Archive for May, 2008
According to the Mayo Clinic (and every other authority for that matter), there has been an upswing in coronary disease over the last 20 years. In fact, a recent study found clogged arteries in young adults, age 16 on up - suggesting heart disease doesn’t only affect men and women in their 50s and 60s. [...]
May 16th, 2008 | Posted in Heart Disease, heart disease statistics, reverse heart disease, reversing heart disease, rheumatic heart disease | Comments Off
Doctors now know that heart disease is so deadly for women that their chances of dying from it are one in two. That means basically that either you or your best girlfriend is likely to die of a heart attack, stroke , or related heart problem. Doctors have traditionally used a one-size-fits-all approach to identifying [...]
May 16th, 2008 | Posted in Heart Disease, heart disease info, heart disease statistics, information on heart disease, reverse heart disease, reversing heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, vioxx heart disease | Comments Off
Heart disease is a topic that gets plenty of attention in the media, and for good reason. After all, it is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Heart disease is a vast topic, and a variety of risk factors come into play. Today, I want to narrow [...]
May 15th, 2008 | Posted in cholesterol & Heart Disease | Comments Off
Heart attack signs in women, mind you, can be different from men……
Don’t be surprised that the classic sudden, violent chest convulsions you see on TV or movie may not be what most women experience when they have a heart attack.
Yes, this is said a a common heart attack symptom; studies however reveal that it might [...]
May 15th, 2008 | Posted in Heart Disease, heart disease info, reverse heart disease, reversing heart disease | Comments Off
Tomatoes - are they fruits or vegetables?
According to the dictionary, tomatoes are fruits because they contain seeds.
Eating tomatoes have many medical benefits, like lowering cholesterol, supporting the immune system, reducing the risk of heart disease and combating cancers such as: Breast, cervical, colon, esophagus, pharynx, prostate, mouth, rectum and stomach cancer.
Can tomatoes prevent or treat [...]
May 15th, 2008 | Posted in cholesterol & Heart Disease | Comments Off
Nowadays, it is very important to know if you are taking too much cholesterol when you are eating. In fact, people did not really concern about the cholesterol level in the past. However, more people are aware that a high cholesterol level will have real harm to our health. As a result, we will need [...]
May 15th, 2008 | Posted in cholesterol & Heart Disease | Comments Off
You have been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy or congestive heart failure and there’s a possibility that you will be put on the heart transplant list. This can be very frightening to most of us! How did we get to this point in the first place?
Maybe it was lack of all the prescription drugs your doctor is [...]
May 14th, 2008 | Posted in Heart Disease, Heart Disease & Diabetes, heart disease info, heart disease statistics, heart worm, heartworm, information on heart disease, reverse heart disease, reversing heart disease, rheumatic heart disease | Comments Off
It is estimated that there are approximately 73 million adults in the US alone today who are suffering from high blood pressure and that in excess of 50 thousand people will die as a result of this problem during the next year. Unhappily, many of these deaths are preventable and one of the easiest and [...]
May 14th, 2008 | Posted in Heart Disease, heart disease info, heart disease statistics | Comments Off
If you’re like me, you probably see at least one daily television commercial for Lipitor, the most popular cholesterol-lowering medication. Believe it or not, 16 million Americans are now taking Lipitor, costing each person $900-$1200 per year.
But despite the increased use of statins, the CDC reports that total U.S. cholesterol levels have shown little change [...]
May 14th, 2008 | Posted in cholesterol & Heart Disease | Comments Off
When I joined my first commercial gym back in 1988 I began to explore new approaches to weight training. The wide assortment of weight training equipment was staggering for someone who had worked out in the basement for years with just a barbell set and a weight bench. My new gym had a vast array [...]
May 5th, 2008 | Posted in Heart Disease & Diabetes, arteriosclerotic heart disease, cholesterol & Heart Disease, heart disease info, kidney, kidney transplant, reverse heart disease, reversing heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, vioxx heart disease | Comments Off