Articles, tagged with "risk factors for heart disease", page 2

Heart Disease and the Habits to Break

What do lack of exercise, smoking, and a poor diet have in common? All three are not only hard habits to break, but they are considered to be risk factors for heart disease. Inactivity or lack of exercise makes people twice as likely to have heart disea... Read >
Author: Maxwell Gould

The Worldwide Concern of Obesity

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: Keneth Lara

High Blood Pressure Treatment and Symptoms

High blood pressure is a main cause of death in the United States today and not in itself but because it drastically raises your risk of developing a number of life bullying conditions including such things as cardiovascular disease, heart attack, heart f... Read >
Author: Dr. Mital John

Coconut Cholesterol Reported To Be Beneficial

Thai cuisine and the cuisine of similar island nations is heavily coconut based. Islanders drink coconut milk, eat the meat of the coconut, and cook with coconut oil. Therefore one would expect people living on tropical islands to experience high choleste... Read >
Author: Henry Fong

Strength Training - The Heart of the Matter

The American Heart Association has now added "lack of exercise" to the list of major risk factors for heart disease. Currently 60% of the world's population does not get enough physical activity to benefit their health with women and older adults being at... Read >
Author: Gen Wright

Mothers who breastfeed have a lower risk for diabetes and heart disease

Breastfeeding May Curb Heart, Diabetes Risk Factors Reuters Health, New York, reported that according to the new study seems like breastfeeding not only does good to the infant but it even benefits the breastfeeding mother - it is lowering long term r... Read >
Author: Samuel

Has your Obesity Affected your Heart?

Copyright (c) 2009 Ready 4 a Change Obesity is a metabolic disorder with an increasing prevalence, and is associated with several serious co-morbidities including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, sleep apnea, arthritis and polycystic ovarian synd... Read >
Author: Alma Orozco

When High Blood Pressure Is Dangerous For Cholesterol Level

Cholesterol, like fat, cannot move around the bloodstream on its own because it does not mix with water. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various body tis... Read >
Author: Richard Hewitt

Reasons Why High Blood Cholesterol Is Dangerous

Cholesterol, like fat, cannot travel through the bloodstream on its own because it is mixed with water. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are transmitted by blood, such as cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to var... Read >
Author: ali

Heart Diseases,Causes And Preventions

Year after year, studies have shown that cardiovascular disease continues to be the number one cause of death in the United States. The World Health Organization counts heart disease as the leading cause of death in high income countries. Cardiovascul... Read >
Author: harryjackson9

Vitamin Diet for Body Builders

As a rule, we take on several extra kilos during winter and we hasten to stick to a diet. Unfortunately, when we exclude harmful (from our point of view) food, we deprive ourselves of vitamins necessary for our health. As the food industry evolved, mor... Read >
Author: jerry

Omega3 Benefits - Discover 3 Important Health Benefits of Fish Oil Supplements

What if I told you omega3 benefits you more than you think. We all know that omega 3 supplements helps reduce high blood pressure, control cholesterol levels and aid in lowering the risk factors for heart disease. But, did you know there are even more hea... Read >
Author: Marcy Kruger

Fish Oil for Blood Pressure?

Let's face it. Studies concerning fish oil for blood pressure reduction have been positive, but only modest reductions were noted. Most cases of hypertension are sensitive to sodium. So, it is important to watch your salt intake. That's what most doct... Read >
Author: Laurel Cohen

Internal Meditation Can Also Make Your Heart Happy…

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: theglobal664

Heart Attack surgery abroad – treatments available and competency of surgeons

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: WeCareIndia

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