A well-balanced diet is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Fruits and vegetables can support a healthy cardiovascular system and help lower cholesterol. Studies have shown that a well-rounded diet that includes fruits and vegetables can help with weight loss, systemic inflammation and high cholesterol. Learn more about the role of nutrition on genetics, […]
Dates are a delicious fruit that possesses oil, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, phosphorous, copper, and sulfur. All these elements are of great importance for good overall health. Some health experts have revealed that the daily consumption of one date is needed for a balanced and healthy diet. What’s more, as a result of the […]
Eliminate salt. Cut the fat. Stop eating cholesterol. By the time people start hitting their late 30s and early 40s, chances are their doctors have told them that it’s time to do one (or all) of the above. But while the family internist or primary care doc certainly means well, the dump-this, cut-that approach to […]
When thinking about healthy foods most of us tend to think of avocado, or various nuts and seeds. One of the healthiest foods, that is technically a fruit, is often the last thing on everyone’s mind and it’s cucumber. Cucumbers can be an essential part of a healthy diet aimed to improve various conditions, ranging […]
Eat up to help your heart. Chalk up one more health benefit to olive oil: Eating a Mediterranean diet can help boost the function of your “good” cholesterol, research from the American Heart Association suggests. In the study, people at high risk of heart disease followed one of three diets for one year: a Mediterranean diet […]
Discovering that you have hypertension can be a devastating thing accept. While learned all the diet and lifestyle changes you will need to make, it can be tempting to want to solve the problem by taking drugs. From how it can takes years to discover, the lifestyle changes that can reverse the damage, comparing drugs […]
Coronary heart disease (CHD), currently the leading cause of death in the United States for adult men, is a condition caused by the buildup of waxy plaque in the arteries that flow to and from the heart. Coronary heart disease also goes by some other common names, including coronary artery disease, heart disease and arteriosclerotic […]
The heart is an amazing structure, tough yet fragile. A muscle, its network of arteries and veins transport blood through your body, nourishing organs and tissues. When the heart is working as it should, you barely notice it. But when your heart starts acting strangely, you have cause to worry. Thankfully, you live in a […]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new type of blood test may help physicians identify which patients with and without evidence of coronary blockages are at risk for heart attacks and strokes. Even individuals with normal levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), known as the so-called “bad” cholesterol, but still at risk, seem to be identified, according to Mayo Clinic research […]
Due to large scale mono-culture agriculture’s disregard for proper farming methods, most of us are mineral deficient. And minerals are even more important than vitamins. Only enzymes are more important than minerals. Major or macro minerals include calcium, magnesium, sodium and others. Iron, iodine, silica, and others are considered trace or micro minerals because less quantities of each […]