These are vitamins and supplements that everyone should take. Everyone has a heart, and, eventually, everyone’s heart will deteriorate in function. We want to make sure that doesn’t happen until people are very old. These supplements, along with a healthy lifestyle, should help ensure that happens.
Fiber
Why should you supplement Fiber?
Fiber is a very abundant and important thing for anyone’s diet. Along with lowering cholesterol and helping to keep regular bowel movements, fiber lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease. In 22 studies published by the BMJ, researchers found that fiber intake is associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease. These are two very common and serious diseases so you want to make sure your risk for these diseases is as low as possible.
How should you supplement Fiber?
Fiber is found in lots of foods and it is possible to get your daily dose from just food, but we recommend a supplement because it is likely that you won’t get your daily dose every day from just food. We recommend taking capsules or gummies to get your daily dose of fiber.
What are good brands for Fiber?
We recommend the Vitamin Shoppe’s Fiber Blend and Psyllium Husks Fiber from Solgar. Both of these are capsules and the ones from Solgar are vegan. They are high quality and contain a lot of capsules so you won’t run out quickly. We recommend taking 3-6 capsules of the Fiber Blend from the Vitamin Shoppe and 2-4 capsules of the Psyllium Fiber from Solgar.
Coenzyme Q10
Why should you supplement COQ10?
COQ10 is a coenzyme that is in the body naturally that can assist with recovery from and prevention of things like heart attacks, heart disease, and arrhythmia. In a study published by the National Institute of Health, researchers found that COQ10 in medium to high doses can help patients recover more easily from several heart conditions and can improve quality of life and reduce risk of death. It is also important to maintain a high level of COQ10 in your body to help prevent heart problems as you get older. This isn’t extremely necessary for people with healthy hearts, but for anybody who has heart problems or is recovering from heart surgery, this is a great supplement to take.
How should you supplement COQ10?
COQ10 is found in chicken, spinach, and strawberries, as well as several other foods. Though it is found in foods, you cannot get the recommended dose of 100-300 mg from just food. We recommend taking a capsule or a softgel for COQ10.
What are good brands for COQ10?
We recommend the Vitamin Shoppe’s COQ10 Softgels and Bluebonnet’s Ubiquinol COQ10 Softgels. Both of these are high quality and will ship quickly, and the Bluebonnet Softgels are vegan. We recommend taking 1 or 2 of the Vitamin Shoppe softgels and 1-3 of the Bluebonnet Softgels.
Magnesium
Why should you supplement Magnesium?
Magnesium is a common mineral that helps the heart deal with events like heart attacks. In a study published by Harvard Medical School, researchers found that people with a low level of magnesium in their body were almost 2.5 times more likely to die from sudden cardiac arrest, which means a heart attack or something similar, compared to people with a high level of magnesium in their body. Not everybody needs to take magnesium, though the average adult does not get enough magnesium, but people who have heart problems or who are at higher risk of a heart attack should definitely take a magnesium supplement to prevent a heart attack or another serious cardiac event.
How should you supplement Magnesium
Magnesium is found in many foods including dark chocolate, potatoes, and yogurt. It is possible to get your daily value just from food, but most people do not. We recommend taking a powder, softgel or capsule to get your daily value of Magnesium.
What are good brands for Magnesium supplements?
We recommend taking the Vitamin Shoppe’s Calm Zone Magnesium Powder and Doctor’s Best’s High Absorption Magnesium Tablets. The Vitamin Shoppe’s powder is lemon raspberry flavored, and it also comes unflavored. We recommend taking 1-2 servings of this powder per day. The Magnesium Tablets are vegan and they provide your daily value in 3-4 tablets. Both are high quality and ship quickly.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Why should you supplement Omega-3 Fatty Acids?
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, along with helping brain health, can greatly lower one’s risk of dying from heart disease and greatly lower one’s risk of dying from a heart attack. A study published by Circulation Journal found that people who consume fatty fish (which contain Omega-3 Fatty Acids) a few times a week or more are two times less likely to die from coronary heart disease and three times less likely to die from a heart attack. Omega-3 Fatty Acids are the best heart health supplements and everyone, regardless of age or health, should take them.
How should you supplement Omega-3 Fatty Acids?
Though you could get all your Omega-3 Fatty Acids from eating fish 3-5 or more times per week, most people should take a supplement. Unless you eat fish for dinner almost every day, you won’t get all the benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids. We recommend a softgel or tablet to get your daily dose of Omega-3 Fatty Acids.
What are good brands for Omega-3 Fatty Acid supplements?
Our favorite brands for Omega-3 Fatty Acid supplements are The Vitamin Shoppe’s Omega 3-6-9 Softgels and Source Naturals’ Vegan Omega 3 Softgels. These are both high quality and not very expensive and will provide your daily dose with 1-2 tablets.
Red Yeast Rice
Why should you supplement Red Yeast Rice?
Red Yeast Rice is a type of rice that contains a compound called lovastatin. Lovastatin is known to significantly lower cholesterol levels and thus lower the risk and severity of heart disease and heart attacks. In several studies published by the Cleveland Clinic, researchers found that Red Yeast Rice supplements can lower cholesterol by up to 25% and lower the risk of dying from a heart attack by 30-33% in patients with heart disease. Older adults or people with heart problems mainly should take this supplement, but it benefits younger people and people without heart problems as well.
How should you supplement Red Yeast Rice?
Though you could eat Red Yeast Rice and get lovastatin from it, most people don’t know what it is, let alone where to find it. We recommend taking a tablet or softgel. It is very important to pay attention to the serving size on the product that you buy, because too much of this supplement can negatively affect your body. Take whatever the bottle recommends.
What brands are good for Red Yeast Rice supplements?
The best brands for red yeast rice are Nature’s Plus’s Red Yeast Rice Tablets and Nature’s Way’s Red Yeast Rice Vegan Tablets. Red Yeast Rice is a little bit pricey, but it is worth it for a lot of people. You should take 2-4 of the Nature’s Way tablets, with 4 being optimal, and no more than 2 of the Nature’s Plus Tablets for your daily dose.
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