What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Dr. Sattesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses Peripheral Arterial Disease, who is at risk, why it is important to be screened and current treatments.
Read more about What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? video
Related Links:
What is an Aneurysm?
What is Carotid Stenosis?
VARICOSE VEIN UPDATE
Are Certain Thin People Actually Obese?
Research suggests that thin people may not be as healthy as they appear.
Medical researchers at Imperial College, London, have shown that people with low or average body weight may not be healthy on the inside. These doctors believe that internal fat surrounding various vital organs could be as detrimental to health as is the more obvious (subcutaneous) fat found directly under the skin. This internal lining of fat is invisible to the naked eye but is detected by MRI machines that create "fat maps" displaying where concentrations of this internal fat are stored.
Read more about Are Certain Thin People Actually Obese?
Are Certain Thin People Actually Obese? video
Related Links:
Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
AMERICAN HEART—YOGA, WEDDING BLISS, AND BP CONTROL
Exercise
Vigorous Exercise with Age
People who sustain a highly active lifestyle gain less weight as they age.
A new study by Paul Williams of Berkeley Lab has found that maintaining a vigorously active lifestyle can help offset gaining weight with age. The data comes from the National Runners' Health Study which conducted 20 years of research on 120,000 runners. The runners maintained a weekly mileage over the course of 7 years. The men and women who ran over 30 miles per week gained half the weight of others that ran less than 15 miles.
Read more about Vigorous Exercise with Age
Vigorous Exercise with Age video
Related Links:
HEART CAT SCANS
Exercise Intensity
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Cholesterblock
So maybe one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get that cholesterol under control!
There are so many ways to get your cholesterol down: diet, exercise, and medicines like the statins—like pravachol--which lower cholesterol by 30 to 40 percent.
There are also medicines which block cholesterol absorption and lower cholesterol another 10 to 15 percent.
So, where does the supplement Cholesterblock come in…and can it work just as well?
Cholesterblock is an over the counter supplement that claims to block the absorption of cholesterol.
The key ingredient: beta-sitosterol--a plant sterol derived from soybeans.
“It is the plant version of cholesterol so then the body sees it in the cholesterol tract your body absorbs it instead of cholesterol and it has been shown in extensive studies to block the absorption of cholesterol from food up to 42 percent,” says Peter Meyer, Founder of Heart Guardian, the company that makes Cholesterblock.
And that, the company claims, reduces the LDL, or bad cholesterol, by ten to twelve percent on average.
Read more about Cholesterblock
Cholesterblock video
Related Links:
Cholesterol Cleaner
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Heart Attack
Cholestrol Suppliments
The supplement called policosonol (poly—kos-uh-nol) has been widely used as a nutritional supplement. it’s not a medicine, but many insist it is highly effective at lowering the total and bad, or LDL cholesterol levels.
When Harriet Paul was diagnosed with high cholesterol, her choice was to avoid the statins--the widely used cholesterol lowering medicines--and instead use policosonol. “I’ve read so much about it, I thought I would try it rather than have medication I try alternative medicine before I go to this other stuff that can give you so many negative symptoms,” says Harriet.
Policosanol is a natural substance produced from the waxy coating of sugar cane. There are many policosanol products on the market, available over the counter, without a prescription. And most studies--in fact, 79 out of 80--have shown it is indeed effective.
Dr. Spyros Mezitis, an endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital, says, “In some patients in my practice I’ve seen a drop of ten to 15 percent in the total cholesterol and the bad cholesterol.”
Read more about Cholestrol Suppliments
Cholestrol Suppliments video
Related Links:
Cholesterol Cleaner
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Heart Attack
Americans VS Brits:
Its been, 230 years to be exact since we declared our independence from Britain, and subsequently won that war.
But in the long run, we may not be better off than the British, at least, when it comes to our health.
Talk about the good stuff: Fish and chips and Shepard’s pie--a delicious heart attack waiting to happen!!
But those are British food…not American! Not that we don’t like it…
Still, when comparing our health status to that of the Brits, new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association isn’t favorable for Americans.
Read more about Americans VS Brits:
Americans VS Brits: video
Related Links:
HEART CAT SCANS
Cholesterol Cleaner
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Health Wrap Reports on Menopause and Cholestrol
Exercise could be a simple, easy way to overcome the symptoms of menopause.
Spanish researchers found that the number of women suffering severe symptoms fell by a quarter after they took part in a 12-month supervised exercise program, while problems increased among women who didn't exercise.
The group that improved exercised three hours per week for a year.
Overall, quality of life, physical and psychological functioning, and overall state of mind improved.
Read more about Health Wrap Reports on Menopause and Cholestrol
Health Wrap Reports on Menopause and Cholestrol video
Related Links:
Cholesterol Cleaner
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Heart Attack
CAROTID STENT AND THINKING
A procedure designed to protect the brain from strokes and mini-strokes has been shown to have an added benefit: it helps people think and remember better!
Read more about CAROTID STENT AND THINKING
CAROTID STENT AND THINKING video
Related Links:
HEART CAT SCANS
BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
Cholesterol Cleaner
Exercise Intensity
Those New Year’s resolutions are just around the corner.
And as usual, one of the most popular resolutions is to start exercising.
Read more about Exercise Intensity
Exercise Intensity video
Related Links:
HEART CAT SCANS
AHA—MINORITY DISPARITIES IN CARDIAC CARE
HOME BLOOD THINNER TEST SPECIAL REPORT
CHOLESTEROL UNAWARENESS IN WOMEN
Here’s a pop quiz for all you women out there:
What’s the difference between the bad cholesterol and the good cholesterol? And what are your numbers?
If a new national survey is any indication, most of you don’t know. This is actually fairly surprising given the woman is typically the healthcare advocate in the family.
Read more about CHOLESTEROL UNAWARENESS IN WOMEN
CHOLESTEROL UNAWARENESS IN WOMEN video
Related Links:
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Heart Attack
PAINLESS HEART ATTACKS
