Disheartening Love Handles
While a beer gut may be unsightly, studies suggest tummy fat is even harder on the heart than on the eyes. The visceral (or deep) flab of a pudgy midsection hugs vital organs in...
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Low Vitamin D: A Global Concern
Recent studies suggest that vitamin D is much more important in fighting off disease than previously thought. Being deficient in this vitamin puts one at risk of diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, and multiple...
B Vitamins and Heart Disease
Can B vitamins keep your heart healthy? Sadly, the death of two young children who had died of massive strokes were the catalyst for a 1968 investigation. The Boston pathologist who investigated the death...
Get Your Fiber
Older adults who eat cereals with high fiber or dark breads may be helping to improve their heart health, shows new research. Researchers from the University of Washington analyzed data from more than 3,500...
Understanding your blood pressure for diabetes
Myth “You know if you have high blood pressure because it gives you headaches” Truth High blood pressure does not always give you symptoms, and it is often found by chance during routine health...
New Insight Into Cardiovascular Disease
A seldom-measured amino acid that is circulating in your blood may be an indication of cardiovascular disease. It is called homocysteine, and an increasing number of physicians and researchers are acknowledging that high levels...
Who is at risk for Alzheimer’s?
We’re all at risk now by virtue of the fact that we are part of an aging population. It’s clear that the biggest risk for Alzheimer’s disease is aging. That’s why we know so...
High-Fat, No-Starch Diet
New research sheds more light on high fat, no starch diets. The study shows these diets are effective in helping patients lose weight without adverse effects on their lipid levels. Obesity affects more than...
Oxidized LDL
The prime focus of most drug research concerning cardiovascular disease has been about lowering cholesterol levels, and that is about all you will hear in their ads on television. However, thousands of studies are...
Type 2 diabetes and heart disease
What is the link between Type 2 diabetes and heart disease? Type 2 diabetes is more than simply a raised blood glucose level. You are also likely to develop various problems related to your...
Improper cholesterol levels
Cholesterol is a primary concern when addressing heart health, and the standard lipid panel tests of total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels are very valid indicators of risks for cardiovascular disease. Believe it or...
Coronary computerized tomography (CT) Scans
Once you reach the age of forty, annual physicals are a first line of detection for risk factors of cardiovascular and other life-threatening diseases. Typically your doctor will give you a standard battery of...
Nutrients for A Healthy Heart Muscle
Coenzyme Q10 – The antioxidant coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) functions as a coenzyme in the energy-producing pathways of every cell in the body and is an important antioxidant that will fight the oxidation that creates...
Beat the statistics for heart disease
HOPE BEATS THE statistics and will help you overcome the threat of cardiovascular disease. In the United States, over 800,000 people a year die from disease related to the cardiovascular system. Nearly another 150,000...
Diet and Lifestyle Prevention Recommendations for Cardiovascular Disease
In 2006, the AHA created diet and lifestyle recommendations to reduce the risk for or manage cardiovascular disease in adults and children over the age of 2. Here are some highlights of their recommendations:...
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term used to describe any abnormal condition characterized by dysfunction of the heart and blood vessels (including arteries and veins). The most common cardiovascular diseases in the United...
Plant Sources of Protein
Protein is found in plant foods including legumes (beans and peas), nuts (and nut butters), and seeds. It’s also found to a lesser extent in grains, grain products, and vegetables (both starchy and non-starchy)...
Nattokinase and Blood Pressure
Natto has been used as a traditional folk medicine in Japan to treat high blood pressure, and recent studies confirm this benefit. In 1995, researchers studied the effects of nattokinase on high blood pressure...
Protein
Protein is an essential nutrient for building and maintaining the bones, muscles, and skin. We get protein in our diets from meat, dairy products, nuts, grains, and beans. The protein you obtain from meat...
Goji Berry
The power of the goji berry is no secret in China, where the berry has been used for its many healing properties for thousands of years. According to the Ben Cao Gang Mu, a...
Blood Sugar and Metabolic Syndrome
High blood pressure. High blood sugar. Unhealthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Excess abdominal (belly) fat. If you were to look into a crowd of Americans, say, at a football game or large concert, and...
Vitamin D Deficiencies – Osteoporosis and Others
Osteoporosis Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to the development of osteoporosis. A 2006 multinational study of 2,600 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis found that 64 percent of the participants had insufficient blood levels of vitamin...
Prevention of cardiovascular disease
A high dietary carotene intake is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Beta-carotene may inhibit the oxidative damage to cholesterol and the lining of the arteries that initiates the process of hardening...