Archive for January, 2011
Older Obese Individuals can Improve Mobility Through Walking and Weight Loss
// Obesity is a common health problem in various societies and demographics. Though the prevalence of the health condition is higher in certain social backgrounds, the number of obese individuals is continuing on an upward trend. Typically, obesity is seen as an accumulation of excess and abnormal amounts of fat in his body. According to [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2011 under Weight Loss.
Tags: health benefits of walking; natural ways to prevent obesity; health benefits of losing weight
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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation Helps Prevent Osteoporosis
// There are approximately 75 million people who suffer from the health condition in Japan, Europe and the United States. And according to statistics, women are four times more likely to develop the health condition than men. A study conducted by a group of Australia researchers found that the supplementation of 400 IU of vitamin [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2011 under osteoporosis, Vitamin D.
Tags: natural ways to prevent osteoporosis; health benefits of vitamin D; health benefits of calcium
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Fruits and Vegetables Help Reduce Ischemic Heart Disease Risk
// Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from coronary artery diseases, also medically known as Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). Ischemia happens when blood is restricted from entering a specific area, which causes the structures in that area to necrose, or to die, since blood carries with it life-giving oxygen and other essential nutrients. In [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2011 under Fruit.
Tags: ischemic heart disease prevention; benefits of fruits and vegetables; reduce IHD risk
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Mindfulness Meditation and How it Helps Improve Brain Health
// An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation In Buddhist tradition, mindfulness meditation has the aims of realizing the true nature of reality by focusing on a single object. The object of concentration can be any physical object, an imaginary picture or, more commonly, the person’s breathing. The primary objective of mindfulness meditation is to keep the [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2011 under Brain Health.
Tags: heath benefits of mindfulness meditation; mindfulness meditation for brain health; mindfulness meditation against stress
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Eat Berries For Lower Blood Pressure
// Hypertension is otherwise known as high blood pressure or tensing of the arteries due to high pressure build-up. These arteries enable the transportation of blood from the heart to all the major organs and tissues in our body. There are multiple causes of hypertension, such as obesity, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus type 2, [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2011 under High Blood Pressure.
Tags: health benefits of berries; hypertension management; anthocyanin benefits
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