When Bill woke in the hospital room, a smiling nurse was wrapping a sphygmomanometer around his right arm.
Terror gripped him when he tried to form the words, “What happened?” They got stuck in his brain and never made it to his mouth.
“You’ve had a stroke, Dad.” His daughter stood beside the bed, [...]
Stop smoking. Not only will this help keep your blood pressure in line, you’ll also diminish your risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Smoking is main risk factor for atherosclerosis.Smoking injures blood vessel walls and speeds up the process of hardening of the arteries. So even though it does not cause high blood pressure, smoking [...]
Cholesterol tests are much different from any other medical test you get. This is because they are not used to diagnose a disease, but rather to prevent one ? specifically heart disease. High cholesterol levels have been linked with hardening of the arteries, heart disease and a much higher risk of death from [...]
Typically assumed to inflict solely negative consequences, cholesterol is actually a necessary component of a healthy body. Cholesterol is a waxy substance in the blood, critical in the digestion of dietary fats, the building of cell walls and in manufacturing vitamins and hormones. One of the secrets to securing a healthy body, including a healthy [...]
The last thing on most parents mind is the possibility of their child having high cholesterol.
It would be a very wise decision to notice their consumption of junk food or should I say lack of healthy foods.
Studies have shown that atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries ? the leading cause of heart disease — begins [...]
Why should you use olive oil? Well there are several reasons. Substituting olive oil, a monounsaturated fat, for saturated fats or polyunsaturated fats can:
? Reduce blood pressure
? Inhibit the growth of some cancers
? Benefit people at risk for or with diabetes
? Lessen the severity of asthma and arthritis
? Actually help your body maintain a lower weight
HEALTHY HEART BENEFITS
Atherosclerosis, [...]
You can lower cholesterol without drugs by following some basic steps that will not only change your cholesterol readings, but also improve your health today and in the future. So often we use a prescription drug and hope it will magically cure whatever ails us. The truth is prescription drugs for lowering cholesterol [...]
High cholesterol does not really have any recognizable symptoms until it causes more severe damage like reduced artery blood flow or hardening of the arteries. However, it is important to discover if you have a high cholesterol problem before it begins damaging your system. If you have high cholesterol, it is important to [...]
Oral Chelation (pronounced ?key lay shun?) is simply the process by which metals, minerals and toxins are removed from the body through the use of certain agents (chelating agents) that bond with those elements ? literally forming a circle around them ? and flushing them out through the body?s natural waste material. One of the [...]
