September 2011 Blog Posts (3)

A Matter of Size

Obesity is one of the serious taker of heart diseases,on World Heart day let us zoom in to its perspective.

Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often push children on the path to health problems.Obese children and teens have been found to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and abnormal glucose tolerance.

Simply Baffled

I am sitting here this morning, wanting to create a meaningful post for my dear readers and all I seem to be able to focus on is the garbage I am reading in the media and hearing about on the news each day. The garbage about health and diets to be more specific.

A few days ago, I got all engrossed in an article about how the mind affects your health. The study that I was reading about involved heart patients. People who came in for treatment of chest pain. Half of the group in the…

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Added by Queenie on September 19, 2011 at 7:22am — No Comments

Just Like Tonto Baby!

I started officially running last September. It was a HUGE undertaking because as a kid, I was asthmatic. I didn’t walk around with an inhaler but I did find that I got winded pretty easily. Basically, I had ZERO lung capacity. Even though I swam competitively as a teen, I did find that when the question of running came up, I simply told people that I couldn’t do it…and I never really tried to – until last September.

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Added by Queenie on September 18, 2011 at 10:37am — No Comments