3. Soak up some vitamin D
A U.S. study found that simply raising the levels of vitamin D in the blood to normal levels lowered the risk of heart disease by 30 percent. And a British study found that high levels of vitamin D can reduce the risk of developing heart disease by 43 percent in middle-aged and elderly people. An easy way to boost vitamin D levels is to expose yourself to sunlight. It's also available in supplement form.
Vitamin D-3 is the functional from of vitamin D. "Vitamin D-3 is being shown to be one of our most important supplements," says Dr. Russell Blaylock, author of The Blaylock Wellness Report. "The primary cause of heart failure, or at least its progression, is chronic inflammation, and vitamin D-3 has been shown to suppress the release of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-a and to increase the anti-inflammatory cytokine called IL-10 — the higher the dose of the vitamin D-3, the greater the beneficial effect."
