Where Your Sodium Comes From
Posted on February 8, 2011 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Blood Pressure, Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
Maybe you can cut back on sodium a little bit.
More from MayoClinic.com about sodium.
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The Simple 7
Posted on January 12, 2011 - Filed Under Blood Pressure, Exercise, Heart Health, Nutrition, Prevention, Weight Control, healthy lifestyle | 1 Comment
These are seven things you CAN control to reduce your risk for developing heart disease. The Simple 7 is brought to you by the American Heart Association.
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Exercise and Disease Prevention
Posted on August 13, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention | 7 Comments
Just thought you might want to know this information: Regular exercise is still really good for you.
[Source: WSJ: The Hidden Benefits of Exercise].
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Medical Complications of Obesity
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under Prevention, Weight Control | 2 Comments
Some of the medical complications of obesity:
[Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC Vital Signs: Adult Obesity; August 2010].
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Things You Can Control
Posted on July 29, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
“Four modifiable health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption—are responsible for much of the illness, suffering, and early death related to chronic diseases.”
— CDC
You can do stuff to help control your health. You can start right now.
Even if chronic disease is creeping up on you, it’s never to [...]
How a Healthy Lifestyle Helps You
Posted on July 16, 2010 - Filed Under Heart Health, healthy lifestyle | 4 Comments
I know where I want my heart disease risk to be. You?
[Source: Harvard School of Public Health: Take Heart, underline added].
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Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity
Posted on July 6, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, Weight Control | 2 Comments
Higher morbidity in association with overweight and obesity has been observed for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems and some types of cancer (endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon).
Obesity is also associated with complications of pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, stress incontinence, and psychological disorders (depression).
[Source: [...]
Exercise
Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments
“Other than not smoking, exercise is the single best thing you can do to get healthy or stay healthy and keep chronic diseases at bay. Exercise is far more than merely a way to lose or control weight.”
— Walter C. Willett, M.D., chair, Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (from Eat, Drink, [...]
What I’m Eating
Posted on March 29, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Prevention | Leave a Comment
What I’m eating right now:
Just wanted to share.
“Eating plenty of fruits and veggies may help reduce the risk of many diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and some cancers.”
– via Top 10 Reasons to Eat MORE Fruits & Vegetables
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The Heart is Awesome
Posted on March 18, 2010 - Filed Under Heart Health, Prevention | Leave a Comment
The heart fascinates me. Always has. Always will. Let’s take care of it.
Image Source1.
ShareWilliam D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch and Victor L. Katch, Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance, 6th ed (Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007): 317. [↩]
