quarta-feira, 19 de outubro de 2016

Pasta de dentes revolucionária

... Que ao reduzir os problemas na gengiva / placa bacteriana consegue reduzir os efeitos do processo inflamatório (que acaba por afectar o coração) com menos efeitos secundários que as estatinas, a aspirina e outros medicamentos usados:
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3850014/Revolutionary-new-toothpaste-not-removes-plaque-save-heart-attack.html
Citando:
"His research is estimated to have saved more than a million lives worldwide.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, the professor added: ‘This could have policy implications for tens of millions of people alongside statins, aspirin and beta blockers and other agents that help lower cardiovascular disease.
‘The distinguishing thing in my mind about this is that it is a fairly simple thing to do and yet it could have a big impact. And there are no side-effects that we know of.’
(...)
Created in the US, the special toothpaste removes twice as much plaque as rivals.
Levels of inflammation in those using it fell by 29 per cent – only slightly lower than the level of 37 per cent achieved by the use of statins.
Inflammation is measured by the high sensitivity C-reactive protein, a marker for heart attacks and strokes."