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By Peng Hock NgSep 2, 20091 topic

Should We Drink Coffee?

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 evidence on the connection between coffee (caffeine) and heart disease. From time to time, contradicting reports were released. For example, a study, conducted by University of Athens and

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By Peng Hock NgAug 26, 20091 topic

The Two-Sided Story of Fish Oil

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 âgoodâ fats. Furthermore, fish does not contain the âbadâ fats commonly found in red meat. As such, nutritional supplements made from fish oil are growing more popular. Sales of such supplements in the United States alone have more than tripled since 1998, reaching US$190 million in 2

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By Peng Hock NgJul 30, 20091 topic

Fit Is Simply Not Enough If You Are Fat!

Being fit but fat is simply not good enough. Excess weight can take years off your life, even if you get plenty of exercise. This was the finding of a study published in 2004 in New England Journal of Medicine. The study was based on questionnaires used in the Nursesâ Healthy Study, which followed more than 116,000 female nurses for 24 years, and on death certificates and medical records. Women who were active but obese had almost twice the risk of death of women who were b

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By Peng Hock NgJul 23, 20091 topic

How To Achieve Target Blood Pressure?

It is not easy for doctors to bring down blood pressure of people with hypertension to target blood pressure, even with the help of drugs. A study conducted in United Kingdom had shown that the condition of people with high blood pressure improves more when they monitor their blood pressure at home instead of at a doctorâs clinic. Home monitoring was linked to a greater number of people achieving target blood pressure. The study, conducted by a group of doctors from St. Geo

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By Peng Hock NgJul 16, 20091 topic

Low-fat or Low-carb Diet? Which is Better?

Older women who ate less fat and more carbohydrates lost about 0.9 kg over 7 years, a large study showed. Although this result was considered by some obesity experts as disappointing, the lead author of the research team said it will help people to understand that the weight gain seen in United States is not necessarily caused by the low-fat diets. Appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association in Jan 2006, the study included more than 48,000 women, aged 50 to 7

Primary topic: Heart Disease

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By Peng Hock NgJul 7, 20091 topic

Healthy Foods in Orange Can Prevent Heart Disease Too!

Eating fruit and vegetables is undoubtedly one of the best and surest ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Fruit and vegetables in bright orange can in fact help to boost our immune system as they contain beta carotene and bioflavonoids, which are essential in reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. They also help maintain good eyesight and glowing skin. Carrots, oranges, peaches, and pumpkin are a few good representatives for fruit and vegetables in orange. Carrots a

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By Peng Hock NgFeb 3, 20091 topic

Can Healthy Foods In Purple Prevent Heart Disease?

Purple vegetables can add color to a dish making it more appealing and healthier, too. It is known that purple vegetables or fruit are beneficial to health as they are a good source of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phyto-chemicals. Phyto-chemicals are substances found only in plants that may even help our body fight disease. Anthocyanin and phenolic are found in berries, dried plums (prunes), and raisins. They are believed to reduce risk of disease such as cancer and heart d

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By Peng Hock NgJan 20, 20091 topic

Eat Fish To Stay Away From Heart Disease!

Eat more fish to help prevent heart disease. This is the advice we usually get from doctors or scientists because omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oil, benefit the heart of healthy people, and those at high risk of or who have cardiovascular disease. It seems that fish oil for health is a non-controversial issue among all health experts, from traditional to alternative.nnA very early study on fish oil conducted in 1989 on 2,033 men with heart disease were divided into 3 gro

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By Peng Hock NgDec 30, 20081 topic

Are You Stressed? Watch Your Cholesterol Level!

Previous studies had revealed that stress is linked to increased heart rate and weakened immune systems. However, a recent research conducted by the University College of London has found that over the long term, stress may actually raise cholesterol blood levels for some people. This means the risk of heart disease may subsequently be increased.nnThe researchers cited three possible reasons why stress may raise cholesterol level:nn1. Stress may encourage the body to produce

Primary topic: Heart Disease

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By Peng Hock NgDec 22, 20081 topic

How to Reduce Salt Intake!

Salt is one substance that makes our food tasty. Though we know that too much salt will be bad for our health, the amount of salt taken by most of us does exceed our daily requirement either knowingly or unknowingly.nnIt is already known that high salt intake is linked to hypertension (high blood pressure), a risk factor for heart attack and stroke. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal has even quantified the harm that salt does. People who cut down on salt

Primary topic: Heart Disease

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By Peng Hock NgDec 16, 20081 topic

10 Tips to Drive Away Stress

If you do have a healthy diet with moderate exercise, but you are constantly under stress, there is still a possibility that you will become a candidate of heart disease. But one may tell you this: in the present competitive world, how can you live without stress? In reality, you can never escape stress. When you are young, you need face one examination after another. After graduation, you will face competition from your peers when you apply for jobs. After you get your jobs,

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By Peng Hock NgDec 9, 20081 topic

Eat For a Healthy Heart!

In a defining study called Interheart, involving 52 countries, 15,152 cases and 14,820 controls subjects, showed that certain things help in a heart-healthy diet, and certain things increase the chances of heart attacks. The study revealed that daily consumption of fruits and vegetables are good for the heart. On the other hand, heavy and regular alcohol consumption, and other risk factors like obesity, diabetes, and cholesterol are bad for the heart. This is revealed by an a

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By Peng Hock NgDec 2, 20081 topic

A Simple Way to Understand Fats

"Don't take too much fats!" This is a piece of advice we used to get from people around us. Are all fats bad for us? Of course no! Nevertheless, before we can decide which fats we should take and which fats we should not take, it is better to understand the nature of fats and where they can be found in the foods we consumed.nnFor simplicity, we can classify these fats into three broad categories, namely unsaturated, saturated, and trans fats.nn Unsaturated Fats nThis can be s

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By Peng Hock NgNov 20, 20081 topic

8 Tips to Lower Risks of Heart Disease Starting From Young

In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that cardiovascular diseases caused 29.2% of total global deaths and predicted that it would be the leading cause of death in developing countries by 2010. However, coronary heart disease can be prevented from an early age.nnHeart diseases that can be found among children do not limit to those congenital ones like a hole in heart or some complex heart malformation. Acquired heart diseases such as cardiomyopathies, arrhythm

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By Peng Hock NgNov 18, 20081 topic

Salt Is a PoisonThat Can Lead To Heart Disease!

Sodium is essential for cell function as it maintains the electrolyte balance in the body, which regulates the flow of fluids such as water and blood. Sodium depletion is usually associated with dehydration. British's Institute of Food Research indicated that active people can lose up to eight liters of sweat a day and since sweat contains 0.5 g to 1.9 g of sodium per liter, failure to replenish the salt in the body can have harmful effects such as cramps, heatstroke and dehy

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By Peng Hock NgNov 4, 20081 topic

What Can Fizzy Drinks Contribute To Heart Disease?

Children and teenagers like soft drinks, and so do adults. British drink more than 5 billion liters each year while American consumes more than a quarter of all drinks. Carbonated soft drinks, or fizzy drinks as what they are commonly called, are loaded with sugar and caffeine. They are so popular yet they have very little nutritional value.nnVery few of us will consider these drinks to be healthy. But, how bad they are? Why are they bad for our health? Not too many of us can

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By Peng Hock NgOct 31, 20081 topic

Chocolate Bar Can Make You And Your Heart Happy!

Chocolate can make you happy. Yes, this is definitely true especially for those chocolate lovers. But chocolate can make your heart happy! It sound contradicting to what you are normally told : "Don't take too much chocolate, it will increase your weight, and over-weight is a risk factor for heart disease." Is this some kind of joke? No, this is true because a small study conducted in 2005 by University of L'Aquila in Italy had found that dark chocolate (not milk chocolate) m

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By Peng Hock NgOct 21, 20081 topic

Is Egg Really Bad for Our Heart?

We are frequently advised by our doctors that if you have high cholesterol level, you should avoid taking any egg especially the egg yolk. So, most of us will equate taking egg yolk to having heart disease because a high cholesterol level will possibly raise the risk of heart disease. Such fear has been instilled in our mind for the last thirty years.nnSeveral notable studies have proven that there is actually weak relationship between egg intake and heart disease. Egg white

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By Peng Hock NgSep 23, 20081 topic

Exercises That Can Be Done Anytime Anywhere!

Exercise is definitely good for me but unfortunately, I am so tired at the end of day and I really donât have time for it! Sound familiar. Lack of time, too tired, and too lazy are commonly used by us as excuses to escape from doing some exercises. But all of us are aware that exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle besides a balance and healthy diet that will reduce the risk of heart disease and many other conditions.nnPerhaps, we are always preconceived with ideas that ex

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By Peng Hock NgSep 9, 20081 topic

Can Cinnamon Help Diabetes And Cholesterol?

A sprinkling of cinnamon might provide you a tasty solution to a difficult health problem. What does this mean? To get the answer, you need to start with apple pie. Scientist in United States tried to find out why apple pie was not as bad on blood sugar as it should be. This in turn led to cinnamon, which was the target of a study conducted in Pakistan.nnThe study found that Type-2 diabetes who had taken cinnamon daily after meals reduced their blood sugar levels by almost 30

Primary topic: Heart Disease

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