Physiologically Speaking

JUNE 7, 2024

Rather, every day provides an opportunity to allocate time to activities that can promote or detract from our health: how much we sleep, how much time we engage in exercise, and how much time we spend in sedentary activities like sitting. Think about each day like a clock that’s divided into small little slices — a pie chart.

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GEMMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Regular exercise, a balanced diet, and lifestyle choices such as not smoking and managing stress are all crucial for achieving and maintaining optimal cardiovascular health. Regular physical activity, such as cardiovascular exercise, plays a key role in achieving this goal.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

The 14 Factors Include: Hearing Loss High LDL cholesterol Less Education Traumatic Brain Injury Depression Social Isolation Hypertension Obesity Smoking Excess Alcohol Diabetes Physical Inactivity Air Pollution Visual Loss Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission When You Intervene Matters.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 4, 2024

The cardiopulmonary exercise test was mainly performed before and 3 months after cardiac rehabilitation (at the end of intervention). Conclusion Cardiac exercise rehabilitation is helpful for improving patients’ cardiopulmonary endurance and quality of life.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MARCH 21, 2024

The Defining Risk module includes lessons on: Defining Metabolic Health Cholesterol Principles Understanding Your Cholesterol Panel Advanced Cholesterol Testing Lipoprotein (a) - Lp(a) Insulin Resistance Metabolic Syndrome Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes Assessing Visceral Fat How To Measure Fitness The Importance of Muscle Metrics.

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AMS Cardiology

JULY 11, 2024

It typically includes supervised exercise training, heart-healthy living education, stress reduction counseling and nutrition guidance. Regular exercise helps strengthen the heart muscle, improve circulation and increase cardiovascular endurance. What Is Cardiac Rehab?

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Wellnest

AUGUST 24, 2023

By adopting a heart-healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, managing stress, avoiding smoking, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol levels, we can mitigate genetic predispositions' impact and reduce our overall risk of cardiovascular disease. Myth #4: High cholesterol is the only risk factor for heart disease.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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AMS Cardiology

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Below, we examine several prevention strategies: Regular Exercise Engaging in regular physical activity is crucial for maintaining optimal cardiovascular health. Exercise helps improve blood circulation, strengthen the heart and manage weight—all of which can help reduce the risk of PAD. Why AMS Cardiology?

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 19, 2023

You cannot eliminate the plaque entirely, but multiple clinical trials have shown plaque regression using high-intensity cholesterol-lowering treatments, which I have discussed previously. But can coronary artery disease be reversed with lifestyle measures, including changes to nutrition and exercise?

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Heart 2023 Conference

MARCH 17, 2023

Atherosclerosis, also called " hardening of the arteries, " occurs when fat, cholesterol and other substances are deposited in the walls of the arteries. These deposits are called plaques. Over time, these plaques can narrow or completely block arteries and cause problems throughout the body. Atherosclerosis is a common disease.

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MIBHS

JUNE 28, 2024

Stay Active Regular exercise is one of the best ways to promote cardiac health. Exercise helps strengthen your heart muscle, improves circulation, and lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels, all of which are crucial for maintaining optimal cardiac health.

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MIBHS

AUGUST 15, 2024

Lipid Metabolism: Chronic stress can alter lipid metabolism, potentially increasing bad cholesterol (LDL) and decreasing good cholesterol (HDL). Here are some strategies: Regular Exercise: Physical activity can help reduce stress and lower cortisol levels.

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DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

Risk factors for PAD include smoking; having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis in other parts of the body (such as coronary artery disease); and being age 75 years or older. Rates of referral for supervised exercise therapy among PAD patients are incredibly low.

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Physiologically Speaking

JUNE 28, 2024

The post-exercise window has been mostly associated with resistance training, and is therefore commonly known as the “anabolic window” which refers to a specific period following exercise during which the body is exceptionally primed to absorb nutrients and initiate muscle protein synthesis. Not at all.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 11, 2024

Advanced cholesterol testing - apoB, Lp(a) etc. How to interpret your standard cholesterol panel. How to work out your exercise zones for zone-based training. Lifestyle approaches to lowering excess visceral fat, high blood pressure, and cholesterol particle counts. How to assess your metabolic health.

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Heart 2023 Conference

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Don't let this discourage you if you're new to exercising!! 2) Control Your Cholesterol Fried foods are yummy. Still, you should bandy if life changes and/ or add a cholesterol-lowering drug, similar to statins If you presently have high cholesterol then with your physician on a plan will help heart complaints move forward.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 25, 2024

What exercise metrics should he be tracking? What lifestyle measures should he use to lower his LDL cholesterol and reduce his blood pressure? When we were out for dinner, he asked me for the main things he needed to know about preventing heart disease. What causes heart disease? What blood tests did he need to do?

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MIBHS

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Regular blood pressure checks and lifestyle modifications, such as a heart-healthy diet and exercise, are essential for managing this risk. Cholesterol Levels Matter Cholesterol is a fatty substance that circulates in the blood. Men tend to have higher cholesterol levels than women, putting them at greater risk.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Limit your intake of saturated and trans fats, as they can raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk of heart disease. Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise each week. Aim to drink enough water throughout the day to stay adequately hydrated.

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Wellnest

MARCH 12, 2023

Tightness in the chest may accompany shortness of breath, which can happen both during exercise and while at rest. Reduced Capacity for Exercise It may indicate cardiac disease if you discover that you cannot engage in as much physical activity as you formerly could without becoming exhausted or out of breath. Blood pressure is high.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 12, 2024

Physical fitness was measured using VO2 peak obtained during a maximal exercise test (the gold standard way to measure this outcome). A few biochemical measures were associated with biological age: higher triglycerides predicted faster age acceleration while higher HDL cholesterol predicted slower age acceleration.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 18, 2024

Lower LDL cholesterol levels. Leverage exercise and nutrition to reduce risk. It covers the exact list of high-yield tests you need to do to properly assess your risk of heart disease. The key steps you need to take using a lifestyle first approach to: Reverse insulin resistance. Lower blood pressure. All in about two hours.

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Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar

JULY 3, 2018

Eat Healthy - Eating foods which are high in minerals, iron, calcium like green leafy vegetables, vegetables, mushrooms & not indulging too much in red meats which increase cholesterol levels is a good habit to make. Other forms of exercise like: Yoga, Sports, Gardening can help you to keep the exercise interesting.

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Physiologically Speaking

AUGUST 2, 2024

Lewis, The Abolition of Man Exercise is an anti-depressant. In fact, some studies show that exercise is better than antidepressants. And, at least subjectively, exercise boosts mood (ever heard of the “runner’s high”?) There is no doubt about it — people who exercise have healthier hearts.

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AMS Cardiology

AUGUST 15, 2023

High cholesterol levels – Elevated levels of bad cholesterol can contribute to plaque buildup in your arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease. High blood pressure – Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart disease. Smoking – Smoking is the most preventable cause of heart disease.

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Open Heart

MARCH 16, 2023

Patients received access to a bespoke web-based platform and were invited to attend weekly, online group-based supervised exercise sessions and educational workshops. To support self-management, patients were provided with a Fitbit, a home blood pressure (BP) monitor and an interactive workbook. kg, p<0.001). p<0.001).

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 16, 2024

The first-line approach to managing excess weight is properly addressing the lifestyle factors of exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress. In my view, proper exercise and nutrition are undoubtedly the best approaches for preventing excess weight and obesity. So What Is The Efficacy Of Diet & Exercise For Weight Loss?

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 6, 2024

Plenty of people love to exercise. But the disheartening truth is that most people don’t enjoy exercise. A third or less of adults meet the minimum recommendations for aerobic and strength exercise each week. I’m an exercise scientist by training. We can promote exercise until we’re red in the face.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key secondary and exploratory outcomes include improvement in a composite cardiovascular health metric, CR engagement, quality of life, health factors (including low‐density lipoprotein‐cholesterol, hemoglobin A1c, weight, diet, smoking cessation, blood pressure), and psychosocial factors.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The problem with both these tests are that they study the heart at rest and sometimes abnormalities may be picked up only when the heart is stressed and therefore combining these modalities with a stress test can be even more helpful and by far the best form of stress is exercise. The plaques can damage us in 2 ways.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Even for individuals who exercise a lot, the evidence would seem to indicate that moving throughout the day is important to maximize training adaptations. This also seems to apply to exercise — older adults need to more of an exercise stimulus to build or maintain muscle.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

MAY 17, 2024

When stress is included in the risk factor profile for a future heart attack, it comes in third on the list after abnormal cholesterol and smoking 1. 4 Exercise Counteracts the Cardiotoxicity of Psychosocial Stress. The link is real. For both acute and chronic stress. No real surprise there. 2004 Sep 11-17;364(9438):953-62.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 29, 2023

Share JUPITER In 2008 a landmark paper was published showing that in people without cardiovascular disease and relatively normal LDL-cholesterol (<3.4 Because of the increased risk, I am also quicker to introduce non-statin-based cholesterol-lowering agents such as ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, PCSK9 inhibitors or inclisiran when available.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is no different to how we manage high LDL cholesterol or high blood pressure. Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults. Undoubtedly, if weight reduction can be achieved using lifestyle measures alone, that would be the preferable outcome. 2023 Aug 26;402(10403):705-719. 2018 Dec 3;10(12):1876.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JUNE 7, 2024

They highlighted that the non-HDL/HDL ratio is a better predictor of ASCVD and that triglycerides (TG) are a sensitive indicator of diet and exercise, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle factors in lipid management and cardiovascular risk reduction. Soffer, MD, FNLA , shared key insights.

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