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What May Cause High Blood Pressure?

Published January 26, 2012 | By Lisa Nelson, RD

There are times when it is normal for the heart to beat harder, such as if you are out hiking and encounter a bear. Your blood pressure will jump so larger levels of oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood is sent through your system and you are able to react. All part of the flight or fight response.

When you are diagnosed with high blood pressure your blood pressure is not just high for limited periods of time. It is consistently elevated. This means the heart is constantly working harder than it should.

Here are 7 reasons your heart may be dealing with this increased workload:

1. Atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries) – This may be caused by cholesterol deposits along arterial walls resulting in plaque buildup. Fibrosis or endothelial dysfunction may also result in narrower arteries.

When arteries narrow the heart has to pump harder (exert more force) to move blood throughout the system.

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Posted in Heart Health | Tagged atherosclerosis, blood pressure, BP, heart rate, high blood pressure, hypertension, obesity, overweight, sodium, stress

9 Mobile Health Apps to Support Heart Health

Published January 24, 2012 | By Lisa Nelson, RD

Health Related Apps Are Expanding

There has been a worldwide increased emphasize on health and fitness, this means businesses in this industry are going to do all they can to take advantage of this growing market of consumers. . . us.

According to the “Mobile Devices and mHealth” report by ABI, it’s projected that mobile health care application will grow from a $120 million dollar marketplace in 2010 to $400 million in 2016. It’s anticipated that new technologies will enhance the effectiveness of fitness applications to transmit data between mobile devices to better complement the workout experience.

Do you have a smart phone or other mobile device you can use to take advantage of these applications? These apps are a tool you can use to support your healthy diet and lifestyle changes.

Here are 5 heart health apps to check out:

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Posted in Heart Health | Tagged applications, apps, fitness, fitness apps, health apps, mHealth, mobile device, mobile health care, smart phone

Is a Lack of Chewing Causing You to Gain Weight?

Published January 18, 2012 | By Lisa Nelson, RD

Food digestion begins in the mouth, which is why how you chew your food can have an impact on not only digestion, but weight as well.

Chewing causes the mechanical breakdown of large food molecules into smaller particles. This increases the surface area of food exposed to digestive enzymes, such as salivary amylase that begins the digestion of carbohydrates in the mouth. A lingual lipase is also released in the mouth to begin the breakdown of fat.

How long do you chew your food?

Now, think about how long a bit of food stays in your mouth. Is it basically one or two bites and you’re swallowing? If so, does that give the digestive enzymes salivary amylase and lingual lipase very much time to do their job? Does that give you adequate time to break your food down into small particulars for increased surface area exposure? If you are like most people, probably not.

How does chewing impact your weight?

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Posted in Lose Weight | Tagged bites, chew, chew food, chewing, eat, eating, lose weight, weight loss

Tips to Recover from Holiday Overeating

Published January 17, 2012 | By Lisa Nelson, RD

Why does holiday overeating make it hard to return to normal eating habits?

1 – Stomach is physically larger – Overeating causes the stomach to become enlarged and it can take more food to provide the same feeling of satisfaction.

2 – Lack of sleep – This is probably the biggest culprit for me. I do not usually get good nights sleep during the holidays as we travel between families. A lack of sleep leads to elevated levels of the hormone ghrelin which causes you to feel hungry.

So, what can you do to recover from holiday overeating?
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Posted in Lose Weight | Tagged drink more water, health, holiday, holiday overeating, overindulge, routine, sleep, snacks, vegetables, water

Self Improvement Gift Giveaway

Published January 10, 2012 | By Lisa Nelson, RD

You can now get instant access to 100s of downloadable self help gifts at NO COST to yourself.

Yep, you heard me right…for FREE!

All you have to do is go here: http://selfimprovementgifts6.com/go/490

So, if you have found yourself going round in circles time and time again just trying to improve things in your life, but find yourself getting nowhere fast, then I’m pleased to tell you that it is now easily within your reach to change things during 2012.

HOWEVER, just like anything in life there is a downside here – BUT don’t panic because if you act fast you won’t miss out.

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Posted in Heart Health | Tagged giveaway, self improvement

The Yale Heart Study Needs Study Participants

Published January 9, 2012 | By Lisa Nelson, RD

The Yale Heart Study is concerned with how people get medical care when they are having symptoms of a heart attack. They are asking people who have had a heart attack to share their experiences at their their website: http://heartstudy.yale.edu The goal of this study is to help people get care as quickly as possible when they are having heart attack symptoms.

The study is being conducted on the internet and takes about 30 minutes to an hour to complete depending on your experiences. Participation in this study is completely anonymous. The study has been approved by the Yale University Institutional Review Board and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. If you have any questions about this study please contact heart.study@yale.edu

If you know of someone who has had a heart attack, there is a place on the website for you to invite them to participate in the study.

Here’s the study address, again, is http://heartstudy.yale.edu

All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
https://lisanelsonrd.com

Posted in Heart Health | Tagged heart attack, Heart Disease, research, yale heart study

What May Cause High Blood Pressure?

Here are 7 reasons your heart may be dealing with this increased workload:

9 Mobile Health Apps to Support Heart Health

Is a Lack of Chewing Causing You to Gain Weight?

Tips to Recover from Holiday Overeating

Self Improvement Gift Giveaway

The Yale Heart Study Needs Study Participants

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