Entries from November 2009 ↓
November 30th, 2009 — Healthy Food, cholesterol, coronary heart disease
With the low carbohydrate craze, many people have turned their attention to fats. They eat more of it and think its fine. Depending on what kind of fat you are consuming and how much of it you take in, fats can be beneficial or detrimental to your health.
There are three main types of fat. They are saturated, unsaturated and trans fats. Saturated fats come mainly from animal sources such as meat and dairy. At room temperature, saturated fats are solid. Unsaturated fats come mainly from plant sources such as olives and nuts and contain no cholesterol. They are liquid (oil) at room temperature. Unsaturated fats are broken down further in monounsaturated (one double bond) and polyunsaturated (more than one double bond).
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November 29th, 2009 — Arteriosclerotic, Heart Disease, cholesterol, high blood pressure
Imagine hundreds of cars zooming down an eight-lane highway. One lane disappears, and then another, until the same cars crawl bumper-to-bumper along a one-lane country road. That’s sort of what happens when you have atherosclerosis. Your arteries, the highways for your blood, harden and narrow, and the same amount of blood has to make its way through a much tighter space. This traffic jam in your arteries leads to all sorts of trouble, including heart attack and stroke.
Atherosclerosis occurs when cholesterol, fat, and other substances in your blood build up in the walls of your arteries. The process can begin when you’re a child, but it may not become a problem until you’re in your 50s or 60s. As this muck gathers in your arteries, it forms plaque. Plaque can clog or completely block arteries, cutting off blood flow to your heart or brain. That’s when you have a heart attack or stroke.
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November 28th, 2009 — Heart Disease
Heart disease is one of the diseases which are deadly. You will know if you have a heart disease when you feel a squeezing pain in your chest (angina), or pain in your arms and legs. These pains are often caused by blockages in your arteries that supply blood to your heart. This condition is called coronary heart disease.
The symptoms with which you will describe to your doctor will help your doctor decide if you will need to be tested for heart disease. In addition, your doctor will also check if you have any conditions that might increase your chance of heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, high blood cholesterol level, menopause in women, and family history of heart disease.
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November 27th, 2009 — Diet, Weight Loss
By Oey Piu Hian
It’s a common phenomenon that people, who want to lose their weight, opt for dieting without any proper diet plan in knowledge. Obese people have a preconceived notion in their mind that dieting and exercising will cut down their weight to a considerable amount. Energetic people opt for physical exercise and related activities but those who can’t exercise go for dieting. But a clear idea about proper diet is not known to many people. So, before adopting any diet plan for losing weight quickly, some dieting basics should be known to us.
Dieting basics
The main objective of dieting is to shed off excess weight. It’s a cumulative end result achieved through the following:
• Reducing intake of calorie
• improving metabolism of the body
• minimizing absorption of fat
• improving digestion
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November 26th, 2009 — Heart Disease
Heart disease is actually a general term that includes a number of diseases which affect the heart. Coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and angina are some of the heart related diseases falling under heart diseases.
The heart’s main function is pumping blood around the body carrying oxygen and other nutrients to areas that need it. When this function or process is broken up, or does not work properly, it can result to serious illness or even death.
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November 26th, 2009 — Heart Disease, Hypertension, Vitamin and Supplement, high blood pressure
What’s all the fuss about Omega 3 fish oils? What do they do for my body?
Omega 3 fish oils are a substance that can be found in the bodies of fish. However, eating fresh fish is no longer recommended. The mercury levels that are prevalent in almost all fresh fish these days can be very detrimental to your health.
However, companies have manufactured fish oil that is mercury free by processing the oils that naturally occur in the fish. Omega 3 is a type of fat that is essential for human health. Omega 3 contains two fatty acids that benefit the human body greatly, which are known as DHA and EPA.
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November 25th, 2009 — Hypertension
Hypertensive heart disease is a late complication of high blood pressure or hypertension of the heart. Hypertensive heart disease happens when there is an uncontrolled or prolonged elevation of blood pressure that leads to a variety of changes in the myocardial structure, coronary vasculature, and conduction system of the heart.
Hypertensive heart disease is generally a term used in heart diseases such as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), cardiac arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure (CFH).These diseases generally develop in response to chronically elevated blood pressure, but acute elevation of blood pressure can also lead to bringing out an underlying tendency to any of the symptoms connected with chronic hypertension.
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November 24th, 2009 — Heart Disease
A heart disease can be deadly, but this can also be prevented. As a famous cliché goes, Prevention is better than Cure. It is true! There are simple and common ways to prevent heart disease. And because it’s so simple and basic, you can’t think of any other excuses not to apply them.
Heart disease is usually preventable by following a healthy lifestyle that is advantageous to your precious heart. The basic ways to prevent heart disease is not to smoke or use any tobacco products, do regular exercise, eat heart-healthy diet, maintain healthy weight, and get regular health screenings.
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November 24th, 2009 — Vitamin and Supplement
Heart disease kills many people every year. One of the risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol. If you are diagnosed with heart disease, your doctor will undoubtedly prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug and request that you follow a diet low in cholesterol. Vitamin E naturally keeps cholesterol at a healthy level by limiting the amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol that enters the bloodstream. While there are discrepancies in the reports, many studies indicate that it takes as much as 100 milligrams or more of vitamin E for people to experience the benefits.
Eating foods, such as eggs, fish, and whole-grain cereals can contribute to the recommended amount. However, you will still need to supplement your diet with vitamins to reach the benefit amount. The good news about vitamin E and heart disease is that vitamin E is not only a preventive measure, but it also can benefit individuals who already have heart disease or who have had bypass surgery.
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November 23rd, 2009 — Heart Disease
Heart disease is a life-threatening health problem. It kills more than a million of people throughout the world annually, and you probably don’t want to think or talk about it. However, heart attack is a serious matter that needs to be watched out for. Perhaps the best thing that you can do to save a life, maybe your own is nothing but to learn the signs or symptoms of heart disease.
So what are the heart disease symptoms?
Many people think that heart disease is something that is sudden and deep. The truth of the matter is heart disease manifests itself in a number of different signs. It usually starts with a discomfort or a mild pain, particularly on the chest. If this symptom occurs, you may not be sure of what’s wrong. In fact, even those who have a heart disease may not recognize their symptoms for the fact that the next attack will probably manifest with a totally different signs. Yes, just like the symptoms of other health problems, the heart disease symptoms may come and go.
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