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A mediterranean approach to health
One of the most fascinating things to happen in the field of medicine over the past few decades is that scientists are now validating what herbalist and traditional healers have known for cen...read more
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis, also known as arteriosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries", is a disease process that causes narrowing of the arteries and thickening of the artery walls. It occurs to some exten...read more
Cardiovascular disease and diabetes
In Illinois, heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with diabetes. Adults with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have heart disease or a stroke than people without...read more
Cardiovascular diseases: something to avoid
Cardiovascular diseases are usually caused by the silting up of the arteries. Bad cholesterol also known as LDL-cholesterol attaches itself to the inside of the blood vessel ...read more
Cholesterol and strokes
Cholesterol plays an important part in the body, but too much is not good for us. Having a high cholesterol level increases the chance of having a stroke. All men over 35 and women over 45 should have their ...read more
Cholesterol drug dilemma
A current topic of hot debate in the medical field is the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering drugs in prolonging life. Britain has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world; every year over 300 000...read more
Cholesterol in the blood
When the levels of cholesterol in the blood are too high (6.5 mmol l-1 or higher), the condition is called hypercholesterolaemia. Doctors use cholesterol-lowering drugs to tr...read more
Cholesterol lowering tips
Stock up on vitamin E. Scientists have discovered that we have both good (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL) and bad (low density lipoprotein, or LDL) cholesterol running thro...read more
Cholesterol: some information
What is it ? One time or other you have probably come across the concept of cholesterol. It could be described as a greasy substance which is non-dissolvable and is used by our body as a kind of building mat...read more
CVD and diabetes linked
What is the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD)? We know that CVD is a major complication and a leading cause of premature death among people with diabetes. Here are some ...read more
CVD: how and what
The term cardiovascular disease refers to diseases of the heart and blood vessels and includes angina, heart attack, diseases of the heart valves or heart muscle, heart failure, stroke and pain from poor bloo...read more
Dairy foods and heart disease
A challenge to the dairy industry It is widely accepted that saturated fats raise cholesterol and increase risk of heart disease. Official dietary guidelines across the worl...read more
Decrease your risk at cholesterol.
Cholesterol is a fat, non-dissolvable substance in our body. It can be found in products we eat but the majority is produced by our own body. However, an excess of cholesterol is bad for our health. Therefore...read more
Diabetes
Diabetes affects hundreds of people’s lives every day. Someone who has diabetes will need help to regulate his/her blood glucose level the rest of his/her life. Diabetes is a chronic metabolism disorder...read more
Diabetes: causes and prevention
Diabetes is a serious, life-long disease. It cannot be cured, but careful control of blood sugar can prevent or delay the complications of this disease. A great deal of research is underway to find out exactl...read more
Heart healthy eating
Why do I need to be concerned about heart healthy eating? Diet is one of the things that can affect your heart health, and your risk for getting heart disease. And, every woman needs to be c...read more
High Cholesterol
What It Means Anyone can develop high blood cholesterol regardless of age, sex, race or ethnic background. Like high blood pressure, it is a potential threat to your health that you can do something about. High chole...read more
Homocysteine levels: getting to the crux of heart health
You wouldn't buy a house after looking at it just from the outside. The exterior is important, but you'd want to look around inside of course, check the foundation, the plumbing, the roof, the garden and the neighbourhood. Al...read more
How a veggie diet can protect your heart
Heart Pumping Of all the complex jobs our bodies have to perform it sounds such a simple task to ask of our hearts - just sit there and pump. Yes that really is it - the heart just sits around day in and day...read more
How grapefruit can help you slim
Yellow gold The idea that grapefruit servings may help dieters lose weight is not news. But until last year there were no studies to actually support this claim. Researchers at Scripps Clini...read more
Keeping cholesterol under control
Cholesterol is the Jekyll and Hyde of the body. Like the literary split personality, it has a good side because it is needed for certain important body functions. But for many Americans, cho...read more
Nutrition myths
Don’t always believe what you hear- especially when it comes to your health. Here’s some nutrition myths we were taught to follow, and according to the experts, we shouldn’t have listened to...read more
Policosanol: cholesterol : to lower, or not to lower...
Policosanol, a compound of fatty alcohols derived primarily from sugar cane or beeswax, is fast gaining a reputation as a natural alternative to statin drugs for lowering cholesterol<...read more
Satured fats and cholesterol
There are several potential mechanisms by which an intake of saturated fat could lead to increased blood cholesterol:bullet unsaturated fatty acids tend to favour the formation of HDLs. Presu...read more
Something more about cinnamon
I know what you might be thinking, “is this the green light to eat homemade Cinnamon buns and drink Christmas punch until the cows come home?’ Sadly this is not so. The active parts of Cinnamon ar...read more
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