Index Health & Fitness Cardio Results 71 - 80 of 106 Lifestyle Changes Key to Lowering Blood Pressure Author : Richard Lewis With few early symptoms, high blood pressure can easily go undetected. When it is not properly controlled, high blood pressure often is a precursor to the No. 1 killer in the United States - heart disease. The heart must work overtime when the blood vessels become clogged due to a plaque buildup of cholesterol and fat. This is what causes blood pressure to rise. To stay healthy, you must adopt a healthy lifestyle. The following tips will h... | Read more... Medicine Offers Hope to African Americans with Heart Failure Author : Ned Gonzalez Although heart failure affects approximately 5 million Americans, the black community is hit particularly hard. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that more than 700,000 African Americans suffer from heart failure, with an expected increase to nearly 900,000 by 2010. Not only are blacks 50 percent more likely to develop heart failure compared with white Americans, but according to the National Heart, Lung, and... | Read more... Heart Failure Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does Author : Ned Gonzalez Although the term "heart failure" sounds ominous, it does not mean that the heart has stopped or is about to stop suddenly. Heart failure means that the heart is not pumping blood as well as it should through its chambers to the rest of the body. It is a common condition that can be caused by a heart attack, long-term high blood pressure, a heart valve abnormality, a viral infection of the heart or a genetic condition that runs in families. Somet... | Read more... Stroke Rates: Where Does Your State Fall? Author : Morgan Evans Each year an estimated 700,000 Americans will have a stroke. That's one every 45 seconds. Of these, 200,000 are people who have already had a previous stroke. Strokes kill 157,000 Americans at the alarming rate of one every three minutes. This makes stroke the third leading cause of death in the United States. From Alabama to Wyoming, the American Heart Association's 2006 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update ranks states based on their stro... | Read more... How Does High Blood Pressure Cause Heart Attack Author : Armughan Heart attack is called as Myocardial Infarction in medical terminology. Heart is supplied by right and left coronary arteries. Whenever these arteries are blocked, blood supply to heart stops and wall of heart damages, result is Heart Attack with symptoms of severe constricting chest pain radiating to left arm jaw or shoulder, profuse sweating, vomiting, and feeling of anxiety. If the blood supply is cut off for more than a few minutes, muscle ce... | Read more... Natural Home Remedies for High Blood Pressure Author : Dr John Anne Causes and Symptoms: High blood pressure, or hypertension to give it its proper medical name, is the most common form of high blood pressure. Its causes include kidney disease, disorders, of the endocrine glands and malfunctioning or disorders of the arteries. A congenital abnormality of the aorta is one of the most serious forms of hypertension. Its chief symptoms are headache, usually in the back of the head, ringing in the ears, giddiness. Hea... | Read more... Why High Blood Pressure Can Be So Dangerous Author : David Silva We all know that high blood pressure is considered serious by the doctor. But not many of us know why. The truth of the matter is this: high blood pressure, left unchecked, can have serious consequences. The dangers can range from vision problems to ulcers to an outright stroke. The higher your blood pressure, the higher your risk of heart disease and stroke. Someone with blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg is at greater risk than someone with blood... | Read more... Two 3-5-7 principles that can bring you a heart-healthy lifestyle Author : Ng Peng Hock Food is vital to our life. Each day, we consume at least 2 to 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner). In order to make our foods tasty and variety, condiments such as salt,sugar,pepper, chilies, etc. are added to our foods. Sometime, soft drinks, wines or beers are taken to complement our foods. Some of these condiments and the type of foods we eat everyday, if presented in large quantities, may not be good to our health. Fat and Cholesterol ... | Read more... 8 Tips to Lower Risks of Heart Disease Starting From Young Author : Ng Peng Hock In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that cardiovascular diseases caused 29.2% of total global deaths and predicted that it would be the leading cause of death in developing countries by 2010. However, coronary heart disease can be prevented from an early age. Heart diseases that can be found among children do not limit to those congenital ones like a hole in heart or some complex heart malformation. Acquired heart diseases su... | Read more... Are You Stressed? Watch Your Cholesterol Level! Author : Ng Peng Hock Previous studies had revealed that stress is linked to increased heart rate and weakened immune systems. However, a recent research conducted by the University College of London has found that over the long term, stress may actually raise cholesterol blood levels for some people. This means the risk of heart disease may subsequently be increased. The researchers cited three possible reasons why stress may raise cholesterol level: 1. Stress ... | Read more... << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>     [ Back ] Top AlphaContent 2.5.4 © 107 - visualclinic.fr

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