Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine

Level 2 & 3 CPE 

CPE Type: 740 Online/Web-based 

Upon successful completion, the users will be able to:

1. Identify five lifestyle factors that can help prevent coronary heart disease by 80%.

2. List ten foods or nutrients proven to reduce cardiovascular risk or death.

3. Describe one cardiovascular effect for each of the following: nattokinase, quercetin, berberine, niacin, hibiscus tea, garlic, and krill oil.

4. Identify the saturated fat carbon length that has an adverse effect on serum lipids and CHD risk.

5. Name three dietary supplements known to lower lipoprotein a level.

6. Discuss the significance to CV disease of the loss of nitric oxide (NO) production.

7. Describe the CV effects of the following nutrients: magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin D, and coenzyme Q10.

8. Describe the role of mitochondria on heart function.

9. Discuss two benefits from the 2013 Mayo Clinic Proceedings on post-myocardial infarction patients taking L-carnitine.

10. Identify two signs each of when a man or woman experiences a heart attack.

11. Give two reasons why it takes approximately seventeen years for research clinical evidence to be used in clinical practice.

12. Describe the role of zonulin in GI health and identify two triggers for its release.

13. Discuss two ways lead affects the CV system and identify three supplements that can prevent damage by lead.

14. Describe three ways dental health can negatively affect CV health.

15. Identify and discuss the significance of two nutrients that regulate cell division and the body’s response to B- and T-cell response to COVID-19.

16. Discuss the CV Influence of the following herbals: hawthorn, grape seed extract, and horse chestnut.