Dee wrote:
There are many diseases of the heart including coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, inflammatory heart disease, and also valvular heart disease.
Coronary heart disease is caused by the accumulation of plaque in the walls of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Chest pain […]
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Dee wrote:
Individuals who have controllable risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, having an inactive lifestyle, obesity and smoking can make changes that will decrease their risk for heart disease.
The first step in controlling your risk factors for heart disease is to recognize what your risk factors are? Are […]
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Jon wrote:
To prevent or avoid heart disease you need to avoid tobacco products, become more active and choose to eat good nutrition. These three things will help you to avoid heart disease. Most people have a difficult time committing to doing these three things because it involves making lifestyle changes.
Smoking is a difficult habit […]
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Jon wrote:
Fiber is a necessary part of your diet but in this day and age of carbonated sodas, Twinkies and other processed foods, you may not be getting enough. Plant derived fiber is best for your health but do you even know why fiber is so important? First of all, fiber is the nutritional […]
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Jackie wrote:
There are two types of risk factors for heart disease, those that are controllable and those that you cannot control. The main risk factors for heart disease are being male, becoming older, a family history of heart disease, being a woman who is post-menopausal, and being African American, American Indian, or being Mexican […]
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