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A Hearty Life

Archive for April 2008

April 11th, 2008

Series, contests and giveaways!!! Join in!

We have many contests and happenings going on among the science and health channel and I wanted to let you know all about them. So here you go…
Alicia at Mental Health Notes has a great series going on, This is why I rock!… In this series, I want to showcase the artists, the photographers, the […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

April 6th, 2008

Journal 4/6/08- Great comment led me to think things over

Well, it is very late on Sunday evening and the end of the weekend. I wanted to share a comment that a reader left on my last journal, and I love comments! The reader said that I need to be more specific when I state, “my blood sugars”. I need to specify whether this is […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

April 5th, 2008

Welcome Pink Ribbon Review and Weighting Line… Two new sites

Happy weekend to you all. I wanted to let you know some exciting news… we have launched 2 new sites here at the science and health channel. They have been a longtime coming but they are finally here.
First, weightingline.com. By the name you can see that it is all about healthy weight loss. We have […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments

April 4th, 2008

Inactive children have more than a five time chance at heart disease by their teen years

In the first study that followed children through their developmental years into their teens, more proof that we need to educate our youth on good nutrition, exercise and risk factors associated with heart disease.
Young children who lead inactive lifestyles are five-to-six times more likely to be at serious risk of heart disease, with that degree […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments

April 4th, 2008

Journal 4/4/08- It was a good week

Ok, so I have been very, very, did I say very, good with my diet and exercise that last few days. I have kept to almost all raw fruits and veggies, with peanuts and granola and flax seed, chicken and yogurt. I have had a sugar free popsicle and diet iced tea. Like I said, […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

April 1st, 2008

Angina drug proves to treat long QT syndrome

As many as 1000 deaths each year are associated with long QT syndrome. This very scary cardiac arrhythmia puts teen and young persons at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, usually ending in death. These same young ladies and gents have healthy hearts otherwise.
Researchers have found that a drug that is used in cases of angina […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

April 1st, 2008

Happy April everyone- Journal 4/1/08

My blood sugars have been up a little bit over the last 2 days. They have wavered between 96 and 128 with most on the upper end of that range. I have done nothing different with my food and exercise and ran around for about 90 minutes on the lacrosse field last night in the […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments