With cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death particularly for older men and women after menopause, eating nuts may provide some protection against CVD. Nuts contain healthy unsaturated fats, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and these can help lower blood LDL cholesterol, and nuts provide essential Omega-3 fatty acids and according to a growing body of [...]
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Nuts Can Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases
Posted: January 9, 2010 in Cardiovascular Care, Healthy Living, Medical Information, Men's Health, Women's HealthTags: Cardiovascular Diseases, Healthy Living, Healthy Tips
Tips to Reduce Your Bad Cholesterol
Posted: January 8, 2010 in Cardiovascular Care, Healthy Living, Healthy Tips, Medical Information, Men's Health, Women's HealthTags: cholesterol, HDL, Healthy Tips, LDL
1. Decrease your saturated fat intake. Saturated fat is the fat found in animal products and also palm oil and coconut oil. This means decrease foods such as cheeses, cream, salami and other high fat processed meats, some higher fat take away foods, snack foods such as chips and commercially prepared biscuits, cakes and pastries. [...]
Caring For Your Heart
Posted: January 2, 2010 in Cardiovascular Care, Healthy Living, Healthy Tips, Medical InformationTags: Cardiac Unrest, Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Lifestyle Diseases, Preventing heart problems
Lifestyle diseases, particularly cardiovascular disorders, are on the rise. Although a considerable number of congenital heart problems also arise, lifestyle-related conditions, primarily the possibility of suffering from a cardiac arrest, have become the bane of many countries worldwide. If people had only modified their lifestyles, or observed their proper health habits, these problems could have [...]