Monday, August 19, 2013

Health - Leading European Cholesterol and Diabetes expert visits South Africa

In today's show we spoke to Dr Geert Verhelst - a leading European Cholesterol and Diabetes expert who was visiting South Africa on a seminar tour to share his dynamic research into the latest developments in preventing and treating these conditions which affect millions of South Africans. It is estimated that over five million South Africans are at risk of cardiovascular disease partly due to high cholesterol levels. While between three and seven million South Africans have Type 2 diabetes and most are undiagnosed. He explained more about how Red Yeast Rice - a miracle grain can help lower cholesterol levels and Cinnamon helps address type 2 diabetes.

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