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heart attack in women

Heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction, is considered to be the leading cause of death in the world. Although mostly men suffer from it, women are also nowadays being admitted in hospital due to heart attacks.
It has been seen that the symptoms of heart attack in women is quite different from those experienced by [...]

Posted by on December 12th, 2009

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make our hearts strong!

Your heart is the most important organ in our body! If we didn’t have a heart, our body will not function and will cease to exist. The heart is an organ in which it pumps blood around our body and bring nutrients to our organs and also takes away all the waste from our body. [...]

Posted by on December 12th, 2009

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Artherosclerosis

What are the signs of blocked arteries, which can often lead to a heart attack, stroke or organ failure? Blocked arteries occur when the plaque that has built up on walls of your arteries begin to either make the arterial walls thicker (thus allowing less blood to pass through) or begin to break off the [...]

Posted by on November 9th, 2009

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A low cholesterol diet

A low cholesterol diet is good for heart health. It includes a combination of cholesterol free foods and low cholesterol foods. Cholesterol free foods include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes sourced from plants. Low cholesterol diet food include lean meat, fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, low-fat dairy products and poultry.
On a practical level, [...]

Posted by on November 4th, 2009

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Lower cholesterol

Lower cholesterol is desirable for people of all ages. If this condition is out of control, it can lead to heart problems and put a real damper on your lifestyle. The key is to keeping cholesterol in check is frequent testing and moderating your lifestyle. And don’t think because you are young, you are in [...]

Posted by on August 24th, 2009

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