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1. | Blood Pressure and Medications
If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, chances are you will be prescribed some kind of medication. However, you should be aware of the fact that drugs are not the only solution to the problem. For instance, changes in diet, exercise, and stress levels can also ...
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2. | Heart Disease Facts
It is estimated that approximately 7% of the population has some form of heart disease or damage to their heart. Most people associate heart disease with arteriosclerosis, which leads to heart attacks. However, there are other forms of heart disease, ...
[Added: 14 Mar 2006 Hits: 70 Words: 624]
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3. | Simple Steps To Good Nutrition
Though the importance of good nutrition has been elevated in recent years, a vast number of people continue to neglect the basic principles of a sound and healthy diet. What we eat and how much plays ...
[Added: 02 Mar 2006 Hits: 93 Words: 738]
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4. | Hypertension: How The Body Controls Blood Pressure
Hypertension is the term doctors use for high blood pressure. It's often referred to as a Silent Killer since many people may have no noticeable symptoms. Over 50 million people suffer from high blood pressure, but nearly one third aren't even aware of it. Hypertension is ...
[Added: 27 Feb 2006 Hits: 45 Words: 842]
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5. | Fitness Tips For The Working Mother
Working mothers face tremendous challenges when it comes to exercise. They can find themselves short on time, energy, and stamina. New mothers, in particular, may find it difficult to attend to their own fitness needs. However, it is entirely possible for ...
[Added: 21 Feb 2006 Hits: 65 Words: 547]
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6. | What Is Insulin - The Complete Guide
You might have heard of insulin in connection with the disease known as diabetes. Still, you might be curious about insulin—what it means for the body and what can happen if the body does not produce enough of it. ...
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7. | Inexpensive Ways To Exercise For Weight Loss!
Perhaps you're a student, trying to make it on a student budget. Or, you're a stay-at-home mother with little cash to spare. Or you're just getting started in your career and you don't have much in the way of disposable income. No matter what your situation, know that there are ...
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8. | Healthy Relationships Create A Healthy Life!
Is your relationship with your significant other, mother, father, or friend making you sick? Believe it or not, there's scientific evidence to suggest that our relationships can actually contribute to illness. Therefore, in order to achieve a healthy life, it is important to make our relationships healthy.
There have ...
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9. | The Biggest Loser 2: A Tale Of 2 Losers!
When it comes to losing weight, what do you think is the biggest contributing factor?
The food you eat?
The amount of exercise you do?
Genetics?
You just have to look at the ...
[Added: 25 Nov 2005 Hits: 56 Words: 413]
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10. | Childhood Obesity: Your Kids And Heart Disease!
Shockingly, it is estimated that 22 million of the world's children under 5 are overweight or obese and approximately one in four American children are overweight. The problem this presents is that these children are more susceptible to pediatric hypertension, type II diabetes, greater risk of heart disease, ...
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11. | Cholesterol: A Guide To High And Low Foods!
The excess accumulation of cholesterol can lead to a stroke or heart attack. This happens because the build-up of excess cholesterol begins to clog the blood vessels leading to arteriosclerosis. It is believed that the overall incidence ...
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12. | Blood Pressure Medications: A Concise Guide
High blood pressure is unfortunately something that most people have to deal with as they age. This is especially true for the average person in the western part of the world. The national average for high blood pressure is approximately 24% in the United States with most other ...
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13. | Stress Management: Find Your Own Relief!
Would you believe that one of the biggest contributors to your state of health is how stress free your home environment is? Those who live in stressful conditions in home or at work are much more likely to ...
[Added: 06 Nov 2005 Hits: 100 Words: 693]
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14. | Water and Exercise: Stay Hydrated!
Our bodies are made up of over 75% water. We all know that without water, there is no life. In fact we can only live 3 days without it. However, water has been replaced in most diets by soft drinks and other sugar sweetened refreshments. However, water ...
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15. | Walking For Weight Loss: How many calories does it burn?
People who walk daily have a lesser incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. Not only does walking make you healthier but it also burns calories, creates psychological well being, increases metabolism, strengthens muscles, ...
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16. | Good Sleep Habits: A Key To Better Health!
Most of us fail to get good nights sleep. As a result we run the risk of greatly increasing our susceptibility to disease and accidents. Getting a good night sleep is a minimum for a healthy life. For most ...
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17. | Weight Loss: You Are What You Think!
Most of us know and have heard the phrase, "You are what you eat". However, is it possible that another phrase also applies? "You are what you THINK". Yes, it is very possible that this phrase is also an accurate representation of how our ...
[Added: 21 Oct 2005 Hits: 46 Words: 527]
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18. | 50 Motivational Tips for Exercise and Weight Loss
No matter who we are, we all have days when we just do not feel like exercising. The weather might be grey, you've had a busy day, or you might just be bored with your program. Whatever the reason, you ...
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19. | Exercising In The Heat: 5 tips to help you keep your cool!
On a hot day we may feel like we're melting, but did you know that our internal temperature (or core temperature) only changes by a few degrees. Our normal body temperature at rest is maintained between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius. Our core temperature ...
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20. | How Fat Is Burned: turning fat into energy, carbon-dioxide and water!
The primary reason we need to eat food is to provide fuel for the body. This fuel comes from the breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. To explain it simply, food is broken down to produce energy, and it takes many chemical processes for ...
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21. | Heart Attack: Are You At Risk?
If you're male and you lead an inactive lifestyle you probably have at least 3 risk factors associated with heart disease. I know, I know, you feel fine but so do most people before they have a ...
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22. | Home Exercise Equipment: The Best Gym at Minimal Price!
Exercising at home can be just as successful as training at a gym if you know what you're doing. There are all types of home exercise equipment out on the market and every one of them claim to ...
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23. | How To Exercise: Choosing the right type of exercise for you
So you have to start an exercise program. What are you going to do? How are you going to exercise? Well the type of exercise you do largely depends on you. What do you like doing? What do you hate doing? Do you have to pay membership ...
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24. | The 7 Things To Look For When Joining A Gym
You've finally committed to getting fit and you want to join a gym, but which one? Unless you've been a regular at gyms in the past you really don't know a good one from a bad one. A ...
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25. | Relaxation Techniques to Revitalize Body and Mind
We all get to a stage where we've just had it. We need a break. Well if a holiday is out of the question, try these relaxation techniques to revitalize your body and mind.
MeditationJoin a local meditation group or buy one of the many instructional ...
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26. | High Blood Pressure: 10 Tips That Could Save Your Life!
When most people are told they have high blood pressure (or Hypertension) it comes as quite a shock. With many people being diagnosed between the ages of 25-45, it is fast becoming a great concern for both the individual and their young families. The problem ...
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