In the last post, there was a great video that discussed cholesterol and statin medications and how it’s important that you know that treating cholesterol is not as simple as just popping a pill.  You need to change your lifestyle including your diet, your exercise and activity levels, and lose weight if necessary.  This will all help in lowering your “bad” LDL cholesterol levels.  Today, I want to give you some information on a couple of  natural alternatives of  keeping your cholesterol in check. Read more »

If you do not know what Coenzyme q10 is, it is recommended that you read a previous post on this and then return here.

If you or someone you know is on a cholesterol-lowering medication known as a statin, then you will be interested to read this post.  Read more »

If you are having a heart attack, time is of the essence.  That is why it is so important to recognize the heart attack symptoms as soon as possible so that you can get emergency assistance quickly.  There are times when it is obvious that someone is having a heart attack, because the pain comes on so quickly and so strongly.  However, in a lot of instances, it is less obvious that you may be having one.  This is because the pain may be slight or just uncomfortable, and doesn’t come on quickly. Read more »

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Before we can really understand what can go wrong with our hearts and our cardiovascular systems, we first need to understand what a healthy, functioning heart does. Read more »

Before there were prescription medications, there were herbs and natural remedies.  There are a number of herbs and alternatives available today for almost every ailment such as high blood pressure, improving memory and joint function, and one’s immune system, for example. Read more »

In an earlier post , I talked about Omega 3 fatty acids that are provided by fish oil supplements. Some people have told me that they also take Omega 6 fatty acids by supplement form, but I will provide information that shows you that Omega 3’s are what is really needed. Read more »

Hi!  Welcome to Part 2 in this series on Heart Health!  In the last post, I talked about why exercise is so important in preventing heart disease.  Today, I want to discuss another way to have a healthy heart.

One way to do that is by quitting smoking.  Read more »

As mentioned in previous posts, heart disease refers to a number of conditions or diseases that can affect the heart and its circulatory system.  In some cases, some people’s hearts become infected by bacteria or viruses and this causes heart disease.  For some others, they have problems with the internal structures of the heart (ex. the valves), and this can lead to heart disease.  But for a lot of us, heart disease is caused by our lifestyles.  What follows are some heart disease causes related to our everyday lifestyles and things that we can control: Read more »

Heart disease is a very broad term covering a number of different types of heart conditions or diseases.  It can affect the heart or its circulatory system.   It is also the leading cause of death in Canada, the U.S., and England.  In the article, we will discuss different types of heart disease.  Although some forms of heart disease fall into more than one category listed below, I have tried to separate them into a few, easy-to-understand categories.  Read more »

When it comes to heart health, there are a number of heart health supplements that you can take.  They are not meant to be a substitute for making healthy heart decisions.  In other words,  you want to take them in addition to following a healthy lifestyle of quitting smoking, losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight, lowering your fat consumption,  and eating more fruits and vegetables, to name a few.  Read more »

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure.  So Hypertensive Heart Disease is heart disease that occurs due to high blood pressure that occurs when it has been uncontrolled or has been too high for a long time. Read more »

Having high cholesterol is reported to increase your risk of heart disease.  In particular, your risk of having a heart attack or stroke increases if your cholesterol is not kept in check. Read more »

Heart disease risk increases with the more risk factors you have. You may recall from a previous post, that there are controllable and uncontrollable risk factors. Read more »

Here are the two other videos on Resveratrol that I promised you. This was broadcasted on the popular TV show, “60 Minutes.” Read more »

If you have found out that you have unhealthy or high levels of cholesterol, you will want to do something about it.  Doing so will decrease the risk of heart disease including a heart attack, and stroke.

Here are ways that you can get your cholesterol under control: Read more »

CoQ10 is the abbreviation for Coenzyme Q10 which  is known by several different names, including ubiquinone and ubidecarenone and several others.  CoQ10 is considered, by some, to be almost like a vitamin as it is something that our bodies need.  Read more »

Heart disease is something that we hear about all the time. Most of us know someone who has been afflicted with heart disease, and we know the deadly consequences.  Read more »

Before the advent of antibiotics and other prescription medications, people relied on the earth and its plants for healing powers.  More and more, people are discovering that there are ways to prevent illness, delay, or treat illness using natural supplements.  The same is true when it comes to heart supplements.  Read more »

If you have been following previous posts, you know that I have been providing you with information about heart disease and how high levels of LDL cholesterol, in particular, are reported to contribute to heart disease. Today, however, I am going to stir up a bit of controversy with an e-book that I purchased.  It is called The Cholesterol Lie, and you can get more information by clicking here . The reason it caught my eye is because my dad has angina, has gone for stress tests that come back normal, and he has normal blood pressure and cholesterol, yet his doctor placed him on cholesterol medications for preventative measures.  Reading this e-book is an eye-opener and I thought you also deserved to know about it. You will particularly find it interesting if you have been put on statin medications for preventative measures even though you have normal blood cholesterol levels. Read more »

A heart disease diet is a diet that is appropriate for everyone, whether they are trying to prevent, delay, or already have heart disease. Read more »

Cardiovascular disease is another word for heart disease.  They mean the same thing, and they include disorders or diseases of the heart and/or blood vessels within the body.  Read more »

In the 1970’s, a number of studies and trials, demonstrated that aspirin (ASA – acetylsalicylic acid) was beneficial for decreasing the risk of having a heart attack.  Further studies have demonstrated that taking aspirin also decreased the chances of having another heart attack or stroke related to clotting.  The reason for this is because aspirin acts as a blood thinner, thus decreasing clotting within your blood vessels and also decreasing the narrowing of your blood vessels due to atherosclerosis. Read more »

Coronary Artery Disease is one type of heart disease.  Angina (temporary chest pain) and heart attacks (acute myocardial infarctions) are types of coronary artery disease. Read more »

Almost one million Americans die each year from cardiovascular related illnesses. This number accounts for 41 per cent of all deaths in the US each year. In fact, cardiovascular disease claims as many lives as the next eight leading causes of death combined, including cancer, accidents and AIDS. And, despite an aggressive campaign launched by the American Heart Association to counter the epidemic of heart disease, one person dies from it every 33 seconds. For nearly four decades, w (more…)