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Cut Your Cholesterol A New And Simple Plan

Mirror, mirror on the wall, What risks heart disease most of all-high blood pressure or high cholesterol, lack of exercise or too much stress, Type A behavior or a fatty diet, family history or cigarettes? If scientists had the answer, heart disease might... Read >
Author: David Jones

Keep a Food Diary and Eat Low-Fat Products to Stay in Shape

You can reduce the time spent for cooking healthy meals by choosing low-fat foods, after checking the number of total calories from similar products. The new Obesity Guidelines of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute urge consumers to be careful w... Read >
Author: Alex Baran

Going Bananas About High Blood Pressure

Eating two bananas a day can significantly reduce high blood pressure. According to a recent study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, including bananas in your everyday diet can cut the risk of death from strokes by up to 40%. The key ingred... Read >
Author: John Kaduwanema

The DASH Diet Could Help In The Fight Against Obesity

Like it or not the first line of attack in combating obesity is the traditional diet and exercise plan and most doctors will not even consider such things as gastric bypass surgery until they are satisfied that you have tried dieting and exercise seriousl... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Expaned Use Of Home Oxygen Therapy Could Save Lives

Two recent large scale studies of the effects of long-term home oxygen therapy have been launched during the past year by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NFLBI) and the non-profit research organization the Rand Corporation. Although oxygen... Read >
Author: Chuck Jaymes

Empower Yourself - Heart Health

One of America's most dangerous killers will be responsible for 40% of all deaths this year, attacking men, women, and children alike* ... This year, 910,000 Americans will die of heart disease.** The incidence of congestive heart failure has tripled ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

High Blood Pressure Symptoms

It is a modern-day disease and can be a silent killer. That is why it's necessary to keep an eye open for high blood pressure symptoms so that the condition can be treated before it gets out of hand. The primary cause of high blood pressure symptoms, or h... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team

You Only Have One Heart

Let's face it folks. We are not getting any younger anytime EVER! As important as it is to start saving for retirement, or live a comfortable retired life, it's just as important to be healthy to even enjoy retirement, no matter what age. What keeps you a... Read >
Author: Keisha

Children Diets Can Influence What Their Parents Eat

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 Hock

Cholesterol ... is the Jekyll and Hyde of the body.

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 miller

Why Knowing Your Body Mass Index Can Help You Fight Diabetes

This is how staggering the rise of obesity has become: according to the Surgeon General's office, the number of obese or overweight adults in this country is 50% higher than it was just a decade ago. Recent studies have projected that 1/3 of the children ... Read >
Author: David Silva

Coronary Microvascular Syndrome (CMS): The Hidden Heart Attack Risk They STILL Aren't Checking Fo

As many as 3 million U.S. women may be unknowingly at risk of heart disease because they suffer from coronary microvascular syndrome (CMS), according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) st... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily

Heart Health with Herbal Cholesterol Supplements

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-lea

Body Mass Index (BMI): Are You at a Healthy Weight?

The body mass index, or BMI, helps clarify an important distinction between being overweight or being obese. If you weigh too much, you are obviously overweight. But if you have a very high proportion of body fat, you are said to be obese. Based on your b... Read >
Author: Dana Smith

Boost Metabolism And Lose Weight By Eating Well

We've all known for some time that breakfast is an integral part of the day. Now research has shown that, regardless of physical activity, eating high fibre cereal in the morning at least three times a week leads to having a lower body mass index. This st... Read >
Author: Rebecca Prescott

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