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Whole Grains and Wholemeal can protect against Stroke

Whole Grains and Wholemeal can protect against Stroke

October 1, 2009 No Comments

// Eating wholegrain, wholemeal and other high fibre foods such as vegetables and fruits can significantly lower your risk of developing heart disease and stroke. The beneficial effects on heart health have even been compared with taking statin drugs. There has previously been more evidence for the benefits of dietary fibre relative to heart disease ...

Beware of some high fat home cooked food recipes

Beware of some high fat home cooked food recipes

August 30, 2009 No Comments

@import url(www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search ‘Home cooked’ – the expression carries with it a reassuring tag of healthiness and goodness doesn’t it ? We’ve all gotten used to the warnings about fast food and take out food being loaded with high levels of saturated fat and LDL cholesterol that is clogging up our arteries, and giving ...

Garlic and Onions can reduce Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

Garlic and Onions can reduce Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

April 7, 2009 1 Comment

By Ann-Marie Waters, Associate Editor. The evidence that garlic and onions – considered to be two of the most highly pungent vegetables goes back for centuries. In Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, both vegetables were used to treat heart disease. Clay models of garlic bulbs were found in an Egyptian tomb dated from 3750 BC! ...

Heart Friendly Bacon and Egg Breakfast Sandwich

Heart Friendly Bacon and Egg Breakfast Sandwich

March 29, 2009 No Comments

@import url(www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Welcome to the heart friendly egg and bacon academy ! Bacon’s popularity with the British people is never ending. Now that the British Heart Foundation have given eggs the go ahead too,  we have given the great English Breakfast sandwich a new makeover, and it is now much more heart friendly. Why is ...

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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...