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Heart and blood vessels support with BAC

BAC contains many nutritive agents that are known to contribute to prevention and reversal of cardiovascular health problems. I will enumerate just a few here and remind you that nutrients and there benefits for the heart cannot be separated and single out as in reality they all work in harmony in our body. All nutrients that contribute to cellular health are necessary and good for the heart. Let's not forget that the heart is made of cells. When the cells of the heart are doing well, then the heart may have a fighting chance.

BAC is rich in fatty acids such as gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), and also provides alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid (LA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and arachidonic acid (AA).

It is also rich in important vitamin A, B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (nicotinamide), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid), B12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E.

Without minerals, there is no health for the heart. BAC is a rich source of minerals that are tied in to cardiovascular health; potassium, calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, sodium, zinc, and many more.

Let's not forget the magic of photosynthetic pigments in BAC including chlorophyll-a, xanthophyll, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, echinenone, myxoxanthophyll, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, diatoxanthin, lutein, licopene, 3'-hydroxyechinenone, beta-cryptoxanthin, oscillaxanthin, phycobiliproteins c-phycocyanin and allophycocyanin, and others.

"Beta-carotene is just one of the many nutrients in spirulina and Dunaliella in BAC. This alga also provides iron and is the most concentrated plant source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), [on spirulina] according to the World Review of Nutrition and Diet (1995, vol. 77)"

There has been thousands of clinical, in vitro and field trials with algae and the majority of them were done with spirulina. By now I hope you are familiar with the livestock's field studies conducted by Dr. Michael Kiriac. Next you will read about a few specific nutrients present in BAC, that have been demonstrated in independent research to be effective in improving elasticity of heart tissues, increased protection of the vascular system, preventions and reduction of "bad" cholesterol, and preventing atherosclerosis.

Lowering blood cholesterol levels and improving lipid profiles

In a study conducted at the Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science, Deemed University in Coimbatore, India, Dr. Ramamoorthy and his colleagues tested the effects of spirulina on patients with a combination of high cholesterol (above 250 mg/dI) and ischemic heart disease. They concluded that spirulina played a key role in lowering blood cholesterol levels and improving lipid profiles.

Read more on BAC and reduction of bad cholesterol

Cardio-protective agent dissolves deposits

Spirulina's cell wall is unique too. It is made up of mucopolysaccharides that provide numerous health benefits. Many heart ailments may be caused by a build-up of low-density lipids (bad cholesterol. Gamma Linoleic Acid as found in BAC is shown in many studies to be a good cardio-protective agent; it is known to dissolves these deposits. Of special interest is the ability of these mucopolysaccharides to lower blood fats. This was also brought to light in a 1976 study showing that Spirulina controlled the tendency and ability of cholesterol and other lipoproteins to bond with arterial receptors and attach to artery walls.

Lowers blood pressure

In other studies, spirulina was able to cause a significant change in vascular tone by increasing the synthesis and release of nitric oxide and by decreasing the synthesis and release of a vasoconstrictive substance from the endothelial cells.

GLA dissolves arterial deposits

"GLA, an essential fatty acid, is key to the body's ability to make vital prostaglandins, substances that control body functions and help alleviate health problems such as arthritis and heart disease, according to one preliminary report (Journal of Applied Phycology, 1993, vol. 5)"

"GLA supplementation results in blood's becoming more "slippery" since prostaglandins reduce blood platelet adhesion so that cholesterol deposits in arteries have less chance to build up and create arterial blockage, according to Prescription for Nutritional Healing by James Balch, M.D., and Phyllis Balch, C.N.C. (Avery)"

BAC may prevent heart damage caused by chemotherapy

In animal research, Khan demonstrated that spirulina helps prevent heart damage caused by chemotherapy using Doxorubicin, without interfering with its anti-tumor activity. Spirulina reduces the severity of strokes and improves recovery of movement after a stroke.

When put together, several ingredients in BAC are a mighty force against cardiovascular health problems. Beta-carotene, GLA, iron, Mucopolysaccharides are credited with: References
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