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People understand the health implications from a few extra pounds packed on the belly. Many consider weight gain a natural component to aging, yet nothing could be farther from the truth. Although metabolism decreases as we age, people continue to eat as they did when they were younger and the extra pounds suddenly appear.

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A new medical study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association strongly suggests that our personality type and how well we are able to control our anger may well have implications for our risk of stroke and other heart related ailments.

This new research was carried out by researchers with the NIA (National Institute on Aging). Their research discovered that angry and aggressive individuals had carotid arteries that were thicker than these same arteries in people who were not as aggressive and were more easygoing. The thickness of the carotid arteries is an important indicator of elevated risk of stroke or heart attack.

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You know them by many names: arteries, veins, and capillaries but what these all have in common is that these are blood vessels that keep you alive by circulating blood throughout your body. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart; veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart which is why veins are usually blue in color; and finally capillaries are the smallest vessels which is part of the microcirculation system.

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Boosting the antioxidant network through diet and supplements can have a profound effect on the length and, more important, the quality of our lives. The key to healthy aging is to fortify the body with the tools it needs to stay healthy. Thanks to our new understanding of the antioxidant network, we can enjoy longer, happier, and more fulfilling lives. Continue reading →

Today, heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, especially black women. But, that does not mean you have to accept it as your fate. It is true, there are risk factors we all have, family history or age, that we can not change, ( but, the factors that weight more heavily, are within our management. Continue reading →

It is a general fact that constant stress is detrimental to the heart’s health. Hence, learning how to manage stress levels effectively is one of the most important natural heart remedies. Below are some tips on how you can unwind and keep your heart healthy at the same time.

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The diagnosis and treatment of heart disease is something that should be determined by an experienced and qualified Philadelphia cardiologist, if you live in this U.S. city. Ailments that affect the heart are very serious and, in many cases, is life threatening. Therefore, anyone who suffers from this type of health condition requires the proper attention and care from the right specialist.

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Prevacid is the approved drug for the treatment of heartburn and the issues related to GERD. This drug works by reducing the amount of acids in the stomach. The patients suffering from stomach ulcers, erosive esophagitis and other conditions in which there is too much acid is produced in the stomach have been recommended to use this medicine. This medicine can be taken by antibiotic depending upon the severity of the problems. If you are taking sucralfate; you must not take them at the same time. This is because of the reason that sucralfate will make it harder for the body to absorb this medicine. You must wait for 30 minutes before or taking this medicine to take sucralfate.

This is one of the effective methods to get rid of acids produced in the stomach and you condition may improve before completing the course of treatment. You must tell you doctor if you are allergic to this medicine. He may change the dose or the medicine completely. This medicine can be taken before having meal and must be taken as a whole. It must be noted that the side-effects of this medicine are not life-threatening.

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Many of us are aware that the number one cause of death amongst people nowadays is heart disease. Although this statistic used to apply only to men and people of a certain age, it now also applies to women and the prevalence of heart disease seems to be increasing amongst young people. There are many factors which can increase your risk of contracting heart disease. If you are wondering, “am I at risk for heart disease?”, this article may be able to help answer your question.

A great way to find out if you are currently at risk of getting heart disease is to visit your doctor. The general recommendation is that you visit your general practitioner twice a year if you are in good health. Continue reading →

With the greatly modernized way of life today, certain diseases and physiological imparities are taking precedence over others. During any change in our immediate environment, our body is the last to adapt, because it has a complete physiological environment of its own. One of the major causes of this is an immediate change in lifestyle, which is instrumental in bringing about certain diseases, many of them actually lethal. The Coronary Heart disease is one of these diseases whose immediate triggering cause is not known.

However, it manifests itself in different forms of diseases, all centered in or about the heart, causing reduced functionality of the heart and blockages and stoppages of the arteries and primary blood vessels. This form of disease is not exclusive to any particular sex, age group or even, for that matter, social group. However, detailed studies have revealed some alarming trends regarding such heart diseases, which annually causes thousands of premature deaths in the conventionally ‘more modernized/urbanized’ regions. Continue reading →