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Heart Healthy Links
Tip of the Day
When dining out, ask the waiter to bag half of the main course before you
start eating. Out of sight out of mind.
In The News:
Diet And Alzheimer
What you eat may play a role in your risk for Alzheimer's disease. A study published in the Archives of Neurology links a diet high in fat and calories to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's in certain people. The four-year study involved 980 people in New York, whose average age was 75 and who were on Medicare. Researchers had the participants keep track of their food intake for the first year of the study and gave them annual exams. By the end of the study, 242 people had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers found that among people who had a gene variant, apoE e-4, that made them prone to Alzheimer's, those whose diets were highest in fats and calories had twice the risk of the disease compared with those whose diets were lowest in fats and calories. These findings add to the evidence that both lifestyle and genetic factors play a role in Alzheimer's disease, The Associated Press reports. The AP quotes another expert who points out that faulty memories or even early symptoms of Alzheimer's may have affected the participants' ability to recall their food choices accurately. The expert says it is still too early to make specific dietary recommendations for Alzheimer's prevention.
Below are a few links to web sites that are health related. |
Alzhiemer's
American Cancer Society - Go to find information for professionals, patients, information
seekers and survivors, including local activities and resources. (800) ACS-2345
American Diabetes Association Recipe of the Day
American Heart Association - Sponsors an excellent public education campaign for women about heart disease.
CalorieKing.com - The Web's Most Powerful Food and Exercise Diary
Let our online diary take care of your nutritional and fitness requirements with custom meal plans generated from your profile.
Centerwatch Clinical Trials - Welcome to the Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Diabetes.com
Doctors Using New Test To Watch For Heart Disease - August 14, 2002
ALBANY, N.Y. (The Albany Times Union)
Dr. Weil - Check out this website for health tips.
Drug Information by RxList - Fuzzy Search Brand Generic Cross
FDA Office of Womens Health - Take Time To Care Campaigns
Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention - To to find out about your risk of individual cancers, based on
answers to questions about your diet, weight, exercise and
smoking habits, etc.
Heart Point - Offers a Gallery of animated illustrations of various heart conditions.
Heartmates - An organization offering online support to spouses and family members of people with heart disease.
Mayo Clinic: Internet Health & Medical Resources
Medline Plus Health Information - Heart Bypass Surgery/Angioplasty
Mended Hearts - National network of support groups is for people recovering from heart bypass surgery and other procedures.
My Heart Doctor
National Cancer Institute - Go to for information (some of it technical) about cancer trials,
statistics, treatment, screening, prevention, research, etc. (800) 4-Cancer
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) -
6701 Rockledge Dr.
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: (301) 592-8573
E-Mail: NHLBIinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
Portable defibrillators may help police save lives - August 13 - (Reuters Health)
WATCH OUT! THESE HERBS AND DRUGS DONT MIX - Go ahead and cook with flavorful ginger and garlic - neither will hurt you. But be careful about mixing supplements of these two natural blood thinners, plus two othersginkgo and feverfewwith medications such as Coumadin (or even aspirin), youre taking for their anticoagulant effects. Combining the drugs and the natural blood thinners can increase the risk of excessive bleeding.
And if you take prescription sedatives or if you drink alcohol, avoid kava and valerian, natural sedatives that can intensify the effects of the drugs.
The Vitamin Advisor takes medications with known herb interactions into account when processing your recommendation to ensure that you do not experience an adverse interaction.
Stay on top of the latest science behind nutrition supplements - visit Dr. Weil Vitamin Advisor.
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