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Yo-Yo Dieting Harms Heart

Yo-Yo Dieting Could Be Hurting Your Heart. Repeatedly losing and regaining weight — a habit many women get into when they’re young — stays with you for the rest of your life. And if you’re a yo-yo dieter, you may be upping your risk...

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The Importance of Veggies!

The Importance of Veggies!

Study Finds Eating Vegetables Cuts Death Risk Everyone knows that eating fruits and vegetables is healthy, but how much of these healthy foods should you be eating? One study finds that eating at least seven portions a day could cut your...

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You’re having a heart attack. Now What?

If you suffer a heart attack and get emergency care immediately, the chances are very good that you’ll survive. But any delay in getting help increases the risk that you won’t. The longer you wait to make that call, the more muscle dama...

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Should You Get That Flu Shot?

Protect Your Heart Against Flu Each year at this time, there is a huge push from the government for people to get flu shots, and many doctors urge their patients to be vaccinated. “I am not among those doctors,” says Dr. Chauncey Crandall...

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Praying Helps Regulate Hormones

Praying Helps Regulate Hormones

Did you know that praying helps regulate hormones? Could this be some type of divine intervention? Or is it simply a result of positive thinking? No matter what you believe, there is a growing body of scientific research that demonstrates praye...

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Praying Helps Regulate Hormones

Did you know that praying helps regulate hormones? Could this be some type of divine intervention? Or is it simply a result of positive thinking? No matter what you believe, there is a growing body of scientific research that demonstrates praye...

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Genetics and Heart Disease

Is Heart Disease Genetic? Genetics plays a role in heart disease. For example, specific genetic conditions, such as familial hypercholesterolemia, result in very high counts of LDL, the “bad” cholesterol. Two scientists, Michael Brown an...

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Depression and Anger Linked to Heart Disease

New studies show that anger and/or depression may cause heart damage: Anger Linked to Heart Attacks Research has shown that people are nine times more likely to suffer a heart attack right after a bout of anger. A more recent study, whi...

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Learn How To Prevent and Control Diabetes

Prevent or Control Diabetes Most people think of diabetes as a hormone condition caused by the body’s inability to make insulin, the hormone that converts glucose, or blood sugar, into energy. But diabetes is really a cardiovascular di...

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Happy Thoughts Are Good For The Heart

A recent study showing people with positive outlooks have better cardiovascular health does not surprise renowned cardiologist Dr. Chauncey Crandall, who has found this to be true in his nearly three decades of practicing medicine. “Pe...

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