Tag Archives: Cardiovascular Disease

Your Immune System: Healthy and Aging

The aging process described by Deshaun Hammer in the 1950′s are manifesting at earlier ages.  Metabolic Syndrome – high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, cancer and heart disease have drastically increased in the last 20 years.  Many observational studies … Continue reading

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Some Quick Facts and Studies on the Benefits of Exercise

Millani & Colleagues from Ochsner Clinic followed 522 cardiac patients who exercised for 12 weeks of aerobic cardiovascular exercise for 50 minutes 3 times a week.  The results are as follows: -Physically fitter (cardiovascular fitness) -60% less likely to die … Continue reading

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Brush Your Teeth and Lower Heart Disease Risk

I know we’ve all heard it from our parents and dentists growing up, that dental hygiene is very important to out overall health. A recent study of 11,000 adult men and women, averaged age 50, surveyed brushing habits and determined … Continue reading

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Cutting Down on Salt: How You Can Reduce Cardio Vascular Disease

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, January 2010: -  the average man in the US consumes 10.4 grams of salt and the average woman 7.3 grams of salt – per day. -  the US diet is highly processed … Continue reading

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Can Sleeping Better Help You Loose Weight & Heal Deeper?

In the last few years there have been a number of studies that implicate poor sleep in many disease states: type II diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and impaired immune function.  What is interesting is that sleep is one of … Continue reading

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Over Working & Under Exercising: A Prescription For Ill Health

Two research studies recently released confirm what anyone with common sense knows; sitting for long periods of time and over working at our job can have devastating effects on our physical and mental health. A Danish study published by the British … Continue reading

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Your Heart Matters!

Recent research at the Heart Math Institute has revealed a gap in our current understanding about how our bodies and minds work.  With studies of the heart and brain being monitored at the same time, it was noticed that the … Continue reading

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