Blisstree » University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Put That Cigarette And Drink Down… Heart Disease Is Just Around The Corner http://www.blisstree.com/articles/put-that-cigarette-and-drink-down-heart-disease-is-just-around-the-corner-50/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/put-that-cigarette-and-drink-down-heart-disease-is-just-around-the-corner-50/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:24:42 +0000 Kendra James, RN http://www.aheartylife.com/2007/11/26/put-that-cigarette-and-drink-down-heart-disease-is-just-around-the-corner/ Post from: Blisstree

Put That Cigarette And Drink Down… Heart Disease Is Just Around The Corner

]]> cigsanddrinks.jpgWell duh… This is one of those, “I could have guessed that” pieces of info. Sometimes I wonder why I didn’t go into research, haha.

Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

There was a 4.7 fold increase in artery lesions when the mice were exposed to smoky air in a laboratory enclosure and fed a liquid diet containing ethanol, the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol. We need to curb our habits now…

via Science Daily

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Put That Cigarette And Drink Down… Heart Disease Is Just Around The Corner

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/put-that-cigarette-and-drink-down-heart-disease-is-just-around-the-corner-50/feed/ 0 Garlic And Blood Pressure- What’s The Real Deal? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/garlic-and-blood-pressure-whats-the-real-deal-50/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/garlic-and-blood-pressure-whats-the-real-deal-50/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:18:56 +0000 Kendra James, RN http://www.aheartylife.com/2007/10/19/garlic-and-blood-pressure-whats-the-real-deal/ Post from: Blisstree

Garlic And Blood Pressure- What’s The Real Deal?

]]> garlic.jpgSo, I am posing a question to you. You know how garlic is supposed to help with high blood pressure and aid in the fight against heart disease? And you know how there is research every single day that examines the same ol’ same old? Yes, this is true of the garlic myth as well.

Eating garlic is one of the best ways to lower high blood pressure and protect yourself from cardiovascular disease. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows this protective effect is closely linked to how much hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced from garlic compounds interacting with red blood cells

I hear everybody loud and clear and love me some stinky garlic but… is it whole garlic, fresh garlic, minced garlic, garlic powder or does it matter if the garlic is heated to a certain temperature? This is what I ponder on a Saturday night. How sad! Haha.

So what have you heard? I did catch something on television last week stating that the garlic pills are no good because it is a certain part of the garlic that is imperative in helping in heart disease. Have you heard that same thing? Just thought I would put it out there before I go “funkafying” my breath in a bad way.

via University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Garlic And Blood Pressure- What’s The Real Deal?

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