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In the last decade, studies in men and women have shown that inflammation is an important risk factor for heart disease, perhaps equal in importance to unhealthy cholesterol levels. Recent scientific discoveries indicate that some of the risk for cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, is due to variations in the genes that we inherit. Just as with conventional cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes, the presence of one or more of these DNA variations does not mean that an individual will develop cardiovascular disease. Read more…

• Diet Tips For Lean and Toned Abs Syndicated from eZineArticlesIf you want to develop a lean and toned abs that simply amazes people, exercising and spending countless hours in the gym working out is not enough. You'll also need to make sure you are eating a healthy diet everyday. This means having as little processed foods as......
• Top 5 Ways to Avoid Trans Fats Syndicated from eZineArticlesTrans fats are partially hydrogenated oils - the secret killers which raise people's cholesterol as much as saturated fat does. Research shows that when you add the trans fat that's present in these baked goods to their saturated fat content, you roughly double the harm they can cause......
• Control Your Sodium Intake For Good Health Syndicated from eZineArticlesMany recent studies warn against excessive use of sodium in diet. This is because high intake of salt often leads to various health problems such as high blood pressure, heart diseases, and kidney disease or stroke. While it is important not to have salt in high quantities in......
• Shaun T Insanity Workout - Changing Your Body and Mind Syndicated from eZineArticlesIf there was ever a workout that could change your body and mind forever, it is Shaun T Insanity workout. It uses extreme cardio workouts to help shape your body, strengthen your mind and get your heart rate pumping so you can live a healthier life. The Shaun......
• Understanding the Creatine Protein Supplement Syndicated from eZineArticlesProtein supplements are not limited to that of whey, soy and similar types, but once you get more involved in fitness and bodybuilding, or even basic muscle training, you will be exposed to additional nutritional elements such as the creatine protein supplement. In understanding what a specific nutritional......

• Increase your 'good' HDL cholesterol through endurance exercise What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of lipid (fat), manufactured by the liver from the fatty foods that we eat and found in the membranes of cells. Cholesterol is insoluble in blood, so it is transported in the circulatory system within lipoproteins. There are five major groups of lipoproteins (Chylomicrons, Very Low- (VLDL), Intermediate- (IDL), Low-......
• Cardio and Strength Training for Weight Loss Usually when people think of exercising for weight loss they think of cardio, but not strength training. However, for good health and for quicker weight loss, your exercise routine needs to include both. Why Cardio is Important Cardiovascular exercise (cardio for short) is an exercise or physical activity that improves the efficiency......
• Ways to a Healthy Heart It is alarming to know that over a million people suffer a heart attack yearly in the U.S. and more alarming is that about half of them never survive. While heart attacks can be fatal, they can be easily avoided. Know Yourself If you are diabetic, you are at a......
• Use Healthy Balanced Diet In Your Daily Routine And You Will Have Heart Healthy Foods If you want a healthy diet then you will need to eat heart healthy foods. An unhealthy diet can wreck havoc for the body. Not only can it lead to weight gain but it is also one of the primary causes of heart disease in America. Heart disease can be......
• What Are Antioxidants (and Good Antioxidant Foods) Antioxidants have received increasing media attention of late. On my other web site, Lazy Man and Money, a health drink, MonaVie, is receiving attention because it purportedly has a lot of antioxidants (though at a very high price). Given the hoopla that is going on there, I thought I'd go......