Support Every Beat: Doing More to Protect Your Heart Health
What better way to honor American Heart Month than by maintaining and supporting the symbol of love—your heart!
How important is your heart? Perhaps more than you realize. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States (and the second most common killer in Canada). Despite the heart being a vital organ and so impactful to our health, too many adults neglect it.
Did you know, your heart beats over 100,000 times every 24 hours—and each one of those beats sends life-sustaining oxygen and critical hormones and nutrients throughout your body.
But taking care of your heart doesn’t need to be difficult or complicated. For starters, here are some great Melaleuca products that will give your heart the support it needs!
Peak Performance Heart Health
Like the original Peak Performance Nutrition Pack, Peak Performance Heart Health features the clinically proven Core 6 supplements. But with it comes an additional three targeted supplements for a synergistic approach to heart health that supports healthy cholesterol levels, helps reduce activity-induced inflammation and free radicals, and provides energy and fuel for the heart!*
But what are these three additional supplements that give Peak Performance Heart Health the ability to support your heart? Let’s look at them.
Phytomega
Too much “bad” cholesterol (LDL) can lead to a buildup of plaque in your arteries, increasing your risk of heart disease. With Phytomega’s patented formula, phytosterols can bind with intestinal absorption sites, helping to keep cholesterol from getting into the bloodstream.
Phytomega combines the proven benefits of phytosterols with the antioxidant power of CoQ10 (which you’ll also learn about soon) and ALA to help fight free radicals. This supplement also contains omega-3s to support the transport of phytosterols in your gut. All these powerful actives together help lower bad cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease.†‡
As phytosterols pass through the digestive tract, they mimic cholesterol and compete for the same intestinal absorption sites. Phytosterols can bind with these site receptors up to 10 times longer than cholesterol. This results in less cholesterol entering the bloodstream, and the unabsorbed cholesterol passes out of the body as waste.*
K2-D3
Most people understand that vitamin D is an essential nutrient. It’s particularly important during the winter months, when it’s difficult if not impossible for many people to obtain enough vitamin D through exposure to sunlight.
So what is the K2 for? Once calcium is in your body, it can remain in your bloodstream unless there is enough vitamin K2 to direct it to your bones and teeth to be properly stored. When there is too much calcium in your blood, it can build up in your arteries, which can weaken your body’s immune response and cause other problems.*
CoQ10+
CoQ10 is naturally produced in the human body and is used to grow and maintain cells. CoQ10 is mostly concentrated in the mitochondria of our cells. As we age, CoQ10 levels decrease and the mitochondria start to use oxygen less efficiently. This impairs energy synthesis within our cells, resulting in an increase in free radicals. This can damage mitochondria and other cell biomolecules.*
Studies have shown that CoQ10 can assist in restoring optimal cellular energy production, reducing oxidative damage, and supporting heart function.
ProvexCV and CardiOmega EPA
These remarkable supplements are found not only in Peak Performance Heart Health but also in every Peak Performance Pack.
Why talk about ProvexCV? Because it too is packed full of antioxidant protection—the power of 10,000 grapes in every bottle to be exact. Purple grapes are a great source of polyphenols, and Provex CV has a proprietary formula with grape see and grape skin extract.
ProvexCV also contains a well-researched blend of other nutrients to promote heart health the way nature intended! As one example, the ProvexCV formula induces the release of nitric oxide, which relaxes the inner muscles of your blood vessels and causes them to widen. Wider blood vessels of course increase blood flow and help maintain healthy blood pressure.*
CardioOmega EPA delivers 1,000mg of EPA and 100mg of DHA, a proven combination that helps to support a healthy heart. Unlike many national brand fish oil supplements, the fish oil in Melaleuca omega-3s is molecularly distilled and purified through a patented stripping process. This process removes contaminants and heavy metals that may natural occur in the oil without altering or destroying any critical nutrition!*
It’s All about Your Heart!
While you show love to others this month, remember to show your heart some love too! Embrace a proactive approach to heart health and enjoy a long and vibrant life with this all-important part of your body. After all, what better way to celebrate love than to support and safeguard the very symbol of your love!
*These products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
†Supportive but not conclusive research shows that consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. A daily serving (4 soft gels) provides 330 mg of EPA and 220 mg of DHA omega-3 fatty acids.
‡Foods and supplements containing at least 400 mg per serving of plant sterol esters, eaten twice a day with meals for a daily intake of at least 800 mg, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease. A daily serving (4 softgels) of Phytomega supplies 2000 mg of plant sterol esters.