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Processed Meat Linked To Heart Disease

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, In : heart disease

For healthy eating, Canada Food Guide uses a rainbow to illustrate the importance of each food group. The food group that is least important to a healthy eating pattern is 'meat.'

There is a good reason for identifying this food group as not being important as the other; there are limits to its daily use. There is a daily recommended daily intake for one's age and gender, following the guidelines will protect against over eating.

According to a recent study, too much processed meat i...
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Heart Problems Not Increased With ADHD Drugs

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, In : heart disease

Researchers wanted to know what the risk of cardiovascular disease is with the use of ADHD drugs.

Some ADHD medications cause a slight increase in heart rate and blood pressure levels and was the cause for the concern.

A study from 1986 to 2005 found that ADHD medication did not increase the risk for CVD; when compared to people who didn't use ADHD medication, those who used them were not associated with increased risk.

During the study there were 1,357 heart attacks, 296 sudden cardiac death...
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Looking Older Than One's Age-A Sign of Heart Disease

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, In : heart disease

You may have heard of our two ages, our biological(real) age and our chronological age.

The risk factors that make us sick can also make us older than we are, with a significant difference between the two ages.

A study that highlights the difference between biological age and chronological age found the people who look older that their age have a greater risk of developing heart disease.

The study used signs of aging such as receding hairlines at the temples, baldness at the crown of the he...
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Shift Workers Are At Increased Risk for Heart Disease

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, In : heart disease

A recent study found shift workers were at increased risk for strokes, heart attacks and coronary disease.

The study involved 2 million participants from 34 studies.

The researchers defined a shift worker as anyone who does not hold a traditional day time job, for example:
people who work the evening shift, the night shift, rotating shifts and on calls.

They found that shift workers had a:

23 % increased risk for a heart attack
24 % for coronary disease
5% for stroke

Working the night...
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How to Recognize A Heart Attack

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Thursday, July 12, 2012, In : heart disease

If an individual has a heart attack, It is important that blood flow is restored immediately to prevent further damage to the heart muscle and to save the life.

When the blood supply to the heart muscle is obstructed it does not receive the oxygen that it requires.
This can cause a heart attack, the cells can begin to die.

The sooner the blood flow is restored the less damage will result.

It is important to recognize the signs of a heart attack to get help immediately.

There are symptoms that w...
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Important Numbers For Your Heart Health

Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Sunday, March 4, 2012, In : heart disease

Heart disease is a number 1 killer globally, it is a major non-communicable disease and has experts worried because of the number of deaths worldwide.

Heart disease can be prevented by lifestyle choices, choices of what we eat and drink and our level of activity.

According to a heart disease report cholesterol and blood pressure are not the only indicators of our heart health, there are more.

Knowing the 14 important numbers can protect your health, heart and prevent premature deaths. The n...
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