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* New study suggests you might benefit from adding more low-fat dairy to your diet *
A new study suggests that increased intake of low-fat dairy foods, as part of a DASH-based eating plan, may lower blood pressure more effectively than a conventional low-fat diet -- a significant finding for the estimated one in three Americans who suffer from high blood pressure.
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Anger linked to higher stroke risk in men, but not women *
Hotheaded men who explode with anger seem to be at greater risk of having a stroke or dying, new research shows. Their risk is even greater than men who are simply stressed-out Type A personalities.
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Aspirin's results mixed for women *
Middle-age women can cut their risk of strokes but not heart attacks by regularly taking low doses of aspirin, and the pills help prevent both problems in women 65 and older, a major study found.
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Blood pressure rising in kids *
Poor health and caffeine from pop blamed for 'troubling' increase.
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Cardiovascular benefits of magnesium are similar to statin pharmaceuticals *
A review published in the October 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition has found that many cardiovascular benefits of magnesium parallel those of statin drugs.
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Cocoa more soothing than tea, study says *
Some people may see a cup of tea as soothing, but chocolate is more likely to lower one's blood pressure, German researchers reported on Monday.
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Cut salt, nutrition report says *
A long-awaited nutrition report suggests lowering the maximum amount of salt Americans should allow themselves each day, even though the average person already consumes far more than is recommended.
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Dietary fibre may help prevent hypertension *
Dietary fibre intake in Western countries averages approximately 15 grams per day, which is about half the amount recommended by the American Heart Association and other health organizations.
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Fat is the new tobacco: Heart and Stroke Foundation *
Canadians' struggle to control their weight poses a public health risk on par with the fight to curb tobacco use in the 1970s, the Heart and Stroke Foundation said Tuesday.
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Folic Acid reduces risk of hypertension in women *
Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, may prevent hypertension in women, possibly due to its ability to relax blood vessels and ease blood flow.
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High glycemic load increases stroke risk in overweight women *
A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology examined the association of dietary carbohydrate, glycemic index, and glycemic load with stroke risk among 78,779 U.S. women.
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Indulge yourself. Chocolate is a healthy treat *
Those poor old fogies who lived back in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a scientist from the future says in Woody Allen's film Sleeper. "All that needless grief . . . If only they'd known that chocolate cake prevents cancer."
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Statins 'may cut dementia risk' *
Scientists have found further evidence that taking commonly used cholesterol-lowering statins may protect against dementia and memory loss.
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Stroke treatment: Like opening a fine wine *
A tiny corkscrew that spears blood clots lodged deep within the brain appears to be a promising new tool for stopping strokes.
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Study: Warfarin linked to rise in brain hemorrhages *
Drug helps prevent one kind of stroke but adds to risk of another type, study says.
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Vitamins no protection against second stroke *
Stroke victims cannot ward off a second attack by increasing their intake of vitamin B, researchers in Canada, Scotland and the United States have found.
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*Your Personal Trainer: 2005, Could this be the Year? *
Are you one of the millions who is considering making 2005 the year to "get fit?"
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evalu8.org's newest feature -- Deborah Ramsay and Up! Fitness *
Introducing evalu8.org's newest feature -- and our most recent "staff acquisition" -- Associate Editor, Fitness and Health and a highly qualified (BCRPA-Certified) Personal Trainer in her own right, Deborah Ramsay.
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Pat Quinn benefit breakfast *
Presented by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon, Thursday, June 9, 2005, Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC -- 7:30 a.m.
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