Heart Disease

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Are There Heart Benefits From Fish Oil Supplements?

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

In the past I’ve written quite a bit about the health benefits of fish oil supplements. Today I want to look more specifically at the heart health benefits of fish oil supplementation, or fish oil capsules.

Is Resveratrol The Fountain Of Youth? Or A French Paradox?

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

What is the French Paradox? Dr. Serge Renaud first used the phrase the French Paradox to describe how the French people were able to have such long living lives without heart disease despite eating rich, fatty foods.

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Heart diseases are pretty common. Millions of people in the world today live with one kind of heart disease or another, and many are even able to thrive. Heart disease shouldnt be taken lightly, though. Its still one of the most common causes of death in the world today. In fact, in the United States alone, someone dies of a heart disease every thirty seconds.

H1N1 and Swine Flu: Is it a Pandemic?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

H1N1 or swine influenza spreads via sneezing and coughing, which then infects others. The majority of people have had the normal flu in their lifetime, and the symptoms of that and H1N1 are similar such as a fever over 100 degrees farenheit, chills, fatigue, stuffy nose, aching body, sore throat. There are some differences with H1N1 though.

Watch Your Weight to Save Your Heart

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Today, a lot of significance is given to how much a person weighs. We go on a diet to improve our appearance according to what people think we should look like. Improved health and energy are other reasons we want to lose weight.