This is the unusual story of a lady named, Jennifer Strange (really?). She was a 28-year-old woman and a mother of three from California. She lived a perfectly normal life, until she saw a chance to get a Nintendo Wii. This was when they just appered on the market and parents were lining up in the middle of the night ... Read More »
If you can’t sleep for 8 hours without having to get up to wee, then you may have a problem. This could be as simple as drinking too much alcohol or taking certain medication, or excessive caffeine consumption before bed time. This could also be a sign of kidney problems, diabetes, heart or prostate problems. Get it checked out by ... Read More »
QUESTION: I Started a course of warfarin around a year ago. I am aware that I must not drink cranberry juice, but I have read mixed reports on whether half a grapefruit is allowed in the morning. ANSWER : Warfarin is a drug used to prevent unwanted blood clotting in the body, and it does this by affecting the natural ... Read More »
In brief, this happens when you have a sudden interruption in the heart’s blood supply due to a blockage in the coronary arteries, the vessels that carry blood to the heart muscle. When blood flow is blocked, heart muscle can be damaged very quickly and die. Deaths from heart attacks have been reduced substantially over the past few years thanks ... Read More »
Millions of people who take an aspirin every day to lower their risk for heart attack and stroke may also be lowering their cancer risk. New research adds to the growing evidence that daily aspirin may help prevent certain cancers from occurring. On top of that, daily aspirin may also be an effective treatment for people who already have cancer. ... Read More »
When it comes to heart health, there is one fat that won’t work against you, fish oil. While most of us need more fish in our diets, heart experts recommend that people at risk for or with coronary artery disease should consume about one gram of fish oil per day. Healthy people should aim for 500 milligrams a day, according ... Read More »
Have a look at the Think Red for Strong Hearts Website on www.thinkred.co.za Think Red for Strong Hearts website. Our vision is of a world in which people do not die prematurely of heart disease. Find out how to get involved. Read More »
What becomes of the broken-hearted? Natural health expert, author, nutritionist and health writer, Dr Sarah Brewer, recommends that to improve your longevity, you need to cut out those disastrous relationships. She adds that acute emotional stress can cause the tip of your left ventricle to temporarily dilate, and while transient, the abnormal heart rhythm can be fatal. Read More »
Over the existance of this blog we have spoken about heart disease, and will probably in the future talk about it more. There are so many aspects of it, and so many areas where problems can occur. I want to look at angina, as it is a fairly common occurring heart condition. Angina is a pain or discomfort you get ... Read More »
Everyday we are bombarded with information telling us how beneficial or bad fats are to our bodies adn which ones we should look out for, and those we need to avoid. Next time you at the supermarket, have a look on the tub of margarine, or bottle of oil and you will see the a list of fats. Generally, we ... Read More »
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