Drugs which can regulate levels of cholesterol in the blood may also reduce the risk of dangerous clots, say scientists. Blood clots can result in stroke or heart attack. Researchers, writing in the journal Blood, reduced the size and stability of blood clots in mice and said the discovery could lead to new drugs. The [...]

Dr Tony Neaverson, Preventive Cardiologist, Nu-Life Medical Services Pty Ltd, PO Box 1548 Noosaville BC 4566, Aus. Most of us would be far better off, medically speaking, if we did more exercise. There is good evidence that the greatest reduction in cardiac death occurs in those who move from sedentary (no exercise) to occasional (one [...]

Interval Training- The Hypothesis By utilising short periods of high intensity exercise ( 3 to 5 minutes) interspersed with periods of low level of work lactic acid accumulation can be minimised. At he high intensity work level increase fat burning occurs with reduction in fat stores. The need is to exercise at the anaerobic level [...]

Heart disease signs and symptoms vary depending on which form of heart disease is present, but experts agree that proper nutrition and regular exercise are an important part of treating and preventing cardiovascular disease. According to a September 2006 survey, 99% of Washington state family physicians agree that nutrition is important and that they as doctors have a responsibility to give dietary advice…

Australian Preventive Cardiologist Dr Tony Neaverson has invented a novel form of exercise, which he has termed “Neocardial Exercise”. At the Noosa Heart Prevention Clinic in Australia’s South Queensland he continues his work of over thirty years in the prevention of, and reduction in, atherosclerosis- the scourge of cardiac patients…

Most patients have symptoms prior to an actual heart attack – generally a “tightness” behind the breastbone, which generally is caused by an increase in heart rate…

It is estimated that approximately 7% of the population has some form of heart disease or damage to their heart. Most people associate heart disease with arteriosclerosis, which leads to heart attacks. However, there are other forms of heart disease, which are just as deadly. Knowing the facts about arteriosclerosis as well as the other primary forms of heart disease can enable you to recognize the symptoms both in yourself and loved ones. And early recognition is one of the most important factors in surviving heart disease…

Coronary heart disease and heart attack like heart infarction can in great extend be prevented by lifestyle measures…

We only have to look at a Titian painting to recognize that at one point in the history of Western culture, fat was considered beautiful. Before the 20th Century, corpulence was touted as a sign of wealth and luxury, largely because most people were barely surviving on a meager existence…

Eventually almost everyone will experience the problem of having high cholesterol but having high cholesterol as a result of a bad diet is simply inexcusable. For most of us it is nearly impossible to eat a totally healthy diet all of our lives since we don’t have the resolve of Jack LaLanne who at over 90 years old has never eaten anything man made! Still it is vitally important that all of us learn to eat as healthy as possible for the health of our hearts and to have a chance at a longer life…