Certain Carbohydrates Increase Heart Disease Risk!

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There is a new published study that sheds additional light on carbohydrates and heart disease in men and women. At least in Italian men and women. It’s entitled “Dietary Glycemic Load and Index and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in a Large Italian Cohort.” The study was published in the 4/12/2010 issue of [...]

11 Action Steps on How to Prevent a Stroke!

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Many people look at a stroke as a brain problem.  In reality it’s a cardiovascular problem that can have deadly consequences.  For Americans, stroke is the number one cause of adult disability.  Thus, learning how to prevent a stroke will have a positive impact on decreasing its harmful effect on our community. 

As pointed out in [...]

African Americans and Cardiovascular Disease!

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Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of people worldwide.  Unfortunately, it’s even worse for the African American community.  There are several reasons for this and hopefully this article will help begin the process of changing this sad reality.   To address these reasons I’ve broken this article into three parts:  The Bad News, Several Underlining [...]

Hormone Replacement Therapy!

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Confusion About the Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy! 

Once again confusion has entered the world of hormone replacement therapy.  I bring this up in a heart disease blog because the type of treatment for menopausal symptoms can have an effect on cardiovascular health.  

The latest confusion comes out of an article from ThirdAge which I will link [...]

Cure for Hot Flashes!

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Can the Cure for Hot Flashes be a Cardiovascular Health Issue? 

You may be wondering why a blog on heart disease would contain a post on the cure for hot flashes.  The answer lies in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study.  This study was launched in 1991 and included 161,808 generally healthy postmenopausal women.  It was [...]

Ask Dr. Mao, Calcium, Heart Disease and Nitric Oxide!

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On Friday, October 30, 2009 Dr. Mao (Dr. Maoshing Ni) posted an article on Yahoo Health entitled “What Soft Drinks are Doing to Your Body.”  Dr. Mao posted some very good information and if you click on the above title it will link you to the actual article. 

Two particular items really stood out for me [...]

Nitric Oxide and Erectile Dysfunction!

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If you watch any TV then you’re most likely familiar with the Cialis and Viagra commercials targeted toward men with erectile dysfunction.  Nitric Oxide research played a critical role in the development of these two products.  But the importance of Nitric Oxide goes beyond male sexual health since erectile dysfunction now points to an underlining [...]

Update on the Groundbreaking Heart Disease Study!

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This is an update on the groundbreaking heart disease study that occurred at the High Desert Heart Institute located in Victorville, California.  The participants were patients who were in the Congestive Heart Failure Unit.  Each participant was “at the maximum of pharmacological and medical management.”  Although the results have not yet been published, the following [...]

Liz’s Heart Disease Testimony!

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Heart disease can take many different forms.  For Liz Cassitas, a mom and cardiac care nurse, is took the form of bradycardia.  Bradycardia is a slow heart rate usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute.  A heart rate less than 60 beats per minute is not unusual for highly trained athletes but it [...]

Dr. Louis Ignarro – Nobel Prize Laureate

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Preventing and Reversing Cardiovascular Disease thru Nitric Oxide!

In 1998 Dr. Louis Ignarro shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine with two other American scientists for the discovery of Nitric Oxide and how it is the master signaling molecule for the cardiovascular system.  Dr. Ignarro has over 30 years of research in Nitric Oxide.  He firmly believes [...]