Want a long life and avoid heart disease? You may want to consider keeping animals from now on. Why?
Because the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement on Thursday (9/5), which states that raising animals can help reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol. (more…)
The sun’s ultraviolet rays could harm the skin and is often referred to as a trigger of cancer. But it turns out that the sun also gives a lot of health benefits. What are they?
According to researchers from Edinburgh University, sunlight can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, prevent heart disease and stroke, and even extend life. (more…)
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Numbers of survivors of heart attacks increased by two-fold in the last 40 years in the UK. This is considered as the impact of the results of research and improved health care in the country.
Now, two of three victims can recover with a survival rate of an average of 70 percent for women and 68 percent for men. This figure is quite good when compared to the data from 1974-1978, when two-thirds of those aged 65 to 69 years died of a heart attack. (more…)
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Teenage girls far more at risk of harm from passive smoking than boys of the same age.
The researchers found that teenage girls who are exposed to secondhand smoke tend to have lower levels of cholesterol that can reduce the risk of heart disease. HDL (good) cholesterol picks up excess cholesterol in the blood stream and bring it to the liver where it can be broken. (more…)
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Although it contains many nutrients, eggs apparently also can be harmful to the heart. This is not only due to the cholesterol contained in eggs, but also a substance called lecithin in eggs.
Lecithin produce a chemical called TMAO when it interacts with bacteria in the intestine. TMAO is known to be associated with increased risk of heart disease and stroke, as reported by NewSer (25/04). (more…)
