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Lively Women

October 4th, 2007

Panic and Anxiety Can Harm Your Heart

Whether you suffer from chronic or only occasional anxiety, panic attacks can have a direct negative impact on your heart. Kendra at A Hearty Life reports on recent findings regarding mental health and heart health.
Here are some great resources to help you calm down and soothe your soul when you feel that panic coming on. […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

August 2nd, 2007

Vitamin C May Not Be As Healthy As We Thought

New results from a multi-decade review by the US Center for the Advancement of Health suggest that those of us average people who pop vitamin C (the nutrient, not the singer, just so we’re clear) to ward off colds may just be wasting our time.
Conducted over several decades and including more than 11,000 people who […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2007

Lower Breast Cancer Risk by Drinking More Milk?

Yes, there’s yet another reason for lively ladies to up their calcium intake: It fights breast cancer! And drinking milk is a particularly good way to do it, because both calcium and vitamin D have been associated with this preventive effect in animals.
Results from a recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

May 29th, 2007

Drink Up to Prevent Heart Attack

Kendra at A Hearty Life reports on new research indicating that having one drink a day decreases women’s risk of heart attack. (However, getting drunk even once a month increases your risk, so moderation is key.)  My recommendation? Have a glass of red wine with dinner. According to Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Nutrition Advisor,  
…research has […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

May 25th, 2007

Once-a-Year Osteoporosis Prevention

Actress Sally Field is going to plotz when she hears about this new once-a-year treatment to prevent osteoporosis.  It makes her beloved once-a-month Boniva (ibandronate sodium) look like a pile of poo.
Ivanhoe Newswire reported earlier this month that annual doses of zoledronic acid (brand name Reclast) have been clinically proven to demonstrate a 70% reduction […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments