I Really, Really Wish I Had Talked About My Heart Attack
A few years ago I got tired of being old and out of shape. Creaky knees ruled out jogging so I decided to start riding a bicycle to improve my fitness.
Hated the bike. The first time I rode I was exhausted just from doing a five-mile loop around my neighborhood.
It was hard to stick with it.Read more…
Study: Women having heart attacks are not getting treatment quickly enough
In the United States, more than 15,000 women under the age of 55 die every year of heart disease, and researchers are trying to understand why they are not receiving life-saving treatment fast enough.
In a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, researchersRead more…
Get rid of toxic thoughts – recover faster from a chronic illness
Toxic Thoughts
“Every thought we think is creating our future. ”― Louise Hay
Your brain and body are a sophisticated communications network. Your subconscious mind manages all of the ‘built-in’ processes that help your bodies function. This automatic communication happens without youRead more…
How War & High Stress Occupations Reverses the “Benjamin Button Effect”!
War Might Be Making Young Bodies Old!
A study last month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that veterans ages 25-64 had more than twice the rate of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer than non-veterans.
Milberg says the people researchers are seeing inRead more…
Heart Attack: We Are Not Victims of Our Genes!
Heart attacks may not be strongly associated with genes or family history, but bad lifestyle habits may be responsible for heart attacks.
Previous studies have revealed that genes are linked with heart attacks. However, a new study conducted by the researchers from the IntermountainRead more…
Heredity is not destiny when it comes to cardiovascular disease
Women with heart risk | Harvard Gazette
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, deadlier than all forms of cancer combined. To make matters worse, in women the symptoms of cardiovascular disease may present differently than in men, and both treatments andRead more…
Perception Is Reality
Cognitive Restructuring provides a way to control your thinking, so stressful events and circumstances don’t automatically trigger a stressful response.
A famous psychologist, Dr. Albert Ellis described a simple way for you to understand and remember how youRead more…
Causes of Heart Disease: What Is Angina?
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What is Angina?
Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. Like all other tissues in the body, the heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to function.
Any coronary artery disorder or disease can have serious implications by reducing the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heartRead more…
Rice Intake and Cardiovascular Disease | Berkeley Wellness
Rice consumption is not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, concludes a Harvard study of more than 200,000 health professionals whose diets and health were tracked for two decades. There have been concerns about rice because it often contains arsenic and because it has a relatively high glycemic index (a measure of the effect […]