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 ...
Free fitness DVD focuses on heart attack survivors
A cardiologist and fitness trainer have developed a free fitness DVD for heart attack survivors. Heartfelt for Life: Strengthening Your Heart was developed by cardiologist Dr. Mehmet Oz and trainer Bo ...
type 2 diabetes and heart attack
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I'm trying to learn more about the link between type 2 diabetes and heart attacks. Half of all people who have had a heart attack are also type 2 diabet ...
Fish Can Lower Your Risk of a Heart Attack
The horror stories of mercury-polluted water sources might deter you from visiting the seafood aisle, but adding fish to your diet can actually help significantly lower your risk of a heart attack. In ...
New study: High fiber cereals do reduce risk of heart attack
A new study apparently supports marketing by cereal companies which tout their whole grain products as heart-healthy. Focusing on the eating habits of doctors, an analysis of nearly 10,500 doctors fo ...
Heart Happy Tips
Any exercise, but especially aerobic exercise like running, biking, or using cardio equipment at the gym, is good for your heart. How? Well, like any muscle, if you use it, your heart will increase ...
Take a Nap for a Healthy Heart
Here's another good reason for a mid-day siesta: in a recent study, researchers found that people who napped for half an hour or more at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of dying f ...
Eating for a healthy heart
Put simply, a healthy and heart nurturing diet consists of eating food that you prepare yourself using ingredients that you know you are not intolerant to (via a food intolerance test). An absolute mi ...
Healthy Hearts and Long Lives May Be Fruit of Family Tree
The family genes seem to play a significant role in cardiovascular longevity.
Action Points
* Explain to interested patients that the basis of this study was an observational study of white middl ...
Healthy Heart
Get your heart working! Our hearts are actually muscles and must be used. 30 minutes of exercise everyday, or an extended workout of an hour and a half 3 times a week will help to prevent future heart ...
