Articles, tagged with "risk factors for heart disease", page 4

Exercise: Top 7 Tips Getting Physical In Daily Living

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 "exer... Read >
Author: Raymond Lee

Stress and Eating

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: Lukasavige

Obesity and Heart Disease - need they go hand in hand?

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 Schaverien

Diagnosis of ischemia

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: Keysha

Living with Heart Disease

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 Chan

Are Woman Receiving The Same Level Of Diabetes Care As Men?

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 Saunders

Before You Buy Heart Health Supplements Research Ingredients

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. The ma... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton

Hawthorn: Heart Disease Herbal Remedy

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 Hunter

Sunflower Seeds And Heart Health May Be Related

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 seeds ... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton

How Obesity and Heart Disease are Related

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 Haydon

Kid Fit

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 Palmer

Weight Training is Good for Your Heart

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 Palmer

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

Parenting Advice: A Walk In The Park

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 Mascle

Beware Of Kids That Have Signs Of Heart Disease!

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 Hock

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