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CHOLESTEROL
- Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines: Even if you take cholesterol-lowering medicine, it's important to keep up with your lifestyle changes. Eating a healthy diet and being physically active can make your medicine more effective.
- Statin Benefits: Statins, the most popular form of cholesterol-lowering drug, can significantly lower the risk for heart attack among people without high cholesterol.
- What Are the Consequences of High Cholesterol?: Learn the consequences of having high cholesterol, and learn how this condition can harm you.
- What is Cholesterol and What are the Types?: Cholesterol is necessary to keep the body functioning but too much of the "bad" cholesterol called LDL can cause more damage than good. Tune in to learn about the different types.
- Women Fight Cholesterol: Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. but it can be prevented. One way is to control cholesterol levels.
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EXERCISE AND WEIGHT LOSS
- Body and Mind Exercise: Women are led in a high-energy workout that some women describe as almost "spiritual."
- Home Gyms: Few people realize they can get a great workout at home by spending less than $300.
- Men and Beer Guts: Doctors say the "spare tire" many men carry around with them can be associated with sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and other dangerous health risks.
- Understanding Gastric Surgery: Weight loss surgery is a major decision, and there are several options available. How do you know which surgery is right for you? Learn about the advantages and disadvantages associated with the different types of surgeries.
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FOOD AND NUTRITION
- Cooking With Healthy Oils: Fats are a necessary part of a balanced diet. But not all fats are equal. Cooks who reach for healthy oils are on the right track.
- Eating Healthy and Cheap: Grocery shopping on a budget is all about strategy; a dietitian weighs in on how to keep it healthy, as well.
- Following the Food Pyramid: The government has come up with new versions of the food pyramid to “shape” our menus. But is it any simpler for a family to follow?
- Food Addicts: A special group geared toward "food addicts" helps people eat healthier and in better proportions.
- Healthy Restaurant Choices: Here are expert tips on keeping your restaurant meal from turning into a dieting disaster.
- Inactivity and Eating: Contrary to popular belief, inactivity makes you hungrier than you would be if you were active.
- Is It Really Organic? Before you spend extra money buying organic, find out how to read a label then you can decide if it is really worth it .
- New Food Labels: New food labels are focusing on nutrition and heart health.
- Snacking Secrets: Your diet is going great until that snack attack! Find out how to snack and lose weight.
- Stopping Winter Weight Gain: Fight that dreaded winter weight gain with these helpful tips.
- Take-Out Food Tips: Take-out doesn’t have to mean the end of a healthy diet. Try some suggestions on how to trim trouble out of your take-out.
- Western Diet: The negative effects of a typical western diet have spread globally-- now accounting for 30% of heart attacks around the world.
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HEART HEALTH AND BLOOD PRESSURE
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MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH
- Body and Mind Exercise: Women are led in a high-energy workout that some women describe as almost "spiritual."
- Stress and Age: Dealing with stress becomes more difficult as you age, according to the latest research.
- Women and Stress: Women are stressed out; but some are soothing their worries in ways that may be counter-productive.
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METABOLIC AND RENAL
- Diabetes Cases: The number of new diabetes cases in the U.S. has gone up 90% over the past ten years.
- Pre-diabetes: Experts are meeting in Washington to decide when the risk of diabetes really begins.
- Type 2 Diet: A new study looks into whether a healthy diet can prevent type 2 diabetes.
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SLEEP HYGIENE
- Sleep and Heart Disease: What's the link?: Sleeping well is important for well being, and a recent study has shown it might also affect heart health. Sleep deprivation, insomnia, or too much sleep can create problems with blood pressure and hormone levels that can contribute to heart attacks.
- Sleep Apnea Heart: People with mild cases of sleep apnea, including those who don't know they have the condition, have an increased risk for heart damage.
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SMOKING CESSATION
- African American Tobacco: African Americans are twice as likely to die of heart disease due to smoking; some are challenging the advertising practices of the tobacco companies.
- Cigarette Addiction: Researchers are learning more about the addictive properties of nicotine, with hopes of developing new treatments to help smokers kick the habit.
- Medications to Help You Break the Nicotine Addiction: Overcoming the addiction to nicotine is one of the toughest things smokers face when they quit. But there are several over-the-counter and prescription medications to help smokers break that addiction.
- Occasional Smokers: Only smoking "on occasion" doesn't mean you're spared the damaging effects of cigarettes.
- So You Want to Quit Smoking: We all know the dangers smoking has on the body and most smokers want to quit smoking. But it is an addiction and smoking cessation isn't easy. There are nicotine cravings and troublesome withdrawal symptoms like increased appetite and nervousness.
- What You Don't Know About the Hazards of Smoking: While most smokers are aware that smoking is hazardous, many aren't aware of all the ways it can impact their health. But quitting improves health almost immediately. And there's help out there for those who are ready to reap those benefits.
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