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Heart Health

How To Choose Healthy Fish

cnn.com | Denise Mann | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Salmon, Omega-3-Fatty-Acids, Health, Epa, Fish, Mercury, Heart Health, Fda, Tuna, Overfishing, Living News

Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast--some types of fish h...

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What Do Dreams Say About Your Physical Health?

Anne Hill | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Intuition, Doctors, Dreams, Personal Health, Health, Dream Groups, Heart Health, The Inner Life, Wellness, Living News
Anne Hill

While dream of physical health issues are quite common, doctors have been slow to catch on to the diagnostic potential of dream reports.

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Sleeplessness Worse for Women

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Health, Insomnia, Women's Health, Heart Health, Heart Disease, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

If a woman gets fewer than 8 hours of sleep, her risk for heart disease goes up (according to biological indications), but men don't seem to show such a significant increase in their risk.

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Eat Less Red Meat: Healthy Planet, Healthy Heart

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Heart Health, Eating Matters, Pollution, Meat, Red Meat, Green News

Eating red meat isn't so great for the environment. By adopting a vegetarian diet, you'll reduce your carbon footprint by over 5,000 pounds. By just c...

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The Best Science On Heart-Healthy Foods

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Heart Health, Heart Healthy Foods, Diet, Personal Health, Living News

CHICAGO — What we know for sure about diet and what protects the heart is a relatively short list. That's the conclusion of new research based ...

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Sleep In, Save Your Heart

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Heart Health, Heart Disease, Health, Sleep, Sleep Health, Insomnia, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Calcium, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

A new study just reported indicates that an extra hour can lower your risk of developing calcium deposits in your arteries.

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Heart Health In A Nutshell: Eat More Nuts

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Heart Health, Nuts, Personal Health, Mediterranean Diet, Living News

CHICAGO — Here's a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year _ along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetabl...

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Call to Action: Holy Smokes the Head Bone is Connected to the Leg Bone and Especially the Heart!

Kathy Kastan | Posted 12.14.2008 | Living

Read More: American Heart Association, Heart Health, Mental Health, Getting Help for Mental Health Problems, Health Care Providersl, Womenheart, Living News
Kathy Kastan

My plea to health care providers is to pay attention and do the obvious: ask your patients about their overall mood, their sense of self, their family life, and their work.

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Sleep Too Much?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Heart Health, Stroke, Health, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

The interesting part about the recent study, which focused on more than 93,000 post-menopausal women over a seven-year period, found too much sleep may be harder on our hearts.

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