Sat, 29 September 2007 Lower Your Salt, Lower Your Blood Pressure, Save Your Life In this episode of Fitness Rocks I will look at some recent data on sodium intake, blood pressure and your health. Over the past 20 years death from heart disease has declined slightly - but heart disease remains the number one killer of Americans even though it is an almost completely avoidable disease. Sodium intake is one of several important risk factors for heart disease that is within your control to change. Listen to Fitness Rocks Podcast 065 to learn about the dangers of sodium and how it is that Americans came to eat so much of it - you'll probably discover that you are inadvertently eating much more sodium than you think. Click here to vote for Fitness Rocks at Podcast Alley |
Sat, 22 September 2007 What's Your HEART Score? This week I talk to Dr. Arch Mainous, Ph.D. about the HEART score which is a risk assessment tool that he and his colleagues in the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina developed. Listen to Fitness Rocks podcast 064 for an excellent discussion of the various risk factors for heart disease and to learn how you can use the HEART score to assess your current risk of having a heart attack. Of course, we also talk about strategies to reduce your risk of heart disease. References: A Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score - American Journal of Cardiology Music: Jon Schmidt - All of Me |
Sat, 15 September 2007 Vitamin D and All-Cause Mortality Another study looking at the potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation has found some interesting news that you won't want to miss. Should you be taking vitamin D supplements? If so, how much and what kind? Check out podcast 063 for the answers. |
Sat, 8 September 2007 Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease This week we're looking at a recent study that investigated whether taking vitamins C, E, and beat carotene alone or in combination might help with reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. |
Sat, 1 September 2007 Making Healthy Lifestyle Changes In this episode of Fitness Rocks I review recent data on the continued increase in the rate of rise of obesity in the USA and a paper that covers how to make effective lifestyle changes. There are many factors involved with changing one's lifestyle. Check out podcast 061 to learn which ones are likely to work for you. |
