252 articles on "heart"

The Retail Cardiac Chain of Survival; or, How to Survive a Heart Attack at the Mall

What if your customer suddenly clutched his chest and passed out in front of you? Do you know what to do? The federal Cardiac Arrest Survival Act (CASA) states that "A successful chain of survival requires the first person on the scene to take rapid ...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation survival cardiac heart person
FOCUS ON FIBER: How Much is Enough?

FOCUS ON FIBER: How Much is Enough? by: Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc. The average American only gets about half the amount of fiber they need everyday for their body to function optimally. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), fiber hel...

Food And Drink  food drink fiber grams heart disease cooked beans american
Learned Optimism

Learned optimism learned fast. I believe very much in the concept of learned optimism. I got a chance to start over about 30 years ago, and am still muddling along, albeit with more health and contentment and wealth than I had then. (Cross your fing...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation brain learned optimism heart very
19 Essentials for Your Valentine's Day

1.The Top 10 Smoochy Love Songs: http://www.topten.org/public/BB/BB415.html2.List of lovey-dovey movies to rent … “Ghost,” “Princess Bride” … http://www.inspirationpoint.com/ipmovies.htm3.The heart-shaped griddle or frying pan for your Va...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation heart shaped love dinner other
How To Start a Running Program

How To Start a Running Program by: Jason Barger Running or jogging is one of the best ways there is to lose weight fast. It burns tons of calories and gets your body burning fat. Running strengthens the heart, lungs and can be done just about an...

Health  health running miles heart rate
The Cholesterol Myth

The Cholesterol Myth by: Ray Gebauer Cholesterol. What images come to mind when you see this word? Is it positive or negative? Is it health, or is it heart disease? If what came to mind was negative, as something to avoid, and heart disease, the...

Health  health cholesterol heart disease sugar levels from
Must Have List Of Foods That Lower Cholesterol

Must Have List Of Foods That Lower Cholesterol by: Dave Saunders Cholesterol is present in our bodies by one of two ways; our liver produces cholesterol and we eat foods containing cholesterol. High amounts of cholesterol, especially LDL cholest...

Health  health cholesterol increase lower heart fats
Prevent Heart Disease

Prevent Heart Disease by: Mike Spencer You should always keep in mind that whatever actions you do today can either help to prevent, delay or minimize the effect of heart disease or worsen it. The key is to control risk factors. Granted that you...

Health  health heart cholesterol blood pressure disease risk prevent
The Science of Mother Love

The Science of Mother Love by: Cori Young A growing body of scientific evidence shows that the way babies are cared for by their mothers will determine not only their emotional development, but the biological development of the child's brai...

Family  family love brain heart human touch development
Why Is It Important To Treat High Blood Pressure

Hypertension is often called high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the amount of force that your blood puts on the walls of blood vessels when in transit. Over time, high blood pressure can damage blood vessels and can lead to serious problems such ...

Health  health blood pressure vessels heart damage