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Say ALOHA to Heart Disease
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How Can Cholesterol Management Help Prevent Heart Disease in Women?
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Nutritional Supplements: Can They Help With Heart Disease?
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Men's Hearts, Women's Hearts: How Are They Different?
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What Are the Implications of Metabolic Syndrome on Heart Disease?
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Stress and Heart Disease: Part 2
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Stress and Heart Disease: Part 1
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Sleep and Heart Disease: What's the Link?
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What are the Implications of Metabolic Syndrome on Heart Disease?
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Heart Disease Facts: What Every Woman Should Know
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How Can Cholesterol Management Help Prevent Heart Disease in Women?
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Diagnosing Heart Problems
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What Should Women Know About Heart Disease?
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Seeking diagnosis and treatment for hypertension
High blood pressure, one of the most common and serious risk factors for heart disease, can be completely controlled through lifestyle changes and medication. Seeking out the diagnosis and treatment is critical because hypertension often exhibits no symptoms; many people do not know they have it. Moderate hypertension can be controlled by reducing dietary intake of sodium and fat, exercising regularly, managing stress, abstaining from smoking, and drinking alcohol in moderation.
KEY TERMS
- Plaque
- —A deposit of fatty substances and calcium that accumulates in the lining of the artery wall.
Managing stress
Everyone experiences stress. Stress can sometimes be avoided and, when it is inevitable, it can be managed through relaxation techniques, exercise, and other methods.
BOOKS
American Heart Association. 2000 Heart and Stroke Statistical Update. Dallas, TX.: American Heart Association, 1999.
DeBakey, Michael E., and Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Heart disease, and Surgical Treatment of Heart disease. In The New Living Heart. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1997.
Haas, Elson, M.D. Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Natural Medicine. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, 1992.
Ody, Penelope. The Complete Medicinal Herbal. New York: DK Publishing. 1993.
PERIODICALS
Cerrato, Paul L. "Antioxidants, CAD, and Diabetes." Contemporary OB/GYN (January 2002): 111.
Dioreto, Stacy. "Legume Intake Lowers CHD Risk." Patient Care (January 30, 2002): 41.
"For Fighting Heart Disease, Vitamins C and E Fall Short." Tufts University Health and Nutrition Newsletter (January 2003): 2.
Mirzaei, H.A. "Role of Soy Protein in Lowering LDL Levels." The Journal of Nutrition (March 2002): 604S.
Sadovsky, Richard. "Omega-3 Fatty Acids and CHC Prevention." American Family Prevention (March 1, 2002): 952.
Wellbery, Caroline. "No HRT or Antioxidants in Women with Coronary Disease." American Family Physician (March 15, 2003): 1371.
Zoler, Michael L. "Heart Association Advocates Fish Oil Supplements." Family Practice News (January 15, 2003): 6.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Heart Association. National Center. 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231. 1-800-AHA-USA1. <http://www.americanheart.org>.
OTHER
Lycos Health with Web MD. "Antioxidants." http://webmd.lycos.com/content/dmk/dmk_article_6463016.
Masley, Dr. Steven, M.D. The Vitality Center. http://www.drmasley.com/index.htm.
Paula Ford-Martin
Teresa G. Odle
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Author Info: Paula Ford-Martin, Teresa G. Odle, The Gale Group Inc., Gale, Detroit, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2005 |
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