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Blood Pressure
Cross your legs and freely extend your hands to your sides? With your eyes closed start humming quietly….. Wait a minute! What?!? Start humming??? I’m a science guy (my son calls me a science geek)…what is all this Zen stuff? Well, it’s true. Stress is absolutely a detriment to a healthy cardiovascular system and weight loss. [...]
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Remember when you bought that new pair of pants and they fit so perfectly. But then, with a little bit of time and a little bit of weight gain, those nice fitting pants don’t fit so well anymore. But here’s the thing…that belly fat can be very bad for you! That extra belly fat can [...]
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Continue ReadingHave you ever gone outside and taken a big breath of fresh air? It seems to be calming when you do it. However, if you have reduced lung capacity, I’m not sure that you’ll get the same effect. I’ve done lung capacity testing on people (called spirometry) and the results will give you the persons [...]
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Continue ReadingWow! That’s a harsh opener. But, for those with the right (or wrong) risk factors…you are setting yourself up to have “The Big One”. Acording to a study of 52 countries (Interheart), nine easily measured and potentially modifiable risk factors account for over 90% of the risk of an initial acute heart attack. The effect of [...]
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