The Heart Rate Health Program

Just sending out a good thought or two to the people dealing with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. No need to elaborate.

The following article points to a joint statement made by two powerful diabetes associations saying that metabolic syndrome, as “defined”, is mainly a designation made to sell more drugs. You can check it out below:
USATODAY.com - Metabolic syndrome doesn’t exist, diabetes groups claim
The pharmaceutical companies have a vested interest in having Westerners believe they […]

More Parasympathetic Evidence…
The article below discusses the impact of yoga on weight loss.
Yahoo! Health News: Yoga Yields Weight Loss in Middle Age
The key quote within the article is the following:
“Middle age is a full time in life,” she said. “A better response to this stress can lower cortisol and other stress hormones, which helps physiologically. […]

The news story below is a little complicated–it comes from a university press release–so I’ll try to sum up the results and what I think of them in a few paragraphs.
i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Metabolic syndrome possible drug targets
If you’ve been reading through this blog at all, you’ll start to get […]

Check out the news below if you’re in any doubt that keeping yourself in shape is important for avoiding metabolic syndrome and heart attacks.
RedNova News - Health - Heartfelt Fitness: Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome
And if you think we’re seeing anything else besides a coming epidemic in diabetes, consider that a full 25% of American adults already […]

When I took classes in journalism, we were told to put the most important information right into the headline, because a lot of people didn’t read past that.
I came across the following story, which does just the opposite of what it should have done. It puts the least important part in a headline, and […]

Here’s more good news for people who are doing the HRH Program–or considering it. The link below talks about a huge study that shows how effective moderate exercise can be to preventing metabolic syndrome. Check it out at:
Yahoo! Health News: Get Fit to Fight Metabolic Syndrome
The strongest result was found for women who […]

A lot of people still believe the getting Type 2 Diabetes is mainly a genetic issue. But now, more research is pointing to the influence of adult lifestyles–or more specifically, choices people make when they’re adults. Check out the article below.
Yahoo! Health News: Diabetes Spurred By Adult Lifestyles
The study started just after World […]