Jan

21

How to Save Your Heart

January 21, 2008 | Comments Off

The other day I spoke to Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the South Beach Diet, and he scared me. I’m glad he did. I’m a 37-year-old man with a family history of heart disease, and the good doctor quickly rattled off several things that I should already be thinking about in terms of preventing a […]

Jan

4

Prevent Cold and the Flu

January 4, 2008 | Comments Off

Keeping the Germs Away Chances are, when you’re burrowed under the covers with a box of tissues by your bedside, you turn even greener with envy thinking of those people who seem to never get sick. Want to be one of them? We can’t promise you’ll never get hit with another cold or suffer another […]

Oct

9

Think big to avoid a heart attack

October 9, 2007 | Comments Off

If you’re like most, you might turn to fad diets, such as Atkins, or simply hope that eating more walnuts will make a dent in your cholesterol. Those approaches may help, but experts say they don’t go far enough. If you really want to prevent cardiovascular disease, you need to make long-term changes to your […]

Sep

30

9 steps to a young and healthy heart

September 30, 2007 | Comments Off

Knowing your blood pressure or total cholesterol is not enough. Several other factors are an equal threat to heart health. If you want to keep your heart ticking loud and clear for years to come, keep these things in mind. Control blood pressure and keep it under 130/80 mmHg. People older than 50 years, systolic […]

Sep

7

40% of heart attacks could be prevented

September 7, 2007 | Comments Off

Four out of 10 early heart attacks could be prevented if the partners and relatives of people with heart disease were routinely screened, according to a study in the British Medical Journal today. Living with or being related to somebody with heart disease is a significant risk factor for heart attack, according to a study. […]

Apr

13

Study: Too Few Take Aspirin For Heart

April 13, 2007 | Comments Off

Low-dose aspirin helps prevent heart attack and stroke — but only 41 percent of Americans over 40 regularly take aspirin, a Harris survey finds. "We expected to see greater than 70 percent utilization rates," said Steven Weisman, Ph.D., of Innovative Science Solutions, Morristown, N.J., in a news release. The Internet-based survey included a nationally representative […]

Apr

13

Lessons of heart often go ignored

April 13, 2007 | Comments Off

Medical research has revealed enough about the causes and prevention of heart attacks that they could be nearly eliminated. Yet nearly 16 million Americans are living with coronary heart disease, and nearly half a million die from it each year. It’s not that prevention doesn’t work. In fact, said Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, director of the […]

Jan

8

Olive oil can cut cancer risk

January 8, 2007 | Comments Off

Adding plenty of olive oil to a diet could help protect against cell damage that can lead to cancer, experts say. A study of 182 European men found those who had 25 millilitres of olive oil per day had reduced levels of a substance which indicates cell damage. The Danish team said it may explain […]

Jan

5

Causes of Acid Reflux Disease: Alcohol Is Out, Salt Is In

January 5, 2007 | Comments Off

A new study suggests that drinking alcohol, coffee and tea may not cause acid reflux disease as once thought. That is surprising enough, but even more unexpected was the findings that table salt may increase a person’s risk of developing acid reflux by 70%. In a recent study, researchers in Sweden had set out to […]

Dec

22

5 strategies you can adopt today to prevent heart disease

December 22, 2006 | Comments Off

Heart disease may be the leading cause of death for both men and women, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept it as your fate. Although you lack the power to change some risk factors — such as family history, age and race — you can always control your lifestyle choices.
Take steps to avoid […]

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