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Archive for December, 2008

Heart Healthy Chili Con Carne Recipe

December 18, 2008 No Comments

Chili con carne is a favorite dish all over the United States and worldwide, due to it’s hot and spicy flavor and quick and easy preparation. Based on an old Mexican recipe for chilli, dating back to the 1800′s, it is possibly the most famous example of Latin food, and has also been adopted as ...

Recipes

Heart Pacemakers may be powered by the Heart itself

December 17, 2008 No Comments

British Scientists have invented a new type of medical heart pacemaker that draws some of its power from the heart itself. This is an important breakthrough in the field of self powered devices which can be implanted into the human body. Although the discovery was part of an experimental project, it is an important breakthrough ...

Tags: , , Arrhythmia

Cold Weather Heart Attack Risk!

December 15, 2008 No Comments

There is a growing body of evidence that indicates the increased likelihood of suffering a heart attack or stroke during periods of cold, or extremely cold weather conditions. This is supported by data from hospital admission statistics, that the number of people admitted with heart attacks tends to increase during the winter months.  The problem ...

Heart Attack

Overweight parents to be paid to walk their children to school

December 9, 2008 No Comments

The UK is poised to invest over $50 million to reduce the statistics of obesity in parents and help them to improve their health and fitness levels. The cash will be used to launch the ‘healthy towns’ campaign, and follows publication of a report warning that nine out of ten British adults will be overweight ...

Obesity
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Mediterranean Diet Recipes for Better Heart Health

// It’s no secret that the mediterranean diet brings heart health benefits such as lower blood pressure and reduced...

Miracle ‘weight loss’ cures that aren’t

@import url(www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Obesity is a major risk factor in many diseases and illnesses, including high blood pressure,...

Salt may not be so bad for blood pressure

For many years we’ve been told by scientists and dieticians that too much salt is bad for us, and...

Heart healthy red pepper soup with lime recipe

@import url(www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search By Ann-Marie Waters, Associate Editor. If you’re interested in looking after your heart health, and love...

Beetroot Lowers Blood Pressure

@import url(www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search by Ann-Marie Waters, Associate Editor. High blood pressure is on the increase, worldwide, and now...

Overweight people may still be heart healthy

What’s going on? We are continuously bombarded about our weight, with messages about healthy meal plans, healthy eating food,...

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as peripheral artery or peripheral vascular disease, is a condition which is characterised...

Panic Attacks May Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease

  Who Do Panic Attacks Affect? Some 2.4 million Americans regularly experience episodes of panic, although the cause of...