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A Hearty Life

Archive for the ‘Hearty Exercise’ Category

July 16th, 2008

Optimism today keeps a heart attack away…

Here is something that should make you smile. Optimism is good for heart health. Yes… emotional wellbeing. I know that so many disregard how we as patients and people are felling and coping, but it is so important! I am a firm believer.
Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

July 13th, 2008

Children being prescribed statins in US as young as 8

Leading US doctors are saying that children as young as 8 should receive statins as a course of treatment for high cholesterol. Currently in many places such as the UK kids with a rare gene fault are being prescribed statins but US pediatricians are taking it one step further.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, however, believes […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 15th, 2008

Journal 6/14/08- On to smoother waters!

This week was very crazy around here- really quite sad. We had several deaths in our close nit community and at my workplace. With that being said…  was virtually non existent around the blogging front. Apologies!
For the week- my bloodsugars were very very very low. Did I mention that they were low? Like 62 and […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 14th, 2008

Waist to hip ratio better indicator then BMI

Here is a reminder for you this morning… now go get a measuring tape and get to work.
A a person’s waist-to-hip ratio is an even better predictor of cardiovascular risk than their body mass index or BMI. It appears that a large waist size, which generally indicates large amounts of abdominal fat, is more harmful […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

April 25th, 2008

Over 60% of heart disease housed in India in the next 2 years

Second to diabetes, heart disease seems to be on the horizon for India. They are estimating that India will account for 60% of all heart disease cases worldwide within the next 2 years.
As India becomes more developed so does it’s social habits…
The risk factors in India were the same as elsewhere and included tobacco use, […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 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

March 16th, 2008

Are you more active in the Spring?

Are you more active in the Spring months?

Yes, always

Not really, the same all year long

No

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March 16th, 2008

Update on the ol’ bloodsugars- 3/16/08

Thank goodness, my blood sugars have settled down. I have been anywhere between 78, where I do not feel good, and 111. Sometimes there is just no rhyme nor reason, but tis life.
Exercise- yeah I am kicking some mean butt and should so be dropping some lbs but noooooooo. I am feeling good physically and […]

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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 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

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