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A Hearty Life

Archive for January 2008

January 19th, 2008

Highpoint Of The Day??? Fruit Kabobs- 1/18/08

Thanks for all your support and “yeahs” that have been sent in my direction. And thanks to Russell for his great recipe that he offered up for ‘diabetic’ no bake chocolate cheesecake- and congrats on his weight loss!!!
My husband asked me a funny question today… “Why do you think you have lost some weight, what […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 18th, 2008

Calcium Increases Ones Chance Of A Heart Attack???

You say po-tae-to I say po-ta-to. Calcium supplements are now under fire. For years it has been thought that prescribing calcium to post menopausal women helped maintain bone health as well as possibly reducing the risk of high cholesterol. Apparently that news is ’so yesterday’.
Researchers at the University of Auckland examined the effects of […]

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January 18th, 2008

Short And Sweet Journal Entry 1/17/08

Ok, this will be short and sweet this evening. My blood sugars today… 88, 91, 98 and 94.
Breakfast… Handful of (what do you think-yes)… nuts.
Lunch… Healthy Choice chicken noodle soup and a handful of combos.
Snack- 1/2 banana
Dinner… Salad, green beans and 1 small dinner roll.
Exercise wise, I shoveled snow and rode the elliptical. Seriously, how […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 18th, 2008

7 Genes Identified In High Cholesterol

How are your genes looking? No it is not a typo and I do not mean the ones on your backside, I mean the ones your Mama and Papa gave you!
Cholesterol be warned… they are on a rampage and their coming for you. An international study of over 20,000, yes 20,000, people allowed researchers to […]

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January 17th, 2008

A Dead Heart Brought Back To Life…

This is flippin’ amazing!!! I know it is in its very beginning stages and it is just rats in the lab, but still… Researchers say they have brought dead hearts back to life. That is right, they began beating again right in the laboratory. This discovery may one day lead to customized organ transplants for […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 17th, 2008

Making Up For Lost Time- Journal Entry 1/17/08

I feel like I have been gone for weeks, and it was only 2 1/2 days. I apologize- we had very limited Internet access during the beginning of this week. I was going through withdrawal!!
Lets see, where to start. My numbers have been good- for the most part. I did have one high number while […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 3 comments

January 17th, 2008

National Wear Red Day Is February The 1st!

The National Wear Red Day is Friday, February the 1st. Pull out your fave red shirt, shoes or dress and put it on! It is for a great cause. Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women!
This observance provides an opportunity for everyone to unite nationwide in a life-saving movement to urge women […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments

January 13th, 2008

Get Up And Get Moving- That Is What I Need To Do 1/13/08

Ugh, I am feeling a bit like a sloth! I have not been exercising like I should and I can tell in my very short tempered, anxious mind. I need to get on the elliptical and go to town, maybe lift afterwards. It is amazing that just 15 years ago I was in tip top […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 12th, 2008

Two Days In A Couple Paragraphs- Life Is Sad, Haha! 1/11-1/12/08

Friday was short lived.. a blink of the eye and it was gone. I was home in the morning and off to work in the afternoon and evening, oh boy what fun! Friday nights are just not what they used to be!Bloodsugars… 102, 116 (personal high lately), and 88. Now for todays numbers so far… […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

January 12th, 2008

Anxiety Grossly Increases Your Risk Of A Heart Attack- No Worries Though

This is very tongue in cheek. Anxiety increases your heart attack risk by 30-40%… but don’t worry over it! Oh boy.
The role of anxiety in hiking heart attack risk also goes beyond the effects of depression, anger, hostility, Type A behavior and other negative emotions. “These psychological factors are important in predicting the risk […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments