Archive for February, 2009
Exercise for a Strong Heart (Feb 24, 2009)
Thursday, February 26th, 2009You already know that exercise is important to keep your lungs and heart strong and to keep your weight in check. This week’s article will cover these two components (type of exercise and intensity of exercise) and give you tips of how to gage workouts to make sure that you are exercising correctly to make your heart more efficient and STRONG. Without this knowledge you’re doing yourself and your heart a disservice.
How Diet Prevents Heart Disease (Feb 10, 2009)
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009A healthy diet and lifestyle are the best weapons against heart disease. Eating right is a powerful way to reduce and eliminate the risk factors associated with heart disease. In fact, by changing a few things in your diet some risk factors can be reversed within three months. You can lower blood pressure, blood sugar, and LDL (bad) cholesterol. We’ve out-lined a few key ingredients to a healthy heart through dietary measures below.
Hard Facts about Heart Health (Feb 3, 2009)
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009The heart is about the size of a fist, and it beats an average of 120,000 times a day, generally without fail, until the day we die. As a vital organ, the heart requires a constant supply of oxygen-rich blood for nourishment. The coronary arteries deliver this required oxygen and nutrients directly to the heart.

