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SYoung, Health Guide

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The Importance of Influencing Heart Healthy Habits

We all know that children learn from their parents and model their behaviors based upon what they see their parents do. So, it goes without saying that the next generation of children all around the world are learning what to eat and how to eat from what they see and do each day in their homes and in their schools. I have written at... Read more Chevron

posted 06/03/2011, comments (0)|

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So, What do “Love Handles” Have to do with Heart Disease?

Hello all. Since we are officially into spring and slowly heading into summer, I am feeling light-hearted and am going to take a break from the serious posts of the past and have some fun in my next couple of blogs with things like fat, sugar, bouncing bellies, and exercise. “Love Handles” or “Muffin Tops”... Read more Chevron

posted 05/17/2011, comments (0)|

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Taking Prescribed Medicine is Good for Your Heart (and Your Wallet)

Let me first start this entry by saying that I am not employed by the drug industry, nor do I receive financial compensation in any way, shape, or form from them. Lipitor probably saved my life ten years ago by helping bring down my LDL (bad cholesterol) level below the "danger zone" and getting me on the path to heart health. While... Read more Chevron

posted 04/20/2011, comments (0)|

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The Heart’s Number One Enemy: Obesity

Obesity is a major risk factor for numerous diseases including heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. More importantly, obesity is closely related to multiple health conditions that underlie cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure and abnormal blood cholesterol. Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or... Read more Chevron

posted 03/29/2011, comments (0)|

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High Cholesterol: The Silent Killer

The old saying "ignorance is bliss" is an appropriate description for many today who suffer from high cholesterol but are (purposefully or not) completely unaware about it. From time to time I will either read or hear about someone who seemed at the peak of their health ending up in a hospital for emergency coronary procedure or, in the worst... Read more Chevron

posted 03/23/2011, comments (2)|

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