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From Men’s Health magazine March 2010:

Chili peppers may soon be the hottest heart-attack treatment. When University of Cincinnati researchers applied capsaicin (the chemical that gives chili peppers their heat) to the skin of mice, they found that it reduced the cardiac damage the mice suffered during a heart attack by 85 percent. It may be that capsaicin stimulated the rodents’ nervous systems, which in turn activated protective cardiac-muscle cells.

Vitamins On Demand offers capsaicin by itself to be added to your pack or as part of our Heart Health Extras.

From NutraIngredients:

Daily supplements which combine vitamin D and calcium may reduce the risk of fractures for everyone, regardless of age or gender, say the results of a huge study.
Almost 70,000 people participated in the US and Europe and found that the vitamin-mineral combination significantly reduced fractures by 8 per cent, and hip fractures by 16 per cent, according to results of a pooled analysis published in the British Medical Journal.

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From NutraIngredients:

Supplements are the safest, easiest way to boost vitamin D levels, says Harvard Heart Letter, which is spreading the word about the vitamin’s multifaceted benefits: It is good for the heart and overall health, not just bones.
Vitamin D – actually a hormone – is commonly known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’, because it is synthesized by the liver and kidneys on exposure to sunlight. It also occurs naturally in foods such as salmon and other oily fish. The current recommendation for daily intake is 400 IU (international units) per day, but a number of experts have spoken out for a higher level as research stacks up to support the benefits of higher levels.

However there are concerns that many people are not receiving sufficient vitamin D, and seniors could be especially susceptible to deficiency as the skin generates less as it ages. People with darker skin pigmentation may also generate less.

The Harvard Heart Letter says getting more sunlight helps boost vitamin D levels, but the safety way is to take a daily supplement that provides 800 to 1000 IU per day.

Each Vitamins On Demand Health and Wellness Packs contains a 1,000 IU supplement of Vitamin D.

From NutraIngredients USA:

Combining omega-3 fatty acids with glucosamine achieves better improvements in joint health than glucosamine alone, says a new study from Germany. The study, published in the journal Advances in Therapy, is said to be the first clinical trial to employ the combination of glucosamine omega-3 fatty acids in people suffering from osteoarthritis. UK-based Seven Seas funded the study. Full Article Here

Custom vitamin packs with Omega-3 and Glucosamine available HERE.

From NutraIngredients:

Researchers from Utah presented fresh evidence this week linking vitamin D deficiency to heart disease at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Scientific Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Vitamin D has a good reputation even in the worthy company of other vitamins, having been associated variously with cardiovascular health, strong bones, cognitive health, cancer protection and immune health.

Scientists from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City now claim to have dug up stronger evidence supporting the cardiovascular benefits of vitamin D. They also claim to have more firmly established the link between a lack of the vitamin in the diet and heart disease.

Source British Journal of Nutrition and NHI On Demand

Quercetin is one of a number of water-soluble plant pigments called bioflavonoids. Quercetin and the other bioflavonoids cannot be synthesized by humans. However, they reportedly exert a wide variety of biological effects when ingested. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, and is being investigated for a wide range of potential health benefits. Quercetin is found in many foods including apples, onions, tea, berries, grapes, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, as well as many seeds and nuts.
A new study has found that increased intakes of the compound quercetin may reduce the risk of developing colon cancer by 50 percent. Researchers conducted a case-control study involving 264 people with confirmed colorectal cancer and 408 healthy, cancer-free controls. Using a food frequency questionnaire, researchers were able to calculate flavonoid intake. They determined that although no association was found between developing colorectal cancer and total daily flavonol intake, there was an inverse association between non-tea flavonol and colorectal cancer risk. When the researchers considered only flavonoids from non-tea sources and the specific site of the cancer, a significant protective effect was documented for non-tea flavonols, specifically, quercetin and colon cancer but there was no protective effect for rectal cancer. Therefore, the authors concluded that quercetin appears to reduce the risk of developing colon cancer.