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High Blood Sugar and Heart Health
The increased risk of heart disease due to blood glucose levels in diabetics is dangerous.
Beat of the Heart in Predicting Longevity
Heart rate, recovery time, and other other parameters are independent markers for the prediction of mortality in male adults. Exercise is key in modifying these.
Using Food To Reserve Diabetes
Some groups claim that eating a raw food diet will cure diabetes. Is this a sound treatment or another myth?
Common Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
Here are the warning signs that you may be facing type 2 diabetes.
What Are the Causes of Diabetes?
Understand the causes of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.
Understanding and Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes, a chronic condition that affects over 90% of people with diabetes, can be managed--or even prevented--by eating well and exercising regularly.
Cocoa Flavanols: Epicatechins
Chocolate has been touted as an all-around "good" food due largely in part to epicatechins.
Sleep and Blood Pressure
Recent studies suggest that sleeping less than six hours a night may increase the risk of developing higher blood pressure.
Heart Healthy for a Happy Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to think about one's heart and make a conscious decision to keep it healthy.
Dying from a Broken Heart
When one spouse dies, many times the other is quick to follow. People have said it's because they died of a broken heart. Researchers now say that may be true.
How Your Doctor Diagnoses Metabolic Syndrome X
Key lifestyle changes such as weight loss can help lower the risk for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance.
Give a Healthy Heart to Those You Love
By making healthy lifestyle changes you can improve your heart health and give a Valentine's gift that last a lifetime.
Heart Disease and its Symptoms and Risk Factors
Heart disease, or cardiac disease, kills more people in the United States than any other disease. Know the signs of a heart attack and take steps to reduce your risk.
Aquapheresis Therapy™
Heart failure affects around 5.7 million Americans. A new technology called Aquapheresis Therapy™ can reduce the length of hospitalizations.
Leptin and Diabetes
Leptin, a hormone known mainly for controlling appetite and energy intake, has been found to play a key role in reversing diabetes.
Quitting Smoking and Diabetes
Smokers who quit increase their risk for diabetes within the first few years, but maintaining a healthy weight through diet and exercise may prevent the negative effect.
What Causes Coronary Heart Disease
Common causes of coronary heart disease and related conditions are named. Heart disease, stroke, and heart attack symptoms are listed by the American Heart Association.
What is Nitroglycerin
Angina is chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. It affects people with coronary heart disease. Understanding the medication used to treat it is important.
Diabetes Control
Drinking tea or coffee may prevent diabetes. Tea and coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to the results of new studies.
Vegetarianism for Heart Healthy Living
A vegetarian diet, low in cholesterol and high in fiber, can reduce cholesterol levels and decrease the risk of heart disease.
LDL Apheresis
Some people with high cholesterol levels do not respond to diet and drug therapy. For them, LDL apheresis offers a novel intervention against a life-long disorder.
Exercise Keeps Accrual of Abdominal Fat Low
There are two types of fat in our bodies: peripheral fat and visceral fat. Of the two, abdominal/visceral fat is more harmful because it is linked with chronic diseases.
More Evidence on Benefits of Vitamin D
The so-called "sunshine vitamin" gets a boost as a means of preventing heart attacks and strokes.
Blood Pressure Affected by Stress and Anger
"He makes my blood boil," or "He makes my blood pressure go up" may be true. Emotions, including anger, may be the cause of cardiovascular and other medical problems.
Controversial Alcohol Study
Drinking a bottle of wine a day offers some protection from cardiovascular disease; of course, that level of consumption may destroy other organs.

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