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View this email as a web page.Thursday, February 26 2009In This IssueVitamin D May Play Key Role in Reducing Multiple Sclerosis RiskCranberry studied for colon cancer preventionStudy finds vitamin K2 effective for heart healthNatural Health PerspectivesBlogging with LeeResearch Update: 2/19/09Swanson BlogHalf-Hearted About Cardio Health?Daily Health TipsYour daily dose of everything natural healthiHealthTubeMark Blumenthal of the American Botanical Council discusses the efficacy and safety of herbal supplementsHealth InSiteFebruary 2009Traveling the Road to WellnessThe Alphabet Soup of Healthy VisionAyurveda: The Return of an Ancient TraditionBy Joseph Mercola, D.O.Did You Know?Aminogen Boosts Whey AbsorptionFeatured Recipe Sylvia Baker's Nutty Sweet Tooth SnacksFeatured BrandHoney StingerAsk Our ExpertsTheir Knowledge is Your Power for Healthy LivingHealthNotes NewswireFebruary 19, 2009Give Your Beef a Brew to Cut Cancer RiskPlant Product May Improve CholesterolMoms-to-Be: Keep an Eye on Surprise Sources of MercuryQuick LinksiHealthTubeSwanson Vitamins Dear Friends and Valued Customers,Multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most common neurological diseases in young adults. According to statistics, MS affects 350,000 individuals in the United States and two million worldwide. The Mayo Clinic reports that: "Multiple sclerosis is a potentially debilitating disease in which your body’s immune system eats away at the protective sheath that covers your nerves. This interferes with the communication between your brain and the rest of your body. Ultimately, this may result in deterioration of the nerves themselves, a process that’s not reversible.""Although multiple sclerosis can occur at any age, it most often begins in people between the ages of 20 and 40. Women are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis than are men." Good news on the horizon is that researchers in the United Kingdom and Canada have found that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of MS. It appears the vitamin may work genetically to suppress the risk. Find out more in the report below.On another scientific front, researchers may have found a connection between cranberry extracts and the prevention of colon cancer, the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States. The study appears in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Continue reading to discover what the researchers found.In my final report of the day you will learn about vitamin K2 and how high-grade K2 may help cut the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women.I know you will find these reports informative and helpful.As always, I wish you the very best of health.Lee Swanson Vitamin D may play key role in reducing multiple sclerosis riskSupplements of vitamin D at "critical time periods" may be key to reducing the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study from the United Kingdom and Canada. Researchers report that vitamin D may interact with a specific genetic compound called HLA-DRB1*1501 that is known to increase the risk of MS by three-fold.Click to Continue... Cranberry studied for colon cancer preventionExtracts from cranberry may prevent colon cancer via an anti-inflammatory mechanism, according to the results of a cell study from Canada.Click to Continue... Study finds vitamin K2 effective for heart healthResearchers have found that increased intakes of vitamin K2 may decrease the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women.Click to Continue... To contact us, call 1-800-824-4491Swanson Health Products • 4075 40th Ave SW • Fargo, ND 58104