They're a nutritional element that first caught researchers' attention about 20 years ago - and what they discovered could have health benefits for anyone worried about a healthy heart.
In the early 1980s, studies showed that the Inuit had low rates of heart disease despite their high-fat diet rich in fish. It turns out the omega 3 fatty acids in the fish may be what protects their hearts, along with other health benefits.
Benefits of Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Heart Disease and Cholesterol
Omega 3 fatty acids are poly-unsaturated fatty acids. Studies show that a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids may help lower triglycerides and increase HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol). Omega 3 fatty acids may also act as an anticoagulant to prevent blood from clotting. Several other studies also suggest that these fatty acids may help lower high blood pressure.
To me, omega 3 fatty acids are great lubricant inside our blood for a smooth flow... and facilitating smoother movement of our 'engines' or 'pump'
Showing posts with label Healthy heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy heart. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
What problems does high blood pressure cause?
Both high blood pressure and prehypertension damage your blood vessels. This in turn raises your risk of stroke, kidney failure, heart disease and heart attack.
What is high blood pressure?
Arteries are like hoses that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. If you put a crimp in a hose, pressure builds up inside it. High blood pressure (also called hypertension) occurs when your blood moves through your arteries at a higher pressure than normal.
What do the numbers mean?
Blood pressure is really two measurements, separated by a slash when written, such as 120/80. You may also hear someone say a blood pressure is "120 over 80."
The first number is the systolic blood pressure. This is the peak blood pressure when your heart is squeezing blood out. The second number is the diastolic blood pressure. It's the pressure when your heart is filling with blood--relaxing between beats.
A normal blood pressure is less than 120/80. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. If your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 140/90, you have what is called "prehypertension," which means that if you don’t take important steps, your blood pressure can turn into high blood pressure.
What do the numbers mean?
Blood pressure is really two measurements, separated by a slash when written, such as 120/80. You may also hear someone say a blood pressure is "120 over 80."
The first number is the systolic blood pressure. This is the peak blood pressure when your heart is squeezing blood out. The second number is the diastolic blood pressure. It's the pressure when your heart is filling with blood--relaxing between beats.
A normal blood pressure is less than 120/80. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. If your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 140/90, you have what is called "prehypertension," which means that if you don’t take important steps, your blood pressure can turn into high blood pressure.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
'Curry, hurry, worry' these 3 words are so much connected to 'heart ailments'..
Curry...
Food we eat especially red meat curries will add so much fats, cholesterol, calories to our body system. It leads to blockage of arteries...
Hurry...
Doing things in a hurry, rushing and pushing deadlines in our routine... is a stress to our heart... A robot can too break down when over worked, what about our heart? Will there be any spare part for our heart?
Worry...
Stressful life adds worries into our mental world, why worry? It is not our will be done, but God's will be done...
Take care, no curry, no hurry, no worry, no heart worries....
Take care, less curry, less hurry, less worry, less heart worries...
Friday, March 19, 2010
Heart diseases are always due to 'hurry, curry and worry!'....
We should never eat indiscriminately.
Steam boiled food is very much conducive
to our health whereas people prefer fast foods
where crisp and hot oil fried items are supplied
with hot side dishes.
Though it may be attractive
to the tongue and nose, it spoils our health.
Why rush to the Doctor when we can prevent
such problems with our 'simple food habits".
Hence always eat 'steam boiled food" and
do not go for "oil fried items. It has also been
emphasized that heart diseases are due to
"hurry, curry and worry".
We can definitely avoid all the above and lead a healthy life
Steam boiled food is very much conducive
to our health whereas people prefer fast foods
where crisp and hot oil fried items are supplied
with hot side dishes.
Though it may be attractive
to the tongue and nose, it spoils our health.
Why rush to the Doctor when we can prevent
such problems with our 'simple food habits".
Hence always eat 'steam boiled food" and
do not go for "oil fried items. It has also been
emphasized that heart diseases are due to
"hurry, curry and worry".
We can definitely avoid all the above and lead a healthy life
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Post 659, How YOUR SPIRIT speaks about YOUR HEART!
YOUR spirit
Listen to me guys, this is the heart that lives LOVE. This is the altar of LOVE. Love is God, God is Love, thus it is God living in our heart... You cannot believe? Well, listen to me, do you often hear silent or inner voices whispering to you about what one should do or not do? Your conscience that dwells inside you is the greatest teacher in this world. Seek within! And hey, you always do things right after listening to this inner conscience from your heart. You will always feel the peace at heart after listening and doing things according to your heart. Who is inside you?
How much time have you allocated to listen to your inner voice? How much time have you allow yourself to seek within? Perhaps it is time you do so. Just learn to do nothing, relax and sit down and listen to what our heart tells us... Only then you will be amazed to hear LOVE whispering to you and only then all answers will be revealed.
Don't get busy for nothing! Heed your inner voice that calls you, that bides you to come closer, to attain a higher level of understanding and only then you will be guided towards achieving the proper path of life.
You feel great and at bliss when you find love, when you feel love, when you act in love, when you are in love, when you share love, when you understand about love, you will never be the same old you. You will feel wonderful, yes, so wonderful! We are the spark of Divinity, we are embodiments of LOVE!
Some of you won't believe because you cannot see LOVE! But can one see GOD? But you know deep inside you that there is this LOVE! And LOVE is GOD. All of us have these basic characteristics of GOD! I can assure you that when one apply these characteristics of GOD, one will feel the bliss that one cannot explain! You are actually getting closer to the answer, yes closer and be emerged in light!
Hopefully that one can really see, hear, listen with our hearts!
Listen to me guys, this is the heart that lives LOVE. This is the altar of LOVE. Love is God, God is Love, thus it is God living in our heart... You cannot believe? Well, listen to me, do you often hear silent or inner voices whispering to you about what one should do or not do? Your conscience that dwells inside you is the greatest teacher in this world. Seek within! And hey, you always do things right after listening to this inner conscience from your heart. You will always feel the peace at heart after listening and doing things according to your heart. Who is inside you?
How much time have you allocated to listen to your inner voice? How much time have you allow yourself to seek within? Perhaps it is time you do so. Just learn to do nothing, relax and sit down and listen to what our heart tells us... Only then you will be amazed to hear LOVE whispering to you and only then all answers will be revealed.
Don't get busy for nothing! Heed your inner voice that calls you, that bides you to come closer, to attain a higher level of understanding and only then you will be guided towards achieving the proper path of life.
You feel great and at bliss when you find love, when you feel love, when you act in love, when you are in love, when you share love, when you understand about love, you will never be the same old you. You will feel wonderful, yes, so wonderful! We are the spark of Divinity, we are embodiments of LOVE!
Some of you won't believe because you cannot see LOVE! But can one see GOD? But you know deep inside you that there is this LOVE! And LOVE is GOD. All of us have these basic characteristics of GOD! I can assure you that when one apply these characteristics of GOD, one will feel the bliss that one cannot explain! You are actually getting closer to the answer, yes closer and be emerged in light!
Hopefully that one can really see, hear, listen with our hearts!
How YOUR emotion speaks about YOUR HEART!
YOUR emotion
This is the place where it gives birth to all your emotions... Luckily you only need to keep good and sweet memories. Luckily you know how to use positive emotions, like love, care, kindness, tolerance, patience, goodness, helpfulness, thoughtfulness, forbearance and many others!
Negative emotions will kill me. My heart will break! My heart will bleed! My heart will ache! My heart will find no solace. My heart will die without the fuels of proper emotions! I saw many of my other heart-friends that died and froze their smiles on their lips. The death of the heart will soon lead to more other deaths. My body will be expired too.
If you want to live happier, to live healthier, remember to plant all those positive emotions inside me. Keep away the weeds of hatred and revenge. Water it with constant positive self-affirmative sayings. Feed it well with love... If your love is true, nothing else will bother you. Love is the strongest weapon that you should build into your heart!
To forgive and forget? Yes, try this. The over-stressed heart of yours will be too thankful of your right attitude. Your sleep will then be so sweet and relaxing... after you learn to forgive someone who did you wrong. The world will be so much a better place to live, believe me, delete all hatred and sadness... your heart is not going to take it any longer..
to be continued
This is the place where it gives birth to all your emotions... Luckily you only need to keep good and sweet memories. Luckily you know how to use positive emotions, like love, care, kindness, tolerance, patience, goodness, helpfulness, thoughtfulness, forbearance and many others!
Negative emotions will kill me. My heart will break! My heart will bleed! My heart will ache! My heart will find no solace. My heart will die without the fuels of proper emotions! I saw many of my other heart-friends that died and froze their smiles on their lips. The death of the heart will soon lead to more other deaths. My body will be expired too.
If you want to live happier, to live healthier, remember to plant all those positive emotions inside me. Keep away the weeds of hatred and revenge. Water it with constant positive self-affirmative sayings. Feed it well with love... If your love is true, nothing else will bother you. Love is the strongest weapon that you should build into your heart!
To forgive and forget? Yes, try this. The over-stressed heart of yours will be too thankful of your right attitude. Your sleep will then be so sweet and relaxing... after you learn to forgive someone who did you wrong. The world will be so much a better place to live, believe me, delete all hatred and sadness... your heart is not going to take it any longer..
to be continued
Post 657, How our MIND speaks about YOUR HEART!
YOUR mind...
This is the place where your will and determination lives. This is the place where you store all your knowledge, acquired or inherited. It is this heart that is born all those great qualities of life. You can have this heart to accomplish many great things too. You have this heart to do things fair and just, you have this heart to do all things right, you store peace in your heart so that you have peace of mind.
You store in your heart great virtues of life and you intend to do it proper and with discipline. You have self-control, you have the will to do things right!
to be continued..
This is the place where your will and determination lives. This is the place where you store all your knowledge, acquired or inherited. It is this heart that is born all those great qualities of life. You can have this heart to accomplish many great things too. You have this heart to do things fair and just, you have this heart to do all things right, you store peace in your heart so that you have peace of mind.
You store in your heart great virtues of life and you intend to do it proper and with discipline. You have self-control, you have the will to do things right!
to be continued..
Post 656... How YOUR body speaks about YOUR HEART!
YOUR body...
Hi, there guys, do you know that your heart is pumping your blood to be circulated all over your body? From toes to ears and to the end of every blood flow, circulating 2 and half circumference of this globe-distance every pump of your heart? Yet most of you are destroying me with stress, worries, strenuous work, drugs, contaminants, nasty fatty acids, cholesterols and even alcohol! Just imagine how ungrateful you are! Just imagine how un-understanding you are!
Ever thought of revising your diets? Stop killing me! Stop poisoning me! Stop pressuring me! Please stop or I will suffocate with blood clots, with plagues and my walls are hurting me, my muscles aching hard! I beg you to give me a break! My arteries might be blocked, might be stuck bad. I need to survive so that you can survive! I need to work so that you too can work! I need to flow so that you can live...
I need to be fed with CoQ 10, protein, anti-oxidants and some trace vitamins and minerals. I need to be exercised regularly, I need no drugs nor medicines... I demand enough rest, oxygen and my relevant nutrients or 'We' will shrink and die together!
to be continued...
Hi, there guys, do you know that your heart is pumping your blood to be circulated all over your body? From toes to ears and to the end of every blood flow, circulating 2 and half circumference of this globe-distance every pump of your heart? Yet most of you are destroying me with stress, worries, strenuous work, drugs, contaminants, nasty fatty acids, cholesterols and even alcohol! Just imagine how ungrateful you are! Just imagine how un-understanding you are!
Ever thought of revising your diets? Stop killing me! Stop poisoning me! Stop pressuring me! Please stop or I will suffocate with blood clots, with plagues and my walls are hurting me, my muscles aching hard! I beg you to give me a break! My arteries might be blocked, might be stuck bad. I need to survive so that you can survive! I need to work so that you too can work! I need to flow so that you can live...
I need to be fed with CoQ 10, protein, anti-oxidants and some trace vitamins and minerals. I need to be exercised regularly, I need no drugs nor medicines... I demand enough rest, oxygen and my relevant nutrients or 'We' will shrink and die together!
to be continued...
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Heart surgery or heart problems? Depression?
Our heart is that remarkable piece of muscle that has the strength to pump our blood without fail eversince 3 weeks we were conceived in our mother's womb till now.
Heart surgery certainly brings on depression, and depression can worsen our condition of our heart. Here it seems the body and our emotion is directly linked. Stress, worries and sleep disorders will affect one's emotion. They can be quite memory inhibiting and are more likely to be present in the control group, as a lack of mental stimulation can increase self doubt, decrease confidence and cause a form of panic.
Notably beta blockers , the common drugs taken by heart patients occasionally cause mood changes or depression. Heart disease, bypass surgery and mood are therefore linked. One of the few certainties is that depression after surgery is more common in people who had previous episodes of the disorder.
Some experts believe that alterations to the normal circulation and blood pressure during bypass surgery, or small clots that form during the operation, may damage the brain, at least temporarily.
A more likely explanation is that the onset of heart symptoms -- whether or not surgery is involved -- is often a patient's first serious brush with death. For many, it requires redefining oneself, marks the start of lifelong medicine-taking and makes ordinary activity seem dangerous, at least for a while.
The disruptions caused even by successful treatment can have significant effects on the way a person thinks, remembers, feels and acts. The near brush with death certainly awakes acute realization of the importance of staying alive healthy and the will to survive it.
If depression is just for a time being, then work out a health management programme. For the better not worst! For prevention and precaution. A lesson well learnt is a good sign of prevention! It is never too late!
Heart surgery certainly brings on depression, and depression can worsen our condition of our heart. Here it seems the body and our emotion is directly linked. Stress, worries and sleep disorders will affect one's emotion. They can be quite memory inhibiting and are more likely to be present in the control group, as a lack of mental stimulation can increase self doubt, decrease confidence and cause a form of panic.
Notably beta blockers , the common drugs taken by heart patients occasionally cause mood changes or depression. Heart disease, bypass surgery and mood are therefore linked. One of the few certainties is that depression after surgery is more common in people who had previous episodes of the disorder.
Some experts believe that alterations to the normal circulation and blood pressure during bypass surgery, or small clots that form during the operation, may damage the brain, at least temporarily.
A more likely explanation is that the onset of heart symptoms -- whether or not surgery is involved -- is often a patient's first serious brush with death. For many, it requires redefining oneself, marks the start of lifelong medicine-taking and makes ordinary activity seem dangerous, at least for a while.
The disruptions caused even by successful treatment can have significant effects on the way a person thinks, remembers, feels and acts. The near brush with death certainly awakes acute realization of the importance of staying alive healthy and the will to survive it.
If depression is just for a time being, then work out a health management programme. For the better not worst! For prevention and precaution. A lesson well learnt is a good sign of prevention! It is never too late!
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