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Health Quick Takes

Walnuts, cold-water fish, and olive oil are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Also good for your heart are whole grains (forget the white bread and baked potatoes), fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes and eggplant. For dessert, serve up a little bowl of blueberries, and your heart will thank you. Another key to having a healthy heart is exercise.

Health Articles:

There are reports nearly every other week in the newspapers about how some people (mostly women!) have managed to take off several pounds and even kept them off purely through walking for exercise. And studies have revealed that walking for exercise has more health benefits than was previously thought possible. For one thing, walking for exercise is a great way to let your body indulge in a cardiac workout. For another, you can determine how brisk or leisurely you want the exercise regimen to be.

Studies reveal that more than 32% of adult Americans suffer from high blood pressure. While there may be no obvious symptoms of high blood pressure, indications like breathlessness, unexplained weakness, obesity, quick temper, slurring of speech, excessive sweating etc may prove the existence of high blood pressure. High blood pressure is also known as a silent killer because most of the symptoms can pass off for general ailments. Nobody is likely to attribute them to high blood pressure and most people discover that they are in fact suffering from high blood pressure at a much later stage.