Archive for the 'Heart Health' Category
Risk Factors for Heart Disease and How To Improve Them
Posted on February 24, 2009 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention | 5 Comments
Here are “Risk Factors Associated with Coronary Heart Disease”1 and how to improve them. [If this is too small to read, use your browser's zoom function].
Look at the “Nonmedication Methods to Improve” column. Any common methods in there?
Ok, perhaps this is over-simplified, but for most people, these methods will reduce the risk of heart disease.
Lifestyle does matter.
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Live Heart Healthy
Posted on January 19, 2009 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention | Leave a Comment
Here’s a quick Monday thought for all of us:
“Heart disease is often avoidable. Following a heart-healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to be complicated. Find ways to include heart-healthy habits into your lifestyle – and you may well enjoy a healthier life for years to come.”
From here. Read to learn more about preventing heart disease in your [...]
You Need Your Heart and It Needs You
Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Heart Health | 2 Comments
Last weekend my wife and I went to the BodyWorlds exhibit in Salt Lake City. It was pretty awesome. The last time I got to see stuff like that was at the cadaver lab at BYU.
Above is a heart opened longitudinally (via BodyWorlds.com). Pretty cool to see the chambers of the heart and everything else. After [...]
Your Heart and Circulatory System
Posted on January 14, 2009 - Filed Under Heart Health | Leave a Comment
When we are healthy our body systems, including our heart and circulatory system, usually work pretty well. I love learning about the heart and circulatory system. It fascinates me. Here’s a video explaining the basics. It’s about 3 minutes short:
[Can't see the video? Go here].
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Quick Thought on Exercise
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Exercise, Heart Health | 8 Comments
“As the number of people affected by heart failure is expected to rise with the aging U.S. population, it is promising to know that regular aerobic activity can not only help patients extend their lives, but exercise can also positively impact their everyday activities and outlook.”
From Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [...]
An Artificial Heart
Posted on October 28, 2008 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments
The leading cardiac surgeon in France has developed an artificial heart that beats almost exactly like a real heart. The “Smart Heart” uses sensors to regulate heart rate and blood flow. The new heart was described:
“If you show the graphs to a cardiac surgeon he will say it’s a human heart. But no, it’s not [...]
