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Cardiovascular

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

What Is High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure (hypertension) increases the risk of dangerous health problems, such as heart attacks and strokes. Doctors measure blood pressure using two numbers, such as 120/80. The first number shows the surge of pressure in the arteries with every...
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Cardiovascular

High Cholesterol: Overview and Risk Factors

High cholesterol, or hyperlipidemia, refers to elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood, which tend to increase the risk for atherosclerosis, heart disease, stroke, and other serious conditions. Common types of lipids include low density lipoprotein (also called LDL, or bad cholesterol), high...
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Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Cardiovascular

Aspirin Ineffective and Dangerous

Aspirin, Coumadin and Plavix are widely used drugs, but that does not mean they are safe or effective.  

A study conducted in the United Kingdom in 2004 involved 279 participants from the Warfarin/Aspirin Study in Heart Failure*.  The participants were divided into three...
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Cardiovascular

Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke: Research on the Major Killers of Americans

Medical research is at a crossroads. The major killer diseases are not solved by old experimental techniques. In order to win against the major diseases, researchers are looking to new technologies, and doctors are forced to learn new approaches.

Heart Disease: The Number One Killer

The...
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Cardiovascular

High Blood Pressure: Overview and Risk Factors

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and other serious disorders. The World Health Organization has identified hypertension as the most important preventable cause of premature death in developed countries. About 65 million people...
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Cardiovascular

Coronary Heart Disease: Overview and Risk Factors

Coronary heart disease, also called "coronary artery disease" or "heart disease," is the most common cause of death in the United States. It usually occurs due to atherosclerosis, a process in which fat, cholesterol, and other materials form small "bumps," called...
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Cardiovascular

Heart Failure: Overview and Risk Factors

Heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood and oxygen to the body's organs. Although it is primarily a disease of elderly persons, it can develop in anyone with a history of hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes, among other disorders, and affects more than 5 million...
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Cardiovascular

Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Every day, nearly 2,600 Americans die of some type of cardiovascular disease, an average of one death every 34 seconds, and 7.1 million Americans have had a heart attack during their lifetimes.1 Those who survive often go on to have another heart attack later on. But this need not...
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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.