Chocolate May Reduce Blood Pressure and Heart Disease Risk
Chocolate may reduce blood pressure and heart disease risk. Research has been done on 19,000 people. They looked at them for 10 years and found that those who reported eating an average of one small...
View ArticleAlmonds and LDL Cholesterol
We take almonds as a way to help curb hunger. Little did most of us know that they have a positive effect on not only lowering the LDL, or bad cholesterol, but affecting your triglycerides. Is it the...
View ArticleStudy of Diets and Cholesterol
It was a fascinating report in the New England Journal of Medicine looking at three approaches to diet; the low-carb diet, the low-fat diet, and the so-called Mediterranean Diet. They all achieve...
View ArticleNFL Players Have Similar Heart Risk Profiles as Men in the General Population
Despite their large size, NFL players have similar heart risk factors to men in the general population. A study of 500 football players in the National Football League finds that they have heart risk...
View ArticlePluses and Minuses of Three-In-One Pills
They are called three-in-one pills. There’s a growing theory that we should have pills to help control cholesterol, blood sugar, high blood pressure, and there’s many people who are trying to find out...
View ArticleStudy of Cholesterol and Memory
Yet another study looking at the importance of monitoring cholesterol and keeping it at the proper levels. Cholesterol is important to monitor and to look at and evaluate. According to a report from...
View ArticleLong-Distance Walking Results in Successful Weight Loss in Cardiac Rehab...
Daily long-distance walking results in twice as much weight loss as standard cardiac rehabilitation exercises that involve walking short distances at a brisk pace. That’s what a new report from the...
View ArticleThe High Cost of Heart Disease Drugs
Covering the full cost of heart disease prevention medications, such as statin cholesterol-lowering drugs and drugs to reduce high blood pressure, could save individuals $2,500 and society $1 billion...
View ArticleCholesterol Measurement and Heart Disease
There is no doubt that heart disease is a known killer and we have been aware that controlling cholesterol is a major way to reduce the chances of problems, but cholesterol is not the only way we...
View ArticleStudy of Cholesterol and Memory
Yet another study looking at the importance of monitoring cholesterol and keeping it at the proper levels. Cholesterol is important to monitor and to look at and evaluate. According to a report from...
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