The Heart Disease and Diabetes Link
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The hM Nutrition Journal covers the basics on nutrition, diet and recipes for health improvement
The hM Gazette covers the basics on heart / cardiovascular health and diabetes care
The hM Chronicles cover the basics on cardiovascular health and cholesterol management
The hM Monitor covers the basics on nutrition, diet, weight loss and weight control
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Nutrition: Cooking to Improve Heart Health...Create Your Recipes, the basics.
Your heart specialist told you to "eat well", but then how does one modify recipes so as to make sure that one's cooking is suitable to improve or reverse a heart condition. What are the very basics of heart friendly nutrition?
Nutrition: Cooking to Improve Health - for Diabetes Care...Create Your Recipes, the basics.
Being told you have diabetes does not mean you can't eat any of your favorite dishes. It
means you may have to modify slightly some of your eating habits and recipes. Cooking to improve your management of diabetes requires some knowledge of the basics.
means you may have to modify slightly some of your eating habits and recipes. Cooking to improve your management of diabetes requires some knowledge of the basics.
Abstract of current article in the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
Abstract of current article in the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
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Heart Disease Care
Diabetes Care
Cholesterol Management Weight Loss or Control
Nutrition
Home Monitors and
Medical Devices
Specialized Cookbooks
Always assume that getting professional advice from your MD or RD - Medical Doctor or Registered Dietitian - is best. The hM Journals are published for educational purposes. heartMonitron will NOT provide medical advice. hM strongly recommends using the information and healthy recipes provided on this website under the professional supervision of your doctor or registered dietitian. - NGBeditor
...providing information about atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia, regulation of glycemia and hypertension. The basics on how to improve heart health for cardiac patients and how to control blood sugar levels for diabetic patients.
Heart Disease & Type 2 Diabetes Care News
hM Heart Disease Care Video Selection: "Prevention of Heart Disease" with Dr. Michael Miller MD. Source of health Video: The University of Maryland Medical Center.
Overview of the current hM articles in the hM Heart and Diabetes GAZETTE, supplemented with selected videos and recommended external articles on Cardiac Care and Diabetic Care: from Institutional, Governmental and Academic or Medical authorities
hM Heart Disease Care Video selection: The Real Cost of Smoking - with Dr. Joshua Fink MD - Cornell Medical Center - Illumistream health
hM Diabetes Care Video selection: The Symptoms of Diabetes - with Dr. Melanie Jay MD, NYU School of Medicine - Illumistream health
hM Heart Disease Care Video selection: Lipitor or Atorvastatin Calcium, with Dr. Sandra Takami PharmD, USC - Illumistream health
hM Health Care Video: Heart Disease and Diabetes with Dr. Sheldon H Gottlieb MD - Johns Hopkins Medical Center -dLife.com
Abstract of article - the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
Abstract of article - the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
Abstract of article - the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
Abstract of article - the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
The Effects of Smoking on Cardiovascular Health
We all keep hearing, again and again, that smoking is bad for you. That is a very easy thing to say for a non-smoker. But, if you happen to be a smoker who enjoys his hourly cigarette, you can hardly conceive that a peaceful activity such as smoking a cigarette on your patio chair can have such bad or harmful effects. These effects lead to smoking-induced diseases like coronary heart disease (also called coronary artery disease) and others. You may wonder if there is any truth to this saying that smoking cigarettes, smoking cigars or smoking pipe harms your arteries, jeopardizes your cardiovascular health and may cause heart attacks and death. Just what are the data and the evidence on WHY and HOW smoking is harmful to coronary health? In order to find out, we will first take a look at how CHD and heart attacks develop, then we will look at the physiological and biochemical effects of smoke and, finally, we will confirm the data with numbers from "Meta" epidemiological studies.
What is Diabetes, an Overview of the Basics
Caring for diabetes is a constant preoccupation for those who have been diagnosed with one form of the disease. However, the results they achieve can sometimes vary wildly. One morning, blood glucose measures at 115 mg/dL (6.4 mmol/L), and the next morning it is at 203 mg/dL (11.3 mmol/L) ! This can be very frustrating to both old-time or newly diagnosed diabetics. Some very famous professional athletes have achieved great success despite the fact that they are diabetics. They, of course, have mastered their condition. In order to do so, they have come to know the very nature of their ailment, They have a good knowledge of just what is diabetes. Having figured out how diabetes works (its physiology), they can now master it with great success. Actually, their performance is superior to that of the general population. A good knowledge of the basics of diabetes will go a long way in improving a diabetic's ability to manage the disease.
Diabetes and CHD are definitely not the same disease,
but there are a few important facts one should be aware of. Among others, heart disease is a common complication related to diabetes.
but there are a few important facts one should be aware of. Among others, heart disease is a common complication related to diabetes.
Low Density (bad) Cholesterol and Statin Drugs... (Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor etc)
This type of medication is now very widely prescribed, worldwide. Some people are, for all kinds of reasons, against taking any kind of drugs. In the case of statin drugs, they may be saying "no" to halting the building of plaque in their arteries. This article explains briefly what statin drugs do, how they do it and finally presents the benefits in terms of influence on cardiac event risk. In some instances, statins have been reported to reverse - or partially cure - heart disease.
hM Diabetes Care Video selection: Benefits of Whole Grains, with Kathleen Zelman RD - Bell Institute of Health (General Mills)
Abstract of article - the hM Heart and Diabetes Gazette
Benefits of Whole, Unrefined Grains and Type 2 Diabetes
Comparing : Refined Carbohydrate, Whole Carbohydrate and Complex Carbohydrate and explaining why one should favour the whole and complex carbs to master today's main afflictions : heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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Make The Link: Heart Disease, Diabetes and Stroke - Information for people with diabetes - Source: The American Diabetes Association and The American College of Cardiology.
This is a series of pages explaining the risk of developing heart disease when one is diabetic. It explain how to take care of your heart, how to treat high blood pressure and cholesterol in people with diabetes. It explains the warning signs of a heart attack. It also explains everything about strokes and Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
What is Coronary Heart Disease? - Source: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Heart-Healthy Diet, 7 Basic Steps to Prevent Heart Disease - Source: The Mayo Clinic
Diabetes Diets: Create your own healthy-eating plan - the dietary basics to control blood sugar / glucose levels - Source: The Mayo Clinic
In the introduction, the specialists at the Mayo Clinic give a simple definition of the diabetic diet: A Plan that will help you Control Blood Sugar; they also point out that diabetic healthy-eating is simpler than it first looks. They first describe the type of foods to choose and then introduce the concept of meal planning. They later explain some blood sugar control tools, such as exchange lists, carbohydrates counting and the glycemic index. The article ends with a list of relevant pages providing authoritative information on diet and the control of blood sugar.
Heart Disease Prevention, What you can do to Prevent CHD
- Source: The Centers for Disease Control.
- Source: The Centers for Disease Control.
This article covers the means of prevention. It explains the need to prevent and control high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure and to prevent and control diabetes. It urges smoking cessation and moderation in alcohol use. The \CDC also stress the importance of physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight. They finally explain the benefits of a healthy diet and nutrition. The article comes with many links to related guidelines and recommendations.
Do You Need to Take Some Steps to Prevent Diabetes?
- Diabetes Risk Calculator - The American Diabetes Association
- Diabetes Risk Calculator - The American Diabetes Association
This tool evaluates your risk of having or developing diabetes in the future. The scale goes from Low Risk to Pre-Diabetes and finally Type-2 Diabetes. It uses factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, hypertension and family history. An arrow pointing on the right hand side of the scale does not necessarily mean that you are diabetic. Only your doctor can tell. It may however suggest that it would be wiser to be tested and that a healthy lifestyle may be indicated to prevent the development of type-2 diabetes.
Index of hM specially selected articles on Cardiac Care and Diabetic Care, from authoritative health institutions and academic or medical sources. Find information on the causes of coronary heart disease and diabetes, the ways to prevent, treat or maybe sometimes reverse them.
This thorough 3-page presentation is an excellent overview of the coronary heart disease basics. It is more than a definition of CHD in that it undertakes to explain the common symptoms of CHD such as angina and also the other possible symptoms. It defines what constitutes a heart attack. The article explains what causes coronary heart diseases: the development of atherosclerosis. It also describes the other common forms of heart disease: Infection induced, congenital and cardiomyopathy. Finally it covers the risk factors for CHD, such as age, gender, genes, background, diabetes, weight activity level, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and even explains elevated homocysteine levels
You may have heard countless times that a reasonable level of exercise or physical activity was good for you. Just what is the evidence? In this Harvard study, 12,516 men were followed. The purpose was to examine the association or relationship between the quantity and intensity of physical activity with the risk for Coronary Heart Disease. It was found that the two were inversely related. Those people with a greater level of physical activity had the strongest reductions in CHD risk. The conclusions even extended or were valid for men with multiple risk factors. CAUTION: Speak with your doctor BEFORE embarking on an exercise program).
Physical Activity and Coronary Heart Disease (Reduction) - The Harvard Alumni Study - Source: AHA Journals, Circulation.
Physical Activity / Exercise and Diabetes (with note on the need for prior evaluation) -
Source: Diabetes Care ( A Scientific Journal published by The American Diabetes Association)
Source: Diabetes Care ( A Scientific Journal published by The American Diabetes Association)
There are definitely enormous health benefits that diabetics can derive from exercise or physical activity. For type-2 diabetics and prediabetics, it is often reported as contributing in controlling glucose levels or glycemia (glycaemia, UK). This scientific paper provides evidence. It does however come with somewhat of a warning or caution note: it seems wise to make sure that the type and degree of physical activity is adjusted to one's own particular condition. hM: Speak with your doctor BEFORE embarking on an exercise program, to find out what is best for YOU.
The specialists at the Mayo Clinic have toiled to produce a most relevant page on heart-healthy eating. They have succeeded. This page is very patient-oriented. It summarizes everything that a person ought to know about heart-healthy eating. While it recognizes that changing eating habits may be somewhat unsettling, it points out better choices. It recommends limiting unhealthy fats and cholesterol. To that effect, it presents a table of fats to choose and fats to avoid. It recommends lean protein sources and again provides a list of foods to choose or avoid. The Mayo Clinic recommends whole grains as a source of carbs and supplies a list of baked foods to choose and avoid. Basic? Yes. But most relevant!
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Title:
ADA's Complete Guide to Diabetes
Authors:
The American Diabetes Association
ADA's Complete Guide to Diabetes
Authors:
The American Diabetes Association
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Title:
"Preventing and Treating heart Disease"
Authors:
The American Medical Association
"Preventing and Treating heart Disease"
Authors:
The American Medical Association
Title:
"The Diabetes and Heart
Healthy Cookbook"
Authors:
The American Heart Association
The American Diabetes Association
"The Diabetes and Heart
Healthy Cookbook"
Authors:
The American Heart Association
The American Diabetes Association
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