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Lisa Nelson, RD, LN, Health Pro

Registered Dietitian and Licensed Nutritionist

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Stress and Heart Disease: How to Lower Levels to Reduce Your Risk

Stress is part of life. There’s no way you can avoid it entirely. However, if you constantly live with high stress levels, it can lead to physical problems, including high blood pressure, angina (i.e. chest pains), arrhythmia (i.e. irregular heart rate) and heart disease. How Does Stress Increase Heart Disease... Read more Chevron

posted 03/24/2013, comments (0)|

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Had been an account holder for 9 years but lost it .... MS, Fibro, CPand more

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My first angina attack

After years of living with MS and CP and having gone thru therapy to learn to love me as I am my life turned upside down when my ex-husband and I were to try and begin over after 8 years of separation .. It started off okay and soon he became his old self , not caring about my MS or other issues .. Then in September 2011 he had a stroke... Read more Chevron

posted 03/18/2013, comments (0)|

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ICD and weight loss

Hello everyone, I had a Boston Scientific Automatic Internal cardioverter/defibrillator/pacer implanted in August 2010. It was 22 days after I had suffered a major M.I. where my LAD was 99% blocked. They placed a Drug Eluding Stent in the LAD. The M.I. occurred while I was hiking at Enchanted Rock State ParK. Being in such an isolated... Read more Chevron

posted 03/05/2013, comments (0)|

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A Stroke Waiting To Happen

When I started my day getting ready to go to the Doctor and planning a trip by the grocery store/pharmacy on the way home...A stroke was the last thing on my mind! I went to see my primary care with complaints of sinus pressure headaches and chest congestion, along with a mucous drainage and cough. My blood pressure was a little high. She... Read more Chevron

posted 03/03/2013, comments (0)|

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Stroke 2 years post MI

Hi, I live in a small rural south Texas town. I just turned 50 in January. I had a massive heart sttack, July 12, 2010. then another small one.I have 2 stents in my LAD, CHF,with low E.F. COPD and now I started having Stokes and TIA's. I'm so glad i found Healthcentral and have the opportunity to meet others with the same or simalar conditions,

posted 03/03/2013, comments (0)|

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