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closeHapus filterWorried About Stroke? Here Are the Treatable Risk Factors
Worried About Stroke? Here Are the Treatable Risk Factors — The most important treatable risk factors for stroke are easily understood according to the Institute of Neurological Disorders — take them seriously and you just might live a long and healthy life: Start by getting your blood pressure under control: Hypertension is by far the
Understand Talk and Die
Understand Talk and Die — December 29 will mark five years since legend Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher suffered life-threatening head injuries following a ski accident and he’s alive today because of quick emergency response despite having no initial signs of trauma. Far from the French Alps, BIMC hospitals has seen its fair share of
Light Exercise Might Lessen Strokes
Light Exercise Might Lessen Strokes — People who regularly engage in light to moderate physical activity – like walking four hours a week or swimming two hours weekly – might have less severe strokes than individuals who aren’t as active. As reported in Health Line, researchers examined data on 925 patients who were treated for
Supplement May Harm Health
Supplement May Harm Health — New research warns that a number of weight loss and workout supplements contain potentially harmful doses of a substance that has been ruled as unsafe. As reported in Medical News Today, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ban all athletes from taking any drugs or supplements that include higenamine, a beta-2
Most Heart Palpitations Harmless
Most Heart Palpitations Harmless — When heartbeats become more noticeable they are called heart palpitations and can feel as though the heart has skipped a beat. Palpitations can also feel like the heart is pounding, fluttering, or beating irregularly. Medical News Today says a person may experience these sensations in the throat or the neck
Skip the Drink on World Heart Day
Skip the Drink on World Heart Day — This year the World Heart Federation (WHF) is asking people around the world to make a promise on September 29 … for my heart, for your heart, for all our hearts… A promise as an individual to cook and eat more healthily, to do more exercise and
Natural Blood Thinners for Your Heart Health
Natural blood thinners are becoming popular as substances that reduce the blood’s ability to form clots with many of these ingredients grown right here in Bali. Million of people take blood thinners every year mostly those who have already had a heart attack or a stroke, since they can lower the risk of having a second one.
Myths and Facts About Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction — There’s a lot of misinformation about the causes and treatments of erectile dysfunction (ED). To know the facts, you may need to bust some myths along the way. According to WedbMd there’s plenty of myths on erectile dysfunction and the first starts with a man’s age. Myth: ED is a normal part
Heart Healthy Magnesium
heart healthy magnesium — Magnesium deficits have been linked with a long list of cardiovascular and other disorders: high blood pressure, heart rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation, cholesterol-clogged coronary arteries, painful spasms of coronary arteries, sudden cardiac arrest, diabetes, osteoporosis, and more. But whether modestly low magnesium stores are the cause of these conditions
Blood Pressure Meds: When Stopping May Be Appropriate
What happens if through lifestyle changes you lower your blood pressure significantly yet you are still on blood pressure medication from years past? In short, it’s not always an easy answer. To make an informed choice about your need for ongoing treatment, you and your BIMC doctor will first need to review the cause (or
Heart Healthy Wonder Vitamin Discovered
Heart Healthy Wonder Vitamin Discovered — A study published in the journal Nature Communications indicates that when people consume a form of Vitamin B3 called nicotinamide riboside (NR) daily, it mimics caloric restriction, kick-starting the same key chemical pathways responsible for its health benefits. NR also tends to improve blood pressure and arterial health, particularly
World No Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day — Every May 31 WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health and other risks associated with tobacco use while advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Let’s start right here: Tobacco harms the health, the treasury, and the spirit of Indonesia. Every year, more than
Seven Steps to Avoid Stroke
Seven Steps to Avoid Stroke — The chance of living a lifetime without suffering a stroke are more than in your favor by following these easy to follow lifestyle choices if you are serious about staying healthy. 1. Take High Blood Pressure Very Seriously High blood pressure increases your odds for a stroke up
Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally
Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally — Alarming evidence points out trans fats and saturated fats are responsible for heart disease and by taking a few simple precautions you can easily cut these unhealthy hidden ingredients from your diet today. Trans fats are created by adding hydrogen to a liquid fat to help it solidify, a process
Potassium Rich Foods Prevent Heart Disease
Spinach, coconut water, bananas and sweet potatoes are just some fruits and vegetables that are rich in potassium. A recent study suggests people should consider increasing their intake of such foods to protect themselves against heart disease. Researchers have found that mice with low dietary potassium are more likely to experience vascular calcification, which
Love Your Heart Everyday
World Heart Day (WHD) is celebrated on Sept. 29 each year. Started by the World Heart Federation, WHD informs people around the globe that cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, is the world’s leading cause of death claiming 17.5 million lives each year. Through the campaign, the World Heart Federation unites people across Indonesia
Bad Sleep Found to Increase Alzheimer’s Related Brain Proteins
Scientists have shown that a single night of interrupted sleep can cause an increase in brain proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The findings could answer the question of how broken sleep is possibly linked to Alzheimer’s and could help protect those who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation. “We showed that poor sleep is associated with
Link Between Lack of Sleep and Alzheimer’s Discovered
Just one night of poor sleep is enough to trigger a spike in a brain chemical linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has shown. Although scientists knew there was a link between dementia and lack of sleep, it was unclear whether the disease was driving insomnia or vice versa. Now researchers at Stanford University
Statins Still Likely the Best Choice
A new cholesterol-lowering drug was recently reported to further reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke for those already taking statins, a class of lipid-lowering medications found to reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality in those who are at high risk. This past May, Amgen, an American multinational biopharmaceutical company, announced new data from the
Decoding Your Health Screening (Part 3)
In this third of our three part Health-e series, we look at further blood works and what they mean. Sometimes called blood panels, examining your blood is one of a physician’s most vital tools in determining the status of your health. Lipids are broken down and used for energy and the lipid panel is a
Silent Signs of Coronary Thrombosis
Typical symptoms of heart attacks such as chest pain and/or pressure, cold sweat, extreme weakness, are well understood. But there are more subtle signs you’re having a heart attack that can be easily missed. If you experience any of the following symptoms, see a BIMC doctor immediately. If a couple flights of stairs are usually
Eat Your Veggies and Reverse Heart Disease
Over decades of research one doctor has proven heart disease can be avoided but there’s a catch: to become completely immune to heart attacks and coronary heart disease you need to adopt an uncompromised plant-based diet; that’s without any meat, poultry, even fish, or dairy products, replaced by a wonderful variety of veggies, legumes, whole
Tiny Organ Controls Blood Pressure
The mere size of a grain of rice, the carotid body, located between two major arteries of the neck that supply the brain with blood, has recently been discovered to control blood pressure. Clinical scientists at the University of Bristol found a new way to treat high blood pressure in their research “Unilateral carotid body
Use your body or lose it also rings true with your mind and they both work together
A recent US medical study put over 100 elderly people on a brain fitness regimen for three months that included meditation training, cognitive behavior therapy, and education about the Mediterranean diet, exercise, stress reduction and proper sleep habits. At the end of the program, over 80% of participants said they experienced significant improvements in cognitive