Elder Care Cafe

For the last couple of weeks we have written a number of posts regarding how to lower the risks of having a heart attack. I realized today we hadn’t discussed what a heart attack is and how we can know we are having a heart attack. Normally we think of someone having a heart attack [...]

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For the past two weeks we have been highlighting six ways to reduce the risk of having a heart attack. Statistics show that almost every minute of the day someone in the United States has a heart attack. That is pretty scary stuff, don’t you think? So far we looked at the risk factors of [...]

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For the past week we have been discussing how to reduce heart attack risk. Not only does smoking cause heart attacks, the unhealthy habit can also cause cancer, breathing problems and strokes. Even inhaling secondhand smoke can cause damage with asthma and breathing problems. The most important step a smoker can take is to get help [...]

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If you recently found out you have high cholesterol you have not been given a death sentence. However, you are definitely at risk of a heart attack or stroke and need to take action to protect your health. The first plan of action is to address your cholesterol issues. While your doctor may prescribe a [...]

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A diagnosis of diabetes impacts a person’s life in many ways. My father was diagnosed with diabetes in 1990 and found he needed to make a number of changes in his life. Looking back over the last few years prior to his diagnosis we found that he had started to develop diabetes, but we didn’t [...]

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One of the scariest moments anyone can have in life is when they realize they are having a heart attack. Numerous people have lived to tell about the moment they first realized what was happening, and that they could die. Coronary heart disease is the number of cause of death in thousands of Americans. Many [...]

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There are many reasons that senior citizens should exercise on a regular basis, but the main one is that it helps to increase your overall health and ward off life-threatening diseases – especially those associated with aging. Simply put – exercising helps us age more gracefully. Almost everyone knows the sort of problems we face [...]

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