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An umbrella term referring to a number of specific diseases and conditions, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death, killing one person every 34 seconds in the US alone. The following content relating to Heart Disease have been reviewed by the editorial staff at SelfGrowth.com for quality and caliber.

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Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally! 10 More Ways. - by Randy Beardslee
Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Randy Beardslee
Ok, how about we look at 10 more ways we can lower our cholesterol naturally? Slow down on the egg yokes Studies have shown that you should no more than four egg yokes a week. Each egg yoke that you eat contains over 200 milligrams of cholesterol! Even if you don’t think that you have to ...
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Lower High Blood Pressure Quickly and Prevent Your Chances of a Heart Attack! - by Cristina Chase
Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Cristina Chase
In order to lower high blood pressure quickly, it is necessary to become familiar with high blood pressure readings. A reading of 139/99 you are pre-hypertensive and not hypertensive and if you follow the following tips you can quickly lower high blood pressure quickly and prevent the chances of ...
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What Causes High Blood Pressure? - by Cristina Chase
Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Cristina Chase
We all know that elevated or high blood pressure is bad for your health, it can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and early death. You may not fully understand the scientific reasons that causes high blood pressure and in fact in 90 to 95% of hypertension cases, the cause is unknown, ...
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Raw Food Diet - How It Reduces the Risks of Stroke Caused by the Typical American Diet in Conventional and TCM Perspectives - by Kyle J. Norton
Submitted on Oct 30, 2009 from Kyle Norton
Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result of the stroke or it's complications. According the National Institutes of Health, more than two million Americans suffer long-term disabilities from stroke, ...
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Don’t panic just yet – You can have complete control over your Cholesterol - by Randy Beardslee
Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Randy Beardslee
Did you know that the study of cholesterol is actually a relatively recent idea? Cholesterol is a natural function of the human body and a 1951 government study illustrates just how it affects us today. That study was conducted in Korea by pathologists sent from the Pentagon and revealed ...
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Heart Attack Causing Diets That Will KILL You Before You Turn 40 - by Randy Beardslee
Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Randy Beardslee
HEART ATTACK CAUSING DIETS THAT WILL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU TURN 40 Reading conflicting messages out there these days you may be thinking that cholesterol is terrible for your body, but in fact a certain amount of fat is required for any living organism to exist. Do not forget while cholesterol ...
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Cause Of Heart Palpitations May Not Be What You Think - by Mark Rosenberg
Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Stacy Wishner
I occasionally see patients complaining of a fluttering heart, a sense of fullness in the chest, a pounding heart or skipped heartbeats. These sensations, also called heart palpitations, occur when the electrical system in the heart malfunctions. This malfunction disrupts the natural rhythm of the ...
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Fish Oil: Hope for Cardiovascular Disease - by Emile Jarreau
Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Emile Jarreau
There are a lot of people who suffer from cardiovascular disease in this country. It’s not a new thing, and many people have gone on cholesterol-lowering drugs or decided to take aspirin on a long-term basis in an attempt to stave off heart troubles and strokes. Unfortunately, these are not ...
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What Causes High Blood Pressure - by Tim Mielke
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from i-Supplements com
In 2008, according to The World Health Organization (WHO), heart disease was the leading cause of death in the entire world (number one in the U.S. as well), accounting for 30% of total deaths worldwide! That means roughly one out of every three people in the world died of some sort of heart ...
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Foods that lower cholesterol include fruits, vegetables and nuts - by Cathy Hickman
Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Cathy Hickman
If you’re looking for a natural remedy to lower your cholesterol, there are many options. Of course, individuals who want to reduce their cholesterol need to exercise and maintain a healthy, low-fat diet. But there are specific foods that have been shown to lower cholesterol. Blueberries In ...
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How Exercise and Natural Remedies helpful in Cholesterol Problem - by Dr. Mital John
Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Mital John
Cholesterol is something that we all have. This fatty substance found in every cell in your body and plays an important role in a variety of vital functions, including maintaining cell membranes, hormone synthesis, and production of vitamin D. However, the body naturally produces adequate ...
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Remedies to prevent coronary heart disease and stroke - by Dr. Mital John
Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Mital John
Coronary heart disease and heart attack and stroke can be avoided to a large extent by lifestyle measures. The direct causes of coronary heart disease and stroke are factors like these: - Restriction of blood vessels in the heart and the rest of the body by arteriosclerosis. - High blood ...
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Remedies for High Blood Pressure - Take Control of Your Life - by Alvin Hopkinson
Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Alvin Hopkinson
There are several different remedies for high blood pressure, tips and tricks to reduce your blood pressure, natural remedies and even medications that can lower elevated blood pressure. Here are some steps you can take to take your life back. One of the most popular remedies for high blood ...
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Do Cholesterol Lowering Medications Work Simply Because They Raise Vitamin D Levels? - by Kerri Knox, RN
Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Kerri Knox
Here's an interesting little fact. Studies show that statins, the class of drugs widely prescribed to lower cholesterol levels, have the effect of INCREASING vitamin d levels. Now, there is plenty of evidence that Vitamin D decreases risk of heart problems and that the vast majority of people- ...
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Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs Being Recommended for Children as Young as 8 years old - by Kerri Knox, RN
Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Kerri Knox
Indication Creep is the phenomenon whereby a drug is tested and approved for one specific use and doctors prescribe it for another use. This is a perfectly legal and legitimate practice. Once a drug is approved for use, a doctor is allowed to prescribe it for any usage that they choose ...
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How to Prevent Heart Problems and Stroke - by Dr. Mital John
Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Mital John
Coronary heart disease and heart attack and stroke can be avoided to a large extent by lifestyle measures. The direct causes of coronary heart disease and stroke are factors like these: - Restriction of blood vessels in the heart and the rest of the body by arteriosclerosis. - High blood ...
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An Easy Way to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease: Eat Less Red Meat - by James Egidio, Founder KoolDocs.com
Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from James Egidio
It’s a scary fact. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States*, with more than 631,000 people dying each year from the plaguing, but preventable, disease. Of the several things one can do to prevent heart disease, or lessen the chances of it occurring, ...
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Causes of Hypertension - by Lawrence Wiley
Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Lawrence Wiley
Despite the fact that the causes of essential (primary) hypertension are unknown to most of our medical friends, researchers have provided some guidance. When doctors say they don't know what causes primary hypertension, they mean they know of no germs or pathological conditions that lead to ...
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Michael Jackson RIP: Does Anyone Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest? - by Ben Sherwood
Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Every twenty seconds, a heart attack strikes someone in America, killing five hundred thousand a year. That's fifty-seven deaths every hour, almost one per minute. In the United States and many nations, it's the leading cause of death among adults over age forty. The most lethal kind of ...
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Heartburn Relief - Get The Facts - by Bryan Mason
Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Bryan Mason
Pyrosis, also known as Heartburn, is an very uncomfortable condition affecting a person's esophagus and is caused by gastric acid. You may also feel pain in the chest, jaw, throat or neck, and if not treated properly can cause chronic cough or asthma. Due to this, it is vital to consider one's ...
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Reversing Heart Disease Through Diet - by Noela Chie
Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Noela Chie
Most people with coronary heart disease have a checkered history with food. They've eaten a few too many pizzas and french fries, perhaps, and not quite enough fruits and vegetables. Maybe you can relate. But if your heart's in trouble, this is no time to regret your past indulgences. Instead, it's ...
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Health - by Noela Chie
Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Noela Chie
Taking care of ones Heart and overall health is important to living a long and prosperous life. It is true, Heart Disease can run in families, but there are things the average person can do to try and avoid and Heart complications. -First, many people don't realize how important exercise ...
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One Size Never Fits All--Especially in Medicine - by Bette Dowdell
Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Bette Dowdell
I’m one of five siblings, and we’ve all had heart surgery. Like most people with heart problems, none of us ever had any of the so-called risk factors. No high cholesterol. No high triglycerides. No high blood pressure. Nothing. My ‘turn’ arrived on Christmas Eve, 2005. Of course, nobody ...
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Creating A Heart Healthy Diet - by M. McAlpine
Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Matthew McAlpine
Heart disease runs in my family. In fact, based on the medical research, it runs in a lot of families. Some of the things I have learned over the years are that you can be in control and take preventative measures against heart disease. Many of the contributing factors of heart disease can be ...
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Learn About Safe Fish to Eat - by Julie Riggs
Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from i-Supplements com
Is today’s fish safe to eat? The question shouldn’t be if you should eat fish, the question should be how much? Seafood is a key source of heart-healthy, lean protein, of which everyone should consume two servings a week. Not only is most seafood low in fat, it is high in protein. The ...
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Sleep Apnea: The Not-Necessarily Silent Killer - by Robert W. Clark MD
Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Robert Clark
Sleep apnea and related breathing problems during sleep are by far the most common and dangerous sleep disorders assessed at nearly all sleep centers. Everything that physicians used to think about sleep apnea was incorrect. We once thought that sleep-related breathing disorders were rare, ...
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Ayurvedic treatments and Divya Hridayamrita Vati for Heart Disease - by mark richard
Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Mark Richard
Ayurvedic treatments and Divya Hridayamrita Vati for Heart Disease Now Ayurveda which is considered as a science based upon ancient Indian philosophy, states that factors like emotional stress, high blood pressure or mental tiredness directly affects the health of your heart. According to ...
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Should We Drink Coffee? - by Ng Peng Hock
Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Peng Hock Ng
Is coffee really bad for our heart? This is a question that coffee lovers keep asking their doctors hoping to get an answer that can allow them to drink as much coffee as possible. This is also an issue that is continuously debated over the years. Unfortunately, there is still no conclusive ...
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Learn about dietary fats - by Tim Mielke
Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from i-Supplements com
Fat has earned a bad reputation. When people hear the word “fat”, you can see them cringe at the thought of cellulite, love handles and beer guts, almost as if you are pointing to them as an example. While body fat may be a disgusting thought to many, dietary fats are an essential part of ...
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Vitamin Supplements and Longevity - by Kathleen Barnes
Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Kathleen Barnes
Two really important studies crossed my desk recently, both showing profound advantages of vitamin supplementation in reducing markers of heart disease and in prolonging life in those at risk of heart disease. I’ve long been an advocate of supplements since we know that it is nearly impossible ...
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This Is Your Blood Pressure On Drugs - by David O'Hara
Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from David O'Hara
Drugs for higher blood pressure? That's surely a strange-sounding choice of words... When we think of blood pressure and drugs together most of us will think of medications used to treat and reduce high blood pressure. But what about drugs – including both prescription and over-the-counter ...
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Good and Bad Cholesterol - by Betty Hart
Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Betty Hart
Studies have shown that excess cholesterol in the blood stream can cause major damage to your cardiovascular system, resulting in various forms of heart disease and even death. All of your cells need cholesterol, yet they have only a limited ability to produce it. In order to get cholesterol where ...
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3 Heart Healthy Minerals to Lower Blood Pressure - by Lisa Nelson RD
Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Lisa Nelson
1. Reduce your SODIUM intake. Too much sodium in your diet can contribute to hypertension and make your blood pressure treatment less effective. Simply reducing your sodium intake to 2.3 grams (6 g table salt) daily can decrease your blood pressure. The average American consumes 6-18 grams of ...
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3 Tips to Be Heart Healthy - by Lisa Nelson RD
Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Lisa Nelson
Heart healthy tips can be quite simple! 1. Use olive oil to prepare your meals. Olive oil contains monounsaturated fat, which helps reduce LDL cholesterol. To receive the highest level of antioxidant benefits, select "extra-virgin" and "virgin" oils, the least processed forms. When you see ...
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The Two-Sided Story of Fish Oil - by Ng Peng Hock
Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Peng Hock Ng
Fish is a high-protein low-fat food with a range of health benefits. White-fleshed fish, especially oilier fish is believed to contain substantial quantities of omega-3s or the so called “good” fats. Furthermore, fish does not contain the “bad” fats commonly found in red meat. As such, ...
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Lower Cholesterol With the Foods You Eat - by Kathy Faith
Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Kathy Crawford
So you want to eat your way to lower cholesterol. Well the good news is that you can do just that. If you eat the right foods you can actually lower your cholesterol. So let's get eating! But before we begin eating I need to tell you up front that you also need to do some exercising too. ...
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Belly Fat Causes Diabetes, Heart Attacks - by Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Abdominal obesity comes from high blood insulin levels. To prevent blood sugar levels from rising too high after you eat, your pancreas releases insulin, which converts blood sugar to a type of fat called triglyceride. Insulin drives triglycerides into the fat cells in your belly. So having high ...
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Cardiac Catheterizations - Done Without Reason - by Allan Sosin, MD
Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Allan Sosin
Coronary angiograms are injections of dye into the arteries of the heart to visualize blockages. Access to these arteries is obtained through the femoral artery, located in the groin. Well over a million of these procedures are performed every year in the United States. The purpose of the ...
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Testosterone Deficiency and Heart Diseases - by Kyle J. Norton
Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Kyle Norton
I. Introduction Testosterone and Testosterone deficiency Testosterone is a male hormone. Besides promoting libido it has other important functions such as maintaining muscle mass, forming bone, and regulating heart muscle and cholesterol. It also helps to improve the oxygen levels throughout the ...
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Sleepless Nights: Morning Heart Attacks - by Janice Taylor
Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Heart attacks and strokes are more likely to happen during early morning hours. What's your risk for early morning heart attack? For a period of twenty years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) studied the connection between a poor night's sleep and heart attacks and strokes. During those ...
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Lycopene Linked to Healthier Blood Vessels - by Evan Watson
Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Sarah McGowan-Freije
A study published in the August 2009 issue of the journal Atherosclerosis found that higher blood levels of lycopene are linked to decreased stiffness of the arteries and reduced inflammation. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant which helps neutralize harmful free radicals. It is a red pigment ...
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Fish Oil for a Healthy Heart - by Emile Jarreau
Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Emile Jarreau
It seems that the healthy benefits of fish oil and omega-3 fatty acids are still being discovered. Aside from all of the health giving benefits of has been credited with in recent years, it seems that one of the most profound is its ability to help protect our hearts. Protecting our hearts is ...
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Foods that Lower Blood Pressure - by Lawrence Wiley
Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Lawrence Wiley
You may have heard that high blood pressure is the silent killer. As eighty percent of us either have or will develop high blood pressure, this silent killer is stalking a lot of us. You might think that you will simply handle it when it arises. Unfortunately, that is too late. The silent killer ...
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How Can I Lower My Cholesterol? - by Valerie Balandra, NP
Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Health remedies
If you are reading this article, then you already know that high cholesterol can lead to serious health issues - you may have already been told that you need to lower your cholesterol or risk developing a life-threatening illness. In order to understand how to lower the level of cholesterol in your ...
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The High Cholesterol Myth: Heart Disease or Liver Dysfunction? - by Dr. Donna F. Smith
Submitted on Aug 15, 2009 from Donna F. Smith, Ph.D., N.D., C.C.N.
Because of the ongoing concern over high cholesterol and heart disease, people are consuming low-cholesterol foods, in addition to, taking cholesterol-suppressive drugs that damage the liver, without realizing that this can automatically cause the body to produce more cholesterol, and there are ...
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How to Know if Statin Drugs Are Right for You - by Michelle Burns, BSN, BSAltMed
Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Michelle Burns
Statin drugs are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in this country and include: Lipitor (atorvastatin), Zocor (simvastatin), Mevacor (lovastatin), Pravachol (pravastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin) and Lescol (fluvastatin). According to medical studies, pharmaceutical studies, ...
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Review Claims Daily Recommendations for Omega-3’s too Low - by Evan Watson
Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Sarah McGowan-Freije
Over the past 65 years, a significant amount of evidence has accumulated backing the cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (essential fatty acids found naturally in fish like salmon, tuna, and halibut). Research into the benefits of omega-3’s began when scientists noticed that Eskimos ...
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Stroke-- Causes, Symptoms The Risk Factors,Types, Prevention and Treatment - by Kyle J. Norton
Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Kyle Norton
Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result of the stroke or it's complications. Stroke is caused by uncontrolled diet that is high in saturated and trans fats resulting in cholesterol build up in the ...
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Pump It Up: Strength Training Tips for Bones, Balance, Weight Control - by Jim Riggs
Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from i-Supplements com
Pump It Up Not so long ago, lifting weights conjured up images of Arnold Schwarzeneger in his bodybuilding hayday; it certainly wasn’t an activity encouraged for someone at risk for a heart attack. Now, however, health experts recommend strength training for everyone to improve overall health ...
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How to Prevent and Heal Heart Disease & Other Diseases (and Boost Your Mood!) - by Donna Gates
Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors
Even the best of us can sometimes feel too overwhelmed, too tired, or too tempted to do the things that put our health first.: Eat smart. Don’t drink. Avoid sugar. Exercise. Laugh. Wait a minute. Laugh? Hey, since when is laughter work? It’s not, but we forget that it’s essential to ...
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