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Catching Up

May 29, 2007 Is cholesterol bad for you? Of course not. Your body couldn't function without cholesterol. The same is true of triglycerides - another type of fat that your body stores for quick energy... Read More >

Categories: Avendia chomium picolinate congestive heart failure Diabetes elevated liver enzymes GlaxoSmithKline hepatitis low blood sugar

Pollution and Heart Disease

February 14, 2007 February is American Heart Month. So after you quit smoking, and start exercising, and include more vegetables and whole grains in your diet, and continue taking the supplements that have been shown to promote heart health, there's one more thing you can do to help your ticker stay well: Don't... Read More >

Categories: heart health pollution poor air quality

Oil Power

January 15, 2007 Another olive oil study has demonstrated how consumption of the oil promotes healthy hearts... Read More >

Categories: blood pressure heart health olive oil

Smoke Screen

December 20, 2006 Many smokers find it impossible to quit. I'm not talking about those who are hooked on the habit of lighting up every few minutes - I'm talking about people who may have never smoked a cigarette in their lives... Read More >

Categories: antioxidants flavonols health benefits of chocolate heart health Mars passive smoking second hand smoke

French researchers are worried.

December 13, 2006 Or maybe they're just pretending to be worried. A recent study conducted in France suggests that patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) seem to be avoiding phytosterol-enriched margarine (PEM... Read More >

Categories: cardiovascular disease dietary cholesterol phytosterol enriched margarine

Visions of Sugarplums

December 6, 2006 On paper it was golden: Combine the world's best selling drug (the LDL cholesterol lowering Lipitor) with a second drug that promised to raise HDL cholesterol... Read More >

Categories: air fresheners cholesterol-lowering drugs headaches LDL cholesterol niacin policosanol raising HDL cholesterol levels torcetrapib and pfizer

Villain Vanquished

November 14, 2006 In a jerky black and white film clip, with frantic piano music playing, a dastardly villain ties your heart to the railroad tracks. Can you guess who the villain is... Read More >

Categories: antioxidants Insulin resistance LDL cholesterol statin drugs

Calming Influence

October 31, 2006 If you're coming off a stressful day, rather than chewing the scenery and ordering yourself to calm down, you might try fixing a beverage that, according to a new study, really does have the ability to smooth out stress... Read More >

Categories: chamomile herbal stress relief tea

Health Benefits of Nuts

October 23, 2006 When you regularly include nuts in your diet, you're anything but nuts, because they deliver an abundance of healthy nutrients. In fact, new studies show how key components in two types of nuts help support cardiovascular health... Read More >

Categories: gamma tocopherol healthy heart health nuts omega 3 pecans walnuts
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