{"id":12831,"date":"2024-02-01T11:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12831"},"modified":"2024-01-15T22:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:30:11","slug":"februarys-miracle-heart-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12831","title":{"rendered":"February&#8217;s &#8220;Miracle&#8221; Heart Drug!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=1125681698  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12833\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of a heart held in hands \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3750\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1470\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 1470w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3482\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/heart-in-hands-9x16-1-scaled.jpg 2205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Welcome to February, and this is the time of year when people gift their sweetheart a bunch of sweetened hearts (which aren&#8217;t actually good for their hearts!).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The good news is that there are actually versions of chocolate that research shows to be SO heart healthy, that they&#8217;re like a &#8220;miracle drug&#8221;, LOL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This amazing new miracle drug does everything right for your heart,<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-editor-content__bullet-list\">\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__list-item\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">for blood pressure control,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__list-item\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">for opening your arteries,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__list-item\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">for preventing the oxidation of the bad cholesterol (definitely a <strong>bad <\/strong>thing),<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__list-item\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and even for stimulating the pleasure centers in your brain (definitely a <strong>good <\/strong>thing).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"article-editor-content__heading\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yeah Right &#8230; Show Me The Data<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The<em> Journal of the American Medical Association<\/em> published two clinical trials showing subjects who had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor showed increased &#8220;flow mediated dilation&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"article-editor-content__blockquote\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Science-to-English translation: This drug helps open your arteries.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Another study compared two groups of subjects with high blood pressure:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-editor-content__bullet-list\">\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__list-item\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">one was on this drug, and<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-editor-content__list-item\">\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">the other took a placebo.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In only ten days after treatment, blood pressure in the drug group was significantly decreased!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-editor-content__heading\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wait, But Why?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It may be because this new heart medication contains powerful antioxidants that also boost your heart health. For example, Data from the University of California, Davis showed that, after ingestion of this drug, the oxidation of LDL (bad cholesterol) was greatly decreased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">By the way, the ability of this drug to decrease platelet accumulation along your artery walls is a full 6 times greater than red wine!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=854352777  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8013\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark Chocolate Chunks with Cocoa\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3750\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1470\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dark-Chocolate-Chunks-w-Cocoa.jpg 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-editor-content__heading\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">What is this new miracle drug?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The good news is that it is available over-the-counter, and in generic form: it&#8217;s the <strong><em>cocoa <\/em><\/strong>found in rich, wonderful chocolate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The key, of course, to get all the good heart healthy effects of cocoa is to lean toward dark chocolate. This is because darker chocolates have more cocoa and less sugar &#8212; so you get more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-editor-content__horizontal-rule-container\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<hr class=\"article-editor-content__horizontal-rule\" \/>\n<div class=\"article-editor-content__horizontal-rule-delete-button-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pls SHARE, because some chocophile somewhere could really &#8220;take this message to heart&#8221;, LOL!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to February, and this is the time of year when people gift their sweetheart a bunch of sweetened hearts (which aren&#8217;t actually good for their hearts!). 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