Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “American Heart Association”
Americans should eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, while cutting back on added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat, according to new dietary guidelines published by the federal government Thursday. The guidelines, which influence school lunch menus and federal nutrition policy, also recommend eating more seafood in place of other proteins like meat, poultry, and eggs. Our poor nutrition has contributed to a generations-long national weight …
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics provides evidence that extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants run a higher risk of suffering from adverse events such as fever, breathing problems (apnea), abnormally slow heart rates (bradycardia), and fever soon after being vaccinated. An even more serious and potentially deadly complication detected was sepsis, which …
Americans are ballooning up — adults and kids alike. Suddenly, normal food portions are super sized, clothing manufacturers are resorting to sizes 0, 00, and even 000 to avoid offending touchy customers, and people are spilling over the armrests of their airplane seats.
We’re left wondering… what on earth happened?
What are the repercussions of this alarming trend?
What do we need to do about it?
Host Carla Atherton interviews David White about his Childhood Obesity Project:
Guest: Dr. Ren, a naturopath
Dr. Ren, America’s holistic sweetheart, spoke about aging, healthy lifestyle, Cancer, Heart and Cardiovascular issues, her videos about various conditions, and some very sound advice for people to be healthier.
Guest: Stefan Rudolph
Our second guest, Stefan Rudolph, talked about a major health show he is managing that will be taking place soon; he also talked about overcoming obstacles, exercise, diet and the power of the mind.
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Health News Segment with: Dr. Wald, director of Longevity at Integrated Medicine http://www.blooddetective.com/
Today Topic: Healthy Diet Basics – Part 2
If you think that what you know about the basics of healthy eating is accurate then do NOT listen to this show by Dr. Michael Wald, aka The Blood Detective. Dr. Wald reviews his top 12 healthy eating lifestyle considerations. These basics are essential, according to Dr. Wald, to live longer and better. Dr. Wald also discusses his Longevity Work-Up for determining the biochemical and nutritional needs for individuals who are healthy and those who want to get and stay healthy.
In 2005, the USDA rolled out a new food pyramid [3] reducing red meat’s place in a healthy diet. Recently, an advisory committee developing [4] the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are revamped every five years, said Americans should eat less red meat and processed meat in favor of a “diet higher in plant-based foods.” Committee members wrote that a red meat-based diet “has a …
Data from 1,302 participants indicated that flaxseed supplements are associated with significant reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure of about 2.85 mmHg and 2.39 mmHg, respectively. “The results obtained in the present meta-analysis – a decrease of 2.85/2.39 mmHg after flaxseed supplementation – might be valuable for the hypertension management using nutraceuticals, since Heart Outcome Evaluation study demonstrated …
Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting and non-judgemental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”, which can be trained by a large extent in meditational practices. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published the results of a ground-breaking study that found that meditation appears to provide as much relief from some anxiety and depression symptoms …
A recent study has found that consuming more nuts was associated with decreased overall and cardiovascular disease mortality – associated with death rates cut by as much as a fifth. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, involved 71,764 people living in the southern US and 134,265 Chinese people – one a cohort of men, the other of women – living in Shanghai, China. …
