Normally the heart beats at a rate of between 50 and 100 beats a minute, depending on what we are doing. We all experience variations in heart rhythm as we go about our everyday lives, our heart beats faster, for example, when we exercise, if we are excited or under stress, and slows down when we are relaxed or sleeping.... Read more...
Myocardial infarction (or MI) is known as heart attack and characterized by the interruption of blood supply to certain part of the heart. This may lead to dying of the cells.... Read more...
Heart disease is one of the major killers in the United States. So it is clear that there are no easy ways to prevent it. Even though researchers have already found the factors leading to the disease, it is hard to create motivation that would make people change their lifestyle and keep their hearts healthy. It turns out that prevention of heart disease depends mainly on a person himself.... Read more...
Numerous studies have shown that people in countries with a plentiful intake of fruit and vegetables experience less heart disease. Fruit and vegetable intake in the UK averages about 200g a day compared to the Mediterranean average of 600-700g a day. Studies suggest that simply eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day could reduce the number of deaths from heart disease by as much as 20-30 per cent.... Read more...
A heart attack, or myocardial infarction to use the medical term, happens when the blood supply to a part of the heart muscle, or myocardium, is interrupted or stops. This interruption to the blood flow is usually the result of a blockage caused by a blood clot or thrombosis which has formed on the plaque due to atherosclerosis.... Read more...
Some complementary therapies, such as relaxation techniques, yoga and others, are now found on many rehabilitation programs and recommended by conventional doctors. If you do decide to go complementary you may be pleasantly surprised by your doctor’s response, as Barbara Rowland, author of The Which? Guide to Complementary Medicine, points out: ‘Some doctors are still opposed to complementary treatments but they tend to be the older ones. Four out of ten doctors now offer complementary therapies, so they are not all against them and so long as you are taking the correct drugs most would be quite happy to endorse complementary therapy and some may even offer it under the NHS.’... Read more...
