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Healthy Heart Awareness

August 12, 2008

Healthy heart awareness is coming up in February. Do you really know if you have a healthy heart? How do we know? We only know after something happens. We always think it can’t happen to us.
Having a healthy body gives you a healthy heart. So here are some tips to keep your body healthy.
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Health Benefits Associated with Aerobics And Cardio Exercises

August 12, 2008

Aerobics and health benefits?
Aerobics or aerobic exercises basically refer to the process of physical conditioning which is designed to improve respiratory and circulatory efficiency. The word ‘aerobics’ itself means ‘with oxygen’. This involves intense and sustained exercise such as swimming, cycling, jogging etc.
So what are the health benefits of aerobics?
Regular aerobics [...]

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Exercise Bikes – How Far They have Come

August 11, 2008

The exercise bike has long been the type of exercising that people just love to do. Why? It is relatively easy to do and it allows people to exercise at virtually any time, in a number of different ways. It is through these bikes that people can tone muscle or lose weight. They can find [...]

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The Organ We Love - How the Heart Works

August 10, 2008

Being the strongest muscle in the body, the hearts purpose is to pump blood through our blood vessels through rhythmic contractions. To regulate blood pressure and volume, the heart secrets “ANF”, which is a very powerful peptide hormone. It affects the regulatory region of the brain, as well as the kidneys, blood vessels, and the [...]

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Heart Diseases: New Guidelines For Detection And Treatment of Arterial Disease

August 10, 2008

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association launched different guidelines related to peripheral arterial disease in order to help doctors and all healthcare professionals to treat in a better way this common condition. According to statistics, more than 12 million people suffer from Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) in the United States.
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Written by Michelle · Filed Under Cardio