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Amino Acids - Are the building blocks of protein. Your body is primarily made of protein.  And protein in turn, is made up of chains of amino acids What distinguishes all amino acids is that they all have a group, (amine group), made of 1 atom of nitrogen & 2 atoms of hydrogen.

Free-Form Amino Acids - Individual amino acids that are  unattached to each other or anything else & therefore able to be immediately absorbed into the blood stream with no digestion necessary. Since, unlike proteins, free-form amino acids require absolutely no digestion, they can be absorbed by anyone no matter how old they may be or the condition of their digestive system.  Also, unlike proteins, free-form amino acids can be taken on an empty stomach such as right before a workout.  Whereas proteins have to have a mass of food sufficient to stimulate the release of digestive juices. This is why most protein supplements are presented as blender drinks.  Free-form amino acids are not to be confused with so-called "predigested protein."

Negative nitrogen balance - The condition of excreting more amino acids & protein than one is taking in. This makes it difficult to maintain ones body since the body's tissues are mainly made of protein & amino acids which require constant maintenance & repair.

Precursors - the substance from which another substance is made.

Protein - Chains of some combination of the 20 so-called "proteogenic" amino acids. (proteogenic means to generate protein). In other words their are only 20  amino acids from which all proteins in all organic life both animal & vegetable are made. Not all 20 are in every protein, but nothing else but some portion of the 20 proteogenic amino acids in repetitive long chains often approx. 100,000 amino acids long are what all proteins in all life are made from.

Secretalogical cells - Cells that secrete hormones.

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Cardio-Care
HEART (CARDIO-VASCULAR) SUPPORT


Recent research, at major universities, has shown that certain nutrients have a profound beneficial effect on the cardio-vascular system. These revolutionary nutrients help to improve heart and circulation, and may help to prevent heart and vascular problems, which often lead to disease and surgery.

Each capsule contains:
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Palmitate) - 10 mg; Vitamin E (D' Alpha Tocopherol Succinate) - 400 IU; Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxal 5'Phosphate) - 10 mg; Folic Acid - 400 mcg; Vitamin B-1 - 200 mcg; Hawthorne Extract - 25 mg; Ginkgo Biloba - 10 mg; Alpha Lipoic Acid - 15 mg; Pine Bark Extract - 10 mg; Co-Enzyme Q-10 - 10 mg; Taurine - 10 mg.

Cardio-Care is a special formula of Antioxidants, Vitamins, along with the amino acid Taurine, to support healthy heart function, prevent damage caused by free radicals, and prohibit and reduce dangerous homocysteine levels.

DIRECTIONS: 2 Capsules per day. May be combined with Cir-Cu-Care or Vaso-Lene for cardio-vascular support.

CAUTION: This formula has beneficial anticoagulation properties, however, caution should be exercised with those on the medication, Coumadin.

RECOMMENDED FOR:

  • Heart support.

  • Preventing damage to the heart from free radicals.

  • Reducing and prohibiting homocysteine, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

  • Those with existing coronary problems.

  • Those who want to prevent cardiac problems.

HOW DO ANTIOXIDANTS PROTECT AGAINST HEART & VASCULAR PROBLEMS?
Free radicals are oxygenated molecules that enter the body from food, water, air and also occur from biochemical processes from within. They attack and damage tissue in the heart and throughout the body. They also oxidize lipids, increasing LDL cholesterol and the chance of arteriosclerosis. Antioxidants act as inhibitors of lipoprotein oxidation and thus reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as protect the cardiac cells from their harmful effects.

ANTIOXIDANTS IN CARDIO-CARE ARE:

    VITAMIN E

  • Is especially important in cardiac health, and numerous studies in major universities support the benefits of Vitamin E for prevention of heart attacks, reducing serum cholesterol, as well as for vascular health.

  • Vitamin E has an effect on prostaglandins. Medical research has noted the important anti-platelet aggregation properties of Vitamin E and its influence in vascular disease. Thus, it helps to prevent blood clots and it is often used, in conjunction with aspirin, to help decrease the incidence of heart attacks and strokes.

    ALPHA LIPOIC ACID

  • One of the most powerful antioxidants, increases Glutathione levels in the cells, and enhances the activity of other antioxidants, especially E and C.

  • ALA provides antioxidant protection against LDL's, helping to prevent fatty deposits on arterial walls.

  • Ischemia-reperfusion injuries, which occur in conditions such as stroke, cardiac arrest and head trauma, result from the release of free radicals during reoxygenation of tissue that has become hypoxic. Since ALA is efficacious in preventing lschemia-reperfusion injuries, it may be important to patients who have strokes, cardiac infarction, and open-heart surgery.

    CO-ENZYME Q-10

  • Has powerful antioxidant properties and works synergistically with vitamin E.

  • It is a necessary enzyme in the body located in the mitochondria of cells and found mostly in the cardiac muscle tissue.

  • It is also important in the formation of ATP, which produces energy at the cellular level in the body and is essential for cardiac performance.

  • Co-Q 10 assists in preventing heart disorders including Cardiomyopathy, Myocardial Ischemia, Angina, Hypertension and congestive heart failure.

    TAURINE

  • is an amino acid, found in heart tissue, with several important functions, including the regulation of the potassium-sodium-calcium-magnesium flux for proper heart muscle function. It also has antioxidant properties and potentiates vitamin E activity.

    GINGKO BILOBA

  • is an antioxidant and acts as a vasodilator.

    HAWTHORNE EXTRACT & PINE BARK EXTRACT

  • are flavonoids and antioxidants that help reduce blood pressure, prevent palpitations, arrhythmias, and arteriosclerosis.

WHAT IS HOMOCYSTEINE?
Protein is broken down in the body into amino acids, including Methionine, which is metabolized into Homocysteine. Further metabolism is required in the presence of the enzyme Cystathionine beta-synthase and it's necessary co-factors folic acid, B-6 and B-12 to convert the Homocysteine to Cystathionine and Cysteine. Without these B vitamins for proper Homocysteine metabolism, excessive amounts build up to harmful levels that cause arteriosclerosis. High levels of Homocysteine can damage the endothelium lining exposing the underlying layers of blood vessels forming clots, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. This correlation between high homocysteine levels and increased risk of arteriosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes has been documented in more than 30 major medical studies, including those published in The New Eng. Med. Journal, JAMA and Lancet. It has also been well documented that the supplementation of folic acid, as well as B-6 and B-12 can prevent and reverse high homocysteine levels.

CARDIO-CARE HAS SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS OF FOLIC ACID AS WELL AS B-6 AND B-12 to prevent and reduce excessive homocysteine levels. The number 1 cause of death in the United States is heart attacks, and the number 3 is strokes. CARDIO-CARE also includes important Vitamin E, Taurine and other antioxidants for a very beneficial heart care formula.

REFERENCES:

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