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Smoking Myths Debunked! No More Excuses to Stop Smoking

August 22, 2011 / Staff

There seems to be a never ending list of excuse from smokers who fail to quite this nasty, damaging, expensive habit.

Everyone is a victim of some major roadblock to good health.

Well, the buck stops here!

Read the top myth busting facts that will help you stop smoking for good!

Myth I’ve smoked for so long; the damage is already done.

Myth Switching to ‘light’ cigarettes will cut my risk

Myth My other healthy habits may make up for my smoking.

Myth Trying to quit smoking will stress me out — and that’s unhealthy.

Myth The weight gain that comes with quitting is just as unhealthy as smoking.

Myth Quitting “cold turkey” is the only way to go

Myth Nicotine products are just as unhealthful as smoking.

Myth Cutting back on smoking is good enough

Myth I’m the only one who is hurt by my smoking.

Myth I tried quitting once and failed, so it’s no use trying again.

Wellness

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Getting Enough Vitamin D Helps Lower Men’s Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke

June 24, 2011 / Staff

Spending a few moments in the sun may get you a bit more than just a tan.

By spending no more than 15 minutes in the sun with arms and legs exposed your body will produce over 10,000 IU of necessary vitamin D.

The sun is the major natural source of vitamin D, since sunlight triggers vitamin D synthesis in the body.

Food sources are relatively few and include fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, and fortified dairy products and cereals.

Studies have found that this vital vitamin may help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in men.

After accounting for a range of factors — like age, weight, exercise levels and other diet habits, such as fat intake – Sun’s team found that men who got at least 600 IU of vitamin D from food and supplements had a 16 percent lower risk of heart attack and stroke compared to men who got less than 100 IU of vitamin D per day.

Nutrition, Research, Wellness

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An Apple a Day Keeps the Cardiologist Away!

April 14, 2011 / Staff

As an apple lover I was really happy to hear that eating one or two apples a day may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Like any fruits there are nutritional benefits to eating them.

However, apples in particular seem to have certain properties which allay the onset of cardio-vascular disease.

“We were pleasantly surprised …” that apples so effectively lowered LDL (bad) cholesterol, says study researcher Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD, Margaret A. Sitton Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences at The Florida State University in Tallahassee.
“When we look at the whole composite of human studies and animal studies and in vitro lab studies, when you look at the active components in apples and apple juice, there’s definitely benefit,” says Dianne A. Hyson, PhD, RD, a nutritionist and researcher at the University of California at Davis.

Nutrition, Research, Wellness

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5 Reasons Men Need to Visit the Doctor

April 13, 2011 / Staff

An American Academy of Family Physicians survey found that more than half of men—55 percent—hadn’t seen their M.D. in the previous year.

It seems that men are babies when it comes to visiting the doctor!

Heart health, blood sugar, colon cancer, aneursym, and melanoma are the top 5 conditions that men need to monitor as they age.

With early detection and therapy men need not fall victim to disease and may just save their lives.

Doctors, Health Care Policy, Wellness

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Heart disease is as old as man

April 7, 2011 / Staff

We are struggling in the western culture and fighting the same problem as our ancient ancestors.

Have you ever thought about heart disease as a problem for ancient man?

New study shows that heart diseases is not just a problem of our century but to the world of antiquity, as well.

You may be an athlete, senator, teacher, sailor or ancient Egyptian princess but despite your genetics your habits and your evirment could put you at risk for heart disease.

The earliest known case of coronary artery disease has been found in the 3,550-year-old mummy of an Egyptian princess. She lived between 1580 and 1550 B.C., and died in her early 40s.

Research, Resources

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