Archive for 'Heart Health'
It Takes Two
U of C Study Shows How Fish and Nuts Protect Heart Differently I tried a great fish recipe the other day ā salmon, lightly coated with all-natural honey mustard, and topped with crushed walnuts. Not only was it delicious, but it was a dynamic duo for heart health, as walnuts and fish protect the heart [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2009 under Heart Health.
Tags: Fish, fish benefits, lipids, walnut benefits, walnuts
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Smiling Face, a Saving Grace: How a Positive Attitude May Wind Up Saving Your Life
āIf everything you do is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.āĀ Those were the words spoken by Jerry Seinfeld to his good friend George Costanza, after George woefully told Jerry that every decision heād made in his life had turned out wrong. To correct this trend, George and Jerry thought that perhaps [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2008 under Heart Health, Positive Thinking.
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Blocking Heart Attack Risk with Heavy āDā
Study:Ā Heart Attack Prevalence Highest Among Men Low in Vitamin DĀ Ā If youāre a regular reader of my column, youāve probably noticed that Iāve referenced the tragic death of Tim Russert with some consistency lately.Ā I do this not only because his death shocked me as well as many others around the world who admired [...]
Posted: June 24th, 2008 under Heart Health, Vitamin D.
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Could Heart Medications Have Contributed To Tim Russert’s Death?
Tim Russert was an NBC commentator who died on Friday, June 13th of a heart attack. At the time he was taking prescription medications for his heart condition. Although the media is constantly reporting the cause of his death, no one is reporting the cause of the heart attack. According to the American Medical Association [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2008 under Heart Disease, Heart Health, Prescription Drugs.
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Chinese Rice & Your Heart Health
A study conducted in the Peopleās Republic of China focused on over 60 hospitals and 5,000 patients between the ages of 18-70 over a 5-year period. This study recently publishes its findings that the purified extract; Xuezhikang, which can be found in Chinese Red Yeast rice, is beneficial for preventing repeat heart attacks in patients [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2008 under Heart Disease, Heart Health.
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Benefits of Broccoli in your Diet
Whether you like broccoli or not, there are many recent studies, one in particular by researchers at the University of Connecticut that state eating broccoli can actual improve your heartās health. A recent study was done on rats regarding broccoli and its health benefits in relation to the heart and the results were quite encouraging. [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under Broccoli, Heart Health.
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Oatmeal and your Heart Health
Throughout the past decade there have been numerous reports done proving and stating that oatmeal and whole oat products as a whole provide heart healthy benefits. The FDA approved this statement that oatmeal and whole oat products did in fact have heart healthy benefits in 1997. Since this date, there have been no more official [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2008 under Heart Health, Oatmeal.
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