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["Heart Rate Variability, or HRV, is under-appreciated measure of heart health...] Greater Heart Rate Variability The term called “heart rate variability” means that minute-by-minute (or even second-by-second) your heart rate fluctuates depending on internal and external stimulus. If your resting heart rate is 60 beats per minute, it makes sense that your heart would beat [...]
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Summary of article: “The first message is that coffee intake is not associated with a higher risk of stroke,” which he says is reassuring. “Second, the analysis showed that low to moderate intake—one to three cups of coffee per day—was associated with lower risk of stroke in the general population, across a wide range of [...]
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Personally, I like Carolyn Thomas’s blog the best. I find the website listed as #1, the American Heart Association website, to be very ordinary and not very engaging. Carolyn provides much more individualized and personally relevant information…. Top Ten Online Influencers about heart disease
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[Although I find the design of the site a bit complex and slow, it crunches and provides lots of data, and can connect you with other people with similar conditions.]. www.medify.com From their “About Us” Link: We’re a crack team of technologists, advocates, medical advisors, and problem solvers. We believe in the power of knowledge, [...]
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[The importance of Circadian rhythms are vastly underrated...] Intense Light Prevents, Treats Heart Attacks, Study Suggests ScienceDaily Apr. 25, 2012 — There are lots of ways physicians might treat a patient after a heart attack — certain resuscitation methods, aspirin, clot-busters and more. Now University of Colorado medical school researchers have found a new candidate: [...]
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Medpage Today An excellent compilation of the latest cardiology research Science Daily The latest in cardiology research (and other topics at the same site) TheHeart.org Comprehensive website from all areas of cardiology New England Journal of Medicine Not directly about cardiology, but where medical research often shows up first in the United States Cardiobrief Primarily [...]
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