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2001-05-25
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Dr. Pastore Takes on Your Headache
 Is your pain in the head a pain in the neck? Stress, certain foods, food additives, and hormones can initiate headaches.
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Alternatives to Hypertension
Other than a poor diet, obesity, certain diseases, sedentary lifestyle, and a genetic predisposition, there are several contributing factors to hypertension. |
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The Joy of Soy
What is causing such an interest in soy? This new interest in soy is the direct result of an announcement by the FDA, authorizing a statement that 25 grams of soy protein a day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
For years the press has reported that Omega-3 fatty acids from fish and flax oil are beneficial to the cardiovascular system. However, few people realize the positive effect that Omega-9 fats have on cardiovascular health.
Blood Pressure Regulation & Hypertension
This condition is sometimes referred to as the silent killer, since people usually cannot feel the physical effects of high blood pressure.
Omega-3 fats and heart attacks
According to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, the omega-3 fats found in some vegetable oil, such as flax and canola, and in fish, may reduce the risk of fatal heart attacks.
Sedentary lifestyles and gallstones
Classic risk factors for gallstones are being female, over 40, and over-weight. According to the researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, spending more than 40 hours a week sitting at work may be another.
Reducing the risk of bladder cancer
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health state that drinking more fluids, particularly water, may cut the risk of bladder cancer.
Whole grain consumption and female mortality
Researchers sent questionnaires to 38,000 women between the age of 55 and 69, who were participating in the Iowa Women's Health Study.
Fast food vs. home-cooked meals
Women who reported eating out at least six times a week consumed more calories, fat and sodium than women who ate out less often.
Will androstenedione help me build more muscle?
10 men were given 300 mg of androstenedione for 8 weeks while strength training.
Lowering the risk of breast cancer
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health studied the diets of more than 83,000 women who entered the Nurses' Health Study in 1980. By 1994, 2,697 of those women were diagnosed with breast cancer.
Increased risk of disease & obesity
According to data from NHNESIII (the third National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey), of 16,884 adult subjects, 63% men and 55% women were classified as over weight or obese (BMI over 25).
High fiber diets and obesity
Data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study, suggest that diets high in fiber may protect against obesity and cardiovascular disease by lowering insulin levels.
Obesity, low cardiorespiratory fitness, and mortality?
In obese individuals, low cardiorespiratory fitness proved to be a strong predictor of mortality, with risks comparable to or greater than those for high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension and smoking.
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