228 articles on "blood"

Relaxation - The key to healthy life

Relaxation - The key to healthy life by: Nitin Jain Physical exercise complemented by a healthy diet may still leave you bereft of a truly fit body if you dont relax enough. Relaxation releases 'feel good' hormones in our body. They he...

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Glycemic Index Food - What Is It?

Glycemic index (GI) foods are those that are given a number correspond to how they break down in the system and their relation to blood glucose levels. Most of the glycemic index foods that are good for people to eat are those that we all know are go...

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Low-Carb: The Role of Insulin

Low-Carb: The Role of Insulin by: Beverley Brooke There are three basic units the body uses for energy: Fats Proteins Carbohydrates All three can be converted to blood glucose. However, while fats and proteins are converted slowly, carbohyd...

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Heart Attack Symptoms, Causes and Treatment: Small Lifestyle Changes Can Help Prevent Heart Attack!

Heart Attack Symptoms, Causes and Treatment: Small Lifestyle Changes Can Help Prevent Heart Attack! by: Ashley Green Ask a few well informed people over the age of fifty: What are they afraid of the most? Four out of five would answer: Sudden de...

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Prevention of Nutrient Deficiency Anemia

When the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin concentration is low the person is said to have anemia. Hemoglobin is a protein inside red blood cells that contains iron and transports oxygen. Anemia is the most common blood disorder. About 3.5 mil...

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Coumadin Users Can Avoid Unnecessary Complications By Wearing Identification

Coumadin Users Can Avoid Unnecessary Complications By Wearing Identification by: Terry McDermott The police arrive at the accident scene promptly. A driver has run his automobile into a guardrail while exiting a highway. The driver does not seem...

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Is Coffee Good or Bad for Your Heart?

As you age, your blood vessels often become stiff to increase the risk of high blood pressure. Luckily, a new study done through the University Of Athens by Greek researchers showed the surprising link between drinking coffee and preventing high bloo...

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Precisely Why Cordyceps Sinensis Is Great For Minimizing Bad Cholesterol

What's Cholesterol? A lipoprotein is a kind of protein that will transports lipids (types associated with fat, of which cholesterol is usually but one particular type) throughout the bloodstream since fats are not directly soluble inside blood,...

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Your Home and Your Heart

Your Home and Your Heart by: Dr GW Graham Do you get warm feelings in your heart when you think about your home? Is it emotions or the onset of a heart attack? Research is now pointing a finger at our houses as the leading cause of heart disease...

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Smoking and Eye Damage

Smoking and Eye Damage by: Namita Nayyar The chemicals in cigarette smoke (around 4000 of them) get into the bloodstream of smokers and may induce the damage to the eye. The chemicals in tobacco smoke can cause inflammation of the conjunctiva (...

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