First published by Dr. Robert Atkins in 1972, the Atkins Diet is the most popular and best studied of the low-carbohydrate and non-calorie-restricted diets. It is also the diet that is most commonly modeled in studies of low-carbohydrate diets. The diet consists of a four-phase plan with an induction period marked by severe limitation of dietary carbohydrates (less than 20 g/day). The following phases also restrict carbohydrates, with the addition of 5–10 net carbohydrates/grams per week, utilizing weight change or lack of urine ketosis as a marker for overindulgence of carbohydrates. Read the rest of this entry »
There are things existed to negatively influence people’s health for suffering heart attack. I believe we all surely want to avoid heart attack since it can cause death to us. There are also many things we can do to reduce the risk of heart attack. Check these following things in reducing the risk and avoiding heart attack in your life: Read the rest of this entry »
Stress is a feeling of being out of control and being under unpleasant, seemingly unending pressure. Stress is dangerous for health and emotional well-being and bad for the heart. Certain forms of stress increase the chances of developing angina. Severe stress can trigger heart attacks. The relationship between stress and heart attack really endangers those who have a risk to heart attack. Unlike blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, blood sugar, or the number of cigarettes a person smokes, stress cannot be measured. Only the person affected knows how severe the stress is. It is subjective. Read the rest of this entry »
Heart attack is death and damage to the heart muscles resulting from a blood clot blocking off a heart artery. The clot in the heart artery blocks the supply of blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the heart muscle. Without blood and oxygen, the heart muscle cells will die within one hour. Unless the blood supply to the heart muscle is restored within one hour, the muscle cells will not recover. Some recovery of some of the cells may occur if their blood supply is restored within six hours. After 12 hours, the cells cannot recover. This is the reason why it is crucial for patients with heart attacks or suspected heart attacks to phone for an emergency ambulance so that the diagnosis can be confirmed and the condition treated immediately. Read the rest of this entry »
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