{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Vpod.ai","title":"17 Natural Blood Thinners Hiding in Your Kitchen","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1329,"description":"Your spice rack may be doing more than adding flavor to dinner. Everyday ingredients such as garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne, and turmeric contain compounds that can affect platelets, coagulation, and the way blood clots form.In this episode of vpod.ai, Mike and Susan explore 17 spices, foods, herbs, and supplements described in the episode as natural blood thinners—and explain why “natural” does not automatically mean harmless.You’ll hear about:The difference between anticoagulants and antiplateletsWhy blood thinners help prevent clots but do not dissolve existing clotsHow cayenne’s salicylates produce aspirin-like effectsHow cinnamon’s coumarin can interfere with vitamin KWhat happens chemically when garlic is chopped or crushedWhy research on ginger’s anti-clotting effects produces mixed resultsHow turmeric and curcumin may interact dangerously with prescription anticoagulantsThe changing guidance surrounding cranberry juice and blood thinnersThe “vitamin K paradox” involving leafy greens and anticoagulant medicationHow vitamin E, fish oil, evening primrose oil, and grape seed extract may affect clottingThe potential effects of dong quai, ginkgo biloba, NAC, melatonin, willow bark, and aloe veraWhy combining supplements with prescription blood thinners can increase bleeding riskWhat NSF, USP, and ConsumerLab testing seals can tell you about supplementsThe conversation also tackles one of the episode’s biggest safety messages: supplements aren’t regulated in the same way as prescription medications, and natural products should never be used to replace prescribed blood thinners without medical direction.Could heart care eventually include highly personalized dietary recommendations based on an individual’s clotting biology? Mike and Susan close by exploring how future “culinary prescriptions” could change the relationship between food and cardiovascular medicine.Listen to the full episode, subscribe to vpod.ai, and share it with someone who wants to know what...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nfYz2M90ZqOOCEmKvStt7b7anFBKlvJTqG713zAqgus/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMmI0/ZWNkNjlhMWE3ZTRi/ZGFhNTNhMDUwZDYy/N2Y4ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}