According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), added sugar is doing more than just packing on the pounds. Researchers discovered that all the sweetness is associated with several cardiovascular disease risk factors, including lower levels of HDL cholesterol (the “good” cholesterol) and higher levels of triglycerides in the blood.
Good news for those of you who have an hour or so to spare a few days a week. In that short amount of time, you could reduce your risk of early heart-disease-related death by as much as 60%, according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine. Kind of gives new meaning to “killing time.”
We set a record! Nearly 30 comments in one weekend from people hoping to win a sample pack of Spiru-Tein protein powder. Thank you for your enthusiasm and participation in our latest blog giveaway. It was another smashing success. Now I know most of you probably just want to find out if you won, but if I told you now you’d miss out on the suspense.
February is American Heart Month. Last week we talked about the prevalence of heart disease (AKA cardiovascular disease) and the different forms it can take—heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. We learned that heart disease alone will cost the United States $13 billion this year. No wonder health care makes up a large portion of our national budget (debt). But what if we could cut costs...without reducing quality or quantity of care?
1,255,000 Americans are going to have a heart attack this year. About 63% of them will be first-time heart attacks, while the rest will be second, third, fourth.... This year alone, heart disease is going to cost the United States over $315,000,000,000. That’s 315 billion dollars. These numbers, gathered from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are frightening. Sounds like a hopeless situation, but it’s not. The good news, as we celebrate American Heart Month this February, is that we can do something about it.
According to a new study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, omega-3 fish oil supplements may help heart patients live longer by slowing the aging process. To many of you, this is probably old news. We’ve known for a long time now that essential fatty acids support cardiovascular health. But this new study gets closer to uncovering the “why” and the “how.”
In case you missed the headlines this morning on all the national news shows, a new study was released today that basically called out Merck’s Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol-lowering drugs. According to the researchers who conducted the study, these two prescription drugs don’t work...at least not as well as Niacin, a good ol’ natural B vitamin.
CoQ10 has become one of the top-selling dietary supplements in recent years, due most likely to the fantastic claims that make for good advertising. Questionable headlines and unsupported claims aside, Coenzyme Q 10 is an important nutrient for your body. While there is no “ultimate, one-and-only” nutritional supplement for maintaining a healthy body, CoQ10 can make a great addition to any supplementation program for the following three reasons...
I was most definitely the “fat kid” growing up, or at least that’s what I believed. I certainly wasn’t obese, but I was never destined for a modeling career either. So when people talk about the challenges and health concerns of being overweight, I take it personally...especially when the discussion involves youth.
It seems appropriate to end the month of February by discussing the heart. Not that you haven't already heard enough about it. Doesn't it seem like every magazine this month has featured something about cardiovascular health in recognition of national heart health month? What's left to say? Probably nothing. And perhaps that's the point. Now it's time to listen. And learn. And apply. I certainly am aware that heart disease is the #1 killer of women, just as it is of men. But when it comes to lifestyle, I don't always act like I know it. I'm inching up to the age range in which I'd better start making more calculated decisions. This is no time to be half-hearted about cardiovascular health!
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