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Zone Diet :: Basis for the Zone diet

The basis for the Zone diet, by Barry Sears, Ph.D. (a biochemist, neither a physician nor a dietitian), is that if a person eats the correct ratio of carbohydrate to protein to fat (40/30/30), s/he will improve his or her health, weight, and athletic performance, because certain hormones will be balanced and therefore in the preferred “zone.” The hormones he focuses on are insulin (necessary for glucose to enter our cells) and eicosanoids (hormone-like substances that regulate inflammation. Some eicosanoids are by-products of metabolism.).

Vitamin E :: Vitamin E disappears more quickly in smokers

New studies in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have shown that vitamin E disappears more quickly in smokers than in non-smokers – findings that may help explain how smoking can cause cancer.

Zone Diet :: Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently

For years experts have been telling Americans what to eat and what not to eat. Fat, they told us, was the enemy. Then it was salt, then sugar, then cholesterol… and on it goes.

Exercise :: Get off the computer and out to exercise in your free time

Do you – like millions of full-time workers – surf TV channels, play video games or boot up the computer in what little free time you have? If so, there?s a good chance you?re skimping on heart-healthy physical activities, scientists report at the American Heart Association?s 45th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.

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Cholesterol :: Lifestream LSP5000 Plus Cholesterol Monitor

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Ovarian Cyst :: Positive options for polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, a condition set up by hormonal imbalances, affects ovulation, metabolism, and the cardiovascular system and can contribute to such problems as multiple miscarriages, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, and endometrial cancer.

DASH Diet :: Benefits of DASH diet extend beyond lowering blood pressure

The popular DASH diet, established by the National Institutes of Health as a way to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, may have health benefits that go beyond its stated purpose of lowering people?s risk of heart disease, according to research published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Heart Disease :: Growth factor TGF-beta repairs heart function

Two research teams tricked one of the body?s growth factors into helping the heart repair itself after a heart attack, according to reports in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Menopause :: Postmenopause weight gain, increase in cholesterol, heart disease

The expanding waistline and increasing cholesterol levels many women face after menopause may be a factor in the stiffening of their arteries, increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.