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HEART DISEASE

How Many Teenagers are at risk for a Heart Attack?

How Many Teenagers are at risk for a Heart Attack?

Our children are at a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke in early adulthood. This can change.

How many lessons and after school activities are good for children? Many parents want their children to be the best they can be and they take them for lessons, games, practices, etc. after school. Instead of preparing meals together and having the art of cooking dinner and knowledge of basic nutrition passed down from Mother to Son and Daughter , the kids race either race home from school to learn karate, music, etc., or they stay at school and participate in sports and other after school activities.

What's The Best Aerobic Exercise For Your Body? [EXPERT]

What's The Best Aerobic Exercise For Your Body? [EXPERT]

Many people are doing the wrong type of aerobic exercises to meet their goals.

I think it’s very interesting to note, that what is commonly thought of as the truth about any subject, is usually outdated and quite often totally false. I can only speak about my field of health, fitness and longevity for sure, but I suspect it is also true in other areas as well. The myths of cholesterol, calcium, sunlight and aerobic exercise are all good examples.

Heart Disease: Younger Women At Risk

Heart Disease: Younger Women At Risk

Learn prevention tips and early detection signs to reduce risks for heart disease.

By Tara Weng for GalTime.com Research shows that the risk for heart-related death is on the rise for young adults ages 35-54, and the numbers are even more staggering for younger women. It is the number-one cause of death for both men and women in the United States.

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Childless Men Are More Likely To Die Of Heart Disease

Study found men who have never fathered children are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease.

In the "largest-ever study in the United States to examine the relationship between fatherhood and cardiovascular disease," Michael Eisenberg, MD, has found that childless men are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease than fathers.

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Love Bytes: Marriage Helps You Survive Heart Surgery

Plus, what to do if your future mother-in-law is not a fan of you.

Married people survive heart surgery with more success than singles. Should you change your last name when you get hitched? What should Kim Kardashian do to make her marriage a success? What if his (or her!) mom is not a fan of you? Women find commuting more stressful than men. Facebook finally lets you approve tagged pics before they go up (oh, thank God!) And, how psychics may be the new matchmakers.

5 ways to re-invent your Relationship after Chronic Illness

5 ways to re-invent your Relationship after Chronic Illness

No one knows when a chronic illness will invade your marriage. Sex doesn't have to stop..just change

“It takes a really big man to love a really big scar.” –Carly Simon I worked for nine years in Lubbock, Texas as an intimacy and sex counselor for cancer patients. They taught me more than any textbook or class. I celebrated their success with them, prayed for their healing with them, and sat by their bedside with their loved one when they took their last breaths. Many people would call that a depressing job, but I never lived as fully as when I worked with this population.

Love Bytes: Wear Red, 11-Year-Old Mom & Super Bowl

Love Bytes: Wear Red, 11-Year-Old Mom & Super Bowl

Go Red For Women Day, finding love at Super Bowl parties, and an 11 year old gives birth.

10 must-click love and relationship links: National Wear Red Day 2010, 6 unique places to hold a wedding, 9 year-old gives birth, meet guys at a Super Bowl party, sperm infographic, Charlie Sheen's car plunges over a cliff, 8 hairstyles men love, abstinence-only education may be effective.

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A Bad Marriage Can Kill You

Heart disease, frown lines and obesity in women can be symptoms of a stressful marriage.

Turns out, being in a stressful, strained relationship not only increases blood pressure, it also increases the wives' cholesterol and obesity rates.

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Marriage Woes: As Harmful As They Are Hurtful

New research shows marital strain affects men and women differently.

A crumbling marriage triggers signs of depression in both men and women. But it offers up a double whammy to women who, unlike men, may also experience high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar as a result of the marital strain, increasing their risk for heart disease, find University of Utah researchers.

The Erection Is The Window To The Male Heart

The Erection Is The Window To The Male Heart

If a stubborn penis won't get hard, it may mean heart problems—physical ones, that is.

Erectile dysfunction spells trouble for a man's heart. It could mean diabetes, heart problems or metabolic syndrome. Erectile dysfunction is many times an indicator of poor heart health, which could lead to subclinical coronary artery disease. In one study, a man with problems getting an erection had an equal chance of suffering from a stroke or heart attack.