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March 23, 2010

Listen To Your Heart Keep Your Heart Healthy

Filed under: cholesterol,Diabetes,exercise,fibers,Heart,heart attack,heart disease,high cholesterol,smoking,Uncategorized — John @ 5:07 pm

The heart is a muscle that many of us take for granted each day. Yes, we recognize its great importance and the stressful job it has pumping blood throughout the body, but do we really care? You could say “of course we care; if the heart stops we die.” However, saying we care and showing we care are two completely different things. Every single day people abuse their hearts; sometimes we harm our hearts on multiple occasions every day. We ignore its needs and expect it to put up with our neglect, but just like a relationship gone wrong, eventually it won’t put up with your actions.

However, in order to maintain a strong and healthy relationship with your heart, there are some things you can do.

1. Don’t Smoke – Smoking is the leading cause of heart disease. Try quitting if you do smoke as it increases blood pressure and the tendency for blood to clot.

2. Get Active – I cannot stress the importance of exercise, not only for your heart, but your entire body. Just 30 minutes a day of physical activity can help you reduce the risk of heart disease.

3. Eat Healthy Fats – Healthy fats will help raise your good cholesterol and lower your overall cholesterol. Make sure to limit your unhealthy fats as this can lead to high cholesterol (bad) which can lead to blockages in the arteries which may lead to a heart attack or stroke.

4. Get Some Fiber – Fiber is extremely beneficial to maintaining a healthy heart. Make sure to get at least 25 grams of fiber a day.

5. Watch out for Sugars and Salts – Limiting your intake of sugar and salt can have an incredible effect on your heart. When you eat a significant amount of sugars, you are more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease. Too much salt can result in high blood pressure and heart disease.

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January 20, 2010

Just a Pinch Less Salt

Filed under: coronary heart disease,heart attack,obesity,salt,smoking,sodium,stroke,Uncategorized — Candace @ 6:46 pm

Only 3 grams (half a teaspoon or 2.5 mL) of salt less per day and almost 100,000 lives could be saved. This is comparable to reducing major problems, such as obesity, smoking, and other well-known health issues. If everyone in the USA reduced their intake of salt by half a teaspoon per day, we could prevent 12,000 cases of coronary heart disease from starting. We could stop 66,00 strokes, and 99,00 heart attacks.

Also, the money saved would help enlarge and improve the health care system. It would save health problems by anywhere between 10 billion dollars and 24 billion dollars annually. If all the people in the USA lowered their salt ingestion by just half a teaspoon per day for one year, it would be just as significant as if the smoking rate declined 50 percent and the level of obesity in all American adults went down 5 percent. Even if the change was not so dramatic and only 1 state lessened their salt intake, it would significantly reduce the cases of strokes and heart attacks over time. Despite all these warnings about ones salt intake, salt is actually becoming more and more popular and more and more of a danger.

Although the study was geared towards Americans, it is also quite applicable to Canadians health care as well. The recommended daily salt intake is 1,500 mg. The average intake is 3,100 mg. Amongst Americans the average intake is slightly higher, sitting at 3,400 mg. Cutting down by only half a teaspoon is a generous amount, and is simple to do.

1. Do not add salt while cooking

2. Do not put salt on the table

3. Avoid seasoning salts, soy sauce, salsa, bouillon and ketchup

4. When eating out, ask for low sodium options

5. Season your food with other ingredients such as garlic, lemon, pepper, and other herbs.

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January 7, 2010

Obesity is a Big, Fat Problem

Filed under: obesity,obesity research,quitting smoking,smoking,Uncategorized — Candace @ 5:28 pm

The longest adult health study conducted in the United States shows that obesity is a more worrisome threat to people’s health than smoking. It was discovered in this study that obesity causes equal or more disease than tobacco. It also shortens the same or more life spans than the use of tobacco.
The study lasted 15 years and included interviews of over 3.5 million people and calculations of the number of “quality-adjusted life years” (QALYs) which were lost due to either obesity or smoking. The QALYs were measured in quality and quantity of the life lived.

Important facts found by the study are as follows:

• In the past 15 years, while the smoking rate fell more than 18 percent, the rate of obesity was rising rapidly by 85 percent.

• Obesity can shorten your lifespan by up to 12 years.

• Type 2 diabetes causes the government over 100 billion dollars per year. This cost is expected to continue rising.

• In the United States, by 2020 (if patterns continue on their current path) smoking will decline by 21%, but 45% of the American population will be overweight.

• If the QALYS continued in the pattern they are following now, the future for a current 18 year old would not look very bright. By 2020 they will have lost 0.71 years of life.

• If things changed and all American adults were a healthy weight and did not smoke, the average 18 year old would have a life span nearly 4 years longer than normal.

Between three to five years of an overweight person’s life is spent with significant disabilities causing lack of functioning in their daily activities due to their obesity. Obesity is a major problem in America and the surrounding world, but its severity can be reduced.

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November 24, 2009

Increased Risk of ADHD in Children with Smoke and Lead Exposure

Filed under: ADD,ADHD,contaminated paint,health,lead exposure,lead paint,smoking,soil,Uncategorized — John @ 5:50 pm

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD for short affects about 5-8 percent of school age children. ADHD is a fairly common neurobiological condition that presents itself through inappropriate levels of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Although ADHD is not life threatening, it can become a very difficult obstacle to overcome.

However, recent data shows that smoking can raise the chances of ADHD by more than double. If the mother does not quit smoking during pregnancy, the chances of ADHD for the child will be increased 2.4 times. Furthermore, exposure to lead can also increase chances of child having ADHD. Most cases of lead exposure are due to contaminated paint, soil, and old water pipes.

The findings definitely showed that smoking raised the chances for ADHD by 2.4 times and lead exposure raised it 2.3 times. However, when a child was exposed to both smoking and lead, the chance of having ADHD was 8 times as high!

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September 10, 2009

5 Things that are Harming your Skin

Filed under: acne,clear skin,pimples,quitting smoking,salon tanning,smoking,tanning beds,Uncategorized,UV rays,vitamin A — Amanda @ 5:44 pm

1. Picking at Pimples!

Picking, popping, or squeezing pimples will actually cause them to become more red and inflamed – and the oil on your fingers will make them worse.

2. Salon Tanning

No matter what kind of UV rays you expose yourself to, you are damaging your skin. Tanning beds and booths emit UV light just like the sun that can burn, cause premature aging, cancer, and sunspots.

3. Shaving with 4 blade razors

If you have acne or bumpy skin, getting the closest shave, isn’t for you. They may have promoting commercials, but these razors end up shaving off more than they should – including layers of skin. To prevent skin irritation, avoid the razors that give you “the closest shave”.

4. Smoking

Smoking has more risks that lung cancer and heart disease. Over time, nicotine will start to cause the blood vessels in your skin to contract, preventing oxygen flow throughout skin cells. Keep smoking and one day you’ll end up with saggy, possibly yellow-ish skin – quit smoking and you may save your skin.

5. Too much Vitamin A

Vitamin is said to help with acne, however too much of it can cause serious internal problems like severe liver damage. Be careful and take your vitamin A in the right doses. Pumpkin, carrots, and spinach are good sources of vitamin A, but don’t go crazy on the vitamins – try treating acne with oral Accutane – as prescribed by your doctor.

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September 8, 2009

Teens Smoking Contraband Cigarettes

Filed under: cancer,cigarettes,lung cancer,smokes,smoking,teenagers,teens,Uncategorized — John @ 6:25 pm

A recent study has shown that a fairly large part of teens that smoke regularly smoke contraband cigarettes. The study was probably meant to get people to tighten the manufacturing and sales of cigarettes because, “Oh no! The kids are smoking them.” The problem is, if these kids are smoking regularly already, stopping the production of contraband cigarettes will not stop that. Teens find a way to do almost anything. This smells like more of a cash grab.

It seems that someone making a huge profit from the sales of the cigarettes is being hurt financially by the increasing sale of cigarettes. Here’s the problem. Taxes on cigarettes are huge, most of the cost of buying smokes is actually more likely to be for the taxes. So when illegal cigarettes are being manufactured and then sold for, what I think must be a much lower price, why buy legal smokes? I don’t smoke, but I also don’t think the taxes on cigarettes should be so high that they cost the consumer more than the actual cigarette. That really isn’t fair to the consumer.

Honestly, the smoking will come back and cost the consumer something in the end. Most consumers know this, so as long as they have this knowledge, why stop them from killing themselves?

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