Has your doctor told you that you are at high risk for heart disease? Or, maybe you’ve already have had a heart attack or a stroke? Relax, if you follow a few simple guidelines and make a few lifestyle changes, such as choosing foods wisely and being physically active, as well as taking medication can [...]
Health professionals have recognized the nutritive and the health benefits of wine for years even centuries. Hippocrates recommended specific wines to purge fever, disinfect wounds, as diuretics, or nutritional supplements, around 450 B.C. Many books have been written about the curative properties of wine as early as 1410 A.D. Many studies worldwide have concluded that [...]
Cholesterol is also found in some of the foods you eat. Cholesterol is a lipid found in the cell membranes of all animal tissues, and it is transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made in the liver and found in certain foods, such as food from animals, [...]
While there are many illnesses that fall under the umbrella of heart disease, one that receives little attention is Cardiomyopathy. This disease is caused by long term alcohol abuse and leads to heart failure in the victim.
The symptoms of this debilitating disease usually start to occur after the disease has advanced. The symptoms are swelling [...]
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 [...]
Acai (pronounced ah-sy-ee) is a berry grown mainly in South America that has a number of nutritional properties, and has even been known to prevent certain diseases. There are a number of reasons to take acai supplements or drink acai juice on a daily basis no matter what your health needs are; here are seven [...]
When the defibrillator that you had implanted to maintain a healthy heart is recalled, there are many decisions that you may have to wrestle with as reports of injured defibrillator patients roll in. In October 2007, a large manufacturer of defibrillators and pacemakers, Medtronic, recalled several units after it was discovered that the leads used [...]
There are many types of heart disease, but this article will explore five types that are common to happen. Hopefully, this article can add your knowledge concerning this leading cause of death disease.
#1 Congenital heart disease
There is a fallacy of thinking that many people do when they believe that all heart diseases are brought about [...]
If you have a severe case of hardening of the arteries, it need not lead to coronary bypass surgery or heart attack. There is a safe, effective, tested, non-surgical treatment to reduce heart disease risk which seems to be able to remove obstructions blocking blood flow in your arteries, without side effects. This health alternative [...]
Definition Arteriosclerotic:
Arteriosclerotic is too known as: coronary artery disease (CAD), coronary heart disease or coronary arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a group of diseases characterized by narrowing the small blood vessels - that supply blood and oxygen to the heart (coronary arteries) -, and loss of elasticity of the wall of the heart.
In other words, coronary [...]
