Now, the Mediterranean diet—which emphasizes whole grains and plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, tree nuts, seeds, and olives, and limits red meat, sugar, and saturated fat—is not the only culturally based way of eating that’s been celebrated. The Japanese diet, rich in fo...
Fast heart rate Sudden, severe chest, belly, or back pain Cardiomyopathies Cardiomyopathy is the medical term for conditions that affect the muscle of your heart (called the myocardium). Cardiomyopathy can make your heart stiff, enlarged, or thickened. This means it can't pump blood to the ...
Read and rate the ingredients In general, products that have fewer ingredients – and ones you can pronounce – are less processed and better for you. Here are some questions to ask yourself: Does this food contain more than five ingredients? Does it contain unhealthy fats like coconut oil?
Table 1 (Figure 3) shows that the control is the lowest in heart rate, from there the heartbeat goes up when the daphnia are exposed to sugar. The difference between the control and the rest of the tests is very large. Although the data is very spread, the averages clearly show a si...
If your heart rate goes this low, your doctor may call it junctional bradycardia. Sinus pause (also known as sinus arrest) If you have sinus pause, your sinus node doesn't trigger your heart to beat every once in a while, so your heart may miss one or more beats. You may have ...
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs)increase the efficiency of the heart and decrease heart rate. Nitroglycerinopens arteries in the heart allowing for increased blood flow. Statinsalter blood lipids (fats in the blood that make up cholesterol) and decrease the risk of plaque buildup in the arteries....
When your heart is beating too fast, medicine can slow it down and lessen the strain on your heart muscle. Getting the rate below 100 beats per minute can help you feel stronger. To do that, doctors often prescribe either beta-blockers or calcium channel blockers, depending on your health...
Rediger’s book caught my attention right from the beginning. In the introduction, he tells the story of Claire, a woman diagnosed with an aggressive pancreatic cancer. When caught at a late stage, pancreatic cancer is usually fatal within a year and has an abysmal five-year survival rate. ...
The “fight-or–flight” reaction are hormones that set off raises heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels. These hormones are released by body including adrenaline and cortisol when you are stressed. Although this is a useful short burst reaction, persistent stimulation can damage your...
As you sleep, many things happen that support rest and recovery from the day, includingcell and tissue repair. “During non-rapid eye movement (NREM)sleep stages, your heart rate and breathing slow, and your blood pressure goes down. These changes reduce stress on the heart, allowing it to...