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A Hearty Life

Archive for January 2008

January 27th, 2008

Is Your Heart Stressed At Work?

Is the accumulation of work stress associated with higher risks of incident CHD and risk factors?
Is this association stronger among working-age populations?
Does work stress affect CHD directly through neuroendocrine mechanisms, or indirectly through behavioral risk factors for CHD, or both?

A few questions for you above. And I know you know the answers! Yes, yes […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

January 27th, 2008

Long Time No See… Journal 1/27/08

Long time no see! I am still here just needed a few days to get myself together after the household sickness and getting back in the swing of things. And what fun it is. As for my diet and exercise, oh boy am I suffering. My bloodsugars have been fairly good, I was put on […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 24th, 2008

Coming To A Computer Near You: Google Health

I don’t know how I feel about all this, that is for sure. As I read on TechCrunch this morning, it seems that a login page for Google Health was spotted and will be Google’s entry into online health records. You can not actually login here yet, but it does offer up…

With Google Health, you […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 3 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Journal 1/23/08- Foodwise, It’s Not Pretty

Well, we are feeling better for the most part around my house. My middle daughter is still hurtin’ a little. Her “belly still hurrrrtttsss”. We are almost back to normal though, as normal as we can be, haha.
My bloodsugars are back on track as well. I was 101 last night and 94 and 98 today. […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

January 23rd, 2008

Nanoparticles In Air Pollution Causes Heart Disease

We have all read in the past that diesel fuel fumes and particles can attribute to heart disease and increases plaques in the cardiac tissue. But now UCLA researchers have concluded that the smallest, eensy weensy, teeny tiny little particle from vehicle emissions may be be the one that packs the biggest punch.
I know, it […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

January 22nd, 2008

Broccoli Is Heart Healthy!

Useful info! Broccoli is heart healthy. Well yeah… that makes me happy considering my kids love those green tree tops (I make them eat the stems as well, I am such a mean mommy).
University of Connecticut researchers have associated broccoli with producing helpful proteins that aid damaged cardiac cells and tissue.
The broccoli diet appears […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 20th, 2008

Very Sick Diabetic Journal 1/20/08

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! What a flippin’ couple days it has been around these parts. I just checked my blood sugar for the first time in a day and a half, that whole 3 kids throwing up thing was rough! Then last evening… that’s right… I started with the great porcelain bowl. And […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 20th, 2008

Immune Therapy For Heart Failure Patients

Now I have to be honest, I have not heard a heck of a lot about this but I did find it interesting. Heart failure and your immune system…
In some cases of heart failure, it is thought to be linked to ones own immune system in that it causes damaging inflammation to its own tissue. […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 19th, 2008

Ugh, What A Saturday! Journal- 1/19/08

Here we are, Saturday! And I have 3 vomiting children. Yup, all 3 of them, so I have yet to check my blood sugar since last night. I honestly haven’t eaten a darn thing except diet coke and a piece of cheese, handful of nuts and a sugar free pop. I am not feeling all […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 19th, 2008

No One Is Above Heart Disease… Not Even Donde West!

I am sure you have seen this or heard about his, but in case you live inside a bubble… No one is above heart disease, not money nor fame. This is scary- we need to make sure that we think about all of the consequences before jumping up on that stretcher. Seriously, thinner thighs and […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

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