Embrace a healthy lifestyle now to prevent heart disease and lower your risk for a heart attack or stroke. Include these in your diet!

Recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA) to reduce heart diseases as they help to:

• Prevent plaque build-up in the blood vessels and reduce the chances of narrowing of the blood vessels.
• Minimise triglyceride (fat in your blood) and regulate blood pressure. 1,2

A daily intake of 1.5 to 2.4 g of plant stanols has been scientifically evaluated to lower LDL cholesterol by 7 to 10%3 as they:

• Reduce intestinal cholesterol absorption, thus lowering LDL cholesterol concentrations in the blood.4
• Regulate the absorption of cholesterol, particularly LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) into the bloodstream, resulting in lower LDL cholesterol.

Numerous studies have proved that coenzyme CoQ10 help to:

• Regain heart health by enhancing energy production.5,6
• Improve contractability of heart muscles5,6 to maintain heart health.
• Improve blood volume pumped by the heart in every beat,7,8 providing enough energy to the heart, optimising its pumping ability.

High in antioxidants, vitamin E helps to:

• Prevent thickening or hardening of the arteries and prevent plaque formation.9
• Regulate smoother heart muscle contraction and speed up wound healing and enhance new cell growth.10
• Combat free radicals to prevent LDL oxidation10 that could lead to inflammation.

This antioxidant-rich natural compounds found in plants help support heart health by:

• Reducing inflammation11,12 and maintaining healthy lining of blood vessels.
• Promoting healthy and normal blood vessels constrictions.
• Promoting healthy blood pressure12 to improve blood flow to overall body.
• Maintaining healthy levels of platelet clumping to prevent blockage of the arteries.12,13

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