MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'healthy heart'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876599&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2F195422%2F Red Meat Doesn’t Need to Be Eliminated From Diet for Health Benefits: A new study suggests that cutting back to one serving of red meat every other day rather than everyday will significantly lower your risk of heart disease. (via CNN) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876599 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:16:03 +0100 3876599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1779521&cid=t_125115_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F-8B6qsfRaDA%2F Do you think that school lunches are healthy? I remember growing up- pizza, sloppy joe, burger and fries… Now there is baked chicken, spaghetti and meat sauce, tuna on wheat, peanut butter celery and a salad and veggie on every tray. Much better then what I remember. Do you think school lunches are heart healthy? When my eldest started school I packed her lunch out of fear of ‘what the heck would she get on a school lunch tray’? Now with my older two at school- they buy lunch about 50% of the time. To be totally honest, I think the lunches are priced way to high at over $3 a lunch but I go with it. My kids always, and I mean always, get the tuna on wheat with celery and carrot sticks and milk or peanut butter with sunflowers on bread with fruit and a salad- yes they are b... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779521 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:02:17 +0100 1779521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1652478&cid=t_125115_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F345075002%2F Here is a recipe for you- thanks to a fellow nurse! Feta Chicken and Orzo Prepare a box of Orzo- set to side to let cool Chop up 2 carrots 1 small purple onion and 1/2 frozen box of spinach Prepare chicken breasts- grilled or baked- cut up into pieces and set aside to cool Mix together all veggies and 1 pack of feta cheese For seasoning and dressing- 4 oz. Balsamic Vinegar and 6 oz. Olive Oil- 2 cloves of garlic chopped, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp basil, salt and pepper to taste, 1 tbsp sugar. Mix all together and mix in Orzo, veggies and chicken. It will be a chilled/cool meal and it is good!! Let me know if you give it a try and what you think. Nothing is easier then a one pot dish- easy with kids. Tags: chicken feta orzo dish, heart healthy, heart-disease, low fat dinner, low saly, low so... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652478 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:57:44 +0100 1652478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1618126&cid=t_125115_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F334620734%2F Do you think that school lunches are healthy? I remember growing up- pizza, sloppy joe, burger and fries… Now there is baked chicken, spaghetti and meat sauce, tuna on wheat, peanut butter celery and a salad and veggie on every tray. Much better then what I remember. Do you think school lunches are heart healthy? When my eldest started school I packed her lunch out of fear of ‘what the heck would she get on a school lunch tray’? Now with my older two at school- they buy lunch about 50% of the time. To be totally honest, I think the lunches are priced way to high at over $3 a lunch but I go with it. My kids always, and I mean always, get the tuna on wheat with celery and carrot sticks and milk or peanut butter with sunflowers on bread with fruit and a salad- yes they are b... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1618126 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:49:26 +0100 1618126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1068756&cid=t_125115_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F194701422%2F The first heart transplant was 40 years ago and the patient lasted a little over 2 weeks. That may not have been lengthy but it sure was ground breaking. Now 4 decades later we are performing less and less heart transplants. Why? Could it be the ability to keep very sick hearts alive and working effectively for longer amounts of time then previous? Quite possibly! Could it be that even though there are more registered organ donors, our organs aren’t exactly what they used to be? High cholesterol, smoking, alcohol abuse and older donors… a different type of death. What do you suppose is the solution? Well I do have 2 words for you… stem cells. I know how controversial and heated the debate is but just think what the implications could be if we were able to regenerate healt... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1068756 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:25:19 +0100 1068756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838125&cid=t_125115_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F151623195%2F A Heart failure pump has been developed to assist those patients awaiting their gift of life. I really do hope that this is a success. The pump is implanted into the patient’s body and pumps blood from the weakened left ventricle to the rest of the body at the same rate as a healthy heart. In addition to helping 75 percent of patients stay alive for at least six months, or until a donor heart becomes available, the device assists patients’ original hearts regain function, thereby allowing other organs to heal by restoring blood flow. The device is about the size of a “D” sized battery which will allow it to help patients both big and small and male and female. Pretty cool! via Science Daily Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838125 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:19:24 +0100 838125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=824673&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F27%2Ffiber%2F Filed under: Diet, NutritionLet's face it, fiber isn't exactly the most interesting part of your diet. Rarely do we talk about it, and even more rarely do we take it into account when planning our meals. Generally speaking, the only people who tend to pay attention to fiber are the people who are in greater need of a diet rich in it. And, again, those people don't exactly like to talk about that, either. As a result, fiber sort of remains the unspoken and oft misunderstood part of our diet. But, make no mistake, it is an extremely important part. Here's why. More or less, fiber is the mostly carbohydrate constituent of plants that the human body can't digest. There are two primary types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. The latter passes from one end of the digestive tract to the other virt... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=824673 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 824673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814193&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F21%2Fw%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Nutrition, ExerciseWhat is healthy? At first blush, this may seem like an easy question to answer. However, when you actually stop and think about it, it's not easy at all. Is it the number of push-ups you can do? Is it the distance you can run? Is it how well-rounded your diet is? Or could it somehow be a combination of these things and more? The more I think about it, the more I realize that the easiest way to determine what IS healthy is to point out what I know is NOT healthy. Starvation diets, foods high in bad cholesterol, sedentary lifestyles, trans fat, simple sugars, lack of sleep, and so on, and so on. This list, of what it means to be unhealthy, is very easy to compile. But, this whole thing gets a bit tricky when you honestly don't know if somethi... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814193 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 814193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675561&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F11%2Fgreetings-from-super-stroller-mama%2F Filed under: Exercise, Women Heart Health, Children Heart HealthGreetings, friends. I've been blogging off and on for some time over at The Diabetes Blog, but now I've joined The Cardio Blog's crew too. You will start seeing my blogs pop up from now on, so I thought I'd better introduce myself. I'm interested in health news of the sort you can read right here. But let me warn you: I'm no marathon running, pilates guru. I'm just a gal who tries hard to live a healthy life and build a healthy heart. Ahh, if it weren't for my eternal weakness for bread and chocolate, I'd be a darn sight healthier ... but I do my best! When it comes to heart health, I rely on walking for fitness. Now, I pride myself on walking fast and maintaining that pace, but I've faced a few lifestyle hurdles lately becaus... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675561 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 675561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=660461&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F06%2Fyoung-women-need-to-pay-attention-to-their-hearts-too%2F Filed under: Diet, Family history, Prevention, Research, Exercise, Women Heart HealthRecently, a friend of mine went to the ER with pain in her left shoulder and shortness of breath. I'm too young for heart disease, she said to me when I called to check on her. But they soon had admitted her overnight for some tests, and though thankfully everything was fine, we both learned a lesson that day. We may be young at heart, but we aren't too young for heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women over the age of 25 and it takes more lives than all cancers combined in that age group. I was astonished by that fact. Though women under 50 are less likely to have a heart attack than men, they are more likely to die from them -- likely because women's symptoms can be va... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=660461 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 660461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479188&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F12%2Fcreating-the-right-mix-to-help-your-outdoor-workout%2F Filed under: ExerciseAfter one last ungodly roar of sub-zero temperatures, it seems as though Old Man Winter has finally gone to bed. Believe you me, there is not a single tear of sorrow being shed from my eyes from his departure. The warm(er) weather is back, and besides being able to do just about anything outdoors without the fear of freezing to death, it's also a good time to start road work again. No, not construction -- well, come to think of it, construction actually is appropriate a term to use, because you can now resume construction on your bodies. Only now, it is safe to leave the confines of the gym and start walking, jogging and/or running (or hiking, biking, etc.) outdoors. There is more than enough research circulating that stresses the important role that exercise plays in... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479188 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 479188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479194&cid=t_125115_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F01%2Fsurprisingly-heart-healthy-snacks%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Women Heart Health, Men Heart HealthA few surprising food tips that can keep you heart healthy and are great snacks. Almonds contain "good fats", which may even help to lower cholesterol levels. In addition to their cholesterol lowering effects, almonds have the ability to reduce heart disease risk partly due to the antioxidant action of the vitamin E found in the almonds, as well as to the LDL-lowering effect of monounsaturated fats found in almonds. Dark chocolate is high in antioxidants and a food rich in flavonoids and help reduce cholesterol has been shown to reduce heart attack risk by almost 50 percent.. So YIPEE eat more chocolate! While chocolate itself is low in fat, what wreaks havoc on most chocolate products are the fat and calories that accompan... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=479194 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 +0100 479194