Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows

(HealthDay News) -- Hearts attacks have increased among middle-aged American women in the past two decades, but their chance of survival has improved, two new studies show.

"We found that men still have a higher prevalence than women, but what has happened is that the gap has narrowed," said Dr. Amytis Towfighi, assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Southern California, lead author of one of two reports in the Oct. 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. "For women it has increased, for men it has decreased."

Her study used data from two national surveys conducted from 1988 to 1994 and 1999 to 2004. While 2.5 percent of the men and 0.7 percent of the women reported a history of heart attacks in the earlier survey, 2.2 percent of men and 1 percent of women reported heart attacks in the more recent survey.

The narrowing of the male-female difference is easily explained, Towfighi stated. "Very basically, the risk factors are being better controlled in men than in women."

In men, levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol remained the same between the two surveys, while levels of "good" HDL cholesterol improved. Blood pressure levels improved, and fewer men smoked. Read more...

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Leafy Green Vegetables May Help Keep Brains Sharp

Now that all of you are beginning to learn about 5'methyltetrahydrofolate it is important to realize that the MTHFR mutation, which is found in every Autistic child, means essentially that they can be harmed by taking Folic Acid in supplements, as it is the wrong form for them to handle.

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Baked Fish Far Healthier Than Fried Fish

(NaturalNews) The American Heart Association (AHA) recently reported the results of a study conducted on cooked fish and how various cooking methods affect omega-3 fatty acid content. The study team found that baked or boiled fish is far healthier than fried, salted or dried fish.

The study consisted of nearly 200,000 men and women from various ethnic backgrounds who were divided into groups based on intake of different types of prepared fish as well as other foods high in omega-3 oils. Particularly in women, salted and dried fish was found to be a risk factor despite the fact that the fish contained omega-3 oils. Shoyu and other sauces high in sodium were also implicated in putting women at a higher risk of dying from heart disease. Read more...

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Detox Your Liver with These Natural Herbs

(NaturalNews) Maybe you have a childhood memory of forgetting to clean your fish tank's filter. After all, it's easy to forget a fish tank even has a filter until it's so clogged up it starts to malfunction. Eventually, the tank is covered in slime and the health of your fish begins to fail. This scenario is much like the way we view our liver today. We often overlook the importance of the liver until it begins to adversely affect our health. However, this organ plays a vital role in cleansing, detoxifying and purification on a daily basis. The liver is also where many important nutrients are metabolized. Without a healthy liver, we cannot be healthy. Read more...

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Green Foods Protect Against The Acids That Cause Heart Dis-ease

Researchers have discovered a possible reason why green vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower are good for the heart.

Their work suggests a chemical found in the vegetables can boost a natural defennce mechanism to protect arteries from disease.

The Imperial College London team hope their work could lead to new dietary treatments to prevent heart problems.

Details appear in Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

"Heart disease is caused by the build up of metabolic and dietary acid that is bound to fat leading to fatty plaques in the arteries known as atherosclerosis," states Dr. Robert O. Young, Director of Research at the pH Miracle Living Center in San Diego, California.

"However, arteries do not get clogged up with these acidic fatty plaques in a uniform way."

"Bends and branches of blood vessels - where blood flow is disrupted and can be sluggish due to excess acidic waste - are much more prone to the build-up," according to Dr. Young. Read more...

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