In the recovery process it is crucial to reverse our negative thinking patterns and beliefs, replacing them with positive and realistic ones. In this video I present one of my tools I use to do just that.
Triglycerides can build up on the walls of your arteries and raise your risk for having a stroke, heart attack or developing heart disease. Becky Captain, RN, BC, FNP-C, nurse practitioner with Cardiovascular Consultants of the St. Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, explains how lowering your triglyceride levels can benefit your cardiovascular health. Triglycerides are a fatty substance within the blood stream (bad cholesterol). They often come from the things we eat: starches, carbohydrates, and the simple sugars consumed on a regular basis. Triglycerides can be lowered by decreasing these items from the diet, raising activity and aerobic exercise most days of the week, and by increasing the amount of omega-3 fish oils consumed on a daily basis. Becky Captain, a cardiac also explains several new insights in plaque development and answers many questions regarding coronary heart disease. Today we know that plaque starts inside the lining of the artery wall before protruding into the artery and eventually blocking blood flow. Plaque in the artery is much like a zit, in that it becomes inflamed, festers, and will eventually burst. When it bursts it will explode into the interior of the artery. This burst is what causes cardiac attack or death. It is important to have all the risk factors under control in order to prevent the plaque from bursting. Regular aerobic exercise is the number one way to ensure you have a thick cap over your plaque. This thick cap will help keep the …
…Continued from #9. In these next six videos I explain the many things I have started doing to overcome my anxiety and panic, in a very aggressive and serious plan. I also continue talking about physical exercise and then my experience taking St. John’s Wort and then later Zoloft. PLEASE NOTE: I’am not a doctor, medical professional nor a mental health professional. Any advice or suggestions I give are only based on any research I have done, personal experience or personal opinions. I will NOT be held liable for any mishaps that could possibly occur from following my advice or suggestions. Only use my advice or suggestions at your own risk, your discretion and or the discretion of your medical doctor and or mental health professional.
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According to Jihad A. Mustapha, MD a cardiologist at Metro Health, many women don’t recognize life threatening symptoms of heart disease when they experience them. Part of the problem is that women’s experiences with heart problems often present quite differently than men’s. Some common female symptoms include fatigue, tiredness, shortness of breath, and arm & back pain. Metro Health care professionals stress that prevention is very important and encourage women of all ages to maintain a healthy diet, exercise regularly and avoid smoking. Terri visits Metro Health for more life saving advice.
CNN Larry King Live Heart Disease America’s #1 Killer Part 3 of 3. This video is a must see for people with heart disease & those of us who have heart problems in their family.