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Effects of 7 days on an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet: the McDougall Program Cohort.
McDougall Program Cohort on ad libitum low-fat, starch-based, and moderate sodium vegan diets for 7 days. The weight, blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar, and cardiovascular disease hazard ratio were measured in all the subjects. At the conclusion...
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Super Bowl Food/Stress Can Trigger Heart Attacks
According to two studies published in 2008 and 2011, intense emotional strain, excitement, and distress experienced during viewing dramatic athletic games such as the Super Bowl can trigger a cardiovascular event. A study published in the 2008 New...
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RE: Fruit
care to finish ingesting calories by 5:30 PM) will also help those people who are trying to reverse pain or lower blood pressure. For diabetics, the fruits grown in the northern USA will get them to their goals faster than will the tropical fruits or...
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RE: Cholesterol and heart disease
you just subtract the HDL and that gives you the LDL? Or are there other numbers involved. (And it was non fasting) -My blood pressure last time checked was 124/76...a couple months before that it was 111/70 -Glucose...non-fasting was 116 (140 mg/dl)...
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RE: Dyspareunia
that Estrace increases our risk for many health problems, including cancer, overweight, clots, memory loss, and high blood pressure, as do all pharmaceutical estrogens and bioidentical estrogens. This question, like many regarding the delicate subject...
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RE: Why do plant-based doctors advise those trying to lose weight to avoid healthy fats such as nuts and avocado?
food plant based community. I try to look for the things that apply to me personally. For example, since I had high blood pressure and was on medication, I tend to be very strict with my sodium intake, even though some allow small amounts of added salt....
https://www.drcarney.com/discussions/1361-why-do-plantbased-doctors-advised-those-trying-to-lose-weight-to-avoid-healthy-fats-such-as-nuts-and-avocado#reply-1369 -
RE: Welcomes and Introductions
of excess weight, had several health scares, my gallbladder removed, been put on medication to control dangerously high blood pressure, and could see myself increasingly unable to enjoy the active lifestyle I once took for granted.I have seen the error...
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How the Calcium Paradox Baffles Bone Beliefs
Diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and atherosclerosis are rather hidden -- out of sight out of mind for many of us. But osteoporosis ? We've all seen an older neighbor with a bowed back or known an elderly relative whose health...
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Sick Before Their Time: More Kids Diagnosed With Adult Diseases
of childhood overweight and obesity , but also lessen the occurrence of other chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol." Read the article "Sick Before Their Time" here. For more information on how diet plays a major...
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PCRM 21-Day Vegan Kickstart
tips, video clips, nutritional guidance, a community forum, and a personal health tracker (which monitors your blood pressure, weight loss, blood tests, etc for the year). However much or little you decide to participate, it's loaded with lots of...
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Protect Your Heart With Starch-Based Diet
oil. She admits her poor dietary choices were the root cause of her illness. Judy was 60 pounds overweight, had high blood pressure, and had already undergone two coronary bypass surgeries in the past....
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Pomegranate's Powerful Health Benefits
Pomegranate season is here! This beautiful fruit provides numerous health benefits and can be used to embellish many holiday dishes. According to two of Dr. Joel Fuhrman's articles, the time spent seeding this fruit is well worth it. The phytochemical...
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Do our Food Choices Influence Hot Flashes?
hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to the increased risk of blood clots, strokes, heart disease, dementia, high blood pressure, weight gain, depression and uterine, breast and ovarian cancer. So what's a woman to do? Carry...
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Plant-Based Medical Center Opens in Washington, DC
The Barnard Medical Center has opened its doors this month in Washington, D.C., offering integrated nutrition and medicine at all visits. As a health care center dedicated to plant-based disease prevention and recovery, Barnard Medical shines a...
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Do You Have the 4 Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors?
Researchers looked at the effect of four healthy lifestyle characteristics on 13 cardiovascular biomarkers including blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and fasting insulin. They found that the more of the healthy lifestyle characteristics a...
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Shaela Improves Allergies and Gains Energy
I was interested in the vegan lifestyle and we lived right down the street from Dr. Carney's office. I didn't want to be treated as a number, but as a person. I've always had a preference for female doctors and after going to her website and seeing...
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Heather Follows After Her Husband's Success
to Texas, and Dr. Carney accepted our insurance. My husband needed to find one quickly since he had problems with his blood pressure....
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Plant-Based Nutrition for Kids
Adopting a plant-based diet for your family can be one of the best decisions that you can make for your child's health and wellbeing. The time and effort you invest in educating, planning and providing nutritious foods for your children will help...
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What Factors Influence Testosterone Levels?
Commercials promoting testosterone therapy for men are becoming increasingly popular. These commercials target men who are experiencing symptoms of muscle loss, fatigue, weight gain, depression, difficulty concentrating, low libido, elevated lipid...
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The Scoop on Poop
For most people, discussing bowel function can be almost as painful as being constipated! Although it is an embarrassing topic for many, most people are concerned whether or not their bowel habits are normal. If you're curious about this topic, you've...
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