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Researchers were surprised to find that people with Type 2 diabetes who lost a lot of weight didn't lower their risk of heart attacks or strokes. They did have better control of their blood sugar and saw other health benefits. 
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One point increase in better score was linked to 8 percent lower risk of stroke. Those with optimum scores had a 48 percent less stroke and the risk factor dropped to 27 percent with average scores.
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Want to cut the length of your workout while maintaining or even increasing the benefits? Try interval training, a type of cardiovascular workout in which you alternate bursts of peppier exercise with slower-paced recovery periods.
Intervals make you work more efficiently: Your overall intensity is greater, so the length of your workout can be cut by about 20 percent. Plus, a growing body of evidence suggests that this approach yields health benefits comparable or superior to traditional exercise.
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April 10, 2013 5:28 PM
Great way to being able to incorporate workouts into someones schedule while at the same time not taking too much time so as to allow more time for other things.
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Combining probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplements with aloe vera may slash cholesterol levels by over 40%, suggests a new study with lab rats.
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Sleep deprivation is at epidemic levels in the U.S. … and worldwide as well. There’s considerable evidence that lack of sleep promotes major health problems, including cardiovascular disease, depression, and obesity.
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(Reuters Health) - Danish cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs were 15 percent less likely to die, of cancer or any other cause, than patients who were not on the popular medications, in a new study.
The pattern held regardless of a person's age, cancer type, tumor size or whether it had spread. Only patients who had received chemotherapy showed no apparent benefit from taking statins - the most commonly-prescribed drugs in the world.
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CNN | A controversial new study shows a "fringe" alternative treatment for heart disease was effective at preventing heart problems.
It is no surprise that opponents of chelation (often traditional medical professionals involved in conventional heart disease treatments) attribute the benefits of chelation to chance:
>>The AP (11/5, Marchione) reports on a study presented at the American Heart Association meeting in Los Angeles regarding chelation, described as a "treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by ethical and scientific controversy, causing debate about the results." The study found that "a chelation mixture...tested in a study of 1,708 heart attack survivors led to fewer complications - repeat heart attacks, strokes, deaths, hospitalization for chest pain or need for an artery-opening procedure." But because of dropouts and incomplete treatments, it is "unclear whether the benefit credited to chelation could have occurred by chance alone."
>>The New York Times (11/5, B4, Pollack, Subscription Publication) reports, "To the surprise of many cardiologists, a controversial alternative therapy proved beneficial to people with heart disease, reducing the rate of death and cardiovascular problems in a clinical trial." Yet, "the benefit of the treatment...barely reached statistical significance, and there were questions about the reliability of the study." Still, "the unexpected finding should provide some vindication to the National Institutes of Health for sponsoring the $30 million study."
>>USA Today (11/5, Szabo) reports the study "is being called a $32 million waste of time - and even a danger to public health - by some of the country's leading health experts." The study "found a small overall benefit to chelation, mainly because it prevented heart problems in people with diabetes." AHA's Elliott Antman "praised NIH for doing the study," but added that the results "should not be interpreted as an indication to adopt chelation therapy into clinical practice." Cleveland Clinic Cardiologist Steven Nissen, MD, commented, "There are a lot of people, including me, who believe this was a poor use of taxpayer dollars." Lead researcher Gervasio Lamas, Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, said that researchers need to find out whether the indicated benefit "is true, or whether it occurred by chance."
It is notable that the study results indicate a probablity of just 2 in 1000 that the positive outcome for diabetics was by chance.
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Reducing sugary drinks, even just a few ounces a day, reduces your risk of blood pressure problems.
A study in 2010 found that decreasing the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (already-known culprits of weight gain) lead to a reduction in blood pressure.
Elevations in blood pressure increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Even a slight reduction, which could be achieved by cutting out 12 oz of sugary beverages per day, can make a difference in terms of heart health risk.
Scientists aren't certain why sugar affects blood pressure. One possible explanation is that sugar irritates the artery walls, which may prompts an increase in pressure.
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A diet rich in antioxidants could significantly reduce the risk of myocardial infarction in women, according to new research.
These data suggest that dietary total antioxidant capacity, based on fruits, vegetables, coffee, and whole grains, is of importance in the prevention of myocardial infarction.
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Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a new algorithm that can accurately measure the heart rates of people depicted in ordinary digital video by analyzing imperceptibly small head movements that accompany the rush of blood caused by the heart’s contractions.
In tests, the algorithm gave pulse measurements that were consistently within a few beats per minute of those produced by electrocardiograms (EKGs). It was also able to provide useful estimates of the time intervals between beats, a measurement that can be used to identify patients at risk for cardiac events.
A video-based pulse-measurement system could be useful for monitoring newborns or the elderly, whose sensitive skin could be damaged by frequent attachment and removal of EKG leads.
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Stem-cell therapy for damaged hearts is a brilliant idea whose time has not yet come. The problem: no way to ensure against faulty initial placement of the stem cells.
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Regular yoga classes could help people with a common heart rhythm problem manage their symptoms while also improving their state of mind, a new study suggests.
According to the American Heart Association, about 2.7 million people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation (AF), in which the heart's upper chambers quiver chaotically instead of contracting normally.
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A mixture of B vitamins, fish oils and plant sterols shows promise in boosting heart health by improving the lipid profile of young people with high levels of cholesterol, according to new research.
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How to lower your blood pressure without prescription drugs
Ray and Terry's 's insight:
There are many natural compounds that help manage blood pressure levels. Before you take a prescription drug to lower blood pressure, talk to your doctor and try exercise and dietary/supplement methods.
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Stem cells culled from the bone marrow of healthy donors work as well or even better as cells harvested from patients themselves as a treatment for damaged hearts and are more convenient to use, according to new research.
The 13-month trial was the first to compare the safety and effectiveness of so-called mesenchymal, or bone marrow-derived, stem cells taken from patients themselves versus those provided by donors.
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Daily supplements of curcumin may benefit cardiovascular health to the same extent as exercise for postmenopausal women, says new data from a clinical trial from Japan.
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Consuming fish at least once a month, and increased blood levels of ALA and DPA, may reduce the risk of heart failure, says a new study that adds to the heart health benefits of omega-3.
This study focused on ALA and DPA, a little-known omega-3.
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LONDON (Reuters) - People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 percent more likely to have a heart attack compared with their less stressed out colleagues, according.
Perspective is needed, though. About 3% of heart attacks may come from work stress, but 36% come from smoking and 12% from sedentary living.
If you or someone you know can say 'yes' to 2+ of these points, lifestyle changes are in order.
-I work too hard, my job stresses me out -I spend long hours sitting at my desk -I rarely exercise -I take cigarette breaks during the day -I eat fast food or prepackaged food almost everyday
Please protect your heart.
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