A fresh look at women's heart disease
More than three-quarters of American women will get heart disease in their lifetime, but most of them aren't aware of the risk they face and even their doctors are only just beginning to realize there ...
Anger Can Lead to Heart Disease
If you tend to blow a fuse easily, think better of it--it could affect your health in tangible ways. A study by the Medical University of South Carolina showed that men with chronic anger problems may ...
Obesity in Children Leads to Early Signs of...
Researchers say that children who are obese or at risk of obesity show early signs of heart disease, much like obese adults with heart disease. Today, childhood obesity is a major epidemic in the U.S. ...
Get in Shape and Prevent Heart Disease at the...
Heart disease may very well be America's number one health problem, but in the American consciousness, it's taken a backseat to cancer--at least in the minds of many American women, who are actually a ...
Low-Salt Diet Shakes Off Heart Disease
The low-sodium diet may have been validated as a direct route to prevention of heart disease, according to investigators here.
The connection between a low-sodium diet and prevention of heart disea ...
Flavonoid-rich diets may help reduce heart disease
Foods rich in flavonoids -- from apples and pears to dark chocolate and red wine -- may help shield postmenopausal women from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke, a new study sho ...
The effects of Bad Carbs
In his book the Spectrum, Dr. Ornish has outlined four major effects of bad carbs "white flour, white rice, processed sugars etc.1-Because bad carbs have no fiber you can eat lots of them and not feel ...
A Single Fatty Snack Can Affect Heart Health
We all tell ourselves that the occasional indulgence can't be all that bad for us, but according to researchers at the University of Sydney, a single high-fat snack can diminish the body's natural abi ...
Anti-depressants, Side-Effects, and Alternatives
Side effects associated with synthetic antidepressants range from aggravating ones, such as constipation and cotton mouth, to more serious problems such as impotence, irregular heart rhythm, and extr ...
Is Acupuncture technique effective for smoke...
I’m looking forways to quit smoking and came across the terminology “Cold Turkey exercise”. What are Cold turkey and acupuncture methods? Are they really helpful? Is there another ...