Don't drink any sweetened soda. Kills certain reflexes that make you stop eating too much. (leptin). Also bicarbonate kills vitamin B. If you take soda, you must supplement with vitamin B. Amazingly, late in life, pop and alcohol therefore contribute in a major way to strokes.
Vitamin E is necessary if you smoke. 800 IU a day must be worked up to. Cannot stop it at just any time without some reaction. It is known as the lung vitamin. C repairs damage caused by tobacco.
Best overall heart medicine barring $, is COQ10.
Selenium is a great anti-oxidant. Harmless below,say a total of 800 mcg from all sources, become suddenly toxic at levels of 1000 to 1400 mcg per day. So supps are all below 200 mcgs. CDN wheat and some parts of SW are high in Selenium. Italian pasta in Italy is most often CDN semolina. Have to know total intake form all grains, so supps must be sparing.
If you drink, sparingly, best to drink muscadine wines, or wet weather red wines. Take n-Acetyl cysteine, and l-glutamine. NAC binds aldehydes and l-g reduces cravings. As well, C, b1, b6, and folate must be supplemented as alcohol reduces vitamins. This can severely effect alcholics in latter stages.
Zinc should be balanced with copper. 30 mgs is considered max. 1/15 ratio for copper.
Inositol, choline and its lack thereof from various substances is something that should be investigated. Coffee, alcohol and pesticides have to be watched or reduced as they can interfere. Choline and its cousin Inositol are vital for proper lipid metabolism and cholesterol mediation/dispersion through lecithin. Many traditional "diets" do not include them at all. Without sufficient lecithin, weight reduction or fat control is difficult. Without pyridoxine, choline, magnesium, some unsat fat, lecithin will be in short supply. Alcohol can interfere with this production.
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