All posts with subject: high-blood-pressure
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Five hard hitting diseases that can be stopped with exercise
As the old saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and Robert Sallis, MD, believes this is as true now as it was years ago.
Read full storyfiled in: Exercise & Fitness
subjects: cancer, exercise, high-blood-pressure, prevention
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A recipe for relaxing
You don’t have to be a doctor to understand how stress impacts your health and well-being—or how it gets in the way of getting things done, whether at the office or home.
Slowing your heart rate, easing your breathing, lowering your blood pressure and body metabolism, and relaxing muscle [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Mind Body Spirit
subjects: high-blood-pressure, relaxation, stress
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Study finds that the extremely obese and those underweight face higher risk of death
Your weight may increase your risk of death more than previously thought. A new study finds that being extremely obese or extremely underweight increases your risk of dying.
Being only slightly overweight eliminated much of that risk, say researchers, but don’t take that as an excuse to add extra [...]
Read full storyfiled in: State of Health
subjects: bmi, cholesterol, community-health, diabetes, high-blood-pressure, obesity, research-study
Monday, July 27, 2009
Diabetes doesn’t have to control you. You can control it. Here’s how to take control.
If you have diabetes, you face a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other complications such as eye, kidney, and nerve disease. The good news is it’s treatable.
An important first step is working with your doctor to develop a diabetes action plan. If you don’t have one, learn how [...]
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subjects: cholesterol, diabetes, heart-attack, high-blood-pressure, stroke
