Your heart is the engine that drives you. You should spend even more time and effort taking care of your heart than you do taking care of the engine on your car. If there are issues with the arterial system connected to the heart there is trouble with every organ in the body. Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular … Continued
There’s lots of talk in the news recently about “root causes”. Perhaps we could worry less if we did a better job of dealing with what starts it all? As we get older, we worry about all sorts of physical ailments. Sometimes, we worry because we know there is a family history of one disease … Continued
In this blog article, we will help the uninsured or under-insured prevent illness from the Leading Causes Of Death In the United States There are millions of Americans who are uninsured, and millions more who are underinsured. The exact numbers are probably meaningless because they are so large, but the National Health Interview Survey … Continued
High cholesterol is one of the leading health problems today. High cholesterol and triglycerides lead to arteriosclerosis which is a major risk factor behind several leading causes of death in developed countries, heart attacks and stroke. Conventional wisdom is that the two main causes of this are a poor diet laden with fatty foods and … Continued
It is important to take steps to protect your heart from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular heart disease. There are a variety of vitamins and supplements that are thought to have a beneficial effect on your heart health by reducing your cholesterol levels. Some of the vitamins and herbs that have shown protective qualities specific to your heart … Continued
Maintaining a healthy heart starts with exercise and diet. There is a strong and obvious correlation between obesity and heart problems. Being obese or overweight is often a product of eating too much of the wrong foods, or lack of exercise, or both. Understanding what effects different foods have on the body will help in … Continued
If your laboratory tests are showing high blood cholesterol levels, your doctor will be concerned and will advise you to take steps to reduce them. Your doctor will point out that individuals with high cholesterol have a higher risk of succumbing to life-threatening diseases like atherosclerosis, heart attack, cardiac arrest, and stroke. While your doctor … Continued
It may sound confusing to hear that you should lower your cholesterol levels to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke, yet raise your HDL cholesterol level if it is low. HDL or “good” cholesterol as it has been nicknamed over the years helps to reduce the accumulation of fatty deposits or plaques within … Continued
How many times have you promised yourself that you would never eat greasy or processed foods again, only to find yourself checking into a fast food outlet for a quick bite? With the hectic lifestyle and lack of discipline that most people have these days, it comes as no surprise to learn that high cholesterol … Continued
Cholesterol-lowering drugs have shown to be effective for most people for specifically that – they work to lower a person’s cholesterol readings. Beyond that, there is evidence that statins have even further beneficial anti-inflammatory effects, and that they lower risks of cardiovascular events and deaths as well. It is unfortunate, however, that pharmaceutical products can … Continued