Vibrant Life back issues from July 2008:
No substitute.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Some parts of our bodies are expendable ... sort of. Lose a leg? That's terrible. But, you've got another one standing by. Gone blind in one eye? Now you'll just have to depend on your other for reading your e-mails. There are folk who willingly donate one of their kidneys to help a family ...
Sunny relief valve.(Life LINES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sunshine is essential for low blood pressure. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey followed the health and dietary habits of 12,644 adults over a period of six years. Researchers found, as reported in the American Journal ...
Sweet danger.(Life LINES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a 10-week study, 13 out of 23 volunteers were assigned to get 25 percent of their calories by drinking high fructose corn syrup-sweetened beverages. The others received an identical percentage of calories from glucose-sweetened drinks. Glucose is a ...
Are you at risk?(Life LINES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five closely related cardiovascular risk factors. Each is dangerous, but when they occur together, the overall risk is greater than the sum of its parts. The presence of any is sufficient to establish the diagnosis. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Cold, cold heart.(Life LINES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... You may be at greater risk for heart disease if you tend to be competitive and argumentative. In a recent study published in Psychosomatic Medicine, 300 older couples were asked to rate their spouses on an antagonism (a component of hostility) scale--an indicator people who were ...
Food for thought.(Life LINES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 72 million adults in the United States are obese, increasing their risk of many chronic diseases. Millions are trying to lose weight on popular diets, but Sari Greaves, R.D., a dietitian at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Cardiac Health ...
Living by choice.(Life LINES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Researchers of the Framingham Heart Study tracked the health of almost 8,000 men and women free of heart disease at age 50 to their deaths or age 95. In the group of participants who didn't smoke, weren't overweight, and didn't have high cholesterol, high ...
Stalking the silent killer: if you don't stop it, it will stop you ... dead: there are seldom symptoms. Medical professionals aren't altogether sure what causes it. Yet hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the world's greatest health problems. It's mysterious, evasive, and lethal.(Hypertension)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High blood pressure contributes significantly to death rates through stroke, heart failure, and kidney failure. Mass health screening has helped increase recognition of the problem; and wherever patients are adequately treated, death rates from the disease ...
When the heart attacks: a tear rolled gently down Michelle's cheek as we talked. At 39 she appeared healthy; however, a heart attack had taken its toil. A strong family history, a stressful job, and a high cholesterol level were contributors. She was in denial. A 39-year-old female should not have had a heart attack. As we prayed together, the slow process of healing began.(Case study)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Today, a vibrant Michelle boldly speaks about heart disease, giving hope while emphasizing awareness and knowledge of the problem. That's what I want to do here. I want you to learn about a disease touching everyone; a disease that can be treated, ...
Changing inside out: you can prevent a heart attack. God can help.
Jul 01, 2008; ... It's estimated that 90 percent of cardiovascular disease is acquired, and only ten percent is purely genetic. That's right. We give this disease to ourselves! Studies have indicated that 80 percent of all heart attacks before the age of 65 could be prevented. There ...
New heart for old.(Our Great Physician)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One, two (puff), three (gasp), four (groan). Breathe and relax, and I'm done with the weights. The iron disks drop down from the pulleys and hit the stack with a clang. Sweat that had been gathering on my forehead begins to trickle down my nose. I'm tired, ...
Powerful heart-protecting herbs: nature provides a number of herbs and spices that can modify your risk of heart disease. Some lower blood cholesterol levels. Others reduce the risk of blood clots. Still others provide potent antioxidants to inhibit atherosclerosis by decreasing the oxidation of LDL "bad" cholesterol and by improving circulatory function.(Herb Watch)
Jul 01, 2008; ... The list is long and impressive: garlic, turmeric, psyllium, flaxseed, artichoke leaf extract, and lemon grass--all have demonstrated, in well-controlled studies, the ability to lower blood lipid levels in patients with elevated cholesterol. But one herb stands above the rest when it comes ...
Shake the salt ... out of your diet: as children, we loved experimenting with new foods. Some of our creations were pretty good; and some were, well, not so good. One day we were alone in the kitchen wanting to come up with something wonderful with which to surprise our parents. Considering several recipes, we chose one we all loved--oatmeal cookies.(Taste & See)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Our brothers, Jimmy and Kenny, decided that we should make an extra big batch to assure that there'd be plenty left over. Soon we were taking turns pouring ingredients into the bowl and stirring. Our youngest brother, Kenny, insisted on adding the sugar. Soon, the aroma drifting from the ...
Myriam Salcedo-Gonzalez.(Fit People)(Case study)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An ultrasound in 2007 helped Myriam Salcedo-Gonzalez peer into the future of her heart's health. The doctor who reviewed the scan-an image designed to gauge the fatty plaque buildup in carotid arteries--reported that Myriam, then in her mid-fifties, ...
Heart-healthy foods: nowhere is the "food as medicine" movement so pronounced as when it comes to hypertension and cardiovascular disease.(Hypertension Prescriptions)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The following foods should be part of the daily diet of anyone guarding the health of his or her heart: Almonds and pistachio nuts - a handful of almonds each day can help reduce dangerous low-density lipids (LDL). Pistachio nuts' phytosterols, ...
Heart-healing funny bone ticklers.(Hypertension Prescriptions)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Since we all know that laughter is healing to hearts, consider this prescription: Read these actual items from past church bulletins, and let the chuckles fall where they may. Don't let worry kill you. Let the church help. This afternoon there will be a meeting in the ...
Special Ed.(Times of Your Life)
Jul 01, 2008; ... I was at the endodontist facing a possible root canal. As a dental-phobic, let's just say I was having trouble finding my happy place. I'd been dealing with pain, had driven two hours through a New England snowstorm, and was trying to imagine myself anywhere but where I was. I ...