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Weight Loss and Maintenance

Even modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. The simplest (but still difficult) approach to weight loss is reducing calories and exercising at least 150 minutes a week. Behavioral and mental changes in eating habits, physical activity, and attitudes about food and weight are also essential to weight management. For people who are very overweight and cannot lose weight using lifestyle measures, a number of effective weight-loss med...

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Expert & Community Posts

CPR: Easier, Faster Than Ever

By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

Recent reports have suggested that CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, which is adminstered to... Read more »

Do Your Part - Recognize the Signs of Heart Attack

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...volunteers. They are eager to teach people first aid, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and... Read more »

CPR and Automatic External Defibrillators: Everyday Lifesavers

By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...was working on a blog a couple of weeks ago about CPR. I was just about done with it and when it... Read more »

Don't Let "Good" Cholesterol Numbers Fool You into Poor Heart Health

By HeartHawk , Health Expert

It seems that almost every day I read a new article about how to "aggressively" treat people who... Read more »

Silent Heart Disease in Diabetes: “Why Don’t I Feel it?”

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...member that is "enabled" by a Red Cross first aid or CPR course is always a welcome helper in... Read more »

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Health Guide

Screen for Heart Disease

...costly cardiac programs. All health clubs must have staff trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the guidelines state, as well as written emergency procedures that are practiced... Read more »

Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs

...cardiopulmonary arrest (no breathing or pulse), call 9-1-1 and begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) immediately.How does the doctor know if I've had a heart attack? The actual diagnosis of... Read more »

Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part I: Symptoms

...stopped beating, call 911 or your local emergency number. Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) immediately. CPR will supply oxygen to parts of the body until the ambulance arrives. It is... Read more »

Motivation

...can be divided into shorter periods -- such as 10 minute sessions. In addition, people can achieve health benefits from other exercise programs, including weight training, yoga, or tai chi.Stick... Read more »

Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits

Dietary Health BenefitsThe benefits of any dietary factors are very difficult to prove, and, to date, there is no hard evidence that any supplement protects against any major disease. Studies on... Read more »

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