Articles, tagged with "risk factors for heart disease", page 5

How Much Do You Know About Cholesterol?

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 Hock

Coffee - To Drink Or Not To Drink?

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 Hock

Can Needles Really Manage Your Weight?

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 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

Alternative Medicine for Bad Cholesterol

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 protei... Read >
Author: Markus Wahlgren

What is hypertension?

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 Cruz

Blood Test To Predict Risk of Heart Disease For Diabetics

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 Hock

A Long Hard Road To Weight Loss Part I

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 Hock

Exercises for the Elderly

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: Debra Gropp

A Balance Diet Can Make Your Heart Happy

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 Hock

Obesity and Heart Disease

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 Desaulniers

Salt Is a "Poison" That Can Lead To Heart Diseases!

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 Hock

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

Don't Fear Heart Disease. Take Your Vitamins!

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 Gibb

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