Isoflavone Rich Food for Healthy Arteries


	Isoflavone Rich Food for Healthy Arteries

SenorCoconut

9-26-2008 7:55 AM

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isoflavones, soy products, atherosclerosis, improve blood flow

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/e9d72457-73d1-4862-8d4f-8563be7f6f1f/5B6A10E7-1F81-45E9-AF94-F64A9BB40C7A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html" href="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.elements4health.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.elements4health.com/img/3BC30625-2EB1-4233-B423-D17FECD94FC4" alt="soybeans" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html">A study published in the European Heart Journal has demonstrated the ability of isoflavones to reduce inflammation and improve blood flow in patients with atherosclerosis.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html">
Isoflavones are naturally occurring compounds found primarily in soy products, red clover and kudzu, and to a <B>much lesser extent </B>in other legumes such as chickpeas.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html"><DIV>
In the 12-week study an isoflavone supplement, at a dose of 80 mg a day was administered to patients with prior ischaemic stroke in a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. The isoflavone treatment reduced serum hs-C-reactive protein (an indicator of inflammation), and improved brachial flow-mediated dilatation (blood flow).</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html">Those with thyroid problems should limit their consumption of raw or sprouted soybeans. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html">Women who have or have had estrogen-sensitive breast tumors should limit their soy intake and avoid soy isoflavone supplements.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/isoflavone-rich-food-for-healthy-arteries-.html">Genetically modified soy and soy products should be avoided.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5B6A10E7-1F81-45E9-AF94-F64A9BB40C7A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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