Battling Heart and Stroke

by Rafael Todorini

How to lower cholesterol fast without medication, without drugs, opting for natural treatment becomes all the more important when you realize that heart disease is America’s number one killer and probably, the number one killer in the industrialized world. The myth being perpetuated that cholesterol is never high before the age 40 is exactly that – a myth. Don’t believe a word of it.

According to an article by CNN in November 2006, “more than 70 million Americans live everyday with some form of heart disease.” And the number is expected to rise steadily over the next 10 years.

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By Stan Kitchen

Sometimes, you can treat high blood pressure with a simple change of diet, exercise and lifestyle. Other cases are not so simple to resolve, and the doctor may prescribe a high blood pressure medication. The particular medication will depend on other key factors, such as the severity of your high blood pressure condition. It would also depend on any other existing medical conditions.

Know Your Medications

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By Connie Limon

The best way to lower your risk of heart disease is to reduce LDL cholesterol and increase HDL cholesterol. Increased risk of coronary artery disease is caused by the bad cholesterol buildup (LDL cholesterol) that forms plaques. These plaques make arteries hard and narrow, which contributes to coronary artery disease.

The good cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) picks up excess cholesterol in your blood and takes it back to your liver for disposal. The higher your HDL cholesterol, the less bad cholesterol you will have in your blood.

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By Lakeisha Ford

Let’s face it folks. We are not getting any younger anytime EVER! As important as it is to start saving for retirement, or live a comfortable retired life, it’s just as important to be healthy to even enjoy retirement, no matter what age. What keeps you alive everyday, besides seeing your loved ones, or enjoying living another day? One word. Health.

Are you going to the doctor for regular checkups? Our health is much more important than we realize, and our stubbornness, forgetfulness, or even downright neglect towards your health is a bad move. Many people don’t realize that a simple checkup procedure can save your life. What’s this little checkup procedure? Well…it’s your blood pressure.

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By Jason Gluckman

In the U.S. around 70,000 people suffer a Stroke each year. Rehab is crucial to help the victims of Strokes cope with the effects of a Stroke and recover to a normal and healthy life.

How well a patient recovers from a Stroke depends on many factors. Minimizing brain damage during the Stroke will make Rehab faster and more effective. Rehab cannot cure the Stroke but can help in long-term recovery of the aftereffects of brain damage.

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