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, [...]
Elevated Cholesterol has been conclusively proven to be an independent risk factor for heart disease and strokes. The importance of screening, evaluating and treating elevated cholesterol levels cannot be stressed enough. Research has clearly shown that reducing elevated cholesterol levels can reduce the risk of heart disease. 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 [...]
The HDL LDL ratio is an indicator of your risk for heart disease. The better the ratio, the less likely you are to have a heart attack or other cardiovascular problems. I will show you how to increase HDL and the foods to raise HDL.
About the Ratio
High Density Lipoprotein is a substance that carries cholesterol [...]
Symptoms of heart attack vary greatly.
The symptoms you experience may be different from the one experienced by a relative or a friend. For instance, you may have only minor chest pain while your relative or friend has violent pain……
A heart attack is, what can I say, a traumatic and frightening event. You probably don’t want [...]
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 [...]
The best time to consider a bypass is before you have any symptoms of heart disease.Though weighing only about ten ounces, a healthy heart is capable of pumping 1,000 gallons of life sustaining blood through 60,000 miles of blood vessels by beating an incredible 100,000 times a day for as much as 100 years or [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
