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22nd September 2009
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, remains as the foremost cause of death in the United States despite progress in prevention, detection, and treatment. CVD is a killer of people in the prime of life, with more than half of ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle22nd September 2009
Meditation is good for your heart. This is the message recently (in the year of 2006) conveyed by the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study reported that transcendental meditation (TM), a relaxation technique reduced the risk factors of coronary heart ... Read >
Author: theglobal66418th September 2009
The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th September 2009
Heart disease kills many people every year. One of the risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol. If you are diagnosed with heart disease, your doctor will undoubtedly prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug and request that you follow a diet low i... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th September 2009
Heart Attack/Caridac Arrest Treatment In India
A heart attack is the death of a portion of heart muscle in an area where there is a sudden loss of blood supply. Without prompt treatment, this can lead to the affected part of the heart. Heart attack is ... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia17th September 2009
Lipitor- the world's best-selling drug
Know about Lipitor:
Lipitor is a medication well known for lowering the level of cholesterol. Generic name of Lipitor is Atorvastatin. It is also known as a statin and is highly effective for reducing the level of ... Read >
Author: vishaldwivedi17th September 2009
Santa's signature large, round belly is no laughing matter. A "beer gut" can indicate the existence of visceral fat - a factor contributing to high cholesterol and elevated blood pressure. This article explains briefly the significance and risks associate... Read >
Author: Tobia16th September 2009
Have you ever wondered if omega 3 and weight loss are connected? They are...and it's one benefit that's been overlooked by people struggling to lose a bit of weight. What do the omega3 fatty acids do to help?
Overweight people generally have problems w... Read >
Author: Marcia Kruger16th September 2009
The way one lives each day affects the heart. An unhealthy lifestyle can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Making lifestyle changes now could save life. While many Women still do not know it, heart disease is the number one killer of women. About a half ... Read >
Author: prashant11th August 2009
Many people with high cholesterol also have high blood pressure because they are both somehwat related. These is a dangerous combination because it offers 2 extra risk factors for heart disease. High blood pressure and high cholesterol are both very bad f... Read >
Author: george christodoulou02nd April 2009
Herbs are the culinary and medicinal plants. These are the low-growing aromatic plants which are used fresh or dried for seasoning, for their medicinal properties, or in perfumes. There are a wide variety of herbs such as super kelp, garlic, parsley, gree... Read >
Author: ronmojohny02nd April 2009
Herbs are the culinary and medicinal plants. These are the low-growing aromatic plants which are used fresh or dried for seasoning, for their medicinal properties, or in perfumes. There are a wide variety of herbs such as super kelp, garlic, parsley, gree... Read >
Author: ronmojohny20th January 2009
Convinced you're overweight? You could resort to fad diets for help, but that's when you've settled for a tempory weight-loss solution because the weight will return with a vengeance immeidately coming off your starvation diet.
To maintain an effectiv... Read >
Author: CopyWrite Concepts12th November 2008
When the heart pumps blood into the arteries, the blood flows with a force pushing against the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is the product of the flow of blood times the resistance in the blood vessels. High blood pressure is also called hyperten... Read >
Author: peterhutch23rd September 2008
It is constantly said that one part of your body is connected to other parts. Your feet can be connected to the skull and massaging them can relieve headaches and migraines. Surgeons have now discovered that your teeth are connected to the heart.
Peo... Read >
Author: David Harland18th July 2008
High cholesterol is the problem from which most of the people suffered. In fact in every 5 adults one suffers from high cholesterol. There are many reasons due to which high cholesterol is formed in the body and sometimes it becomes very difficult to cont... Read >
Author: Article Manager10th June 2008
There are many risk factors for heart disease. The two main high risk factors are a diet that is high in fatty food and smoking. Indulging in fatty food will result in the build up of fat in your blood stream. This will then manifests itself in two ways, ... Read >
Author: Cindy02nd April 2008
Researchers discovered the unexpected result in the first large-scale study investigating risk factors for stable angina. They pooled data from 74 studies involving 401,315 people living in 31 countries, including the United States. Of the studies' partic... Read >
Author: peterhutch03rd March 2008
Informed Consent, according to the American Medical Association, is defined as "more than simply getting a patient to sign a written consent form. It is a process of communication between a patient and physician that results in the patient's authorization... Read >
Author: Dr. Vincent DiLorenzo20th February 2008
Women who regularly get fewer than seven hours of sleep each night may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
British researchers found that among more than 10,000 adults who were followed for five years, women who... Read >
Author: Alvaro11th February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 At Peace With Food
Let�s talk about heart disease and what you can do to help lower your risk of getting a heart attack.
It is about what is called �risk reduction.� No one can promise you that if you make all the changes i... Read >
Author: Leeann Simons04th February 2008
This supplement formula is designed to target common heart problems. Recovery and prevention are addressed with known antioxidants. All-natural ingredients have been included to provide effective support; for example, hawthorn, which improves coronary art... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team25th January 2008
In human beings, coenzyme Q10 is the most common occurring form of coenzyme Q, needed by and found in every cell in the body. Perhaps its primary function is to ensure the production of adequate energy within the cell mitochondria, but coenzyme Q10 is a... Read >
Author: Steve Smith22nd January 2008
So what is stopping you? Given all the benefits, just about everyone wants to exercise, but too often, obstacles get in the way. What if you really rather not exercise… at all? Then don’t. You do not need to engage in that formal activity known as “... Read >
Author: Raymond Lee09th November 2007
Why does it seem like every time you get stressed you turn to a bag of potato chips, a pint of ice cream, or comfort foods like mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese? Actually, there's a good reason - cortisol.Cortisol is a hormone that helps our bodies... Read >
Author: Lukasavige22nd August 2007
Many medical professionals believed that obesity and heart disease were only related in an indirect sense. They attributed the major risk factors for heart disease (such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and even arteriosclerosis) to the degree of the ... Read >
Author: Paul Schaverien31st July 2007
For diagnosing ischaemic heart disease the doctors perform a serie of tests depending whether the disease is with angina (symptomatic) or without-silent ischemia.
Angina attacks associated with risk factors for heart disease influence the docto... Read >
Author: Keysha01st July 2007
Even though it is important for all of us to do all we can to lower the major risk factors for heart disease, once you have done so try to keep a sense of proportion. Remember that heart disease is a disease not a punishment. Blaming yourself or feeling g... Read >
Author: Crystal Chan29th June 2007
It has been accepted wisdom for many years now that women live longer than men, but a recent study may well turn this on its head for at least one section of the population - women with diabetes.
There are some 9.7 million women with diabetes in the Un... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders19th April 2007
Before you buy heart health supplements, check the ingredients and do some research. In order to be beneficial, dietary supplements for heart health should be designed to address the major controllable risk factors for developing heart disease.
Th... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton18th April 2007
The best supplements for heart health should address as many of the major controllable risk factors for developing heart disease as possible. There are numerous health heart supplements, but only a few may actually be beneficial.
The major risk fact... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton03rd April 2007
The hawthorn is extensively used in Europe as a treatment for heart ailments, especially congestive heart failure, which involves fatigue of the heart muscle, fluid buildup around the body, and shortness of breath after mild physical exertion. This miracl... Read >
Author: Jason Hunter06th March 2007
The relationship between sunflower seeds and heart health has to do with the nutritional value of sunflower seeds and the oil derived from them. It is not safe to say that consuming sunflower seeds and heart health go hand in hand. Adding sunflower seed... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton02nd March 2007
For a long time a majority of heart health professionals considered that obesity had only an indirect link to heart disease. They attributed the major risk factors for heart disease (such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and even arteriosclerosis) to th... Read >
Author: Michael Haydon10th February 2007
Our country's children have hit an all time low on the health and fitness scale. Here are some alarming statistics:
* Only about 65% of America's kids meet the minimum standards for the Presidential Physical Fitness Award. Only 10% actually qualif... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer08th February 2007
The standard prescription for improving cardiovascular fitness is submaximal aerobic exercise. The concept that long duration cardio is best for your heart continues despite research indicating shorter, more intense exercise sessions may be more eff... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer31st January 2007
The Royal Perth Hospital study,as a part of an international trial, is on the way to prove that the new weight-loss pill rimonabant, sold as Acomplia, will help to heal obesity which entails problems controlling blood pressure, cholesterol and insulin. Ac... Read >
Author: Patrick Podolak17th January 2007
Obesity or overweight has always been identified as one of the risk factors for heart disease. Unhealthy foods and lifestyle have created many obese children around the world. Most health researchers have usually attributed the correlation between adults... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock04th January 2007
Today when I picked up my son from school we did not go home or run errands. Instead we headed to our local park and went for a walk. Well, truthfully, I walked and he rode his scooter. Sometimes when we take a walk in the park he rides his bike. That is ... Read >
Author: Deanna Mascle04th December 2006
Under normal circumstances, we would think that only adults, especially elderly, will have narrowing and hardening of arteries. But, the findings of a study presented at the annual American Heart Association in Chicago last month (Nov 2006) will probably ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock17th November 2006
When it comes to heart disease, people will naturally relate it either to high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol. But, how many of us really understand what cholesterol is, what its function is, and what causes it to be high.
Cholesterol is a wa... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock16th November 2006
Meditation is good for your heart. This is the message recently (in the year of 2006) conveyed by the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study reported that transcendental meditation (TM), a relaxation technique, reduced the risk factors of coronary heart... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock16th November 2006
Is coffee really bad for our heart? This is a question that coffee lovers keep asking their doctors hoping to get an answer that can allow them to drink as much coffee as possible. This is also an issue that is continuously debated over the years. Unfortu... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock15th November 2006
Over weight or obesity is identified as one of the risk factors for heart disease. As such, many forms of weight loss or weight management have been put into the market to help people who are over weight or obese, and those who wish to maintain good body ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock15th November 2006
Like the literary split personality, it has a good side
because it is needed for certain important body functions.
But for many Americans, cholesterol also has an evil side.
When present in excessive amounts, it can injure blood
vessels and cause ... Read >
Author: percy miller15th November 2006
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, remains as the foremost cause of death in the United States despite progress in prevention, detection, and treatment. CVD is a killer of people in the prime of life, with more than half of ... Read >
Author: Hope Ocampo09th November 2006
What exactly is this “Bad Cholesterol”?
Cholesterol is categorized under “Lipids” or “Fats”. They form part of the cell membranes and are very important in cellular functions. In the blood the fats are attached to proteins and they form grou... Read >
Author: Markus Wahlgren06th November 2006
If your blood pressure reading is consistently over J 60/90 mmHg, you will be told that yon have hypertension, but, generally speaking, the lower your blood pressure, the better. If your pressure is between 140/90 and 160/90 mmHg, then you may be diagno... Read >
Author: Annabel Cruz06th November 2006
Diabetes has long been regarded as a risk factor of heart disease. The specific relationship between the two was unclear although diabetes is known to double the risk of heart disease. As a result, many people living with diabetes have to monitor their he... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock04th October 2006
Obesity is one of the risk factors for heart disease. In order to avoid developing such disease, many obese people will endeavor to trim their weights. But, not many of them will have the same experience as what a "super-fat" lady have had.
A social wo... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock27th September 2006
Research has conclusively demonstrated that vigorous physical activity, especially if it is recreational, has been linked to increased longevity. Get more physical, not less.
The amount of exercise needed depends on the person, but in general, people ... Read >
Author: Chris Chenoweth26th September 2006
Overweight or obesity, caused by unhealthy lifestyle, is one of the risk factors for heart disease. Therefore, weight lost has been the prime target for many obese people. Lifestyle is difficult to change. Specialists do realize this fact but they still p... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock31st August 2006
The heart pumps about 10,000 liters of blood around the body every day. The blood acts as a carrier to deliver oxygen and nutrients to muscles, cells, and tissues. If something is happened to the heart, the functions of various parts of the body may be af... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock19th August 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers
We only have to look at a Titian painting to recognize that at one point in the history of Western culture, fat was considered beautiful. Before the 20th Century, corpulence was touted as a sign of wealth and luxury, lar... Read >
Author: Mary Desaulniers16th August 2006
Sodium is essential for cell function as it maintains the electrolyte balance in the body, which regulates the flow of fluids such as water and blood. Sodium depletion is usually associated with dehydration. British's Institute of Food Research indicated ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock28th March 2006
The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol ... Read >
Author: chester ku-lea20th March 2006
Heart disease kills many people every year. One of the risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol. If you are diagnosed with heart disease, your doctor will undoubtedly prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug and request that you follow a diet low i... Read >
Author: John Gibb02nd March 2006
If you are considered overweight, whether you know it or not, you are in the majority. In America, it has been recently estimated that 65% of the population is overweight with 30% being at least clinically obese. To add to this alarming statistic is the e... Read >
Author: Jim Oneill
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