Study: Chocolate improves blood vessel function
Chocoholics were given further reason to rejoice Saturday when a small clinical study showed that dark chocolate improves the function of blood vessels.
While the researchers cautioned against bingei ...
Exercise Can Create New Blood Vessels
Bucking the conventional wisdom that people with heart problems should take it easy, a new study has come out showing that exercise is good for even a bad heart.
Furthermore, if you don't exercis ...
How to prevent a heart attack
A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to the part of the heart muscle (the myocardium) is severely reduced or stopped because one or more of the heart's arteries is blocked. If you are someone y ...
A Little Soak Can Go a Long Way
The revitalizing effect of baths is no secret. From the therapeutic communal bathhouses of ancient Rome to the Turkish hamams of the Ottoman Empire, people have been soaking their aching joints for ce ...
Get Your Vitamins Through Diet
While many health addicts swear by their vitamin pills, it turns out that middle-aged women at risk for heart disease do not get much benefit from taking vitamin C, E or beta carotene, according to re ...
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 a ...
High calcium, vitamin D intake may have a down side
In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between diet and brain lesions, researchers observed that elderly people who reported higher calcium and vitamin D intake were much more likely ...
What to Expect From Your First Acupuncture Session
The first time I went to see an acupuncturist, I was actually quite scared. There you are, on the table, suddenly realizing that you have paid this person to stick needles into you! Will it hurt? Is t ...
Ten Tips for Boosting Brain Sharpness
It's never too late to get started on boosting your brain-building nutrients and mental reserves for a lifetime of better health and mental wellbeing. The May 2007 issue of the IDEA Fitness Journal s ...
Do you think the AMA is run by drug companys
For an example I was told by a doctor that the cause of high cholesterol is high levels of homocystein it comes from proteins in the lever since the lever is the filter for the blood and this cell is ...
