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Cholesterol Facts For Heart Health
High cholesterol tends to cause the narrowing and hardening of the arteries, which in turn can lead to heart disease or stroke. What does blood cholesterol level depend on? Many people would say it depends on the kind of food we eat but this is not the whole truth when it comes to [...]
Can Vitamin E Be Bad For You
Recently the news carried the story that a researcher had discovered that taking vitamin E at a level of 400IU or more increases the risk of death. But is this true?
Hundreds of studies have shown the beneficial effects of vitamin E on numerous diseases including cancer, heart disease, arthritis, fibrocystic breast disease, epilepsy [...]
Heart Disease Among African Americans
African Americans have a heart disease rate of over 36%. Millions of African Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease and the numbers are nearly one in five.
African Americans have a higher rate of heart disease due to three of the risk factors: high blood pressure, being overweight and higher rates of [...]
Heart Attack And Depression
Recent studies have shown that as many as 65% of people who have a heart attack feel depressed. Women who have been depressed before and people who feel alone, without emotional support are at a higher risk for feeling depressed after a heart attack. Two new studies have shown that women are more [...]
The Facts About Flax Seed Oil And Heart Disease
The flax plant provides the fiber from which linen is woven, as well as seeds and oil. Flax Seed Oil can be found in an edible form, mostly at health-food stores. Like olive, canola, and most other plant oils, it is highly unsaturated and heart-healthy. And flaxseeds have yet another very interesting component, lingam, [...]
Is Chelation Therapy For You
Chelation therapy is a process that cleans the arteries by using intravenous chelating agents along with dietary supplements. Lifestyle changes that focus on diet, exercise and stress reduction are also implemented.
The term ‘Chelation’ means “combining with metal.” The major chelator used is ‘EDTA’, a synthetic amino acid, which removes toxic heavy metals from the [...]
What You Should Know About Pacemaker Surgery
A pacemaker is a small, battery operated medical device designed to electrically stimulate the heart in order to restore normal heart rhythm.
A pacemaker has two main parts: the pulse generator and pacing leads. The pulse generator is where the battery and electronic circuits are located. These circuits contain timers that regulate how often the [...]
Who Needs A Pacemaker
A normal heartbeat comes from the heart’s natural pacemaker called the “sinus node.” When the sinus node sends signals, a wave of electricity then moves across the upper chambers of the heart causing the upper chambers to contract.
The electrical impulse then moves to the lower chambers of the heart resulting in contraction there.
These [...]
Learn About Truncus Arteriosus
The normal function of a heart includes two main blood vessels leaving the heart: the aorta carrying blood to the body and the pulmonary artery that delivers blood to each lung.
In patients with truncus arteriosus there is only one great blood vessel or trunk leaving the heart, which then feeds the blood vessels that [...]
Keeping Your Heart Healthy Naturally
There are many things one can do to bolster heart health naturally. Below are some tips to do just that.
1. Avoid as much processed food as possible such as; cooked oils, white flour, red meat, white sugar, and any foods, which have been over processed or have chemical additives.
2. Eat lots of whole grains, [...]