Posted by: MI on: April 20, 2012
Beer quells heart disease and chocolate staves off cancer? Though often tagged with a disclaimer, studies that tell us to eat, inhale and generally indulge in “bad stuff” is music to our ears. So go ahead and enjoy these bad-for-you remedies-everything in moderation, as they say-until the next study inevitably overturns the research. Sex [...]
The all-important heart is constantly at work, pumping blood (about 2,000 gallons a day) filled with essential oxygen and nutrients to your body’s organs 24/7. Everything about the heart and how it works is interesting, but here are some nuggets of information we found particularly fascinating. The Heart Sits in the Center of the Chest, [...]
Posted by: MI on: October 30, 2011
In a survey of the attitudes of women to heart disease, only a small percentage OF people was found to be aware that a heart attack is a major cause of death in the world today. The survey also says that about 300,000 women die of heart attacks each year, all because they tend to [...]
Posted by: MI on: September 25, 2011
Judging by the huge numbers of high blood pressure medications being prescribed today – especially to older adults – high blood pressure seems to have reached epidemic proportions. The catch is that these medications do not promote healing nor do they prevent heart attacks and strokes. Due to serious side effects, including death, blood pressure [...]
