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Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction - pre heart failure, preserved
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Sep 23, 2016 | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
Wow, Jim (@johnwburns), that review of studies into omega-3s and resveratrol open a big door to a warehouse full of research on a range of terminal illnesses! Even a-fib is reported by an Italian study to be treated by omega-3s, although no corroborating study has yet emerged on that. I'm moved to quantify and normalize my daily intake of omega-3s -- for no other reason than the brain cells and retina cells that are strengthened by omega-3s. Heart benefits are a bonus to me. Resveratrol is another animal in this; I need a lot more information and encouragement about it -- mostly because some nutritional and alternative medicine advisories have passed the word that it takes a huge amount of red wine (or other source like blueberries) to get a meaningful dose of resveratrol. One novel report I saw a few weeks ago said the benefits of resveratrol are cumulative over time, so if you live long enough, you can benefit without drinking a case of red wine (or eating a bushel of blueberries) every day. This conundrum needs my attention!
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Good, I hope it helps. I'm going to dump mine back up to ~2.5 gms/day and hope for the best. Remember they can suppress immunity but I'd guess that it takes a higher dose to do that. Potential cognitive bennies, mostly from DHA, are a perk I'm in need of. Grape and grape seed are also loaded with polyphenols that appear to have consistent benefit, or at least little chance of downside. You can buy resveratrol at pretty high concentrations at Costco. Going too high is always a bad idea anyway. That's a good point re longevity. It takes a while to down regulate SIRT1 or whatever the master switch is. I thought about it and I'm going to avoid it. I'm past longevity and into survival and high doses of antioxidants don't look like they enhance the probabilities. Let me know how your investigations progress.
Jim