Posts Tagged ‘heart disease’
Water Good for People with Heart
Exercise in warm water improves physical function in elderly patients with both heart failure and older with heart failure and type 2 diabetes. Water has previously been assessed as inappropriate training for people with heart failure.
The background to the assumption is that the water itself is a pressure on the body and then transferred to the blood from the legs to the torso.
It is considered likely to create further pressure on the heart. Physiotherapy Asa Cider thesis has shown that bathing in the warm pool on the contrary, gives a reduced cardiac load, resulting in an improved pump function and a lower heart rate. Read the rest of this entry »
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Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease
A study in Spain found that drinking alcohol daily, in moderately or excessively causes a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease in men.
This controversial study was done in several health centers in Spain and gotten down to analyze the drinking habits of more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women between 29 and 69 years.
Results were recorded over 10 years and concluded that both moderate and high consumption of alcohol reduces up to 50% rates of heart disease in men.
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Divorce Would Damage Health
People going through a divorce, are more likely to suffer health problems, including heart disease and cancer, says a new study has shown.
Divorce and widowhood are long-term commitment, with negative effects on the physical, which is only marginally improved if a person finds a new partner.
The stress and financial uncertainty of separation may continue to wreak havoc in our bodies even decades after specifically, research indicates.
Divorced people have 20 percent more to chronic health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer, in relation to married persons, the study on 8652 people aged between 51 and 61 years, carried conducted by Professor Linda Waite of the University of Chicago.
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