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HEART DISEASE
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HEART DISEASE
This malady is the leading cause of death in the Western world--in men as well as women--and is considered our greatest health problem. Indeed, heart disease costs an incalculable amount of pain, suffering, debility and expense.
It is considered a "silent epidemic" among women, killing ten times as many as breast cancer. (The American Heart Association).
* As early as 1961, an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, pointed out that "97% of coronary occlusions (the usual heart attacks) could be prevented by a vegetarian diet."
* A study of 25,000 Californians conducted over a 20 year period showed that meat consumption was associated with a higher incidence of fatal heart attacks in both men and women. The more meat eaten, the more heart disease. For men between the ages of 45 and 64 there were over 3 times as many fatal heart attacks in those who ate meat and poultry as there were in the vegetarians. (Preventive Medicine, 13:490-500, 1984).
* William Castelli, MD, director of the nearly 50 year old Framingham Heart Study - The Grandaddaddy of Heart Studies, reminds us that "of the 5.3 billion people on earth, 4 billion do not get atherosclerosis (heart and artery disease)--the disease that kills half of all Americans and most of them are vegetarians or pretty close." (Prevention, Dec. 1994).
* Writing in Lancet and the American Heart Journal two British doctors reported treating cases of severe angina pectoris with a total vetgetarian diet. All the patients had suffered severe chest pain due to a restriction of blood supply to the heart, were unable to exercise, and were considered most likely candidates for fatal heart attacks. After 6 months on the total vegetarian diet, they were all free of angina pain and "able to engage in strenuous activities." 5 years later, the patients were all still alive, still adhering to the meatless diet and still free of angina symptons. (John Robbins, Diet for a New America).
* According to Dean Ornish, MD, all meat, including chicken is implicated as the primary cause of heart disease. Dr. Ornish in his world-renown program for reversing heart disease--not just preventing or stoppint it, but actually undoing the damage--shows that meat is high in cholesterol which clogs the arteries; is high in saturated fat, which raises blood cholesterol levels, is high in oxidants such as iron which oxidizes cholesterol to a form that is more easily deposited in the arteries and is low in antioxidants.
His total vegetarian regimen excludes all flesh, fish or fowl, as well as eggs, milk and cheese, etc. This along with exercise and stress reduiction enables his patients to bypass the $50,000 bypass operation or the $20,000 balloon angioplasty procedure. It works naturally without resorting to drugs or surgery. The patients feel and look so much better so quickly that they consider the sacrifice worth it. (Dean Ornish, Reversing Heart Disease).
(To be continued).
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Cholesterol and Saturated Fat - Meat, dairy products and eggs are the chief source of dietary saturated fat--which is hard to digest, is acid forming and along with fish and chicken is the ONLY source of dietary cholesterol. (Plants do not contain cholesterol). This crystalline, fatty, yellow substance feels and looks like soft wax and is quite adapt in its artery-clogging, heart sabotaging abilities, according to the American Heart Association
* Researchers in England measured the blood-cholestetrol levels of over 3,000 people. They found that meat eaters had the highest cholesterol levels of all the people studied. Vegetarians had lower levels. And vegans, those who eat no meat, dairy products or eggs had the lowest levels of all.
* Jeremy Rifkin, writing in Beyond Beef, laments the fact that North "Americans and Europeans are literally eating themselves to death, gorging on marbled beef and other fatty animal products, taking into their systems massive amounts of saturated fats and cholesterol. These fatty substances are building up in the bloodstream, clogging arteries, lining cell walls, blocking passages, triggering metabolic and hormonal changes, stimulating cell growth, and rupturing organs.... Americans, overweight and plagued by the diseases of affluence, suffer from their own excesses."
* Some cholesterol (HDL) is needed and utilized by the body but according to the National Institutes of Health, the "liver (the bodily organ) can generate cholesterol from almost any item on the menu from soup to nuts." Hence, any extra dietary cholesterol is superfluous and dangerous.
* Saturated fat, found in animal products is converted by the body to cholesterol and tends to increase the level of blood cholesterol even more than cholesterol-rich foods.
* Case history: "I lowered my cholesterol from 244 to 168 by following a vegetarian-style diet. This was after triple bypass surgery when I was told the arteries would again be clogged with plaque in 2 to 10 years. In other words, the operation was only a temporary procedure for me to stay alive...." EarthSave, Winter, 1996,97, Vol 7. No. 4.
* Just about every chronic malady from heart disease to impotence to cancer is linked to dietary saturated fat, which has become the major health conern of all health conerns--and meat is the fattiest of all fats. Hamburger is the most frequently consumed meat and the largest single contributor of fat. All meats, especially processed meats are loaded with fat, which according to many medical scientists is the real dietary demon in heart disease and the biggest troublemaker in the North American diet. The body has no need for saturated fats found in animal foods.
Knowing this, our Creator, Lord and Saviour, who loves us, has issued this injunction in Lev. 3:17: "It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood."
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Homocysteine - The high animal protein diet is the source of yet another risk indicator for heart disease--excessive levels of homocysteine. This substance may be even more important than cholesterol levels and may be involved in a large percentage of heart disease cases.
Homocysteine is formed in the body from methionine, an amino acid found in all protein foods, but is two to three times higher in meat, eggs, milk and cheese than in plant protein. As with cholesterol, some homocysteine is needed and utilized by the system, but dietary overload of methionine in the form of a high-animal protein diet produces and overabundance which must be converted to nontoxic compounds. This is accomplished by the dietary nutrients folic acid, vitamins, B-6 and other b-vitamins. If these nutrients are in short supploy, as is the case in the average North American diet, then homocysteine levels remain high and damage blood vessels leading to heart problems and strokes.
Kilmer S. McCully, MD, writing in The Homocysteine Revolution, points out that human populations that are mainly vegetarian take in less methionine than those eating meat and dairy products. This according to the Harvard trained physician and researcher, helps explain why vegetarians are relatively protected against arteriosclerosis compared with those eating largely of meat and dairy produts. Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains, nuts and seeds--abundant in a correct plant-based diet offer adequate folate and B-6, etc., necessary to recycle homocysteine into harmless breakdown products.
Daily coffee drinking, too, increases the risk of heart disease by boosting homocysteine levels in the blood. The relationship according to a Norwegian study was much stronger than was shown on previous studies linking coffee and blood cholesterol levels. A clear dose response curve showed that the more coffee consumed, the higher the homocysteine levels. Smoking further increases these levels according to the study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 1997.
(To be continued),
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Other Risk Factors - When the heart is bombarded with the devastating effects of an animal protein diet and overeating in general, along with the noxious effects of smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, lack of exercise, diabetes and others, is it any wonder that thousands of North Americans die each day from heart disease?
North America's most relentless killers, many times involve proglems of lifestyle--a matter of bad habits that people have the power to change.
* In some cases, sugar can dramatically boost the liver's production of VLDL cholesterol, an especially dangerous type, according to a report from the Stanford University Guide to A Healthier Heart. And because sugar is packed with "empty" calories it can easily nudge out more nutritious foods in the diet and increase the chances of obesity, a top coronary risk factor. Prevention, Feb. 1986.
* Smoking doubles the risk of heart disease, accordinkg to the Harvard Doctor's Guide to a Healthier Heart.
* Dr. Dean Ornish warns that the caffeine and other harmful substances in coffee and tea can trigger an irregular heartbeat. A study done by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center, shows that heavy coffee drinkers (4 or more cups daily) had higher cholesterol levels. The American Journal of Epidemiology, July 1985.
* The American Heart Association lists lack of exercise as a major independent risk factor for heart disease. "A persuasive body of scientific evidence, which has accumulated over the past several decades, indicates that regular, moderate-intensity activity confers substantial health benefits," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta.
(To be concluded),
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Re: HEART DISEASE
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Additional Preventive Measures - While consuming a heart-smart, low-fat, vegetarian diet may be the single most important measure you can take to prevent heart and blood vessel diseases, other preventive factors are also important.
* The nation's cardiologists are big on broccoli, bananas, beans and bran, etc. Almost 200 studies have shown that people eating lots of fruits and veggies have a markedly reduced risk of almost every disease. A diet low in fat, sugar and salt and high in fiber-rich fresh fruits, veggies, unprocessed whole grains, nuts and seeds, constitutes the best "anti heart-attack diet science can devise. Prevention, Feb. 1986.
* Vitamin E has become the champion against heart disease and is the talk of cardiology circles. It is being used by 8 of 10 doctors. And rightly so--according to a British study, 400 to 800 I.U's of this powerful antioxidant lowers the risk of suffering a heart attack by 75%. Lancet, March 23, 1996.
Studies conducted by Harvard researchers found that the incidence of heart disease was 40% less among these with the highest intake of vitamin E compared to those with the lowest intake. Harvard Health Letter, Sept. 1993.
Other studies concluded that taking vitamin E supplements significantly reduced arterial plaque build-up after bypass surgery. And, sufferers from chest pain (angina) reported less pain when taking this vitamin. Let's Live, July 1996. The richest natural source of vitamin E are vegetable oils, nuts, seeds and whole grains. Wheat germ oil is the single richest source.
* Other important heart nutrients include vitamin C, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), selenium, magnesium and calcium. Herbs that strengthen the heart include: Hawthorn berries, garlic, cayenne, valerian, rosemary, motherwort, buthcher's broom and bilberry. Let's Live, October 1996.
* Exercise offers a cascade of benefits. Dr. Dean Ornish, found that walkikng one-half hour each day in tandem with his low fat vegetarian diet caused the greatest reduiction in mortality for his heart disease patients. Indeed, no matter in which direction you walk, each step takes you further away from the cardiologists's office. A prescription of brisk walkinkg can alter the cholesterol profile for the better. The American Journal of Public Health, Sept. 1990.
* And don't forget these additional preventive factors: adequate sleep, rest, sunshine, stress reduction, fresh air and trust in divine power.
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Four Lifesaving Numbers
Women with heart disease can reverse the condition if they get a few key measurements in check. Aim for these benchmarks:
Blood Pressure - It's a major driver of heart disease risk, and lower is better. Get yours under 115/75mm/Hg.
Cholesterol - HDL is key. Strive for over 40 mg/dL (the higher, the better). LDL is less important, but ideally, you should get it under 100 mg/dL.
Blood Sugar - Get it under 100 mg/dL. If you can't maintain it, you likely have an element of diabetes.
Waist Size - Measured at the level of the belly button, it should be half your height (that's 33 inches if you're 5 feet, 6 inches) or less. --Mehmet C. Oz, MD, Reader's Digest, March 2008.
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Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease By 30%
A new Harvard study found that women who get their protein from sources other than red meat are far less likiely to suffer from heart disease. Those who ate one daily serving of nuts in place of meat reduced their risk by 30%. Women who ate two servings of red meat daily were at the highest risk. --Healthy Style, Sept/Oct 2010
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Man goes into cardiac arrest after eating 'Triple Bypass Burger' from Las Vegas restaurant 'Heart Attack Grill'
by Jonathan Benson, staff writer
(NaturalNews) A 6,000 calorie stack of three beef patties, three slices of processed American cheese, and 12 strips of bacon -- oh, and a couple veggies -- known as the "Triple Bypass Burger" recently lived up to its name at the Las Vegas restaurant "Heart Attack Grill" where it is served. Complete with "Flatline Fries" and a large soft drink, the facetious meal became a living embodiment of diet-induced illness when a customer suffered cardiac arrest while consuming the meal, upon which he was wheeled away on a stretcher and taken to the emergency room.
The UK's Daily Mail reports that, because of the irony of the situation, many of the other customers and onlookers present at the time of the incident believed it to be some kind of publicity stunt. But the restaurant's owner, Jon Basso, a former nutritionist, insists the heart attack was very real, and that as "morbid" as the company's sense of humor is, it would never "pull a stunt like that."
"The gentleman could barely talk. He was sweating, suffering," Basso is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail. "I actually felt horrible for him because the tourists were taking photos of him as if it were some type of stunt."
One onlooker actually captured video footage of the incident as it occurred, which he later uploaded to YouTube. You can view that video footage here:
http://youtu.be/s2JVfAoyG4o
The Heart Attack Grill is obviously designed as a tongue-in-cheek spoof of the diseases and health conditions commonly attributed to eating excessive amounts of junk food. Besides employing a wait staff that dresses as doctors and nurses, Basso has reportedly gone so far as to create an advertising campaign that offered to pay for the meals of all customers who weighed at least 350 pounds, and even hired a more than 600 pound man to be the commercial spokesman for the campaign.
However, during a recent interview on FOX News' Fox and Friends, Basso told viewers that his restaurant is not really about causing people to develop health problems, but rather about being "a place where you can live the way our Founding Fathers intended us to live." In other words, the real reason George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the others sought independence from England was apparently to establish a processed "foodocracy" where individuals were free to eat themselves to death.
Sources for this article include:
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That's so funny... in a sick sort of way.
Kind of reminds me of something like "death sticks" advertized by a cigarette company.
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Re: HEART DISEASE
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Preventing cardiovascular disease could be as simple as serving more cauliflower. In a new study, People who ate the most white-fleshed veggies and fruits, (radishes, bananas, and pears, etc.) cut their risk of stroke in half. --Whole Living, February 2012.
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Just one soda per day can cause heart attacks in men
by J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) You have no doubt heard that sugary, high-fructose soda is a major contributing factor to the nation's ever-growing waistline, but new research indicates that even in moderation, drinking just one soda a day is a major health risk, especially for men.
According to a new study published in the medical journal Circulation, a daily soda increases your heart risk, even if it's not leading to much weight gain.
The ingestion of such high concentrations of sugar "appears to be an independent risk factor for heart disease," says the study's lead author Frank Hu, M.D., a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), in Boston.
"Continually subjecting our bodies to high amounts of glucose, to high blood sugar levels that trigger large secretions of insulin results in stresses that in the long run show up as high risk of heart disease and diabetes," the study's co-author, Dr. Walter Willett, told CBS News.
The study tracked 42,833 men over 22 years, following their diet, weight, smoking and exercise patterns. In the end, researchers discovered that men who drank a single 12-ounce soda per day increased their risk of heart attack by 20 percent.
So much sugar, so little time
The researchers said a typical 12-ounce soda contains a whopping 10 teaspoons of sugar, which is a very large amount over a relatively short period of time. But they also said the study didn't necessarily confirm that sugar itself was to blame.
"It's very likely people who choose to drink sugared soft drinks actually have a variety of health habits that are not heart healthy, and it may well be those health habits that are responsible for the increase in risk," Willett said.
Still, the data was enough to confirm what scientists, dieticians, nutritionists and researchers have known for years.
"We already know that sugary beverages are associated with increased obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic issues," Hu said. "This adds further evidence that sugary beverages are detrimental to our health."
Harmful effects of so much sugar
Sugar in excess is a major contributor to obesity. Researchers noticed that many people were reducing fat intake but either increased their intake of sugar or did not appreciably decrease it, leaving them scratching their heads as to why they were not dropping any weight.
But it is the primary culprit in other disease processes as well.
"Sugary beverages also are believed to promote inflammation, an immune-system response involved in both heart disease and insulin resistance, a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes," CNN reported, citing the Hu-Willett study, adding that sugary drinks increase belly fat, which can also increase a man's heart attack risk.
During the study, blood samples were taken from about 40 percent of men. The findings: "Men who consumed sugary beverages at least once a day had higher triglyceride levels, lower HDL levels, and higher levels of a marker of inflammation known as C-reactive protein (CRP)," said CNN. "They also had higher levels of leptin, a hormone that helps regulate metabolism."
The consumption of so much sugar - from soda and a wealth of other sources - as well as other high-fat, high-calorie processed foods, has led to record-high obesity rates, both among adults and children. The Centers for Disease Control estimated in 2010 that 34 percent of U.S. adults were obese, more than double the percentage 30 years ago. Meanwhile, the share of children who are obese - 17 percent - has tripled.
Some experts have hailed the fact that, only recently, the nation's beltline seems to have stopped growing. But others say that until it begins shrinking, we shouldn't be patting ourselves on the back.
"Until we see rates improving, not just staying the same, we can't have any confidence that our lifestyle has improved," Dr. David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program at Children's Hospital Boston, told The New York Times.
Sources for this article include:
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/health/14obese.html
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Steps to Conquering Heart Disease
Researchers tell us that 80% of all heart disease is preventable. "It's importahnt that everyohne understand as much as possible about heart disease prevention, as 80% of heart disease can be avoided," says Dr. Martha Grogan, medical editor-in-chief of the new book Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!
In this new book, available now online and in bookstores nationwide, Mayo Clinic experts discuss risk factors for heart disease, how to recognize the symptoms, and what lifestyle steps we can take to help reduce our risk. The catchphrase Eat 5, Move 10, sleep 8sums up the approach Mayo experts advocate to minimize heart disease risks. The slogan reminds us to eat 5 servings of fruits and veggies each day, do at least 10 minutes of moderately intense physical exercise daily, and get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.
In addition, Mayo experts say, these are simple steps that can help us minimize our risk of heart disease.
* Eat healthy--Adopt simple dietary changes such as eating at least 5 fruits and veggies each day, switching to whole grains and lean proteins, and eating a healthy breakfast every day.
* Be active--A sedentary lifestyle is as deadly as smoking, experts say. Exercising just 10 minutes a day can deliver significant heart-health benefits. Have trouble sticking with an exercise plan? Finding something you enjoy doing, whether it's playing a sport, running, tai chi or extreme house cleaning, can help maintain a commitment to exercising.
* Sleep well--Sleep deprivation has serious health repercussions, including increasing our risk of heart disease.
* Plan for emergencies--A heart emergency can happen at any time, so it's important to know the warning signs of a problem. Learn to recognize symptoms of a crisis, and act quickly to get medical help.
* Enjoy life--A positive attitude, supportive network of family and friends, and good management of stress not only improve our heart health, they can improve our overall enjoyment of life, as well. -Riverside, Press-Enterprise, March 19, 2012.
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Heart attacks without chest pain more common than thought, especially among women
by PF Louis
(NaturalNews) The CDC reports that approximately 800,000 first time heart attacks occur annually. Ignoring iatrogenic deaths (death by medicine), heart disease is still the number one killer for both men and women.
However, the common perception of chest pain or discomfort as a signal that a heart attack is occurring are less than one normally thinks, especially among younger women under 45.
A study led by Dr. John Canto at the Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida, used medical records in a national database of heart attack patients from 1994 to 2006, covering around 1.1 million people treated at close to 2,000 hospitals.
Dr. Canto and his team reported their study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on February 21, 2012.
What was revealed is that chest pain is not necessarily the only indication of a heart attack. Dr. Canto used the term "atypical symptoms" to describe possible indications of a heart attack other than chest pain.
Atypical symptoms of a heart attack include numbness, unprovoked arm, jaw or back pain, sudden shortness of breath, weakness or fatigue, or unusual feelings of indigestion or nausea.
People who have chest pains normally seek medical attention immediately. Some are released quickly after observation proving their pains were pulmonary (lung related), or muscular and brought on by anxiety, stress or fatigue, but not actual heart attacks.
Those who have an actual heart attack without the popularized symptoms of chest pain or discomfort usually do not seek medical attention early enough, leading to a higher incidence of death among first time heart attack victims, according to the Canto report.
Women at higher risk than men for hidden heart attacks
The incidents of atypical symptom heart attacks were greater among younger women than men. However, as their ages advanced to 55 and beyond, the gender differences decreased markedly. Older men and women have similar mortality rates after age 55.
Dr. Philip Sarel cautions women of pre-menopause age to be aware of any unusual physical symptoms during the middle of their menstrual cycle, when an egg is released.
At that time, their blood estrogen drops, which has the possibility of triggering a heart attack with atypical symptoms or onset of period. Dr. Sarel claims that if atypical or typical symptoms occur at the onset of a woman's period, she should have her heart health checked.
Hot flashes during menopause increase adrenalin flow, which tends to constrict arteries and possibly lead to an actual heart attack. Dr. Sarel also advises older women in their sixties who have typical or atypical symptoms during hot flashes to get checked with an electrocardiogram immediately.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.reuters.com
http://www.npr.org
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.womenheart.org
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After a heart attack - A healthy heart starts with great nutrition
by Derrell Jones
(NaturalNews) Going through a heart attack can be a harrowing experience. With symptoms ranging from heart palpitations, cold sweats, fatigue, and anxiety a heart attack is downright frightening with 40% of sufferers not surviving the episode. Survivors must make long term lifestyle changes immediately or risk another cardiac event. In a culture of fast living and fast food long term changes can be difficult to obtain.
A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when blood flow to certain areas of the heart is interrupted causing a shortage of oxygen in the heart tissue. Stress, sedentary habits, and diets high in unhealthy fats are prominent factors. A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas City shed light on an interesting but unfortunate phenomenon. They found that of the 884 patients that frequently ate fast food before their heart attack, 503 of them continued to do so despite their recent attacks. Is this a matter of mere unhealthy convenience or something more?
It is no secret that fast food is a hodge-podge of chemically laced and genetically modified ingredients. The importance of the chemical aspect of the food is how it interacts with the brain, potentially leading to addictions or cravings. At the top of the list of addictive substances is MSG and any of its derivatives. MSG acts on different areas of the brain including the hypothalamus, which controls appetite and satiety. When damaged or otherwise diminished, the hypothalamus is unable to properly control not only our appetites, but also how much we eat. Also, consuming saturated fat and sugar in high amounts are thought to hijack natural brain processes causing the overproduction of opioids. Opioids are produced naturally by the brain, but overproduction can give way to self intoxication leading to addictions much like you would see in heroin addicts (not nearly as strong but powerful none the less).
For those poor souls who find it difficult to stay away from fast food let's order up a few suggestions. First, it is imperative to increase the consumption of good fats, also known as essential fatty acids (EFA's). Doing so in combination with reducing or eliminating saturated and trans fats will provide proper nutrition, satiety and relief for the hypothalamus allowing time for the gland to restore itself. Besides nourishment and boosting brain health EFA's also bind toxins helping to rid the body of inflammatory substances. Also, one should avoid MSG and any of its variants (i.e. autolyzed yeast extract). MSG is a documented neurotoxin that has the ability to overwhelm areas of the brain that control appetite such as the hypothalamus as mentioned earlier. Finally, decreasing sugar intake will go a long way in fighting cravings for foods that aren't healthy to consume. When blood sugar is kept at a steady level, as opposed to spiking and crashing, most cravings stop or become controllable.
A healthy heart starts with great nutrition. Without doubt anything resembling nutrition will not be found in a bag of fast food. Fast food is not only cheap and plentiful, but it is also engineered to make you want it and generally against your own best interest. Be good to your heart and let not your heart be troubled.
Sources:
Theheartdisease.net
Rense.com/general52/msg.htm
organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/fastfood032103.cfm
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Sugary Drinks May increase Heart Disease Risks for Women
A presentation at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Florida stated that women's risk for developing heart disease and diabetes may increase if they consume 2 or more sugar-sweetened drinks daily.
The sudy performed by Cristina Shay and colleagues at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. They assessed the drinking habits of over 4,000 women and men aged 45 to 84 from various ethnic groups with questionnaires. None of the participants had heart disease at the start of the program. The researchers evaluated each person for weight gain, waist circumference, cholesterol levels, triglycerides and glucose over a 5-year span.
The evaluation found that middle-aged women who drank 2 or more sugary drinks a day were close to 4 times as likely to have high levels of dangerous blood fats called triglycerides and impaired blood sugar levels, known as prediabetes. --American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011; Life Extension, March/April 2012.
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The risk of a heart attack is on your plate
by Jonathan Landsman
(NaturalNews) Do you want to dramatically change the course of your life? I'm talking about avoiding a massive heart attack, ineffective stent procedures or (painful) bypass surgeries. Believe it or not, you CAN unclog arteries, lower blood pressure and improve your circulation by simply eating a better diet.
It's time to update medical wisdom
In 1967, the first coronary bypass surgery was performed and everybody thought it was a "miracle" in medicine. Of course, 10 year later, the (less invasive) angioplasty was created but couldn't prevent a heart attack. By 1987, the use of stents lowered the demand for bypass surgery with NO reduction in the risk of a heart attack.
Modern medicine doesn't get it! You can NOT fix a biochemical problem - like heart disease with a mechanical (surgical) solution. By 1990, Dr. Dean Ornish, a world-renowned internist popularized the fact that anyone can reverse coronary heart disease with simple changes to diet, exercise and stress management habits. Doctors must upgrade their thinking process.
"I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced, vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open." - Dr. Dean Ornish
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Heart disease is a "toothless paper tiger"
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute believes that "coronary heart disease is nothing more than a toothless paper tiger that need never exist and if it does exist it need never ever progress." Simply put, it is a "food born illness". In addition, he reminds us that drugs alone will NOT prevent a heart attack or stop the symptoms of heart disease.
In his book, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease - Dr. Esselstyn reveals the cause and revolutionary treatment (available to all) that can abolish cardiovascular disease forever. In fact, it is his dream that one day we may entirely abolish heart disease - the scourge of an affluent, modern society.
How many people have to die
Coronary artery disease is the leading killer of men and women in Western civilization. In the United States alone, more than 500,000 people die - every single year. And, this number will shock you, about 3 million people experience a "silent" heart attack with minimal symptoms and heart damage of life-threatening proportions. In fact, one out of every two American men and one out of every three American women will have some form of cardiovascular disease.
Do you want to avoid a heart attack? According to Dr. Esselstyn, we must avoid foods that had a mother or a face. It's better to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans plus avoid all oils. Sure, the change in lifestyle will be extreme (in the beginning) but the rewards will last a lifetime.
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Here's a great idea: Restrict calories and take 20 years off the age of your heart
by John Phillip
(NaturalNews) Nutrition scientists have been closely following the health modifying and life extension benefits of calorie restriction (CR) for decades, as reducing caloric intake by 25 to 40 percent each day is shown to dramatically improve quality of life and add years to lifespan in virtually every animal and mammal species. Not only is CR an important element to control overweight and obesity, but the practice is also shown to positively influence the expression of longevity genes known as SIRT, an evolved method of ensuring reproductive abilities among species.
Publishing in the journal Aging Cell, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that people who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those in people who are 20 years younger. As heart disease is the leading cause of death in western cultures, this is a finding of critical importance. Would you be willing to cut calories by 400 to 600 each day to dramatically lower your risk of dying from heart disease or a heart attack?
Calorie restriction practices dramatically improve heart health to extend lifespan
People consuming a high-calorie ad libitum (unrestricted) diet typically follow a very predictive curve where the heart's ability to adapt to physical activity, stress, sleep and other factors that influence the rate at which the heart pumps blood slowly declines, ultimately leading to heart failure and cardiovascular disease. People who have significantly restricted their caloric intake for an average of seven years do not exhibit the same rate of decline and maintain heart function similar to those twenty years younger.
Researchers studied 22 CR participants by connecting them to portable heart monitors and comparing them to a second group that did not follow a CR regimen. With an average age just over 51, the CR group ate nutritionally-optimized healthy diets but consumed 30 percent fewer calories than normal. The study team found heart rates were significantly lower in the CR group, while their heart rate variability was significantly higher. The findings were consistent with a group aged in their early thirties.
Lead study author, Dr. Luigi Fontana noted "We looked at normal levels of heart rate variability among people at different ages, and we found that those who practice CR have hearts that look and function like they are years younger." Dr. Fontana concluded "heart rate variability is better in people who practice CR and that means more than just their cardiovascular systems are flexible... the better ratio suggests improved health in general." To practice calorie restriction, begin by cutting 10 to 15 percent of calories daily, and slowly work to reduce calorie intake by as much as 25 percent to optimize heart health and extend natural lifespan.
Sources for this article include:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00825.x
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606092535.htm
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/wuso-cdk060512.php
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Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in America Starts in Childhood
by Deanna Dean
(NaturalNews) Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women today. It's shocking to learn that this deadly disease threatens our children as well and can even begin in the womb if the mother's diet is insufficient during her pregnancy.
Atherosclerosis is a condition that causes clogging, narrowing, and stiffening of the arteries, due to deposition of fat and plaque on the arterial walls which eventually blocks the flow of blood to the heart and major organs. This leads to a plethora of problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes.
Most of us assume these are adult problems and that high cholesterol and high blood pressure usually happen only to adults, but research is now revealing some sad statistics; one third of American children age two through the teenage years have high cholesterol and far too many babies have high blood pressure.
In the summer of 2002, The American Heart Association (AHA) recommended that health care professionals start measuring children's blood pressure at age three and cholesterol at age five. They also recommend that children with high cholesterol levels should be given cholesterol lowering statin drugs as an early treatment. This is alarming for many reasons; one being the harmful side effects of these drugs.
When measuring cholesterol levels in children The National Cholesterol Education Program's (NCEP) Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol in Children and Adolescents endorses the following guidelines which are also supported by the AHA and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Adult levels are somewhat higher:
Cholesterol Acceptable, mg/dl Borderline, mg/dl High, mg/dl
* Total
Cholesterol Less than 170 170-199 200 or more
* LDL
Cholesterol Less than 110 110-129 130 or more
Obesity is epidemic in our society and obese children in particular face a heightened risk of a variety of health problems including high blood pressure and high cholesterol. 'Prehypertension and obesity are two of the biggest threats to heart health that trace back to childhood,' says Dr. Gerald Berenson, professor of cardiology at the Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health in New Orleans and director for the Bogalusa (Louisiana) Heart Study. He further states that obesity in childhood is the only consistent factor predicting adult vascular stiffness or hardening of the arteries.
Obesity has become a major health concern for American children. In the last two decades, the prevalence of overweight adolescents has nearly tripled and current statistics show 16 percent of children are overweight or obese.
If we care about our children and their future, then let's first teach them how to eat right, exercise and follow good health practices.
In good health,
Deanna Dean
References:
Medindia.com, Early Onset of Atherosclerosis Reported in Obese Children
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life, May 15, Ed Edelson
Goliath Business Knowledge
(http://www.healthscience.org/content/view/289/189) J. Novick 11/13/06
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A woman in her 40s was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency at Las Vegas's Heart Attack Grill, the second in recent months. The restaurant is known for its Quadruple Bypass Burger, which has about 10,000 calories. Customers weighing more than 350 pounds eat for free. --Good Medicine, Summer 2012.
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Consuming pomegranate juice regularly improves heart health
by Brad Chase
(NaturalNews) Pomegranate juice is rich in antioxidants such as polyphenols, tannins, and anthocyanins. The health benefits of pomegranate juice have been compared to that of red wine, purple grape juice, and black tea. The only potential downside of fresh pomegranate juice is that it is very high in natural sugar. One cup of pomegranate juice has nearly 30 grams of sugar.
Pomegranate juice reduces atherosclerosis
In 2005, scientists at the Preventative Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, CA wanted to discover if pomegranate juice would help reduce atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease. In this study, patients with coronary heart disease either drank 240 mL (one cup) pomegranate juice or a similar- tasting placebo every day for three months. EKGs and visual images were administered at the beginning and end of the study for comparisons.
At the end of the three months, ischemia, the restriction of blood flow due to blockage, decreased in the pomegranate juice group. However, in the placebo juice group, ischemia actually increased. No other changes occurred in this carefully controlled study.
Pomegranate juice reduces high blood pressure
In 2009, a team of scientists published a review of all available research on the benefits of pomegranate juice in the medical journal Nutrition Review. Pomegranate juice was documented to not only improve blood flow in the cardiovascular system of heart patients, but helped to reduce high blood pressure and inflammation as well. The juice was able to reduce lesions in the blood vessels of mice with atherosclerosis and the thickness of blood vessels in heart patients who were on prescription medications.
The study noted that Type II diabetics who drank pomegranate juice saw a decrease in their blood lipid (fat cell) levels. These scientists determined that pomegranate juice protects the cardiovascular system so well that it should be promoted as a standard part of a heart-healthy diet.
Pomegranate juice helps prevent future heart disease
Promising studies such as the above prompted the faculty of the zoology department at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara in India to determine if pomegranate juice could protect rats that later developed heart disease. In 2010, these scientists fed pomegranate juice to a group of healthy rats for 30 days, while keeping a control group of rats for comparison. On days 28 and 29, both groups of rats were treated with a solution which induced heart disease. The group of rats which had been fed pomegranate juice was significantly less affected by the solution.
Johns Hopkins University promotes pomegranate juice as an alternative to drugs
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing strongly supports the consumption of pomegranate juice for heart health. In 2011, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice published a study on practices involving patients with high blood pressure and heart disease. The study stated that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the most common disease seen in clinical practice today. If patients do not make lifestyle changes, they will eventually have to be treated with drugs. As an alternative to medication, Johns Hopkins University recommends the consumption of pomegranate juice. It reduces blood pressure and the enzyme activity that leads to heart disease.
Sources:
Pubmed.gov, American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Sep 15;96(6):810-4. "Effects of pomegranate juice consumption on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary heart disease." Sumner MD and Elliott-Eller M, et al.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16169367
Pubmed.gov, Nutrition Review. 2009 Jan;67(1):49-56. "Pomegranate juice: a heart-healthy fruit juice." Basu A and Penugonda K.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19146506
Pubmed.gov, Cardiovascular Toxicology. 2010 Sep;10(3):174-80. "Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) juice supplementation attenuates isoproterenol-induced cardiac necrosis in rats." Jadeja RN and Thounaojam MC, et al.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20509006
Pubmed.gov, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 2011 May;17(2):113-5. "The effects of pomegranate juice consumption on blood pressure and cardiovascular health." Stowe CB.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21457902
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Cut your heart attack risk dramatically by simply eating more berries
by PF Louis
(NaturalNews) A recent study concluded that eating three or more servings of strawberries and/or blueberries per week protects against cardiovascular disease and heart attacks on women.
Only women? This study was for dietary influences that increase heart and cardiovascular health, not breast cancer. That's easily explained. This study was one of many in which registered nurses are the subjects, called the "Nurses' Health Study."
That's a pretty convenient approach since nurses are medically savvy and they work in doctors' offices, clinics and hospitals, thus making them easily surveyed, observed, and tested within a prospective study.
Prospective studies are epidemiological (statistically surveyed) studies carried out from a start point and into the future. Using nurses gives researchers an easily controlled and responsive subject base for gathering data as time progresses.
There have been two Nurses' Health Studies conducted for different purposes with a third on the way. These studies are conducted by researchers within a network of medical institutions in Massachusetts and the UK.
Study details
This study's title is, "High Anthocyanin Intake Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Myocardial Infarction [heart attacks] in Young and Middle-Aged Women." It was accepted by the Journal of American Heart Association November 13th, 2012
The anthocyanins for heart health study was accomplished through the second Nurses' Health Study. It included nurses in the UK as well as the United States, and monitored primarily by the Harvard School of Public Health in the United States and the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom.
This study was carried out over 18 years among 93,600 women aged 25 to 42. The subjects surveyed were instructed to consume strawberries and blueberries high in anthocyanins often solely because women could include them in their weekly diets easily.
The results showed women who ate the most strawberries and blueberries, three times a week or more, had a 32 percent risk reduction for heart attacks than women who them ate less often.
This may not seem like much until you realize that other common risk factors for heart attacks, age, high blood pressure, family heart attack history, body mass, exercise, smoking, caffeine or alcohol intake were not considered in this study.
In other words, your risk factor for heart attacks could be even lower with high berry consumption if your diet is not SAD (Standard American Diet) and you exercise regularly. The American Heart Association has confirmed that berries are good for men's heart health too.
Basic anthocyanin science and food sources
Anthocyanins, a sub-class of flavanoids were the focus of this study. Although strawberries and blueberries are loaded with them, anthocyanins are common to several other fruits and other plant foods, including some grains. Generally, the more colorful the plant, the higher the anthocyanin content.
An anthocyanidin links with a sugar molecule to form an anthocyanin. Other than chlorophyl, anthocyanins are the most important visible plant pigment producing molecules. As a sub category of flavanoids, their antioxidant properties rank higher than most flavanoids.
Anthocyanins help dilate and clear blood vessels. Other compounds are known to unclog arteries, but anthocyanins are able to work on small capillaries throughout the body as well. Bilberry aids vision because its anthocyanins dilate the small cappilaries in the eyes.
The legendary RAF (Royal Air Force) fighter pilots were fed bilberry jam often to improve their night vision during WWII, or so the story goes. Eyesight supplements will often contain bilberry extracts. But anthocyanin oxidative protection fights inflammation throughout the body, including the nervous system.
High anthocyanin fruits, especially apples, grapes, and strawberries, should be organic. They include: Acai berries, apples, bilberries, black berries, blue berries, cherries, cranberries, goji berries, and red/purple grapes. Red cabbage and black beans are also full of anthocyanins.
Sources for this article include
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurses%27_Health_Study
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130114152954.htm
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/127/2/188
http://www.raysahelian.com/anthocyanins.html
http://www.chiro.org/nutrition/FULL/Anthocyanins.shtml
http://www.essortment.com/bioflavonoids-48432.html
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We just purchased 10 pounds of frozen blueberries over the past few days.
We mainly use them in smoothies and as stewed blueberries.
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Vegetarian diet lowers the risk of heart disease by one-third
by John Phillip
(NaturalNews) Common sense dictates that a diet filed with fresh vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds and legumes that eliminate excessive red and processed meats, fried foods and sugary sweets will benefit overall health as it naturally extends lifespan. Many people rely heavily on fast convenience and processed foods that are virtually void of any bioactive nutrients and actually stimulate the storage of body fat and encourage development and progression of most chronic illnesses that shorten our lives.
Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK have published the result of a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that explains how the risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease is 32 percent lower in vegetarians than people who eat meat and fish. Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in all western societies, taking the lives of more than 700,000 men and women each year in the U.S. alone.
Vegetarian diet lowers blood pressure and improves blood lipid biomarkers to reduce heart disease risk
In the largest study of its kind conducted in the UK, scientists compared rates of heart disease between vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Lead study author Dr. Francesca Crowe noted "Most of the difference in risk is probably caused by effects on cholesterol and blood pressure, and shows the important role of diet in the prevention of heart disease." Researchers analyzed the diet of nearly 45,000 British and Scottish volunteers enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. 34 percent of the participants were vegetarian.
Volunteers completed a lifestyle questionnaire detailing diet and exercise as well as other factors affecting health such as smoking and alcohol consumption. Almost 20,000 participants had their blood pressure recorded, and gave blood samples for cholesterol testing. Participants were tracked for nearly 20 years and researchers identified 1,235 cases of heart disease, which resulted in 169 deaths and 1,066 hospital diagnoses.
The study's authors concluded, "The results clearly show that the risk of heart disease in vegetarians is about a third lower than in comparable non-vegetarians." Researchers found that vegetarians had lower blood pressures and cholesterol levels than non-vegetarians, which is thought to be the main reason behind their reduced risk of heart disease. The findings reinforce the idea that diet is critical to prevent heart disease. Nutrition experts recommend five to nine daily servings of fresh, leafy greens and vegetables of all colors to halt chronic illnesses and lower risk from heart disease by one-third.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2013/130130.html
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/97/3/597
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130130121637.htm
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"The major benefits for patients who decide to start a plant-based diet are the possibility of reducing the number of medications they take to treat a variety of chronic conditions, lower body weight, decreased risk of cancer, and a reduction in their risk of death from ischemic heart disease." --A recent report in Kaiser Permanente's peer-reviewed journal, which suggests all of the HMO's doctors recommend a plant-based diet for their collective 9 million patients. (VegNews, Sept/Oct. 2013)
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We just purchased 10 pounds of frozen blueberries over the past few days.
We mainly use them in smoothies and as stewed blueberries. Any left?
"Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be with you."
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Actually, we purchased another 10 pounds of blueberries a few days ago.
We have a blueberry smoothie practically every day.
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Blueberries are great and healthy. Strawberry smoothies are also delicious.
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Wondering how healthy smoothis really are, even though we enjoy them. Is it healthier eating and chewing the berries?
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It would be healthier than not eating them. But there is benefit to actually chewing them. The digestion begins in the mouth so if you swallow it without chewing, you miss out on some. However, if you would not eat them or as many otherwise, it might be better. And you can always have them as a treat.
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I never forget when my father was at a health institute shortly before he died. His physician notied him drinking a glass of some health juice like it was cold water.
- You will not get much benefit from this unless you leave in the mouth for a while.
That is really the point.
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Research: Lack of cardiovascular fitness kills more than diabetes, smoking and obesity combined
by Mike Bundrant
(NaturalNews) The ability of the heart and lungs to provide oxygenated blood to tissues, coupled with the the muscles' proper use oxygen is called cardiovascular fitness.
Aerobic activity increases cardiovascular fitness. It involves using the larger muscle groups during sustained physical movement. Most physical fitness experts recommend doing some aerobic exercise 5-6 days per week for around 30 minutes per session.
And....most people don't do it.
Steven Blair of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out the lack of fitness kills more than diabetes, smoking and heart disease combined.
Meanwhile, in America, the Center for Disease Control claims that 80% of Americans are not getting exercise regularly.
It is killing them.
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global death according to the World Health Organization. Levels of physical inactivity are rising in many countries. This increase has major implications for health, such as:
• Around 3.2 million deaths per year, including 2.6 million in low- and middle-income countries, are due to physical inactivity.
• Over 670 000 premature deaths (people aged under 60 years).
• Physical inactivity is estimated as being a cause of breast and colon cancer, 27% of diabetes and 30% of ischaemic heart disease.
The simple things that can increase your life expectancy
Something as simple as taking the stairs or walking the dog twice a day can increase life expectancy by about half a year. It all depends on which statistics are more appealing.
Could it be that we enjoy feeling down and lethargic more than feeling energized? Could it be that, even though we know that inactivity is going to kill us, we just don't mind dying? After all, who is all that happy anyway?
For many who are diabetic, overweight or obese, exercise as simple as walking for thirty minutes a day helps to manage weight and maintaining healthy blood sugar levels by suppressing appetite and create the kind of calorie deficit that results in weight loss.
Improvement in bone density is inevitable and your heart volume will help decrease your resting heart rate. Lung capacity will be maximized, which is something that many smokers need to recover since smoking clogs the lungs and lowers blood oxygen levels.
Additionally, it improves mood and with better blood flow to muscles, energy naturally increases. In fact, regular exercise may be the most effective and sustainable, long-term treatment for depression on the planet.
One study conducted by Duke University in the late 1990's divided depressed patients into three treatment groups:
1. Exercise only
2. Exercise plus antidepressant
3. Antidepressant drug only
After six weeks, the drug-only group was doing slightly better than the other two groups. However, after 10 months of follow-up, it was the exercise-only group that had the highest remission and stay-well rate.
Understanding and overcoming the real barriers to fitness
Some of reasons people give for not breaking through the physical inactivity barrier are:
• Not enough time to exercise
• Exercise is not enjoyable
• No motivation
• Exercise is inconvenient
• Lack of support
• Lack of skill
• Travel too much
• Lack of facilities such as parks, bicycle trails of walking paths
Of course, all of the above reasons are only a smokescreen. We all know you can get a fine workout by lightly jogging in place while watching TV in your underwear.
The real issue is that 80% of us don't really care how long we live, when it comes right down to it. If you don't exercise regularly, you don't care if you die sooner.
This is self-sabotage at its finest.
This is why many experts reverse the saying when I am thin, then I will be happy. It really should be when I am happy, then I will get thin.
Sources:
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/1/1.full.html
http://www.cbsnews.com
http://www.who.int/chp/media/news/releases/2011_2_physicalactivity/en/
http://fitness.mercola.com
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Eating Legumes Improves Cardiovascular Health
by David Gutierrez, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Just a single serving of legumes a day can significantly improve cholesterol levels and lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from St. Michael's Hospital in Canada and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on April 7.
"Legumes are generally considered healthy, but there [are no guidelines] about their intake from public policy officials," lead author Dr. John Sievenpiper said.
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Legumes, also known as pulses, are a family of plants that includes beans, lentils and peas.
Researchers reviewed the results of 26 prior studies on the connection between legumes and heart health, including a total of 1,037 people. All of the studies were randomized, controlled trials. The researchers found that eating just one three-quarter-cup serving of legumes per day reduced LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels by 5 percent, which could lead to a 5 or 6 percent reduction in cardiovascular disease risk.
LDL levels decreased more in men than in women. Although the researchers could not explain this effect, they noted that, on average, men are known to have higher cholesterol levels and to eat poorer diets than women. They speculated that, because of these factors, men might respond more strongly to an improvement in their diets.
The researchers further noted that some participants did report objectionable effects to legume consumption, such as bloating, gas, constipation or diarrhea. These symptoms tended to reduce and disappear over time, however.
The studies were not designed to explain the beneficial effects of legumes, but the researchers noted that pulses often play the same role in a meal that would otherwise be played by animal protein, animal fat or trans fats. As such, pulses may be displacing less healthy foods as well as providing a benefit on their own.
"We have a lot of room in our diets for increasing our pulse intake to derive the cardiovascular benefits," Dr. Sievenpiper said.
"Pulses already play a role in many traditional cuisines, including Mediterranean and South Asian. As an added bonus, they're inexpensive. Since many pulses are grown in North America, it's also an opportunity to buy and eat locally and support our farmers."
Legumes for your health
Legumes are lauded by nutritionists for their high fiber content, low glycemic index and richness in protein, complex carbohydrates, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and other nutrients.
"It is a well-known fact that high-soluble, fiber-rich foods, like legumes, produce significant effects on LDL numbers and actually add to the cholesterol-lowering effects of statins," said Dr. Chip Lavie of Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in Louisiana.
"People should seriously think about adopting legumes in their diet. The LDL-lowering effect aside, it's a healthy thing to be doing, anyway."
Dr. Walter Willet of the Harvard School of Public Health said the study adds new evidence to the health benefits of legumes.
"[The study] appears to be a useful summary of the literature on metabolic effects of legume consumption and suggests that there are benefits, especially if beans or other legumes replace red meat," Dr. Willett said.
He also noted that legume cultivation produces significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions than livestock production, providing another benefit to replace some of the meat in your diet with legumes.
In addition to promoting general health and lowering LDL cholesterol, legumes have also been shown to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, legume consumption in the U.S. is very low overall. To eat the single three-quarter cup recommended by the study, the average U.S. consumer would need to more than double his or her legume consumption.
Sources for this article include:
http://indianexpress.com
http://abcnews.go.com
http://www.rttnews.com
http://www.tasnimnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://science.naturalnews.com
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Low-carb Vegan Diet Improves Cardiovascular Risk Factors
by David Gutierrez, staff writer
(NaturalNews) A low-carb vegan diet leads to more weight loss and a better cholesterol profile than a high-carb vegetarian diet, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, New York Medical College and Solae LLC, and published in the journal BMJ Open in February 2014.
"A self-selected low-carbohydrate vegan diet, containing increased protein and fat from gluten and soy products, nuts and vegetable oils, had lipid lowering advantages over a high-carbohydrate, low-fat weight loss diet, thus improving heart disease risk factors," the researchers wrote.
Prior studies have shown that certain low-carbohydrate diets may assist in weight loss, while others have shown that protein and fat from vegetable sources may lower the risk of heart disease. The current study sought to examine both of these factors together, in the form of a low-carb vegan diet.
Improved heart health
Thirty-nine overweight adults with high levels of blood lipids (hyperlipidemia) were recruited from the first phase of the study in which all their meals had been provided for them for a full month, consisting of either a low-carb vegan diet or a high-carb lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. Participants were asked to continue the same eating patterns for six months on their own. At the beginning and end of the study, researchers measured each participant's weight, blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids, including cholesterol and LDL ("bad") cholesterol.
A vegan diet is one that does not include any animal-derived foods, including flesh, dairy or eggs. A lacto-ovo vegetarian diet does not include flesh (meat, poultry or seafood) but does include eggs and dairy.
Participants on the low-carb vegan diet were instructed to get 26 percent of their calories from carbohydrates, 31 percent from protein and 43 percent from fat; participants on the high-carb vegetarian diet were instructed to get 58 percent of their calories from carbohydrates, 16 percent from protein and 25 percent from fat. Low-carb vegan participants were encouraged to eat soy and nuts, high-fiber foods such as oats and barley, and low-carbohydrate vegetables such as eggplant and okra. High-carb vegetarian participants were encouraged to eat whole wheat grains, low-fat or skim dairy and liquid egg substitutes.
All study participants lost weight over the course of the trial, but participants on the low-carb vegan diet lost significantly more (15.2 vs. 12.8 pounds). Their LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol and triglyceride levels also significantly decreased relative to the high-carb vegetarian group, indicating lower cardiovascular risk.
There was no significant difference in blood pressure, blood glucose or insulin resistance between the two groups.
"We conclude that a weight loss which reduced carbohydrate in exchange for increased intakes of vegetable sources of protein, such as gluten, soy and nuts, together with vegetable oils offers an opportunity to improve both LDL cholesterol and body weight, both being risk factors for coronary heart diseases," the researchers wrote.
Further research needed
The researchers did indicate some limitations in their research, suggesting that further studies are needed to confirm the results.
The study involved a small number of total participants and had a high dropout rate in both comparison groups. In addition, first author David J. A. Jenkins and other researcher disclosed that they had served on advisory boards or received money from numerous food companies, including the Almond Council of California, the Canola Council of Canada, the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research and Education Foundation, Kellogg's, the Peanut Institute and Quaker Oats. The study was also partially conducted and funded by Solae LLC, a food and feed company that focuses on soy.
Other funding came from Loblaw Companies Limited and the Canada Research Chair Program of the Federal Government of Canada.
Sources for this article include:
http://bmjopen.bmj.com
http://www.dailyrx.com
http://science.naturalnews.com
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Blueberries: Superfood For the Heart
by Sandeep Godiyal
(NaturalNews) Blueberries are well known as being one of the superfoods prized by health experts. While it is important to remember that eating a well balanced diet is the key to good health, there are a number of foods that have been shown to have particularly promising health benefits. It is often that these superfoods have a particularly high level of beneficial components that are optimal in ensuring good health.
Blueberries top the list
While there are a number of tasty and nutritious foods that are on the list of superfoods, blueberries continuously top any list of that nature. Not only are blueberries delicious and convenient to eat, their antioxidant qualities make them the star component in the diet of anyone who is concerned about their optimal health. The antioxidants contained within these berries are known to help cells across the body fight off disease.
An innovative study
While studies in the past have shown a positive relationship between blueberries and a lowered risk of heart disease, it is sometimes difficult to tease out which foods in the diet are the actual ones that are making these positive outcomes. To address this issue, researchers in Maine decided to take a different approach.
Obese rats step up to the plate
Researchers at the University of Maine knew that obese rats show many of the same health concerns that obese people show. This collection of symptoms, often known as metabolic syndrome, includes inflammation, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, high blood pressure and arteries and veins that have a reduced amount of elasticity. This condition increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and affects nearly one third of the adults that live in the United States
Because the eating habits of lab rats are able to be better controlled, they make the ideal vehicle to track changes made by eating blueberries. The obese rats were divided into two groups so the effects of their eating habits could be better monitored. Researchers fed one group what equated to two cups of wild blueberries while the other group received no blueberries. The study lasted for eight weeks.
Significant results after only eight weeks
After only eight weeks, researchers noticed a significant improvement in the ease in which the veins of the rats on the blueberry diet expanded and constricted. This elasticity helped to lower the blood pressure of those rats. The researchers point the antioxidants present in blueberries as the reason for the reduction of inflammation and, eventually, reversing the devastating effects of metabolic syndrome.
It is studies such as this one that underscore the need to eat a diet high in nutrient dense foods. In addition to good health in the present, such a diet can help ensure good health in the future.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/heart/art4198.html
http://health.yahoo.net
http://greatist.com/health/superfood-blueberries
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Processed Red Meat Increases Risk Of Heart Failure
by PF Louis
(NaturalNews) There are some studies that point to red meat, especially processed red meats, as conducive to heart failure and/or cancer. Recently, perhaps the largest study focusing on processed meats strongly indicates a strong association to heart failure with even moderate consumption of meats processed by salting, smoking, curing, or using additives such as nitrates.
These include cold cuts, salamis, sliced smoked hams, bacon, hot dogs, sausages, deli meats, and those always accessible beef jerkies. It could also be said that even sliced turkey or chicken, and pretty much any processed packaged meats offer similar problems. Processed foods in general are causing most of our health problems.
This latest study was conducted by the Division of Nutritional Epidemiology at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and Department of Human Nutrition, Warsaw University of Life Sciences using a large cohort of Swedish men. Women are currently being studied.
The study's format and figures
The study started with 37,035 Swedish men 45 to 79 years old with no history of heart failure, heart disease, or cancer in 1998. They were given thorough questionnaires regarding lifestyles and food intakes, then followed up until the study's end in 2010, a total of 12 years. Naturally some of them died of heart failure before 2010, and their demise was part of the statistical evidence.
In case you're wondering how a study would be completed in 2010 and just recently published, consider the factors involved: over 37,000 men involved throughout Sweden, sifting through the questionnaires, checking all the medical records, and the statistical analysis needed to minimize other factors that would contribute or distract from the results.
You could say the tracking period ended in 2010 and compiling the evidence to obtain clear results ended in 2013. The study itself was published after peer review in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure in April of 2014.
At the end of almost 12 years and adjusting their findings by eliminating other variables, the researchers released the following figures:
• Heart failure was diagnosed in 2,891 men and 266 died from heart failure.
• Men who ate the most processed red meat had more than a two-fold increased risk of death from heart failure compared to men in the lowest category.
• Men who ate 75 grams per day or more of processed meats had a 28 percent higher risk of heart failure compared to men who ate 25 grams per day.
• For each 50 gram increase in daily consumption of processed meat, the risk of heart failure incidence increased by 8 percent and the risk of death from heart failure by 38 percent.
A gram is only .035 of an ounce. So 75 grams is 2.6 ounces while 25 grams is just under one ounce, and 50 grams is just under two ounces.
Many SAD (standard American diet) consumers chomp down a few of ounces of bacon or sausage for breakfast, eat one or maybe two quarter-pound hamburgers for lunch, and may often enjoy an eight- to 12-ounce steak for dinner, alternating throughout the day with deli meats and hot dogs.
That's 18 to 25 ounces a day of processed and unprocessed mostly red meats per day, or 504 grams to 700 grams a day (an ounce is 28 grams).
Quality and quantity are both factors
An earlier study focused on red meats in general and showed higher risks of heart failure among those who ate the most red meat.
But as usual, it failed to differentiate between meats from free range grass fed cattle without antibiotics and hormones and polluted factory farm CAFO (confined animal feeding operations) that are fed GMO soybean and corn mash while receiving injected antibiotics and hormones.
Controversial cardiologist Dr. Stephen Sinatra pointed out the earlier red meat study fallacies mentioned and advises eating only uncontaminated, unprocessed red meats from grass fed animals with servings of 3.5 ounces every other day. He recommends buffalo meat.
This author grew up in a heavy meat-eating family and cultural environment and participated heavily, but eventually evolved into occasional Natural News contributor Hesh Goldstein's philosophy: "If it has a face or a mother, I don't eat it!"
Sources for this article include:
http://newsroom.heart.org
http://circheartfailure.ahajournals.org
http://www.drsinatra.com/is-red-meat-safe?promocode=WEB14
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Easy Way To Halve Heart Disease Risk: Run Just 7 Minutes A Day
by L.J. Devon, Staff Writer
(NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical advertisements have bombarded radio, magazine and television in the last decade like never before. Eyes and ears absorbing the propaganda send the messages to the brain, storing thoughts that could eventually turn into misleading beliefs.
These pharmaceutical ads paint a clear picture, instilling an idea that is easily adopted and believed. These ads can make people believe that their health problems are not connected, making them believe that each issue is a separate symptom needing a specific prescription drug. These ads inundate the mind with the idea that health problems are caused by a deficiency of a pill and can only be solved with the corresponding prescription.
Pharmaceutical propaganda disregards the power of exercise for treating both heart disease and depression
Inundated with pharmaceutical propaganda, people find themselves running more readily to the doctor as they look to a prescription for answers. Two prescriptions common today are unnecessary in virtually all cases, but they are prescribed anyway. These are high blood pressure medications and antidepressant medications.
There are over 144 million blood pressure prescriptions each year now in the U.S. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2005-2008 showed that 11 percent of Americans aged 12 years and over now take antidepressant medications.
There is one natural way to eliminate dependence on both of these pills, along with several others pills, and that is the daily practice of exercise. Running has been clinically proven to alleviate the symptoms of the depressed, because it releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria.
Run 7 minutes a day, throw the pills away, and still cut heart disease risk in half
In a new study from Iowa University, the University of South Carolina and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, researchers examined the benefit that running had on slashing heart disease risk. They looked at the lives of 55,137 adults between ages 18 and 100.
What they found is an encouragement to anyone of any age, suffering from any sort of circulatory problem. Runners had a 30 percent lower risk of death across the board. Even better, daily runners had a 45 percent lower risk of death from heart disease and stroke.
The most remarkable aspect of the study was the average running time needed to obtain the positive results; heart disease risk was nearly cut in half for runners who ran just seven minutes a day!
Exercising doesn't have to be time-consuming each day. Just 420 seconds of running can make all the difference in one's quality of life, allowing them to be free of mind from needing blood pressure medications and antidepressant prescriptions.
Runners live three years longer; consistent running halves heart disease risk
The researchers also proved that regular runners lived three years longer on average than non-runners.
The participants in the study were followed over a period of 15 years. Approximately 3,000 of the participants died during that time. Over a third of the deaths (1,217) were related to heart disease and stroke.
Fewer than 25 percent of the participants were daily runners. This group ran for less than 51 minutes per week, or just seven minutes a day, and ultimately had a 30 percent lower risk of death from all causes.
It didn't matter if participants ran 51 minutes or 3 hours per week. Risk of death was reduced at the same rate, regardless. This is hope for anyone who thinks that there isn't enough time to exercise each day.
Just seven minutes a day did the trick.
The greatest benefit was seen in runners who ran regularly for six years in a row. They effectively reduced their risk of death from heart disease or stroke by 50 percent!
Sources for this article include:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
http://www.foxnews.com
http://www.cdc.gov
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
http://science.naturalnews.com
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How Fruit Can Naturally Reduce Your Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
by J. Anderson
(NaturalNews) An apple a day can help keep cardiovascular disease (CVD) away. In fact, a seven year study out of China indicates that you can cut your risk of CVD by up to 40% by eating a piece of fruit every single day, and the more you eat the more you can reduce your disk of cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease (stroke and ischemic heart disease) is the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. Compared to the United States where ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of CVD death, stroke is the leading CVD cause of death in China.
The Study
The seven year study looked at half a million participants in the China Kadoorie Biobank who had no history of CVD. Over the 7 years of the study, it was found that 18% of the participants ate fruit daily while 6.3% never ate fruit (the average portion a day was 1.5 or 150grams). Compared to the people who never consumed fruit, people who ate fruit daily had significantly lower blood pressure and decreased risk of CVD by 25-40%.
In a separate analysis, the team found that those that ate fruit daily compared to those that never consumed fruit reduced their overall risk of death by 32%. Dr. Huaidong Du from Oxford, UK explained, "Our data clearly shows that eating fresh fruit can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischaemic heart disease and stroke (particularly haemorrhagic stroke). And not only that, the more fruit you eat the more your CVD risk goes down. It does suggest that eating more fruit is beneficial compared to less or no fruit."
Preventing CVD
Along with reducing the amount of hydrogenated fats and sugars you consume and increasing your omega-3 fatty acid consumption, fruit has been previously implicated in helping to prevent CVD. In a 2009 study it was found that eating 2-3 kiwi fruits a day can help significantly reduce your risk of heart disease by lowering LDL cholesterol while raising HDL, also known as "good" cholesterol. The researchers believed this was due to its very high antioxidant concentration.
Likewise, it was found in a study published in the American Heart Association journal, that men who skipped breakfast and instead ate larger meals at night had a higher risk of coronary artery disease. This was hypothesized to be due to some adverse metabolic effects caused by altering the metabolic repair process.
Conclusion
It seems that fruit (along with a healthy diet lacking hydrogenated oils, sugars...etc) can be an easy, healthy, natural way to help decrease your risk of CVD. The team from the China Kadoorie Biobank study said, "Our results show the benefit of eating fruit in the healthy general population and in patients with CVD and hypertension. Fruit consumption is an effective way to cut CVD risk and should not only be regarded as 'might be useful'."
Sources for this article include:
http://www.sciencedaily.com
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com
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Leafy Green Vegetables Improve Heart Function and Reduce Diabetes and Obesity Risk
by Jennifer Lilley
(NaturalNews) Three independent studies have linked leafy green vegetables to reduced health risks associated with obesity, diabetes and heart complications, reinforcing the benefits of consuming a diet rich in such foods.
In particular, the scientists involved in these University of Southampton and Cambridge studies point to nitrate as a key factor that makes these vegetables so effective.
According to Dr. Andrew Murray of the University of Cambridge, "There have been a great many findings demonstrating a role for nitrate in reducing blood pressure and regulating the body's metabolism. These studies represent three further ways in which simple changes in the diet can modify people's risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity as well as potentially alleviating symptoms of existing cardiovascular conditions to achieve an overall healthier life."(1)
Dr. Murray worked on all three of the studies.
Leafy greens helpful in preventing heart attack and stroke
For the first study, which was published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, experts delved into the role that nitrate-rich vegetables play in the amount of red blood cells people have, which provides more of an understanding about oxygen transport in the body as well as blood viscosity. Consumption of leafy green vegetables such as nitrate-containing spinach allows for a reduction in the production of a hormone called erythropoietin, which determines the behavior of the aforementioned bodily occurrences.(2)
It's important to maintain a balance of this hormone, since too much of it can wreak havoc on the body. For example, excessive amounts of blood cells can cause death and altitude sickness, while too-thick blood is most commonly associated with heart problems due to oxygen deprivation in areas that it can't easily pass through such as small blood vessels. Therefore, the researchers maintain that reducing blood thickness also reduces the risk of clot formations that may lead to heart attack and stroke.
The journal states, "Suppression of hepatic erythropoietin expression by nitrate may thus act to decrease blood viscosity while matching oxygen supply to demand, whereas renal oxygen sensing could act as a brake, averting a potentially detrimental fall in hematocrit."(2)
The connection between leafy green consumption and better blood flow
The second study bolstered the finding of nitrate's health benefits, noting that leafy greens are an effective way to help the heart pump with more efficiency.
This study, published in The Journal of Physiology, outlines that nitrate in the diet protects the heart and improves overall blood flow. Some of the key points from this journal state that "nitrate supplementation suppresses cardiac arginase expression and increases tissue L-arginine levels under both hypoxic and normoxic conditions" and that "Nitrate supplementation may thus be of benefit to individuals exposed to hypobaric hypoxia at altitude or in patients with diseases characterised by tissue hypoxia and energetic impairment, such as heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or in the critically ill."(3)
Fight fat cells, reduce diabetes risk by eating more greens
Obesity was the focus of the third study, which was published in Diabetes.
Researchers discovered that nitrate has the potential to help convert "bad" fat cells, which are white, into beige cells which are similar to the "good" brown fat cells that work to reduce obesity and type 2 diabetes risks. "Since resulting beige/brite cells exhibit anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects," the study notes, "nitrate may be an effective means of inducing the browning response in adipose tissue to treat the metabolic syndrome."(4)
Nitrate-rich foods include spinach, parsley and lettuce.(5)
Sources:
(1) http://www.southampton.ac.uk
(2) http://www.fasebj.org
(3) http://jp.physoc.org
(4) http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org
(5) http://www.nhs.uk
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Reduce women's heart disease by staying active just 2-3 times per week
by J. Anderson
(NaturalNews) We all know that being active can help increase our heart health and overall health, but how much is enough? It seems that simply staying active 2-3 times a week can help middle-aged women reduce their risk of stroke, heart disease, and even blood clots when compared to inactive women.
As we age, we tend to become more sedentary, which can lead to decreasing bone density and muscle mass. This is especially true in women who have a greater risk of osteoporosis and decreased muscle strength. But the simple act of just staying active 2-3 times a week can negate some of these adverse outcomes.
The study
The research which was published in the journal Circulation - an American Heart Association publication - looked at 1.1 million women in the United Kingdom. These women had no history of heart disease or cancer with an average age of 56 years old. During the study the women reported their activity levels at the beginning of the study and then three years later. The researchers then on average followed up with the participants 9 years later and looked at their hospital admissions and death records to compare the responses.
What they found was that the women who perform "strenuous" activity (enough to increase heart rate and induce sweating) such as cycling, hiking, and gardening at least 2-3 times a week had a 20 percent reduction in stroke, heart disease, and blood clots compared to the women who didn't. What was surprising was that there were no increased benefits from a higher activity level.
Health benefits of staying active
As we age, there are numerous health benefits that come with staying active. For instance, weekly strength training can help burn calories and can therefore be helpful in controlling your weight. It can also build muscle, improve your strength, improve your quality of life, etc. It can even help fight osteoporosis.
By performing 2-3 full-body strength training workouts a week, women (and men) can help improve their bone density (any of these exercises http://alwaysactiveathletics.com would work). This is because weight-bearing exercise likes strength training, hiking, dancing, and jogging all cause our bones to reinforce themselves - improving our bone density! [As with any exercise program, consult your doctor before beginning.]
Wrap-up
As we age, it is important for all of us to stay active. Even as little as 2 or 3 activity sessions a week are enough to witness remarkable results. When it comes to helping women improve their heart health, Dr. Miranda Armstrong, lead author of the study, said, "Inactive middle-aged women should try to do some activity regularly. However, to prevent heart disease, stroke and blood clots, our results suggest that women don't need to do very frequent activity as this seems to provide little additional benefit above that from moderately frequent activity." The main point: start getting active to improve your health - a little goes a long way!
Sources:
http://www.sciencedaily.com
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
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Vitamin C For Heart Disease - Shown To Greatly Reduce Risk Of World's Number One Cause Of Death
by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) It's the leading cause of death worldwide, but heart disease has an enemy in vitamin C, according to new research out of Denmark. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and Herlev and Gentofte Hospital found that the risk of suffering cardiovascular disease and early death is reduced as blood levels of vitamin C are increased.
Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), their paper draws from the Copenhagen General Population Study, which includes nutrition data on roughly 100,000 Danes. After looking at fruit and vegetable intake and comparing it to both DNA and health outcomes, the team came to some interesting conclusions about the role of vitamin C in preventing heart disease.
"We can see that those with the highest intake of fruit and vegetables have a 15 percent lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and a 20 percent lower risk of early death compared with those who very rarely eat fruit and vegetables," stated Camilla Kobylecki, a medical doctor and Ph.D. student at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital's Department of Clinical Biochemistry.
"At the same time, we can see that the reduced risk is related to high vitamin C concentrations in the blood from the fruit and vegetables."
Vitamin C repairs connective tissue, mitigates oxidative stress, and prevents disease
This discovery highlights some important characteristics of vitamin C, including its ability to build and repair connective tissue throughout the body and inside the vital organs. Vitamin C is also a powerful antioxidant, protecting cells and biological molecules from oxidative damage, which is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses.
Natural vitamin C from food is obviously the best choice, with citrus fruits containing some of the highest levels among common produce. Acerola cherry and camu camu berry are also rich in vitamin C, containing some of the highest levels of vitamin C among all known foods.
"We know that fruit and vegetables are healthy, but now our research is pinpointing more precisely why this is so," added Boerge Nordestgaard, a clinical professor at the University of Copenhagen and consultant at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital.
"Eating a lot of fruit and vegetables is a natural way of increasing vitamin C blood levels, which in the long term may contribute to reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and early death. You can get vitamin C supplements, but it is a good idea to get your vitamin C by eating a healthy diet, which will at the same time help you to develop a healthier lifestyle in the long term, for the general benefit of your health."
Vitamin C acts as a powerful cofactor in many bodily functions, including nutrient synthesis
The Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University (OSU) is a storehouse of scientific information about vitamin C. This nutrient functions as an essential cofactor in an array of enzymatic reactions, reveals data published by the institute, meaning it aids in the synthesis of other nutrients that the body uses to protect against disease.
"Inside our bodies, vitamin C functions as an essential cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions, e.g., in the biosynthesis of collagen, carnitine, and catecholamines, and as a potent antioxidant," explains the institute.
"Prospective cohort studies indicate that higher intakes of vitamin C from either diet or supplements are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease and stroke."
To learn more about vitamin C and its role in human health, be sure to check out the work of the Linus Pauling Institute:
lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-C
Sources:
http://www.eurekalert.org
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu
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Spending More Time Exercising Can Greatly Reduce Your Risk of Heart Failure, Study Shows
by Jennifer Lea Reynolds
(NaturalNews) If you've been exercising for 30 minutes everyday, satisfied that you've met the American Heart Association's physical activity recommendation, then you're in for a surprise. In a nutshell, a recent study found that a mere 30 minutes is not enough to help reduce the risk of heart problems.
The study, which was conducted by several experts, including those from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, found that those who engaged in twice the amount of recommended weekly exercise experienced a 19 percent reduced heart failure risk. Even better, those who exercised four times as much than the recommended time, or 10 hours weekly, were 35 percent less likely to have heart failure. That's a significant change from the two and a half hours (150 minutes) that's recommended in both the U.S. and the U.K., a timeframe found to lead to a 10 percent reduced heart failure risk. While a 10 percent reduced risk certainly counts for something, it's still not sufficient to adequately bolster heart health. According to experts involved in the study, it's simply "not good enough."
30 minutes of walking isn't enough, says researcher
University of Texas Professor and study researcher Jarett Berry, says, "Walking 30 minutes a day as recommended in the physical activity guidelines, may not be good enough — significantly more physical activity may be necessary to reduce the risk of heart failure." In other words, more exercise is better for your heart health.
The study, which was published in the journal Circulation, assessed approximately 370,000 people who had their health monitored for 15 years. It states that the "...findings suggest that doses of physical activity in excess of current guideline recommended minimum levels...might be required to provide more robust reductions in the risk of HF. Future studies comparing different doses PA/exercise-training interventions are needed to determine the optimum dose of PA required for HF prevention."
In the statement above, HF refers to "heart failure," while PA refers to "physical activity."
Findings provide eye-opening look at need to address current exercise guidelines
The American Heart Association notes that physical activity is vital to improve heart health and prevent stroke. However, their current recommendation does not mesh with this most recent study. According to their web site, "To improve overall cardiovascular health, we suggest at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise...Thirty minutes a day, five times a week is an easy goal to remember."
This latest study demonstrates the need to continually assess various health recommendations and consider updating them as deemed appropriate. As new findings are continually brought forth, it's essential to learn how they do or do not fit within existing methods and long-held suggestions and to act accordingly.
"Future physical activity guidelines should take these findings into consideration," says researcher Ambarish Pandey, "and potentially provide stronger recommendations regarding the value of higher amounts of physical activity for the prevention of heart failure." She goes on to explain that although strides have been made in the fight against coronary heart disease over the past three decades, she maintains that heart failure rates "have not declined enough." She says, "The findings from the present study suggest that higher levels of physical activity may help combat this growing burden of heart failure."
More exercise benefits an increasingly health-conscious society
The fact that exercise is a key to improve overall health, not just heart health, is gaining increased attention. Today, more and more people are becoming health conscious, well-aware of everything from the ingredients in their foods to wanting to get the right amount of exercise.
Some doctors are even incorporating exercise as part of their patient recommendations, as is the case of a Washington, D.C. doctor who made headlines by writing his overweight young patients "park prescriptions." Along with area park systems, Dr. Robert Zarr works with patients to provide them with specific walking routes based on their medical records, health needs and daily travel habits. He'll often suggest alternative transportation routes that include walking through a park in lieu of taking public transportation.
Sources used:
DailyMail.co.uk
AHAJournals.org
Heart.org
Blogs.NaturalNews.com
Suzanne
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