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Research subjects who ate a pecan enriched version of the American Heart Association Step I diet* had a lower level of lipid oxidation than those on the diet alone. Pecans are high in gamma tocopherol, a form of vitamin E.
Dr. Maret G. Traber:
Mechanisms of gamma-tocopherol action
Very few studies have evaluated gamma-tocopherol in the body, […]
Ok, it might be presumptuous of me to say that actor Robert De Niro really cares about improving people’s heart health, but at least the Myriad Restaurant Group running the restaurants De Niro co-owns knows better than to use trans fats in the food they serve. New York City is hoping to make all […]
I just finished President Bill Clinton’s memoir (956 pages of it or thereabouts!) and became curious about his experience with heart disease. He sounded like a fairly active guy in the book, but clearly stress took its toll and perhaps family history as well.
In a piece published in Parade Magazine last year, President […]
Check out this list of heart healthy tips from reader Amélie in celebration of last Sunday’s World Heart Day. Each tip will bring you one step closer to a healthier heart.
Read A Hearty Life, and/or add it to your LiveJournal friends here.
Go for a walk. It’s Sunday, the weather isn’t too bad yet (or is […]
Action 83 from Change the World 9 to 5, 50 Ways to Change the World at Work: We Are What We Do produced by We Are What We Do
Learn to save a life
Nuff said.
THE ABC OF CPR.
The recovery position ensures that an unconscious person maintains an open airway, that the tongue cannot be swallowed, and […]
Yesterday, I was redoing the wiring in the vacuum plug. While I was testing it in the socket, I got a serious electric shock from not having taken care to put the rubber cover back on. Aside from feeling a bit buzzed in an unpleasant way, I was ok, but I was really nervous about […]
Grand Rounds celebrates its second anniversary this week at Dr. Enoch Choi’s Tech Medicine. A fantastic issue celebrating the best of health and medicine blogging. Everyone who participates is making this world a healthier and happier place for all of us. I’m proud to be a part of it!
I submitted my post about […]
Robyn Tippins of Inside Motherhood has one of the healthiest lifestyles I’ve seen in a while. She’s setting a great example for her four kids!
I don’t drink or smoke and I exercise daily (either pilates or on the treadmill). I taught pilates for years so this is usually what I do when I am watching […]
This photo of a girl guzzling a huge bottle of cooking oil is shocking. The caption reads: “What goes into crisps goes into you. Some crisps contain 33% cooking oil…” (FYI, Brits call potato chips “crisps.”) The ad is run by the British Heart Foundation which is warning people to cut back on […]
Happy World Heart Day! I hope you were able to treat your heart to a day of healthy and peaceful living.
Fabio Cannavaro, superstar Italian football (soccer) player who led his country’s team to a FIFA World Cup win and currently with Real Madrid, says:
I know my heart is the strongest, most important muscle in my […]
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