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Berries & Heart Health
17 Feb 2023
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Antioxidant rich foods like berries seem helpful in combating oxidative stress due to high-fat and cholesterol-rich foods. A specific berry with surprisingly effectiveness for cholesterol lowering is 'amla' (Indian gooseberry). This has motivated me to include 1/4 tsp dried amla powder in my meals daily.

Articles by Dr Greger:

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2017) The Best Food for High Cholesterol

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Are the apparently amazing benefits of amla — dried Indian gooseberries — too good to be true?"

(2017) Amla vs Drugs for Cholesterol, Inflammation & Blood-Thinning

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood thinners aspirin and Plavix."

(2020) How to Lower Lp(a) with Diet

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What to eat and what to avoid to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a)."

(2018) Benefits of Blueberries for Artery Function

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What is the optimum dose of wild blueberries to eat at a meal?"

(2021) Benefits of Blueberries for Heart Disease

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Blueberry tea is put to the test for cholesterol lowering."

(2014) Food Antioxidants, Stroke, and Heart Disease

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "The oxidation of high-fat and cholesterol-rich foods in our stomachs may help explain why eating antioxidant packed foods appears to reduce heart attack and stroke risk."

(2021) The Benefits of Acai vs Blueberries for Artery Function

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What are the effects of acai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?"

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