Alternative Medicine By: Me Alternative Medicine If you were to look up the word alternative in the dictionary, you would find the following definition: different from ... reduce the risk of prostate cancer. It also may help protect against heart disease and prevent heart attacks. But again, a high dose of vitamin E may cause upset stomach, dizziness, or increased blood pressure. This method of alternative healing should be used in conjunction with a conventional method. A recent development in the field of alternative ... saving lives all across the world. Another recent breakthrough in alte...

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... , there are presumed to be nine major risk influences linked through cardiovascular disease, they are: Hypertension (high blood pressure) - this is the one major risk factor for heart disease by far. If high blood pressure goes poorly treated, the artery walls will become injured, in turn, raising the threat of increasing a blood clot, Radiation therapy - professors from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, described in the Journal of the American ... . COPD and reduced lung function showed that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a substantial possibility of developing h...

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... are essential to good cardio health. If you consume what is called risk- increasing foods and beverages in your diet your risk for cardiovascular disease increases dramatically. Risk-increasing foods are high in sugar and saturated fats. By taking risk-reducing consumption patterns the risk of disease in reduced, risk-reducing foods have lots of ... antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. With these foods and regular exercise and an over-all healthy lifestyle the end results will be an increased lifespan. Heart Disease is America's Number 1 Killer. The main elements that cause heart disea...

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