Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than one million lives in this country every year. Causes of heart disease include poor diet, insufficient exercise, obesity, and high cholesterol. The effects of these risk factors are exacerbated by malnutrition caused by insufficient intake of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients which are essential for heart health.

Regular cardiovascular exercise, and a balanced diet high in lean protein and fresh fruits and vegetables, and low in saturated fat, will help protect you against heart disease, but it is just as important to make sure that your body receives all the essential nutrients it needs every day for good heart health.

The most important indicator of cardiovascular disease is cholesterol levels, as the level of cholesterol in the body is an indicator of the amount of fatty build-up that is present on blood vessel walls. High cholesterol is commonly a result of a diet that is too high in saturated fats, however inadequate intake of several key vitamins and minerals may also be an important factor. The most important of these is Vitamin E, an anti-oxidant which helps protect the body from damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are molecules which damage blood vessels and increase the rate at which fats build up on blood vessel walls. Regular and adequate intake of the anti-oxidant vitamins, including Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and the B-group vitamins, helps prevent free radical damage and heart disease.

How can liquid vitamins help? Liquid vitamins are a relatively new way of taking vitamin supplements that provides all the essential nutrients the body needs in a convenient daily liquid dose that many experts believe has higher bioavailability than the vitamins found in both pills and in food. Bioavailability is a term that describes how much of a particular nutrient is available for the body to absorb and use – in terms of vitamin supplements, this means that the nutrients present in liquid vitamins are more easily absorbed and used by the body. Taking liquid vitamins rather than vitamins in pill or capsule form means that your body has a more consistent, usable supply of essential nutrients, including the anti-oxidant vitamins that help protect you from heart disease.