Heart Disease

Tai Chi Benefits Patients with Heart Failure

Jul 19, 2011

A study carried out in the US suggests that tai chi, a meditative exercise, may benefit people with chronic heart failure. The study recruited 100 people with chronic systolic heart failure for a 12-week program of tai chi, a form of exercise that links...

Yoga May Reduce Risk of Irregular Heartbeat

Apr 19, 2011

In its long history – and it is a very long history, first mentioned in 3000-year-old Vedic texts – yoga has been attributed to healing or ameliorating many things. In one of the main texts on yoga, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, yoga is described as...

Pack-a-Day or Holiday?: The Real Costs of Smoking

Mar 04, 2011

Anyone who smokes a packet of cigarettes a day can tell you that it's a very expensive habit. The average packet of 20 cigarettes costs over A$25, so a pack-a-day habit will set you back around A$190 per week. Over a year, that costs out to A$9880, the...

Cardiovascular Support: All You Need to Know To Prevent Heart Diseases

Jul 10, 2009

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death among middle-aged men and women. Studies confirm that heart disease may be developed early in life although its symptoms begin to surface only when the disease is at an advanced stage.

What is Worry?

Jun 22, 2009

Worry is your body's response to a stressful situation which you usually deal with a 'fight or flight' response. Not all situations, however, can be addressed by fighting or fleeing. When unresolved worry lingers, what may start as a problem in your...

Why Should You Eat Lupin?

May 11, 2009

Bright yellow, delicious and packed with protein. This makes lupin beans, otherwise known as lupini beans from the lupinus albus shrub, among the must-have superfoods to stay healthy, strong and disease-free! Read on to learn about the benefits of...

Why Drink Pomegranate Juice?

Apr 12, 2009

The pomegranate fruit has high antioxidant content and anti-inflammatory properties. Pomegranate juice may have a range of beneficial effects, one of which is improving heart health and preventing prostate cancer and other health issues. Drinking fresh...

Congestive Heart Failure: What You Need to Know

Jan 24, 2009

Congestive heart failure is a condition suffered by many Australian people but, while it is scary, it can be managed by natural therapies in conjunction with standard treatments.  Natural therapies can help to make your life more comfortable if you...

Avoiding Heart Disease

Dec 02, 2008

Heart disease is a concern for many people but exactly how much do you know about it?  Read on to find out what you need to know. Heart Disease and Weight Excess weight can lead to conditions that increase your chance of heart disease, such as high...

Saturated Fats - Good or Bad?

Dec 02, 2008

Saturated fats are often thought of as the bad fats, but you may be surprised to learn that we need a limited amount of them in our diet. Read on to find out more. What Are Fats and Why Do We Need Them? Fats from both animal and vegetable sources play...

What is Allicin?: Sources & Benefits

Nov 29, 2008

Allicin is the major compound in garlic that is responsible for its hot taste and many of its health benefits. Read on to learn more. What is Allicin? Allicin is the major biologically active compound of garlic, and it was first reported by Cavallito...

High GI Foods & Heart Disease: What's the Connection?

Oct 01, 2008

You may have heard nutrition experts extol the virtue of low GI diets, and how they can benefit our health. Well, now new research is showing that a low GI diet can actually reduce our risk of heart disease. Read on to learn more. What is the GI? The...

Western Medicine vs. Chinese Medicine: Which is Better?

May 05, 2007

The debate continues as to which is better for the human body and could effectively combat various health conditions—Western medicine treatment protocols or traditional Chinese medicine. Although both have their own benefits, one outweighs the other...