If you are concerned about your risk of developing heart disease, you should make a point of visiting the seafood section of your supermarket on a regular basis. Eating fatty fish twice a week gives your body a healthy dose of omega-3 fatty acids that your body needs to stay healthy. Fatty fish include mackerel, [...]
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German Scientists have discovered a genetic link between gum disease (periodontitis) and heart disease. Researchers have found a variation of chromosome 9 that increases the risk of early-onset periodontitis and heart disease in a study conducted with 151 periodontitis patients and 1,097 people with heart disease who had already had a heart attack. Risk factors [...]
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Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic health condition affecting more than 16 million Americans. A person with this disorder has a higher-than-normal level of blood glucose. Glucose levels are elevated because the person’s body doesn’t produce enough insulin, the substance needed to convert glucose into energy. Glucose levels stay high, while the cells that need [...]
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If you have been thinking that just about everything causes cancer, the results of research conducted in Denmark would seem to support that idea. Scientists have have discovered a link between elevated levels of C-reactive protein (“CRP”), which is linked to heart disease and cancer. Having a higher-than-normal level of CRP means that your risk [...]
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were some foods that you could eat that would prevent heart disease? Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. While there is no magic pill or food that will guarantee you will never be affected by heart disease, you can make good choices about the foods you eat and lower [...]
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Your risk of having a stroke or developing early onset coronary artery disease may be genetic. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have discovered a single gene defect that causes these two health issues, as well as thoracic aortic aneurysms, ischemic stroke, and Moyamoya disease (a rare disorder affecting the [...]
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Can you imagine going to see your doctor and being screened for heart disease by providing a urine sample? German researchers have discovered that when a person has heart disease, their body produces higher levels of collagen. Collagen attaches to the lining of the arteries. When it does so, fragments of the protein break off. [...]
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Work addiction is often disguised as working hard or trying to hang onto one’s job. With companies laying off workers in mass numbers, those people who are left are expected to pick up the slack and be even more productive. Most people who are workaholics won’t admit it, even to themselves. When you get to [...]
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Coronary heart disease patients who listen to music reap certain benefits, a review of previous studies by researchers at Temple University have found. Listening to music with a slow tempo that is not subject to sudden change helped lowered the heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate. Soothing harmonies in the music also helped. Heart [...]
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When it comes to diet and heart disease, how do you know which one to choose? Diets that restrict carbohydrate intake, such as the Atkins Diet, have become very popular recently, but if you want to keep your heart healthy, a better choice is to watch your fat intake. Following a low-carb diet may mean [...]
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