart
Selenium - helps prevent the oxidation of LDL (bad cholesterol) and may help prevent coronary artery disease
Copper, manganese, chromium and molybdenum, nickel, tin and vanadium - trace elements essential for cardiac muscle function
Potassium - an essential electrolyte in preventing cardiac rhythm disturbances
Lutein - reduces plaque formation in the carotid arteries and protects from macular degeneration (eyes)
Lycopene - reduces coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease
Fish oil - omega 3 which lovers triglyceride levels and LDL (bad cholesterol)
L-Carnithine - involved in energy production in cardiac tissue
Alpha Lipoic Acid - an antioxidant that enhances function of Vitamin C and E and is neuroprotective and cardioprotective
Coenzyme Q 10 - a powerful antioxidant and protects against injury by the bad cholesterol (LDL)