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Ask your health professional about herbs and nutritional supplements that may be useful in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease, including:
- · Bilberry
- · Turmeric (curcumin)
- · Fenugreek
- · Ginger
- · Guggul
- · Ginkgo
- · Garlic (one garlic clove is roughly equal to 4 mg to 1 gram of garlic; a daily dose of 600 to 800mg may be recommended)
- · Onion
- · Vitamin B12
- · Folic acid (500 to 5000 micrograms daily may be recommended)
- · B6
- · L-Carnitine
- · Coenzyme Q10 (100 to 300 mg daily may be recommended)
- · Vitamin E (400 to 800 International Units daily may be recommended)
- · Magnesium (200 to 400 mg daily may be recommended)
- · Niacin (A typical oral dose of 100 mg, three times daily; may gradually increase to avg. dose of 1 gram three times daily, with a maximum dose of 6 grams. Extended release tablets: Dosing may begin with one 375-milligram tablet at bedtime and be increased by no more than 500 mg per four-week period, to a maximum of 2,000 mg, given as two 1,000-milligram tablets before bed)
- · Fish oils (6 grams daily may be recommended))
- · Soy (Isoflavones may be recommended))
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