http://heart-strong.com/blog2 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:23:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Get a Leg Up on Ugly Veins from HealthyWomen's e-newsletter, HealthyWomen Take 10 If your legs are starting to look like the image on the GPS screen in your vehicle, you're not alone: about 55 percent of women in the United States have problems with noticeable spider and varicose veins. Some of those ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/04/18/get-a-leg-up-on-ugly-veins/ from the Cancer Health Center "It was no big deal. I don't understand why people stress over it." "The procedure itself was totally painless and relatively easy." "It was a piece of cake." No, we didn't pay these 50-something women to give us these comments about their first colonoscopy. All we did was ask ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/03/23/colon-cancer-screening-dont-delay-it/ The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA), in partnership with the Adult Congenital Care Cardiac Associates (ACCCA), presented the findings of a multi-center congenital heart disease study at ACC.10 this week, that show more than half of parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) do not understand the need for ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/03/17/more-than-half-of-all-parents-of-children-with-congenital-heart-defects-are-uninformed-about-their-children%e2%80%99s-future-care-needs/ An editorial that was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests that people who sit for extended periods of time, either at work or in front of the TV/computer, have a higher risk of disease than those who move around more. They defined “sedentary” behavior as ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/03/10/too-much-sitting-bad-for-the-body/ You'll Be Amazed: For National Nutrition Month, American Dietetic Association's Ideas For Helping Kids Develop A Taste For Healthy Food Children learn their habits, attitudes and beliefs from their parents and other caregivers, and that includes their willingness to try new and healthy foods. For National Nutrition Month®, the American ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/03/04/its-amazing-what-kids-will-try-healthy-foods/ Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update (American Heart Association, December 17, 2009) has been issued just in time for American Heart Month, and the news is sobering. Despite the fact that there may be broader awareness in the population about women’s heart disease, there are still disparities in how ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/02/05/heart-disease-still-leading-cause-of-death-in-women-according-to-new-report/ In a recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health (December 2009), Yale researchers tested the effectiveness of menus that included calorie information and also notified customers that the average adult should consume approximately 2,000 calories daily. In this study, 303 adults were given one of three menus: the ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/01/29/calories-posted-on-menus-does-it-curb-your-appetite/ from the Healthy Living Center Misery doesn't love company. It also doesn't love sleeping well, or enjoying activities, or eating healthfully, or making hopeful plans. Misery is, well, miserable. And when sad, empty feelings continue for two weeks or more, you're not just feeling miserably—you may be depressed. For many women, depression ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/01/27/depression-defenses-that-can-help/ In a recent study published in Circulation January 2010, Australia researchers reported that people who watched more than 4 hours of television daily had a 46% higher all cause mortality rate and an 80% higher risk of cardiovascular death during the study period. The study followed 3,846 men and 4,954 women ... http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/01/17/can-too-much-tv-kill-us/ http://heart-strong.com/blog2/2010/01/10/the-real-mans-guide-to-health/